Hot Russians burn hapless Anchovy

• Brown, Walker notch hat-trick

Adrian Frater, News Editor

WESTERN BUREAU:

STAR striker Brian 'Rambo' Brown and national Under-19 player Anthony Walker both netted a hat-trick yesterday as champions Rusea's dismissed the challenge of Anchovy High School 8-0 in their Zone B ISSA/Gatorade/Digicel daCosta Cup rural area schoolboy football game at the Colin Miller Complex in Lucea yesterday.

By virtue of their win, the unbeaten Russians now have maximum15 points from five games and an enviable 33 goals without conceding any.

Anchovy, who were losing for the second time in five games, are still handily placed in the standings on nine points.

"It was another pleasing performance by the boys so we can't complain," said Rusea's coach Anthony 'Follies' Williams. "Our aim is just to keep on playing well as we seek to make a successful defence of our title."

For Brown, last season's Golden Boot winner and arguably the most feared striker in schoolboy football this year, it was his fifth goal in his last two games. The goals lifted his season's tally to 13.

In another Zone B game, Frome Technical took over second place with a big 5-0 win against Merlene Ottey, which moved their points tally to 12. Merlene Ottey, who were losing for the fourth time, are having a most disappointing season as they are on a mere three points.

Over in Zone A, 2008 champions St James High added another win to their impressive streak, clipping Muschett High 2-1 at Jarrett Park to maintain their stranglehold on the group, which they now lead with maximum 15 points from five games.

In yet another disciplined display, the Gregory Palmer-coached St James High sealed victory behind goals from the prolific Jason Malcolm and the hard-working Oakley Jackson. St James High have now scored 13 goals and given up five.

In another Zone A game, Spot Valley continued to advertise themselves as a worthy contender, clipping Green Pond 2-1, playing away at Cornwall Court. Michael Shaw and Travis Dolphy were the players on target for Spot Valley. Christopher Reid got Green Pond's consolation goal.

"It was a game in which we played well and should have won by a wider margin, but we are satisfied with the result," said Preston Bernard, the Spot Valley coach. "Our aim is to get one of the inter-zone places, and we believe we are on target."

By virtue of their win, Spot Valley have climbed to 10 points and second place in the group. Green Pond's defeat, their fourth in five games, leaves them with only the three points they took from Cornwall College in Saturday's surprise 4-1 win.

Yesterday's Results

Zone A

Spot Valley 2 Green Pond 1

Irwin 2 William Knibb 2

St James 2 Muschett 1

Zone B

Rusea's 8 Anchovy 0

Frome 5 Merlene Ottey 0

Zone F

Munro College 6 Lacovia 0