{"id":720,"date":"2017-10-23T18:31:53","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T18:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=720"},"modified":"2017-10-23T18:32:59","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T18:32:59","slug":"cornwall-make-winning-start-to-title-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=720","title":{"rendered":"Cornwall make winning start to title defense"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><em>&#8216;Herbie&#8217; share spoils<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Noelita Lawrence <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rivals Cornwall College and Herbert Morrison Technical High shared the honours as action got underway in the ISSA\/FRESHH Rural Under 14, Under-16 Schoolboy Football Competitions at the start of the weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CC marked the first\u00a0 victory between the two\u00a0 in the Under-14 section, making a\u00a0 winning\u00a0 start\u00a0 to\u00a0 the\u00a0 defense of their All-Island crown with a\u00a0 narrow 1-0 triumph, while \u2018Herbie\u2019 earned\u00a0 a share of the spoils with a business-like 2-0 blanking of their old foes in the Under-16 Division.<\/p>\n<p>Giovanni Bruce netted the vital goal for the CC team in the Under-14 section, while it was Devrow McKenzie and Rahiem Heaven who netted for \u2018Herbie\u2019 in their victory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SHAKY START<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Defending champions CC made a less than-ideal start to the defense of the crown and failed to get out of first gear, as they played to break the deadlock in the first half of the scrappy contest.<\/p>\n<p>The bustling Bruce broke the deadlock early in the second half when he capitalized on a defensive lapse, robbing his marker of the ball before advancing three steps to rifle a ball into the back of the net.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Herbie\u2019 played in spurts and offered little in the attacking third, but it was\u00a0 the guests, Cornwall, who managed the\u00a0 muddy underfoot conditions to pull off the win\u00a0 over their\u00a0 hosts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>U-16 SHOWDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, it was all \u2018Herbie\u2019 in the Under-16 clash as the hosts dominated their opponents in all areas of the field.<\/p>\n<p>McKenzie sent the maroon and creamclad Bogue-based school ahead when he lashed in a ball, getting on the end of a defense splitting pass.<\/p>\n<p>Heaven quickly made it 2-0 with a well-taken goal.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, St. James High recorded double victory away to Maldon.<\/p>\n<p>St. James High recorded the widest margin of victory in the Under-14 section, slamming Maldon 6-0 but shared the points in the Under-16 match-up after being held 1-1.<\/p>\n<p>Green Pond, who just missed the Under-16 semi-final last year by a single point, ran over late-arriving Spot Valley 2-1, while the Under-14 match was not played as no team arrived.<\/p>\n<p>The teams will be back in action on Tuesday with Cornwall at home to Maldon; St. James High entertaining Green Pond and Spot Valley at home to Herbert Morrison Technical High.<\/p>\n<p>The competition started on Friday and saw Irwin running out impressive 5-1 winners over Cambridge in the Under-16 encounter.<\/p>\n<p>The Under-14 match w as called off as Cambridge arrived a t the venue without ID\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Zone \u2018B\u2019 action returns to\u00a0 the\u00a0 field\u00a0 later\u00a0 today with Knockalva meeting\u00a0 Irwin at\u00a0 home; Hopewell travelling\u00a0 to Cambridge and Anchovy hosting Rusea\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>All games begin at 1:45 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Herbie&#8217; share spoils Noelita Lawrence &nbsp; Rivals Cornwall College and Herbert Morrison Technical High shared the honours as action got underway in the ISSA\/FRESHH Rural Under 14, Under-16 Schoolboy Football Competitions at the start of the weekend. 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