It is extremely sweet. We had to dig deep, had to find some way of doing it
- Lennox Graham, KC head coach
KC won its sixth straight Mortimer Geddes trophy edging Calabar by two points in the 2006 ISSA/VMBS Boys 'and Girls ' Athletic Championships. Ironically, it was the same two point margin by which Calabar pipped KC in the Schools' Challenge Quiz earlier during the week.
TOP 10 Results
Kingston College
233.5
Calabar High
231.5
Jamaica College
139.33
Wolmer's Boys
118.5
ST.Jago High
97
Herbert Morrison Tech
71
Camperdown High
69
Holmwood Technical
60
Bridgeport High
55
Munro College
46.5
The victory was KC's 30 th title at these championships. The school went into the games the overwhelming favourite. Champs preview predicted a KC victory by a city block: 284 points to Calabar's 187. The reality was we had to struggle throughout. From day one, Wolmer's was on our tails. We trailed in points on the second day. On day three we were just 8 points ahead of Calabar: 104.5 to 96.5. Coach Lennox Graham therefore had mixed feelings heading into the final day:
We have to be happy with where we are, the guys will have to step up and perform
because its not going to be a stroll in the park.
From the first day, and even before, KC was dogged by injuries. Graham counted more than 4 including Alain Bailey , Andre Wellington , Cawayne Jervis , Kieron Stewart and Sheldon Clarke . He lamented that it was the worst he had ever seen in his twelve year tenure at the school.
Three times Calabar took the lead on the final day as they threw down the gauntlet. They surged to the lead by capturing two relays-the 4x100 meter Class 2 and 3. KC dropped the baton in Class 2 to add insult to our injury. Calabar came at us in waves. They were sending through two athletes into almost every event final .A ding dong battle ensued. It was like the streets of Baghdad -a dog war. KC reached for is motto- The brave may fall but never yield . Captain Leford Green won the 400m Class I, then we won the medley relay and when Alain Bailey won the high jump Class 1, Calabar threw in the towel.
ISSA 2006 Honourees KCOB's Donovan T. Davis and Hugh ' Jack ' Manhertz jumped for joy.
Calabar's coach, Michael Clarke promised that he will be back next year. KC's Lennox Graham quipped:
He said that last year and he is going to keep coming back.
