Excelsior High School (XLCR)
Excelsior High School was the brainchild of the visionary A.W. Powell who believed that age, poverty, social class or skin color should not be impediments to securing a formal education. The school began its existence on January 19, 1931 at 9 Hampton Street; Kingston, Jamaica W.I. which was the residence of the parents of the founder.. In schoolboy football, Excelsior has won 7 manning cup, 7 Walker cups and 2 Oliver Shields. In 1953, we were the first co-ed school to win the Manning Cup
Meet The Captain
Paul ‘Goosey’ Bennett
Excelsior High School (XLCR)
Paul Bennett is a former Excelsior H.S, Harbour View FC, Miami-Dade Community College and Nova Southeastern University footballer
His high school career started at XLCR when he represented and captained the school at the Pepsi (U-13), Colts (U-15), and Manning Cup levels.
Bennett migrated to the USA and played for Miami-Dade Community College on a scholarship. He would compete his studies at Nova Southeastern University. The last time the festival was held, the ‘Aggies’ were the last team standing.
Things and times have changed and so, it’s any body’s guess which of the 12 outfits will have the view from the mountain top, when all is said and done!