KSAFA president, Ambassador Stewart Stephenson (right), hands the Western Union/KSAFA Jackie Bell KO trophy to Harbour View captain Lovell Palmer (centre) and his teammates after Harbour View beat Boys' Town 1-0 at the National Stadium on Wednesday night. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer

Kwesi Mugisa, Staff Reporter

AN ALREADY-surging Harbour View seem poised to continue their domina-tion of local competitions following the return to the fold of midfield maestro Jermaine Hue.

On Wednesday night, the 'Stars of the East' barely broke a sweat as they coasted to a 1-0 victory over the Red Brigade of Boys' Town to win their second title of the season, the Jackie Bell KO crown.

"Whenever you can get a player of that quality back in your squad it's always going to be a big plus," said Habour View coach Lenworth Hyde Sr.

"You saw glimpses of his quality today and as long as he remains disciplined and works hard, he will have absolutely no problems at all fitting into the squad," the coach said.

Hue looked sharp after coming on to the pitch for Kemeel Wolfe on Wednesday night. In the space of 15 minutes, he set up at least three clear goal-scoring opportunities.

After a scoreless first half, Harbour View took the lead early in the second through a tap-in effort from striker Fabian Taylor.A 48th-minute cracker from central midfielder Richard Edwards saw Boys' Town custodian Kirk Porter cough up the shot and Taylor was on hand to profit from the mistake.In a lacklustre affair, Boys' Town never really looked sharp as they struggled to have any significant impact.

No holding back

However, you would have bet your money on Boys' Town's top scorer, George Vernal, putting away a close-range 60th-minute volley, following a lob by substitute Garfield Gillespie, from no more than eight yards out.

"We played the first half pretty much to script. We wanted to hold them at bay and then take our opportunity when it came," said Boys' Town assistant coach Perry Bartley.

"We weren't holding back in the second half, but Harbour View are a good team. We couldn't attack all out we had to try on the counter," he said.

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(Fabian Taylor 48th)

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