WESTERN BUREAU:
THOMPSON TOWN of Clarendon and Robert Lightbourne High of St Thomas will be the third and fourth new schools to make their debuts in the ISSA Pepsi/JN daCosta Cup schoolboys' football competition this afternoon when action continues with 17 matches.
Thompson Town will be away to Denbigh in a Zone H game, while Robert Lightbourne play away to St Thomas Technical at Eastern Bananas in a Zone L (b) encounter.
Iona High made their debut yesterday and were beaten 2-0 by St. Mary High while the fourth new school, Irwin, were thrashed 5-1 by Muschett on Monday.
There was a hat-trick for the second straight day as Françoise Swaby scored three times to lead Spalding to a 5-0 blanking of Porus who were making their Zone G debut.
Rushaine Henry of Brown's Town had scored a hat-trick on Monday to lead his team to a 5-0 win over Aabuthnott Gallimore High.
It was a bad start for Holmwood Technical however as they went down 3-1 at home to Knox in the other Zone G game.
Two-time winners St. Elizabeth Technical had no problems with Balaclava as they extended their shutout streak against them to nine games with a 2-0 win in Zone E. Renario Downswell and Kimar Smith were the scorers.
Lance Salmon scored twice for Newell in their 5-0 trouncing of Lacovia.
Belair surpassed their goal tally of last season and matched their points total when they drew 2-2 with May Day.
YESTERDAY'S SCORES
Zone E: Balaclava 0 STETHS 2, Lacovia 0 Newell 5.
Zone F: May Day 2 Belair 2.
Zone G: Holmwood 1 Knox 3, Porus 0 Spalding 5.
Zone J: Dinthill 1 Bog Walk 1, Old Harbour 4 Ewarton 0, McGrath 1 Charlemont 1.
Zone K: St Mary High 2 Iona 0, Brimmervale 0 Tacky 1, Annotto Bay 0 Islington 1.
TODAY'S SCHEDULE
Zone A: Maldon vs Cornwall College, Herbert Morrison vs Anchovy, Muschett vs William Knibb.
Zone B: Cambridge vs Frome, Grange Hill vs Merlene Ottey, Knockalva vs Rusea's.
Zone C: Mannings vs Petersfield.
Zone D: Browns Town vs Marcus Garvey, Cedric Titus vs Aabuthnott Gallimore, Ocho Rios vs York Castle.
Zone H: Denbigh vs Thompson Town, Kellits vs Lennon, Edwin Allen vs Clarendon College.
Zone I: Central vs Kemps Hill, Vere vs Bustamante.
Zone L (b): Seaforth vs Morant Bay, St Thomas Technical vs Robert Lightbourne.