Jermaine Lannaman, Gleaner Writer

Dunoon Technical's goalkeeper, Carlton Graham (left), makes a save against St George's College's Kemal Malcolm (centre), while Dunoon's captain Jerome Robinson looks on in their Manning Cup encounter at Winchester Park yesterday. St George's won 5-2. - Ricardo Makyn/Staff Photographer

Calabar High and St George's College got their Manning Cup campaigns off to rousing starts yesterday, blanking Ascot High and Dunoon Technical 5-0 and 5-2, respectively.

One of eight winners on the day, Calabar were led to victory on a brace each from midfielder, Kabari Palmer, and defender Dane Ewerf, who both scored from dead ball situations. Palmer netted two penalties, while Ewerf was the beneficiary of two free kicks.

In other results, last year's beaten semi-finalists, Waterford, were surprisingly held to a goalless draw by traditional minnows, St Mary's College, Charlie Smith came from two goals down to defeat Spanish Town 3-2, Tivoli Gardens clipped

Today's GAMES

(Home teams named first)

Denham Town vs Mona

Wolmer's Boys vs Vauxhall

Bridgeport vs Cumberland

Eltham vs Innswood

Jose Marti vs St Jago

Kingston College vs Edith D James

St Andrew Tech vs Penwood

St Catherine vs Kingston High.