St James and Herbert Morrison face off in ISSA U-19 basketball

St James’s Secondary School’s Julio Smith (left) dribbles past Holmwood Technical’s Nickoy Knight in the rural under-19s A schoolboy basketball match at Montego Bay Cricket Club on Saturday. Smith scored 12 points as St James High won 75-66 for its fifth straight victory. (Photo: Paul Reid)

Paul A Reid

December 16, 2024

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Leaders St James High and Herbert Morrison Technical will both put perfect winning records on the line when they meet in a Boys Athletic Association Under-19 Zone A match. intersecondary schools in Bogue.

St James High are coming off a 75-66 win over Holmwood Technical on Saturday and will face Herbert Morrison Technical, winners of their first four outings.

The top two from each of the two zones will advance to the semi-finals. Today’s winners will be guaranteed advancement.

On Saturday, St James High led all the way against Holmwood Technical at the Montego Bay Cricket Club with Jordan Anderson recording a triple-double to lead his team. He scored 33 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out 11 assists as they led early on. They led 26-15 after the first quarter and 38-26 at halftime before Holmwood Technical cut the gap to 46-53 after the third quarter.

Julio Smith backed Anderson up with 12 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals.

Justin Salmon led Holmwood Technical with 19 points, while Kemar Morgan scored 18 points and had five rebounds and three blocked shots.

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