THE SUNDAY GLEANER, MARCH 6, 2022 | SPORTS B3 JAMAICA’S UNDER-20 national team suffered a 3-0 defeat to Panama in their round-of-16 Concacaf Women’s U20 Championship at the Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, in the Dominican Republic yesterday. Shayari Camarena opened the scoring for Panama in the 11th minute of the knockout encounter before Wendy Natis doubled the tally in the 39th from the penalty spot. In the second half, Yasli Atencio made it 3-0 to the Panamanians in the 62nd minute. Panama dominated possession, holding onto the ball for 59 per cent of the time, and put together 327 passes, but still, Jamaica did have opportunities to get into the game. The Jamaicans had 13 shots at goal, one more than the Panamanians, but only managed to get four on target when compared to their opponents who had seven. Panama were also more aggressive, and even though the teams split two yellow cards apiece, the winners were first to the ball more regularly and committed more than half the fouls in the game. In the day’s other games, Mexico, thanks to braces from Aylín Aviléz and Daniela Delgado, romped to a 9-0 win over Curacao, while Guatemala beat Peru 2-0, and Haiti got the better of Guyana 2-1. Young Reggae Girlz booted from qualifiers after Panama thrashing PHOTO COURTESY OF CONCACAF Young Reggae Girlz striker Kameron Simmonds (centre) celebrates after scoring against Cuba during a Concacaf Women´s Under 20 Championship game at the Panamerican Stadium in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic. Robert Bailey Gleaner Writer KINGSTON COLLEGE (KC) coach Leaford Grant says his team’s victory at this year’s Corporate Area Championships is an excellent measuring stick for them going into next month’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships. KC, who are defending champions, tallied 507.50 points to win the title on yesterday’s final day of the two-day championships at the National Stadium. Jamaica College (JC) finished with 427 points. They were followed by Calabar 335.50, Wolmer’s Boys’ School 148.50, and Excelsior, 132 rounds. “I think it is a dress rehearsal for us going into Champs because I am satisfied with what we have done here and, hopefully, we will get everything ready for Champs,” said Grant. “We are very confident and the boys in camp are happy for this win, and so their confidence level is up,” he said. De f e n d i n g c h amp i o n s Excelsior retained their girls’ title after tallying 429 points ahead of Immaculate, 315.50. They were followed by Wolmer’s (248), The Queen’s School (224), St Andrew High (104), Alpha Academy (89), Camperdown (76), Holy Childhood (42), Mona (33) and Campion College (30). BRILLIANT SPRINTING For KC, Bouwahjgie Nkrumie turned in a brilliant sprinting display to capture the boys’ Class One 100m in a new meet record of 10.40 seconds. Nkrumie’s time erased the previous mark of 10.45. JC’s Jaiden Reid was second in 10.77 while third went to Camperdown’s Junior Harris, in 10.84. Mark Miller from JC won the boys’ Class Two 100m in 10.91 seconds, ahead of Calabar’s Shaquane Gordon (10.95) and Jason Lewis from Camperdown (11.08). Camperdown’s Roshawn Clarke was also in record-breaking form after he won the boys’ Class One 400m hurdles in a new championships time of 50.31 seconds. Clarke’s time erased the previous mark of 51.08, set by KC’s Romel Plummer in 2019. Handal Roban from JC clocked one minute 49.53 seconds to break the boys’ Class One 800m record. Roban’s time eclipsed the previous mark of 1:49.79. Roban’s teammate Kemarrio Bygrave finished in 1:49.38, while third went to KC’s Gianni Henry, in 1:51.85. JC’s Deandre Watkin won the boys’ Class One 400m in 47.10 seconds, ahead of KC’s pair of Emmanuel Rwotomiya (47.40) and Amal Glasgow (47.51). Immaculate dominated the 100m events for girls, winning in all four classes. EXCELLENT START Gabrielle Lyn got her team off to an excellent start as she led home an Immaculate one-two in winning the Class One 100m in 12.09 seconds. Her teammate Chanel Honeywell was second in 12.25 seconds while third went to Rohanna Wright from Camperdown, in 12.55 seconds. Mickaila Haisley recorded Immaculate’s second victory in the 100m as she sped away from her rivals to win Class Two in a new meet record of 11.95 seconds. Her time erased the previous mark of 12.01 which was held by Excelsior’s