{"id":36566,"date":"2024-03-03T09:12:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-03T07:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=36566"},"modified":"2024-03-03T09:12:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-03T07:12:40","slug":"saints-st-dominics-still-unbeaten-at-reef-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=36566","title":{"rendered":"Saints, St Dominic&#8217;s still unbeaten at Reef Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-36572\" src=\"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/water-polo-st-dominics-030324-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/>The hosts, <strong>St Stithians College<\/strong>, continued on their winning ways at the <strong>2024 Reef Cup Water Polo Invitational Tournament<\/strong> on Saturday evening by beating Hellenic Academy, of Harare, 9-3 in the last match of the day.<\/p>\n<p>Saints, who are the defending champions, have been on fire since the tournament began on Thursday, winning all of their matches convincingly thus far.<\/p>\n<p>They started with 16-0 victory over <strong>Falcon College<\/strong>, which was followed by a 20-3 thumping of <strong>Afrikaanse Ho\u00ebr Meisieskool<\/strong>. Saints were at their best in the opening chukka of that game, finding the back of the net an astonishing nine times.<\/p>\n<p>On the second day, the hosts cruised to an 11-1 win over <strong>St Peter&#8217;s College<\/strong>. A 12-4 victory over <strong>Reddam House Umhlanga<\/strong> sealed top spot in Pool D.<\/p>\n<p><strong>St Dominic&#8217;s Catholic School for Girls<\/strong> also boasts a clean record, but they very nearly lost it against <strong>Roedean School<\/strong>. The teams went blow-for-blow and a draw looked like it was on the cards before a late goal tilted the final score 8-7 in St Dom&#8217;s favour.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <strong>Crawford College (Lonehill)<\/strong> fell from the ranks of the undefeated when they were handed a 6-8 loss by Hellenic Academy.<\/p>\n<p>Saints appear to be on course to defend their crown, but that will be decided in the pool on Sunday, and St Dominic&#8217;s will be keen to change that narrative. The final takes place at 13:10 and the action is live on <a href=\"https:\/\/live.supersportschools.com\/category\/606f65f91eea03755e56797c\/sub-category\/63ff6b44a85628e0479317fb\/\">SuperSport Schools<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hellenic Academy 9-2 Woodridge<br \/>\nReddam Bedfordview 8-4 Parktown<br \/>\nKingsmead 4-3 Falcon<br \/>\nReddam Umhlanga 5-6 Beaulieu<br \/>\nPretoria 4-5 Maris Stella<br \/>\nTournament Invitation 8-7 Steyn City<br \/>\nRand Park 4-14 St Peter&#8217;s<br \/>\nReddam Helderfontein 14-4 Affies<br \/>\nRoedean 6\u20132 Kingsmead<br \/>\nBeaulieu 2-12 St Dominic&#8217;s<br \/>\nHellenic 8-6 Crawford<br \/>\nSt Stithians 6-5 Reddam Bedfordview<br \/>\nPretoria 3-4 Rand Park<br \/>\nSteyn City 14-3 Affies<br \/>\nFalcon 5-3 Woodridge<br \/>\nReddam Umhlanga 8-6 Parktown<br \/>\nSt Peter&#8217;s 4-3 Maris Stella<br \/>\nTournament Invitation 13\u20136 Reddam Helderfontein<br \/>\nSt Dominic&#8217;s 8\u20137 Roedean<br \/>\nBeaulieu 1-7 Kingsmead<br \/>\nReddam Bedfordview 3\u20134 Crawford<br \/>\nSt Stithian&#8217;s 9\u20133 Hellenic<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 4, Sunday 3 March 2024 @ St Stithians College, Sandton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>07h50 \u2013<\/strong> (#63) Pretoria v Affies \u00a0(#64) Rand Park v Steyn City, (#65) Girls loser Game 57 v Girls loser Game 58, <strong>09h30 \u2013<\/strong> (#66) Girls winner Game 57 v Girls winner Game 58, (#67) Woodridge v Parktown, (#68) Falcon v Reddam Umhlanga,<strong>11h10 &#8211; (<\/strong>69) Girls Loser Game 61 v Girls Loser Game 60<strong>,<\/strong>(#70) Girls winner Game 61 v Girls winner Game 60, (71) Girls loser Game 62 v Girls loser Game 59; <strong>13h10 <\/strong>&#8211; (72) Girls winner Game 62 v Girls winner Game 59<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hosts, St Stithians College, continued on their winning ways at the 2024 Reef Cup Water Polo Invitational Tournament on Saturday evening by beating Hellenic Academy, of Harare, 9-3 in the last match of the day. 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