Adrian Frater, News Editor

western bureau

St James High School marched into the inter-zone round of the 2008 ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup yesterday and climbed to within a point of grabbing the lone Ben Francis KO berth from Zone A when they brushed aside Irwin High 3-1 at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay.

The St James High team, which moved to an unassailable 26 points, got their goals through skipper Fabian McCarthy (two) and substitute Daniel Foote. Irwin got their lone goal from Romeo Clarke.

"We were not at our best today as it was difficult to motivate the players who realised that all they needed was a point to secure their inter-zone place," said Pastor Hugh Solomon, the coach of the St James High team. While St. James High are safely into the inter-zone, the battle for the other slot from the group remains wide open as both second place Maldon (21) and third place Cornwall College (20) both register good wins. Cornwall College, with two games to go, defeated Herbert Morrison 1-0, while Maldon, who have one game to go, defeated Spot Valley 4-0.

In their next outing, Cornwall College and Maldon will square off in a game that neither team can afford to lose. A win for Maldon would see them advancing, while a draw for Cornwall College and a win in their final game would see them moving into the inter-zone.

Yesterday's results

Zone A

St James High 3 Irwin High 1

Cornwall College 1 Herbert Morrison 0

Maldon 4 Spot Valley 0

Zone L

St Thomas Technical 1 Fair Prospect 0

Happy Grove 0 Paul Bogle 0

Today's games

Zone B

Frome vs Merlene Ottey

Anchovy vs Rusea's

Knockalva vs Hopewell

Zone C

Maud McLeod vs Manning's

Godfrey Stewart vs Grange Hill

Zone D

Ocho Rios vs Brown's Town

York Castle vs Marcus Garvey

Cedric Titus vs A'Gallimore

Zone E

Balaclava vs Lacovia

Black River vs STETHS

Munro vs BB Coke

Zone F

Bellefield vs Porus

Belair vs Manchester High

Decarteret vs Cross Keys

Zone G

Spalding vs Edwin Allen

Christiana vs Knox

Mile Gully vs Holmwood

Zone H

Clarendon College vs Thompson Town

Lennon vs Denbigh High

Zone I

Old Harbour vs Central

Tacius Golding vs Garvey Maceo

Glenmuir vs Kemps Hill

Zone J

Dinthill vs McGrath

Ewarton vs Bog Walk

Glengoffe vs Charlemont

Zone K

Oracabessa vs Islington

Annotto Bay vs Iona

Tacky vs St. Mary High