Sean-John Curchar of Hydel High (right) and Kingston College’s Justin Treasure attempt to get control of the ball in their Manning Cup second round match played at Stadium East in Kingston on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Hydel won the match 1 – 0. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)
October 22, 2025
Defending champion Kingston College suffered their first defeat of the season, crashing 0-1 to Hydel High, as the ISSA Wata Manning Cup second round kicked off on Wednesday.
In the meantime, Charlie Smith High stunned St George’s College 4-2 in the other encounter at Stadium East.
In the feature match, Hydel repelled the onslaught of KC and squeezed out a 1-0 win courtesy of an Abraham Joseph goal. The victory moved the St Catherine-based side to three points, the same as Calabar High atop Group 2, but behind the latter on goal difference after the Red Hills Road-based former champions whipped Campion College 4-1.
In Group 3 at Winchester Park, the visiting Charlie Smith beat St George’s College 4-2 to jump to the top of the standings as St Catherine High and Vauxhall High played to a 0-0 draw and settled for a point each.
One of the favourites, Excelsior High showed that they will be a force to be reckoned with by thrashing Wolmer’s Boys 3-0, taking charge of Group 1 on goal difference ahead of St Andrew Technical High (STATHS) which clipped Tivoli Gardens High 1-0.
Mona High took charge of Group 4 after beating St Jago High 4-1 while Jamaica College were held to a 2-2 draw by Eltham High. Mona are on top with three points, two ahead of both Jamaica College and Eltham High on a point each.
