MAY PEN, Clarendon - The Zone I clash between defending champions Garvey Maceo and former champions Glenmuir High at the York Town Community Centre will highlight a massive 35-game schedule in the ISSA/Pepsi/Digicel daCosta Cup rural area schoolboys' football competition today.

The game between two of the better prepared teams will be a repeat of last season's final, and also between the last two winners of the competition.

Five other schools, led by former champions Rusea's High, will seek to extend perfect win records, while there will be one of the oldest rivalries in schoolboy football, St Elizabeth Technical (STETHS) hosting Munro in Zone E in Santa Cruz.
At York Town, Zone I leaders Glenmuir will be seeking their first win over the champions in four meetings, dating back to the 2005 season.

On their way to the rural area double last year, Garvey Maceo went unbeaten against the Jackie Walters-coached team, drawing the first game before edging them 1-0 in the return match.

Both games between the Clarendon schools in the 2006 season ended in draws after Glenmuir had won the previous three games by an aggregate 10-1 margin.

Garvey Maceo are coming off their first loss in Zone I in 18 games after been ambushed 1-0 by Old Harbour at Soya Oval on Wednesday, while Glenmuir were cruising to a 3-1 win over Central High.

Rusea's High, Manchester High, Lennon, St Mary High and Paul Bogle High will go into this afternoon's round of games with perfect win records.

Rusea's, who won the last of their eight titles in 2002, will play away to a struggling Frome Technical team at the Frome Sports Club.

The teams have spilt their four games over the last two seasons, each winning once each year, but Rusea's have been off to a fast start this season, scoring 14 goals and conceding two in their four wins.

Frome have scored 11 goals in their five games, but have conceded six while losing twice and will have their work cut out against a confident Rusea's team today.

Manchester High are off to another fast start this season and will be trying to match last year's start when they won their first five games.

Today they will play away to a DeCarteret College team that has managed just three goals in three games and trail Manchester High by six points.

Lennon are off to their best start ever, winning their first three games, scoring 11 goals and overshadowing the better known schools such as former champions Clarendon College and Vere Technical, who they will host today.

Lennon were unbeaten against Vere last season and after beating Clarendon College last Saturday, will fancy their chances to get win number four today.

St Mary High and Paul Bogle are also riding a wave, winning their first four matches this season, but will have tough encounters today against St Mary Technical and St Thomas Technical, respectively.

St Mary Technical lost their perfect record on Wednesday when they drew 0-0 against Iona and are two points behind the leaders.

Paul Bogle have scored eight goals in their four games and are yet to concede any, but will face second-placed St Thomas Technical who have scored 10 goals while letting in just one.

The STETHS vs Munro rivalry is one of the most highly anticipated clashes on the schoolboys schedule and today's game is expected to be keenly contested.

Munro are in second place on 10 points from four games, trailing leaders Lacovia by three points, while STETHS are in third place.

Munro have won the last three regular season games against STETHS without conceding a goal, but will go up against the most prolific offence in the competition with 24 goals scored so far.

Munro have conceded just one goal, while scoring a paltry six goals in comparison to their rivals.

Cornwall College who are coming off a shock 0-1 loss to Irwin High will host Montego Bay rivals Herbert Morrison at Jarrett Park and need to win to stay in touch with the leaders.

St James High, who play away to the suddenly dangerous Irwin High, lead on goal difference over Maldon who will be idle.

Today's schedule

Zone A - Cornwall vs Herbert Morrison, Irwin vs St James, Spot Valley vs Maldon.
Zone B - Anchovy vs Hopewell at Herbert Morrison, Frome vs Rusea's, Green Island vs Merlene Ottey.
Zone C - Petersfield vs Grange Hill, Godfrey Stewart vs Mannings.
Zone D - York Castle vs Aabuthnott Gallimore, Ocho Rios vs Marcus Garvey.
Zone E - Maggotty vs BB Coke, STETHS vs Munro, Black River vs Balaclava.
Zone F - DeCarteret College vs Manchester, Belair vs Porus, Bellefield vs Cross Keys.
Zone G - Christian vs Holmwood, Spalding vs Knox, Mile Gully vs Edwin Allen.
Zone H - Lennon vs Vere, Clarendon College vs Claude McKay.
Zone I - Kemps Hill vs Central High, Glenmuir vs Garvey Maceo, Tacius Golding vs Old Harbour.
Zone J - McGrath vs Dinthill, Bog Walk vs Ewarton, Charlemont vs Glengoffe.
Zone K - St Mary Technical vs St Mary High, Tacky vs Iona, Annotto Bay vs Islington.
Zone L(a) - Fair Prospect vs Buff Bay, Titchfield vs Happy Grove.
Zone L(b) - Robert Lightbourne vs Seaforth, Yallahs vs Morant Bay, Paul Bogle vs St Thomas Technical.