"The big thing at this point is that most of the game preparation is mental," Tec Voc's [Geordie Wilson] said. "Everyone already understands what they need to do. We just have to be prepared for what Sturgeon Creek will throw at us."

"Our guys just have to go hard at him and wrap him up," [Brett Watt] said. "We can't have any missed tackles at all. Once we hit him, we have to take him down." That puts pressure on middle linebacker Chris Mitchell, who led the Currie Division in tackles, with 79. "He's been our guy all year," said Watt.

Coaches Geoff Zilkains of Dryden and Chris Penner of Beaver Brae said their players are amped. "We're as ready as we'll ever be," Zilkains said. "They're all anxious to get started.