CLAUDE Allen netted four times to lead pre-season favourites Wolmer's Boys' to a 7-0 whipping of Denham Town High in their Group C Manning Cup football match at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex yesterday.

Denham Town had two players - Cladius Thomas (69th) and Glenor McDonald (73rd) - ejected, but Wolmer's were by then comfortably leading 6-0.

In fact, the Heroe's Circle-based school scored four times inside the first 20 minutes of the match.

Allen opened his account in the 10th minute from the penalty spot after Denham Town defender, Dominic Hunter, was adjudged to have handled the ball in the 18-yard box.

A minute later, Ateba Morgan dribbled past two defenders before curving a right-footer into the far corner of the net, out of the reach of goalkeeper Yusef Brown.

Morgan played the role of provider in the 16th minute, finding the unmarked Allen at the far post with an accurate cross from the right flank, which the latter tapped into an empty net.
Three minutes later, Allen completed his hat-trick by out-jumping his marker to head home a right-sided cross from Nicholai Holness.

Denham Town's David Biggs was denied a goal in the 44th minute as Wolmer's goalie Jason Lewis parried his 25-yard free-kick for a corner.

The second half started much like the first, with the Wolmerians toying with their rivals' frail defensive set-up before extending their lead to 5-0.

Midfielder Ashani Brown, who had a trial stint with English Premier League side Sunderland FC earlier this year, displayed good close skills to beat two defenders in the box before placing his effort inside the near post in the 56th minute.

Allen netted his fourth and Wolmer's sixth in the 60th by latching onto a defence-splitting pass from Brown and burying his effort to the left of the diving Denham Town goalie.

Substitute Omar Holness completed the rout with seven minutes remaining after turning his marker inside the 18-yard box and placing to the far corner.

Yesterday's victory was the biggest of the season for Wolmer's following their 6-0 triumph over Mona High last week.

In yesterday's other Group C results Jamaica College beat Vauxhall 2-1, while Mona High and Jonathan Grant High played to a 0-0 draw.

In Group D, Bridgeport High edged Innswood 1-0; Eltham stopped Jose Marti 1-0, while St Jago and Cumberland drew 0-0.

Elsewhere, St Andrew Technical blanked Kingston High 2-0; Kingston College whipped St Catherine 6-0, while Edith Dalton-James got the better of Penwood High 2-0 in Group F.