{"id":35270,"date":"2024-02-17T23:24:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T21:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=35270"},"modified":"2024-02-17T23:24:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T21:24:40","slug":"its-northwood-vs-maritzburg-college-for-the-jenny-orchard-invitational-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=35270","title":{"rendered":"It’s Northwood vs Maritzburg College for the Jenny Orchard Invitational title"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"After Northwood School<\/strong> defeated Maritzburg College<\/strong> in their Pool D opener, it was suggested that those teams might still meet in the final of the Jenny Orchard Invitational Basketball Tournament<\/strong>. It turns out, that suggestion was correct.<\/p>\n

It nearly didn’t happen, however, as St Charles College<\/strong> came awfully close to scuppering Maritzburg College’s shot at winning the tournament named after the school’s former Director of Basketball.<\/p>\n

Saints and College met in the semi-finals on Saturday after St Charles outlasted a game Michaelhouse<\/strong> 73-64 in the quarterfinals, and College outplayed Kearsney<\/strong> 74-49.<\/p>\n

There was not much to separate the two Pietermaritzburg schools in their semi-final showdown, with the Red, Black and White<\/strong> eventually grinding out a tight 68-66 victory in their Alan Paton Hall.<\/p>\n

In the other quarterfinals, St David’s Marist Inanda<\/strong> beat St John’s College<\/strong> 64-58 in an all-Johannesburg clash, while Northwood<\/strong> cruised to a 73-53 win over the Soweto Basketball Academy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Knights have been in imperious form throughout the tournament and will be favoured in Sunday’s final after scoring an impressive 12-point win over Maritzburg College on Thursday.<\/p>\n

College, though, has the athleticism to make it a tough outing for Northwood. They’ll need to shoot a bit better than they did in their loss in their opening match, and they’ll need to be a bit better rebounding, too, in their second crack at the Knights. If College gets that right, then all bets are off.<\/p>\n

\"Michaelhouse
Michaelhouse pushed St Charles College hard, but Saints claimed a nine-point win to advance to the final four.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SACS<\/strong> were involved in two of Saturday’s most interesting battles, holding on to beat Hilton College<\/strong> 60-54 in the morning, after the KZN side had fought their way back to 43-45 after trailing 9-29 at one point. SACS then went down by only four points to Durban High School (DHS)<\/strong> in their second game.<\/p>\n

They will, at least, return home as the highest finishers among the four Cape Town schools – SACS, Rondebosch<\/strong>, Bishops<\/strong> and Wynberg<\/strong> \u2013 and will play for 11th<\/sup> place on Sunday against Westville Boys’ High<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The B Division<\/strong> final will feature Wynberg Boys’ High, who take on Maritzburg College B in the curtain-raiser for the A Division title-decider.<\/p>\n

If you cannot make it to Maritzburg College, you can catch all the action online.<\/p>\n

Follow the Jenny Orchard Invitational action live on SuperSport Schools<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Google Play Store<\/strong> \ud83d\udcf2: SuperSport Schools \u2013 Apps on Google Play<\/a>
\nIOS App Store<\/strong> \ud83d\udcf2: SuperSport Schools on the App\u00a0Store (apple.com)<\/a>
\nWeb<\/strong> \ud83d\udcbb: https:\/\/live.supersportschools.com<\/a><\/p>\n

RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

9th – 16th<\/strong><\/p>\n

DHS 66-48 Rondebosch Boys’ High
\nHilton College 54-60 SACS
\nClifton College 56-57 Westville Boys’ High
\nESCA Wanderers 61-39 Bishops Diocesan College<\/p>\n

Quarterfinals<\/strong><\/p>\n

St David’s Marist Inanda 64-58 St John’s College
\nNorthwood School 73-53 Soweto Basketball Academy
\nSt Charles College 73-64 Michaelhouse
\nKearsney College 49-74 Maritzburg College<\/p>\n

13th – 16th<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clifton College 69-36 Bishops Diocesan College
\nRondebosch Boys’ High 59-64 Hilton College<\/p>\n

9th – 12th<\/strong><\/p>\n

DHS 69-65 SACS
\nWestville Boys’ High 38-55 ESCA Wanderers<\/p>\n

5th – 8th<\/strong><\/p>\n

St John’s College 62-71 Soweto Basketball Academy
\nMichaelhouse 60-67 KEarsney College<\/p>\n

Semi-finals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maritzburg College 68-66 St Charles College 66
\nNorthwood 65-51 St David’s Marist Inanda<\/p>\n

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

Alan Paton Hall 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00 – DHS vs ESCA, 9th\/10th
\n09:30 – Soweto Basketball Academy vs Kearsney College 5th\/6th
\n11:00 – Maritzburg College B vs Wynberg Boys’ High, B Division Final
\n12:30 – Northwood School vs Maritzburg College, Final<\/p>\n

Alan Paton Hall 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00 – SACS vs Westville Boys’ High, 11th\/12th
\n09:30 – St John’s College vs Michaelhouse, 7th\/8th
\n11:00 – St David’s Marist Inanda vs St Charles College 3rd\/4th<\/p>\n

Results<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

UFS 38-27 Treverton College
\nQueen’s College 48-47 St Benedict’s School<\/p>\n

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

Alexandra High 44-58 Jenny Orchard Invitational
\nEnjabulweni 42-46 Wynberg Boys’ High<\/p>\n

Cross-pool playoffs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maritzburg College B 74-39 Jenny Orchard Invitational (A1 vs B4)
\nEnjabulweni 32-31 Queen’s College (B2 vs A3)
\nUFS 47-57 Maru-a-Pula (B3 vs A2)
\nWynberg Boys’ High 57-19 St Benedict’s Schools (B1 vs A4)<\/p>\n

5th – 8th<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jenny Orchard Invitational 45-30 Queen’s College
\nUFS 68-50 St Benedict’s School<\/p>\n

Semi-finals<\/strong>
\nMaritzburg College B 67-55 Enjabulweni
\nMaru-a-Pula 45-64 Wynberg Boys’ High<\/p>\n

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

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

08:00 Treverton College vs Alexandra High, 9th\/10th
\n09:30 Enjabulweni vs Maru-a-Pula, 3rd\/4th
\n11:00 Hilton vs Clifton, 13th\/14th, Division A<\/p>\n

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

08:00 Queen’s College vs St Benedict’s School, 7th\/8th
\n09:30 Jenny Orchard Invitational vs UFS, 5th\/6th
\n11:00 Rondebosch Boys’ High vs Bishops Diocesan College, 15th\/16th, Division A<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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