{"id":39441,"date":"2024-03-27T21:22:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T19:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=39441"},"modified":"2024-03-27T21:22:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T19:22:48","slug":"day-1-boys-cape-sides-in-the-ascendency-at-the-belgotex-sports-hockey-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=39441","title":{"rendered":"DAY 1 | Boys | Cape sides in the ascendency at the Belgotex Sports Hockey Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Paarl Gimnasium skipper, LD Nel during his team’s first match of the Belgotex Sport Easter Hockey Tournament in Cape Town. Photo: Belgotex Sport Easter Hockey Tournament.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paarl Gimnasium<\/strong>, Somerset College<\/strong>, Fairmont High School<\/strong>, Stellenberg<\/strong>, Worcester Gymnasium, <\/strong>alongside Windhoek High School <\/strong>were the only teams that recorded two victories on the opening day of the Belgotex Sport Easter Hockey Tournament<\/strong> in Cape Town.<\/p>\n

The tournament welcomed 80 boys’ and girls’ schools from across South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

To accommodate the massive numbers, matches are being played at eight venues, including the Hartleyvale A<\/strong> and B<\/strong> Astro turfs, Pinelands<\/strong>, Rustenburg Girls’<\/strong>, SACS<\/strong>, Wynberg A<\/strong> and B<\/strong>, and the University of Cape Town (UCT)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In the boys’ section, the SACS Invitational side kicked matters off with a 2-0 win over Hugenote. That was followed by a 1-1 draw between Bridge House, and DF Malan.<\/p>\n

Last year’s winners, Paarl Gimnasium<\/strong> were soon in action at the UCT Astro, and blasted past Belville High<\/strong>, scoring 12 unanswered goals. Juan Swanepoel<\/strong> netted four times, while LD Nel<\/strong>, Rikus de Kock<\/strong> and Neil De Wet<\/strong> claimed doubles. Solitary goals from Stefan Wiehahn <\/strong>and Stephan Pieterse <\/strong>completed the scoring.<\/p>\n

The side from Paarl followed up that win with a comfortable 5-0 triumph over Ho\u00ebrskool Nelspruit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Somerset College<\/strong>, another of the top challengers from the Western Cape, didn\u2019t disappoint. They took their opportunities well to grab the Pool D lead.<\/p>\n

Coach Mick Ouwerkerk<\/strong>‘s boys entered the tournament on the back of a mixed bag of results at the Bishops 175 Hockey Festival<\/strong> last weekend.<\/p>\n

They showed they had put any issues behind them by demolishing The Settlers<\/strong> High School<\/strong> 8-0, with\u00a0Michael Du Toit<\/strong>, Tyrone Rieth<\/strong>, and Luke Limbert<\/strong> all netting braces, and Travis Coenraad<\/strong>, and Connor Murphy<\/strong> striking, too, to make it eight.<\/p>\n

In their second outing, Somerset defeated Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg<\/strong> 1-0.\u00a0On Thursday, they take on Kingswood College<\/strong>\u00a0and Windhoek Gymnasium<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Pool E lead belongs to Durbanville’s Fairmont High School<\/strong>. They were well prepared for the tournament after playing in the York Easter Hockey Festival<\/strong> in George last week.\u00a0There, Fairmont won three of their five matches, drew one, and went down 0-1 to York High<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

They were back on a winning track quickly on Wednesday, however, scoring a tight 3-2 win over Stellenbosch High School <\/strong>in their opener.<\/p>\n

Kyle Maclean’s pair<\/strong>\u00a0and a Thomas Day<\/strong> goal sealed the win, despite Martin Botha scoring twice for Stellies.<\/p>\n

Stellenberg<\/strong> and Worcester Gymnasium<\/strong> sit atop Pools F and G respectively after picking up two wins apiece.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Belgotex Sport Easter Hockey Tournament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The SACS invitational team and Stirling High<\/strong> will need to lift their games on day two if they are to take over the top spot in Pool A, which is currently occupied by Namibia’s Private School Swakopmund<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

