Five fiery questions with Cameron Mackay
Westville Boys High School is gearing up to host Durban counterparts Durban High School in their annual reunion this coming Friday at 17:00.
The Westville side has had a challenging start to the season and will be looking to get their first win in five matches after two losses against Clifton (0-1), Jeppe Boys High (2-0), and three draws against KES (2-2), Maritzburg College (2-2) and Gqeberha’s Pearson High (2-2).
Ahead of the match, SuperSport Schools held a Q&A session with the head coach, Cameron McKay, to get inside intel and an idea of how his side’s season has gone and what he looks to get out of the big match.
Q1: How would you describe your season so far? From where you started up to now? Are you satisfied?
A: Not a great season. We would have liked to achieve more than we have. We have left results out there that we know we could have done better. It has been frustrating with so many injuries and illnesses affecting the guys this season.
Q2: Coming into the season, did you come in with a new team or manage to keep the base of last season’s team?
A: We still have a few boys left from last season. We just lost some crucial players from last year that have maybe hurt us a bit this year with three guys that made national squads last year leaving.
Q3: In terms of achievements this year, are there any matches/performance that you are proud of?
A: I think the Kearsney game has been the highlight. We have only had two home games on our new turf, and that was a special one with the first big game on our new turf coupled with a good hard-working performance and three goals.
Q4: Please give us a list of 5 players to look out for in your team.
A: Keaton Burns (GK), Owen Slack (CB & KZN U18A), Warwick Field (Mid) Kade Burns (Mid), and Josh Beck (ST & KZN U18A).
Q5: Finally, you play DHS (a side in form) this week in what is your reunion- how big is this game for the boys and the school in general, and what are you looking to do to stop them?
A: I think we must be at our absolute best to beat them – they are a side with depth and good players all over the park. We finally have our closest full-strength team since the end of April so we should be firing with lots of support, so I hope the boys just have a little bit more in them than usual.
In other matches to look out for in the KZN region, Kearsney College host St Charles while the in-form side this season Hilton College, battles it out with arch-rivals Maritzburg College.
Michaelhouse, coached by Grant von Mayer, will play Northwood College away from home.
The teams:
Westville Boys High: Keaton Burns, Connor Jenkins, Daniel Lambert, Owen Slack, James Dent, Sibusiso Cele, Kade Burns, Warwick Field, Caleb van Loenen, Josh Beck, Kaeden Mc Allister, Ty Matthews, Tristan Burns, Nic Ackerman, Curt Rogers, Seth Simpson.
Durban High School: Keelan Henry, Lulonke Gono, Ruben Peters, Matlhatse Sebake, Bhavesh Naicker, Lethabo Bocagwi, Leruo Ditlakhanyane, Sitchaba Siyoyo, Nathi Jona, Lumi Matwele, Aldridge Maasdorp, Liam Ruiters, Lubanzi Zulu, Tyrique Cloete, Lethabo Mathobela, Joshua Mungherera.
Fixtures:
Friday 2 June:
17:00 – Westville Boys High vs Durban High School
Saturday 3 June:
10:45 – Kearsney College vs St Charles College; 11:30- Hilton College vs Maritzburg College; 11:45 – Northwood vs Michaelhouse.
