KC soar, CC stumble ... Contrasting results for defending champs in schoolboy football opener

The 2019 schoolboy football season got underway on Saturday with contrasting results for the defending urban and rural area kingpins.

At the Montego Bay Sports Complex, where the official opening of the season took place, daCosta Cup champions Clarendon College were held to a 1-1 draw by Lennon High, while Kingston College made light work of Excelsior High, with a comfortable 4-0 win. 

Kingston College are expected to face strong competition from the likes of Jamaica College (JC) and St George's College this season and one of those team - JC, also had the opportunity to flex their muscles on Saturday, with a 7-0 trashing of Jose Marti at their Old Hope road base with former Holy Trinity standout Tavar Lawrence scoring a first half hat-trick for the Blues.

Wolmer's also made light work of their opponents, beating Vauxhall 5-0 in their opener. 

In the daCosta Cup, Manchester High slammed BB Coke 5-0, McGrath surprised Dinthill 1-0, Glenmuir edged Bellefield 1-0, while Morant Bay High secured a close 2-1 win away to Robert Lightbourne. 

Manning Cup Results:

Innswood 0-1 Greater Portmore
Kingston College 4-0 Excelsior
Jamaica College 7-0 Jose Marti
Wolmer's 5-0 Vauxhall 

daCosta Cup Results:

Clarendon 1-1 Lennonn

Alston 2-0 Christiana

Newell 0-2 Munro
Lacovia 0-1 Sydney Pagon
Edwin Allen 3-0 Kellits
Munro 2-0 Newell
Manchester 5-0 B. B Coke

DeCarteret 0-3 Belair​

May Day 1-3 Mile Gully 
Maggotty 1-0 Black River
Ocho Rios 3 -0 Browns Town
York Castle 1-1 Marcus Garvey
Annotto Bay 6-1 St Mary Technical
Brimmervale 2-2 Carron Hall
Titchfield 2-0 Fair Prospect
Happy Grove 2-1 Port Antonio High
Paul Bogle 4-2 Yallahs
Seaforth 2-0 St Thomas Technical
Morant Bay 2-1 Robert Lightbourne
McGrath 1-0 Dinthill
Edith Bennett 1-2 Charlemont