After a win and a draw against DF Malan<\/strong>, Outeniqua<\/strong> leads Pool B. Their Thursday schedule includes matches against Zimbabwe’s St John\u2019s College<\/strong>, and Bridge House<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Pool H hangs in the balance. York High is in top spot, just ahead of Durbanville<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Woodridge College<\/strong>, under coach Josie Greener<\/strong>,\u00a0is still winless after playing to draws against Strand High<\/strong> and Hermanus<\/strong> respectively.<\/p>\n

Day two of the boys’ section swings into action with a clash between Paarl Boys’ High<\/strong> and Langenhoven Gimnasium<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

York High takes on Woodridge, and Durbanville will close matters off at Hartleyvale A against Hermanus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Catch all the action LIVE<\/strong> on SuperSport Schools<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Day 1: Boys results<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pool A<\/strong>
\nSACS 2-0 Hugenote
\nPrivate School Swakopmund 2-0 Stirling High
\nHugenote 0-4 Middelburg
\nStirling High 0-0 SACS
\nPrivate School Swakopmund 4-0 Middelburg<\/p>\n

Pool B
\n<\/strong>Bridge House 1-1 DF Malan
\nOuteniqua 2-1 Pro-Ed Akademie Boys
\nBridge House 0-2 St John\u2019s College
\nDF Malan 1-1 Outeniqua
\nPro-Ed Akademie Boys 0-0 St John\u2019s College<\/p>\n

Pool C<\/strong>
\nPaarl Gimnasium 12-0 Belville
\nSt George’s Diocesan 2-1 Hoerskool Punt
\nPaarl Gimnasium 5-0 Ho\u00ebrskool Nelspruit
\nBelville High 1-1 Ho\u00ebrskool Punt
\nSt George’s Diocesan 1-1 Ho\u00ebrskool Nelspruit<\/p>\n

Pool D
\n<\/strong>Somerset College 8-0 The Settlers
\nKingswood College 1-1 Windhoek Gymnasium
\nSomerset College 1-0 Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg
\nThe Settlers 0-5 Kingswood College
\nWindhoek Gymnasium 1-6 Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg<\/p>\n

Pool E
\n<\/strong>Fairmont 3-2 Stellenbosch High School
\nWindhoek High School 3-0 Oudtshoorn
\nMonument 3-0 Stellenbosch High School
\nFairmont 7-0 Oudtshoorn
\nWindhoek High School 2-1 Monument High<\/p>\n

Pool F
\n<\/strong>Stellenberg 1-0 Paarl Boys’ High
\nLangenhoven Gimnasium 3-1 Ho\u00ebrskool Robertson
\nPaarl Boys’ High 2-0 Redhill
\nStellenberg 3-0 Langenhoven Gimnasium
\nHo\u00ebrskool Robertson 0-1 Redhill<\/p>\n

Pool G
\n<\/strong>Worcester Gymnasium 5-0 Curro Durbanville
\nHudson Park 1-0 Ho\u00ebrskool Swartland
\nNorthcliff 1-8 Worcester Gymnasium
\nCurro Durbanville 1-1 Hudson Park
\nHo\u00ebrskool Swartland 0-0 Northcliff<\/p>\n

Pool H
\n<\/strong>Durbanville 3-0 Strand
\nYork High 2-2 Hermanus
\nStrand 1-1 Woodridge College
\nDurbanville 0-1 York High
\nHermanus 3-3 Woodridge College<\/p>\n

Fixtures on the Hartleyvale A Astro<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, 28 March 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00-<\/strong> Somerset College vs Penryn (Girls); 09:00-<\/strong> Paarl Boys’ High vs Langenhoven Gimnasium (Boys); 10:00-<\/strong> Punt vs Durbanville (Girls); 11:00-<\/strong> Stellenberg vs Redhill (Boys); 12:00-<\/strong> Somerset College vs Robertson (Girls); 13:00-<\/strong> Paarl Boys High vs Robertson (Boys); 14:00-<\/strong> Northcliff vs Stellenberg (Girls); 15:00-<\/strong> York High vs Woodridge (Boys); 16:00-<\/strong> York High vs Langenhoven Gimnasium (Girls); 17:00-<\/strong> Durbanville vs Hermanus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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