Elton Tucker, Assistant Sport Editor

Omar Johnson of Claude McKay (right) wins the Class One boys' 200 metres final at the Milo Central Championships at G.C. Foster College yesterday. Johnson's winning time was 21.88 seconds. Manchester High's Brandon Tomlinson (left) was second in 22.15. - Ricardo Makyn/Staff Photographer

ST JAGO High were runaway winners of the boys' title while Holmwood Technical High were poised to lift the girls' crown at the two-day Milo Central Championships which ended at G.C. Foster College yesterday.

At press time, with five events to be completed, St. Jago's boys were way out in front with 310.5 points - well ahead of Holmwood, 123, Edwin Allen, 93.5, Claude McKay, 84, and Manchester High, 76.5.

Holmwood's girls, 364, were more than 40 points ahead of Edwin Allen, 321.5, Vere Technical, 311, Manchester High, 237, and Bellefield, 21. There were six events still to be completed.

Kemoy Campbell of Bellefield High continued the record-breaking show he started on Friday when he shattered the mark for the Class One 1,500 metres by almost 16 seconds.

Campbell, who ran a record 14.44.10 for the 5,000m Open on Friday, was alone at the finish of the 1,500m yesterday as he crossed the line in 3:57.81, well below the previous mark of 4:13.67 which was set last year. Campbell was more than seven seconds ahead of second-place Conroy Crossman of Edwin Allen 4:05.67, while Manchester High's Daren Lindsay took third in 4:05.95.

Holmwood's Kevin White won the Class Two boys' 1,500m in 4:12.03 from St. Jago's Webster Chung (4:15.98) and Edwin Allen's Rogeek Rochester, 4:28.54.

The girls' Class Three and Class Two finals also produced new records. Edwin Allen's Carla Thompson won the Class Three final in 4:54.30, beating the 4:55.30 which was set last year by Holmwood's Petrene Plummer. Plummer was second yesterday in 5:04.29 with Thompson's schoolmate Kellyann Pinnock third in 5:19.90.

Class Two leaders

Edwin Allen were again in front in Class Two where Mackola Joseph dipped below the meet record with a winning time of 4:48.52. The previous mark, 4:50.58, was set last year by Manchester High's Kimberly Brown who was second yesterday in 4:59.16. Edwin Allen's Sharlene Nickel was third in 4:59.56.

The Class One girls' 1500m went to Manchester High's Niesha Morgan in 4:55.48 with Vere Technical's Petrona Layne second in 4:57.70 and Marvia Lewin of Edwin Allen third in 5:02.24.

There were also two record-breaking performances in the girls' 200m finals. Holmwood's Kedisha Dallas won the Class Four final in 25.96, bettering the 26.03 she set in the heats. Sandrae Farquharson of Manchester High triumphed in Class Three in 24.40, beating the 24.49 set by Vere's Deandre Whitehorne last year. White was third yesterday in 25.33, just behind her schoolmate Sherika Jackson who placed second in 24.92.

The boys' Class One 200m went to Omar Johnson of Claude McKay in 21.94, Class Two was won by Old Harbour High's Kemar Bailey-Cole in 22.94 while the Class Three gold went to St. Jago High's Ernest Turnbull in 23.92.