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SportGlobe
December 5-11, 2012
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A
s Glenmuir High celebrate winning
their third daCosta Cup title, a
player who will long be remem-
bered by supporters is Newton Henry, the
man who scored the decisive goal in their
1-0 defeat of St Elizabeth Technical High
School (STETHS) at Catherine Hal l
Sports Complex, Montego Bay, last
Saturday.
With the score tied 0-0 at the end of
regulation time, Newton set off wild cele-
brations among Glenmuir supporters
when he scored a beauty of a goal in the
second half of extra time to defeat title-
favourites STETHS in their quest for a
sweep of rural schoolboy football trophies,
having won the Ben Francis knockout.
LOST OUR FOCUS
It is a moment that will be forever
etched in the memory of Henry.
“It is a wonderful feeling, from long
time we want to win back this competi-
tion,” he said. “In the middle of the com-
petition, we kind of lost our focus but we
were placed back on track by our coach
and our support team. So we are
happy that we carry the focus
through the season.”
Victory was even sweeter to
Henry in his last year at
Glenmuir.
“It’s even more special to
me, knowing that it is my
last year. It was one of my
dreams, winning the
daCosta Cup, scoring the
winning goal, and to know
that I am leaving with a
title, it’s just great,” he told
SportGlobe.
Henry said Glenmuir were
confident going up against the
more-fancied STETHS.
“We were pretty confident going
into the finals,” he disclosed. “We
believed that we could win although
we were the underdogs. We knew
we could come up with a victory
over STETHS.”
IMPRESSIVE
He knew he had to lift his game
if the team was to do come away
with a victory.
“I was looking for a good game
in the final because I knew if I
play well, the team is going to play
well. So I knew that I had to have
a good game and score and every-
thing will be alright,” he reasoned.
Newton was impressive through-
out the season, forming a potent
strike force with Noel Johnson. He
has been the catalyst for the
Glenmuir, creating many of their plays
and scoring crucial goals on their way to
the final.
Newton said that the aim of the team is
to win the Olivier Shield.
“It’s not going to be an easy task
because St George’s is a very good team,”
he said. “They are well coached with lots
of experienced players. However, we are
going out there to give of our best, to play
with our hearts and to bring more glory
to the school.”
As for his future, Henry, a sixth-former
said, “I am also looking a scholarship to
futher my footbal l
career and my edu-
cation also.”
– Dave Lindo
is something wrong with that?”
Walters asked.
“There should be restrictions. I
think no player should come into
fourth form, sit out a year and
then play next year. If a boy
comes into first, second or third
form, I don’t think that should be
a problem.
“There should be limitations,
or restrictions, of two or three
players who can be transferred to
a school,” he added.
Walters said he has not prac-
tised taking players from other
schools into sixth form.
“I don’t believe in the sixth-
form thing. He has to be an
exceptional player,” he said. “In
the past we have seen that it is
not worth it. We don’t bother
with it.”
bench
I had to lift my
game – Henry
Team feeds off daCosta Cup winner
DAVE LINDO
Newton Henry,
Glenmuir’s daCosta
Cup winner, poses
with the trophy amid
celebrations at the
Clarendon
school.
“We can do anything we want. It
was decided during the season to
allow players to play in the semi-
finals and final.
“The decision was made prior to
the start of the second round. We
have the right to make changes as
organisers of the league. We are
going to make it official come next
season,” he said.
The competitions officer went on
to state ISSA’s reason for bending
the rule at the drop of a hat.
“We want the best players to play
in the f inal , so the rule was
changed to allow that to happen,”
he said.
DOWNRIGHT DISGRACEFUL
Former schoolboy coach, now
sports programme host, Stratton
Palmer, disagreed with ISSA’s
move.
“It is downright disgraceful,” he
said.
“I don’t think it is right as it
could set a bad precedence. I think
if there are rule changes, it should
be justified,” Palmer added.
Weighing in, Peter Prendergast,
a former FIFA referee and a mem-
ber of the Jamaica Footbal l
Federat ion (JFF) Referees ’
Committee, added, “They (ISSA)
can do anything they want, the
referees has to abide by whatever
they say.”
He, however, disagreed with how
ISSA made the change.
“Personally, I don’t think it is
fair for changes to be made just like
that,” Prendergast added.
Meanwhile, Roy Simpson, man-
ager of the JFF national teams,
who SportGlobe was referred to by
Forbes, said he understood that
ISSA had rescinded cards up to the
final, not the semi-finals.
I don’t think
it is right as it
could set a bad
precedence.
I think if there
are rule
changes,
it should be
justified