Renee Shaw. Kyanna Scott from Holy Childhood was second in 12.27 seconds, followed by Ma-Avian Williams from The Queen’s School, 12.41 seconds. Shevi-Anne Shim won the Class Three event for Immaculate in a swift 12.07 seconds in front of Wolmer’s Girls’ Tiana Marshall (12.28) and Ayl Rollins-Pessoa (12.49). Kedoya Lindo won the Class Four event for Immaculate in 12.16 seconds while Wolmer’s Girls’ Natrece East took home the silver in 12.19 with the bronze medal going to Janelia Williams from Excelsior, in 12.74. Dejona Simpson of Excelsior won the girls’ Class One 400m in 55.86 seconds, ahead of Clan Carthy’s Alisa Coduer (57.17) and Taina Edwards from Mona (57.46). KC’s Corporate Area win a dress rehearsal for Champs – coach Daniel Wheeler Staff Reporter FOR THE past three years, Tivoli Gardens have been winless against Mount Pleasant in their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) encounters. Not anymore. The West Kingston club, reversed their jinx and stopped the last undefeated team in the league in their tracks, with a 3-1 win in their JPL game at the UWIJFF Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence yesterday. A brace by Stephen Barnett in the 65th and 73rd minutes, as well as a strike from Davion Ferguson in the 14th minute, helped Tivoli to move to sixth in the table. Mount Pleasant’s Devonte Campbell opened the scoring in the eighth minute. While a win against the current league leaders would normally be seen as a statement of intent, Tivoli technical director Glendon ‘Admiral’ Bailey was more focused on how well his team performed. “It’s a good win. I’m not going to say that it is a statement win, because we (were facing) a quality team and teams have their bad days at times. Maybe we were lucky to catch them on that day. I’m just saying that we played well today, both offensively and defensively, and we really played well tactically,” Bailey said. Tivoli not only ended Mount Pleasant’s seven-game unbeaten run in the league but reversed their own fortunes against the St Ann-based club, with their first victory over Mount Pleasant in their history. And, although the significance was not lost on him, Bailey said that they are focused on the challenges ahead, with the belief that they can reach the level of the top teams. “This is a big booster but we have a lot more games to play. Beating Mount Pleasant is not winning the title but it is a good booster for us to make us know that we can compete,” Bailey said. For Mount Pleasant interim head coach Walter Downes, while acknowledging that no strong start can last forever, he says that his team will need to mount the appropriate response after being dissatisfied with their physicality and their sharpness. PHYSICAL LEVELS NOT IDEAL “I think our passing was a little bit off today. We didn’t move the ball quickly enough. I’m not sure that our physical levels were there as well. We are normally brighter and sharper than that,” Downes said. “We can’t win every game. The thing with an unbeaten run is that the one thing for sure is that at some stage you are going to lose that unbeaten run. The important thing is how we react to that.” While Mount Pleasant are still atop the league with 17 points, you have to go to number of goals scored to break a tie between themselves and Waterhouse, who have an identical +11 goal difference. Waterhouse closed the three-point gap between the teams at the start of today’s games with a 2-0 win over Harbour View. First-half goals from Andre Fletcher in the fourth minute and Cardell Benbow, from the penalty spot in the 24th minute, allowed them to benefit fromMount Pleasant’s slip. Waterhouse assistant coach Damion Gordon praised the performance of his goalkeeper Kemar Foster, who kept Harbour View at bay to prevent any chances of a Harbour View comeback. “He is one of the best in the league. Kudos to him. He had an excellent game today. I think we defended a little bit better today (yesterday) than (last week),” Gordon said. Daniel.wheeler@gleanerjm.com Tivoli reverse Mount Pleasant curse, defeats last of the unbeatens KENYON HEMANS/PHOTOGRAPHER Tivoli Gardens’ Dasha Satchwell (left) challenges Mount Pleasant’s Ricardo Morris during the Jamaica Premier League game at the UWI-JFF Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence yesterday.
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