Forbes scores hat-trickfor Tank-Weld Metals
Led by a hat-trick from Waterhouse Premier League player Kenardo Forbes, defending champions Tank-Weld Metals defeated GK4 3-1 in the third round of the Business House five-a-side KO football competition on Thursday at the NWC playing field, Mona.
As a result of this victory, Tank-Weld Metals have advanced to tomorrow's quarter-finals at the NWC playing field, where they will oppose Jamaica Infrastructure Operators (JIO) starting at 6 p.m. In other third-round KO matches played on Thursday at the NWC playing field, Geon Contractors beat Seprod 5-2 with Mario McDonald netting two goals for the winners, UDC stopped NCC 4-1 courtesy of two goals from Damion Mattis, BOJ beat Island Grill 4-2 thanks to a hat-trick from Andre Campbell, Division Two campaigners Cable Pro Data Services upset Division One team Peak Bottling 4-0, Scotiabank defeated TGIS 4-1 with Richard West getting a brace, Courts Distributors beat Locker Room 2-1, while JIO gained a walkover from Grace Foods who failed to show.
The other quarter-final matches scheduled for tomorrow are Scotiabank vs UDC, Geon Contractors vs Courts Distributors, while BOJ will oppose MegaMart (who received a bye in the third round), the winner opposing Cable Pro in the quarter-finals at a later date.
Domino presentation set for Friday
The presentation function for the Jamaica Electrical Technologies sponsored Business House domino competition is scheduled for Friday at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, starting at 6 p.m.
Tank-Weld will figure prominently among the trophies and prizes, having swept three titles in 2008 - Division One champions, KO champions and Champion of Champions. Port Authority emerged Division Two champions ahead of Berger.
The competition is run under the auspices of the National Association of Domino Bodies (NADB) for which Rey Smith is president. Next Sunday, at Jacisera Park, the NADB will hold its first conference starting at 10 a.m. All delegates and representatives of the various community champions islandwide are invited.
3 on 3 basketball finals start tomorrow
Unbeaten MegaMart will oppose H.P. Hopwood in the first game of the best-of-three finals in the Business House 3 on 3 Division One basketball competition at the Stadium Courts tomorrow, starting at 6:30 p.m.
In the Division Two final, Cool Pros will take on G4S starting at 7:30 p.m.
MegaMart defeated NCB E-Link 2-0 in the best-of-three semi-finals to advance to the final, while H.P. Hopwood, who lost their only match to MegaMart, beat Seprod 2-0 as well to earn their berth. In Division Two semi-final action, Cool Pros defeated Cari-Med 2-0 and G4S got by Western Sports 2-0 as both advanced.
The second leg of both finals will be played at the same venue on Friday while, if necessary, the third and final legs are scheduled for Wednesday, October 22.
C&W, Digicel in big 50-over clash
Defending champions Cable & Wireless oppose arch rivals Digicel today in a crucial Reggae Jammin 50-over Business House cricket match at Chalmers Avenue, starting at 10 a.m.
When the teams last met in the Best Dressed Chicken 35-over competition on September 7 at Kensington Park, home team Digicel won by two wickets, handing the star-studded Cable & Wireless team its first and only defeat of the season.
Playing at home on this occasion, C&W with the likes of former Jamaica and West Indies Under-19 player Andre McCarthy, fellow Melbourne Super League players Yannick Elliott, Damion Jacobs and Dave Johnson, along with Fitzroy Peterkin, should start favourites.
Digicel should counter with former Jamaica Under-19 player Jowayne Robinson with both bat and ball, Kensington's Ian Dwyer, Domain Wilson, Garfield Moore, O'Brian Palmer and Xavier Scott.
The only other match scheduled for today pits Jamalco against Sagicor (35-over) at Jamalco starting at noon. The 35-over match between Windalco and Jamaica Broilers, which should have been played last Sunday at Port Esquivel, had to be postponed due to bad weather.
