THE COACHES SAY ...

GIRLS

MAURICE WILSON (Holmwood)

Wilson

"I am in no way worried about any other team. If our backs are against the wall, you are going to see the best of us, but it will never be a situation where we can't win."

MICHAEL DYKE (Edwin Allen)

Dyke

"We have to rely on other teams to create the upsets and, hopefully, it's not us who are being upset, but Holmwood. Our spread is much wider than previous year."

CONSTANTINE HAUGHTON (Vere)

"If they (Vere) are to have a chance of winning, we might have to be surprised by many people."

JERRY HOLNESS (Manchester High)

Holness

"We are prepared for the competition and willing to go out there and do our best, as we have been doing throughout the season."

KEILANDO GOBURN (St Jago)

"We are in the vineyard now doing a lot of work, so we are looking way beyond Champs (2009). Our aim and objective going to Champs is to at least maintain our top-five position."

BOYS

MICHAEL CLARKE (Calabar)

Clarke

"I don't know about favourites, but I know we are going to be competitive. We do believe we have done our work and we should provide a formidable challenge to all those who are coming to get us."

MICHAEL RUSSELL (KC)

Russell

"It's going to be very close and could come down to the last event of the final day. If things go according to how we plan it, then you are looking at a new champion."

DANNY HAWTHORNE (St Jago)

"In our quest for top honours, we are also going to please and win the hearts of the people, which is one of our main aims. We are not coming to make up numbers; we are coming to perform at our best, and if our best is good enough, then, something is there for the taking and we will go for it."

JOHN MAIR (JC)

Mair

"Right now, we have a chance of challenging Kingston College (KC) and Calabar. I don't think Calabar are as strong as they were last year, so too KC."

BERT CAMERON (Wolmer's)

Cameron

"We are expecting good things this year. I believe that they (Calabar) are not that far ahead of everybody else, so if they slip up with their main points, KC, JC, St Jago and ourselves could make it very, very interesting,"