3-2 win a confidence booster for JC

ANDREW PEART, coach of defending champions Jamaica College (JC), said yesterday’s close 3-2 victory over Hydel High in Group F of the ISSA/Digicel Manning Cup competition will help to build his team’s confidence in its quest to retain the title.

Javian Thompson (37th), Tajay Smith (54th), and Norman Campbell (74th) were the scorers for JC, who are seeking their sixth straight hold on the title.

Fakibi Farquharson (45th) and substitute Jordane Cameron (82nd ) were the scorers for Hydel. The match was played at the Caymanas field in Ferry.

The victory has moved JC to 16 points, three ahead of Hydel, who were suffering their first defeat of the season.

Peart said that he was happy for the win because they are now the sole leaders of the group.

“It is important for us to claim top spot in the group because based on the five games that we have played in the group so far, we saw Hydel as the danger to us,” said Peart.

“The first game showed that as well, and so it was very important for us to separate ourselves from Hydel and the other teams in the group,” he said.

Peart added that he was also very pleased with the overall performance of his team.

“We managed to control the game and

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS

I Hydel 2 JC 3

I Vauxhall 2 Campion 0

I KC 8 Clan Carthy 0

I Mona 6 Ardenne 0

I St George’s 1 Cumberland 0 I STATHS 2 Tarrant 0

I Denham Town 1 Innswood 0 I St Catherine 10 Oberlin 0

I St Jago 2 Greater Portmore 0 I Calabar 1 Dunoon 0

SHORN HECTOR/PHOTOGRAPHER Jamaica College’s Tajay Grant (left) celebrates with teammate Norman Campbell after scoring his school’s second goal against Hydel High during their ISSA/Digicel Manning Cup clash at the Caymanas field yesterday.