Excelsior chasing four straight

Defending champions Excelsior High will be seeking their fourth consecutive victory in the ISSA/Manning Cup competition when they host Charlie Smith High in their Group Two encounter at Excelsior today.

The Keon Broderick-coached Excelsior lead the group with maximum nine points from three matches, while Charlie Smith are fifth in the standings with three points from three games.

In the group’s other matches, second-placed Calabar High, who are tied on six points with St Jago High, will clash at Calabar.

Norman Manley, with three points, will face bottom-placed Holy Trinity High, who are still searching for their first points in the group.

In Group Three, many-time champions Kingston College and St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS), who are locked at the top of the standings on nine points apiece, will clash at STATHS.

In the group’s other matches, Tivoli High and St George’s College, who are both on three points, will face off at Tivoli while Penwood, also on three points, will travel to Edith Dalton James High to face the bottom-placed team.

St Catherine High, who lead Group One with a maximum nine points from three matches, will oppose bottom-placed Campion College, yet to earn a point, at St Catherine.

Wolmer’s Boys, on six points, will take on Jamaica College (JC), who have four points, at JC, while Camperdown and Jose Marti, both on three points, will meet at Alpha Boys’ Home.

High-flying Mona and Eltham will meet in a top-of-the-table clash in Group Four. Both teams are locked on four points, and a win for either side would see them taking sole control of the group.

Vauxhall High, on six points, will battle Hillel High, who have three points, at Rockfort while Bridgeport High and Denham Town High, who are both still searching for their first points of the second round, will meet at the Dunbeholden field.