Rural Under-16: Fair Prospect High hold on to beat Morant Bay High 2-1
Fair Prospect High held on to beat Morant Bay High 2-1 in Group J of the Rural Under-16 at Morant Bay High on Monday, 9 November.
Analysis
Morant Bay High have now lost three in a row. Fair Prospect High are unbeaten in their last five Rural Under-16 games.
Their Rural Under-16 seasons so far. Morant Bay High: played 5, won 2, drawn 0, lost 3, scored 7, conceded 6 (last five: W-W-L-L-L). Fair Prospect High: played 5, won 3, drawn 2, lost 0, scored 8, conceded 4 (last five: W-D-W-D-W).
The table
Morant Bay High can no longer finish in the top two of Group J, but they can still chase one of the best-placed spots. Fair Prospect High sit 1st in Group J on 11 points and, with one game left, are in a qualifying position.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fair Prospect High | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 11 |
| 2 | Robert Lightbourne High | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 10 |
| 3 | Seaforth High | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 8 |
| 4 | Yallahs High | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 8 |
| 5 | Morant Bay High | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 6 | Paul Bogle High | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 7 | St. Thomas Tech | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |
Scenarios: what they need
- A win over Yallahs High on Thursday, 12 November would guarantee Fair Prospect High a top-two finish in Group J, whatever happens elsewhere.
Next up
Morant Bay High host Paul Bogle High on Thursday, 12 November. Fair Prospect High host Yallahs High on Thursday, 12 November.