Bathurst and Kelso High Schools have progressed to the semi-finals stage of the boys and girls competition, played by students 15-years-and-under.

At least one of the campuses are guaranteed to make the final since Bathurst and Kelso face off in an exciting boys semi-final.

Bathurst High’s girls side will also be in action as they play James Sheahan for a place in the decider.

Monday’s winners of the Bill Turner Cup (boys) and Trophy (girls) matches will earn the right to represent Western NSW in September’s National Finals Series.

Bathurst High School’s boys team is coached by Paul Waine.

Waine, fresh off coaching Western in their NSW CHS Boys Football campaign, is looking forward to the derby game.

“We’ve played two rounds so far. We played Mudgee in the first round. That result turned out convincing for us at the end but it was very close at half-time,” he said.

“In the second round we played James Sheahan, which was a tougher game, but we got through that with a close victory. It was pleasing to get the win there knowing that same team beat us in that round last year.

“Some of our players have told me a bit about the players on the Kelso team and who we should be looking out for on the day.

“We’ll have the likes of Sam Parker, who is also in our senior open team, and is one to look out for on the field. There’s Cameron Jackson, another young player performing well, and there’s also three goalkeepers all in great form.”

Kelso High School coach Rick Bolus said his team are excited to meet their Denison College rivals in the semi-finals.

“We had a really tough first game against Orange and perhaps got a bit lucky with a 2-1 win but in our next game we were far too good for Parkes and won 3-1,” he said.

“This game against Bathurst High will be a lot tougher … but it’s exciting for us because we haven’t made it this far for a long time.

“Zac Piggott, as captain, has been a standout player for us. Our whole team has been playing some great football.”

The Bill Turner Cup and Trophy are one of Australia’s largest schools sport competitions, bringing together more than 850 teams from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory.

All semi-finals get underway at Jack Brabham Park from 10am.

The boys and girls finals will follow from 12pm.