{"id":34876,"date":"2024-02-13T15:41:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T13:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=34876"},"modified":"2024-02-13T15:41:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T13:41:18","slug":"maritzburg-college-to-host-the-2nd-annual-jenny-orchard-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=34876","title":{"rendered":"Maritzburg College to host the second annual Jenny Orchard Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"From Thursday, Maritzburg College<\/strong> hosts the Jenny Orchard Invitational Basketball Tournament<\/strong>, with the first tip offs happening at 12:00. The event runs through to 12:30 on Sunday afternoon, when the final of the A Division grabs the spotlight.<\/p>\n

A total of 26 u19 teams will be in action, with 16 competing in the A Division and 10 contesting the B Division.<\/p>\n

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Pool A<\/strong>, which includes the defending champions, Michaelhouse<\/strong>, is a tough one to call. ‘House are up against St David’s Marist Inanda<\/strong>, Westville Boys’ High<\/strong> and DHS<\/strong> and they might find it a severe challenge to book a quarterfinal place, which was the stage of the tournament when they caught fire last year.<\/p>\n

Pool B<\/strong> features one of KZN’s perennial powers, St Charles College<\/strong>, on-the-rise Clifton College<\/strong>, Rondebosch Boys High<\/strong> and the always competitive St John’s College<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Last year, in October, ‘Bosch, whose basketball will be a bit of an unknown to the KZN and Gauteng schools, finished as runners-up in the u19 division of the Wynberg Basketball Festival<\/strong><\/a>, while their u16s lifted the title. Clearly, they have some talent, but Cape Town’s current finest is in Pool D…<\/p>\n

Kearsney College<\/strong>, who made the Jenny Orchard semi-finals last year, do battle with the Soweto Basketball Academy<\/strong>, Hilton College<\/strong> and Bishops Diocesan College<\/strong>, and they’ll fancy their chances of a quarterfinal spot.<\/p>\n

Maritzburg College, for many the favourites, take on ESCA Wanderers<\/strong> and SACS<\/strong>, the u19 winners of the Wynberg Basketball Festival, who in late January thumped Rondebosch 80-47 behind a school record 46 points from Zade Darkoh-Keeton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

At first glance, though, if there is any team that is going to challenge College for supremacy in the tournament, it’s going to be the other Pool D participant, Northwood<\/strong>.\u00a0 At the end of 2023, with the same personnel, the schools split a pair of games.<\/p>\n

Both are in excellent form. This past weekend, College were 62-40 winners over a solid DHS side, while a stunning second-half surge lifted the Knights to an impressive 76-54 win over St Charles College.<\/p>\n

Pool A<\/strong> of the B Section<\/strong> features UFS Invitational<\/strong>, Pinetown’s St Benedict’s School<\/strong>, the Maritzburg College 2nd team, Queen’s College<\/strong>, and Treverton College<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Alexandra High<\/strong>, Botswana’s Maru-a-Pula<\/strong>, the Jenny Orchard Invitational Team<\/strong>, Eswatini’s Enjabulweni Independent School<\/strong>, and Wynberg Boys’ High<\/strong> will duel in Pool B<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

FIXTURES<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Division<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alan Paton Hall (APH) 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

12:00<\/strong> – Michaelhouse vs Westville (1); 13:30<\/strong> – Maritzburg vs Northwood (3); 15:00<\/strong> – SACS vs ESCA (5); 16:30<\/strong> – St David’s vs DHS (7)<\/p>\n

Alan Paton Hall (APH) 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

12:00<\/strong> – St Charles vs Clifton (2); 13:30<\/strong> – Kearsney vs Hilton (4); 15:00<\/strong> – Rondebosch vs St John’s (6); 16:30<\/strong> – Soweto vs Bishops (8)<\/p>\n

Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n

APH 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00<\/strong> – Westville vs DHS (9); 09:30<\/strong> – Michaelhouse vs St David’s (11); 11:00<\/strong> – ESCA vs Maritzburg (13); 12:30<\/strong> – LUNCH; 14:00<\/strong> – SACS vs Northwood (15); 15:30<\/strong> – DHS vs Michaelhouse (17); 17:00<\/strong> – Westville vs St David’s (19); 18:30<\/strong> – Northwood vs ESCA (21); 20:00<\/strong> – SACS vs Maritzburg (23)<\/p>\n

APH 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00<\/strong> – Rondebosch vs St Charles (10); 09:30<\/strong> – Clifton vs St John’s (12); 11:00<\/strong> – Soweto vs Kearsney (14); 12:30<\/strong> – LUNCH; 14:00<\/strong> – Hilton vs Bishops (16); 15:30<\/strong> – Clifton vs Rondebosch (18); 17:00<\/strong> – St John’s vs St Charles (20); 18:30<\/strong> – Bishops vs Kearsney (22); 20:00<\/strong> – Hilton vs Soweto (24)<\/p>\n

Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n

APH 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00<\/strong> – A3 vs B4 (25) – playoffs 9-16; 09:30<\/strong> – C3 vd D4 (27) – playoffs 9-16; 11:30<\/strong> – A1 vs B2 (29) – QF; 13:00<\/strong> – BREAK; 13:30<\/strong> – D1 vs C2 (31) – QF; 15:00<\/strong> – L25 vs L27; 16:30<\/strong> – W25 vs W27 (35); 18:00<\/strong> – W29 vs W31 (35) – SF; 19:30<\/strong> – L29 vs L31 – playoffs 5-8(39)<\/p>\n

APH 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00<\/strong> – B3 vs A4 (26) – playoffs 9-16; 09:30<\/strong> – D3 vs C4 (28) – playoffs 9-16; 11:30<\/strong> – B1 vs A2 (30) – QF; 13:00<\/strong> – BREAK; 13:30<\/strong> – C1 vs D2 (32) – QF; 15:00<\/strong> – L26 v L28; 16:30<\/strong> – W26 vs W28 (36); 18:00<\/strong> – W30 vs W32 (38) – SF; 19:30<\/strong> – L30 vs L32 – playoffs 5-8 (40)<\/p>\n

Sunday<\/strong><\/p>\n

APH 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00<\/strong> – W35 vs W36 – 9th\/10th (41); 09:30<\/strong> – W39 vs W40 – 5th\/6th (43); 11:10<\/strong> – Div B Final (45); 12:30<\/strong> – W41 vs W42 – Div A Final (49)<\/p>\n

APH 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00<\/strong> – L35 vs L36 (42) – 11th\/12th; 09:30<\/strong> – L39 vs L40 (44) – 7th\/8th; 11:00<\/strong> – L37 v L38 (46) – 3rd\/4th<\/p>\n

B Division<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n

GHS 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

16:00<\/strong> – St Benedict’s vs Maritzburg B (1)<\/p>\n

GHS 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

16:00<\/strong> – Alexandra vs Wynberg (2)<\/p>\n

Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n

GHS 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00<\/strong> – UFS vs Queen’s (3); 09:30<\/strong> – Treverton vs Maritzburg B (5); 11:00<\/strong> – UFS vs St Benedict’s (7); 12:30<\/strong> – LUNCH; 14:00<\/strong> – Treverton vs Queen’s (9); 15:30<\/strong> – Maritzburg B vs UFS (11); 17:00<\/strong> – St Benedict’s vs Treverton; 18:30<\/strong> – Queen’s vs Maritzburg B (15)<\/p>\n

GHS 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00<\/strong> – Maru-a-Pula vs Invitational (4); 09:30<\/strong> – Alexandra vs Enjabulweni (6); 11:00<\/strong> – Maru-a-Pula vs Wynberg (8); 12:30<\/strong> – LUNCH; 14:00<\/strong> – Enjabulweni vs Invitational (10); 15:30<\/strong> – Alexandra vs Maru-a-Pula (12); 17:00<\/strong> – Wynberg vs Invitational (14); 18:30<\/strong> Enjabulweni vs Maru-a-Pula (16)<\/p>\n

Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n

GHS 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00<\/strong> – UFS vs Treverton (17); 09:30<\/strong> – Queen’s vs St Benedict’s (19); 11:30<\/strong> – A1 vs B4 – QF; 12:30<\/strong> – BREAK; 13:00<\/strong> – A2 vs B3 (23); 14:30<\/strong> – W21 vs W22 – SF (25); 16:00<\/strong> – W23 vs W24 – SF (27)<\/p>\n

GHS 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00<\/strong> – Alexandra vs Invitational (18); 09:30<\/strong> – Enjabulweni vs Wynberg (20); 11:00<\/strong> – B2 vs A3 – QF; 12:30<\/strong> – BREAK; 13:00<\/strong> – B1 vs A4 – QF; 14:30<\/strong> – L21 vs L22 – playoff 5-8; 16:00<\/strong> – L23 vs L24 – playoff 5-8<\/p>\n

Sunday<\/strong><\/p>\n

GHS 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00<\/strong> – A5 vs B5 (29) – 9th\/10th; 09:30<\/strong> – L25 vs L27 (31); 11:00<\/strong> – W33 vs W34 (47) – Div A 13th\/14th;<\/p>\n

GHS 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00<\/strong> – L26 vs L28 (30) – 7th\/8th; 09:30<\/strong> – W26 vs 28 (32) – 5th\/6th; 11:00<\/strong> – L33 vs L34 (48) – Div A 15th\/16th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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