{"id":62822,"date":"2025-01-20T10:02:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T08:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=62822"},"modified":"2025-01-20T10:02:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T08:02:58","slug":"st-johns-makes-winning-start-kearsney-westville-northwood-among-kzn-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=62822","title":{"rendered":"St John’s makes winning start, Kearsney, Westville, Northwood among KZN winners"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: St John’s College on Facebook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first weekend of summer sports fixtures of 2025 included basketball teams taking to the court in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n

After 16 days of rain in the Gauteng Province, it was a welcome opportunity for sports to light up the weekend, and Jeppe High School for Boys<\/strong> welcomed St John’s College<\/strong> for a full set of summer fixtures.<\/p>\n

The cricket fields were packed, all-out water polo action was lighting up the pool, and basketball games had attracted their always-passionate supporters.<\/p>\n

In the first team game, it was the St John’s College basketball team that emerged victorious in their first outing of the year, beating Jeppe 56-45.<\/p>\n

The boys from Houghton dominated, winning 17 of the 19 matches, but the majority were closely contested.<\/p>\n

In Kwazulu-Natal, Kearsney College<\/strong> welcomed Michaelhouse<\/strong> for the year’s opening fixtures on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The hosts made full use of their home-ground advantage as they turned in a 64-59 overtime victory at the SportZone <\/strong>after leading 31-27 at halftime.<\/p>\n

Pabatso Sithole<\/strong> led Kearsney’s scoring, with 18 points, while Funi Kanyongolo<\/strong> shone for Michaelhouse, dropping 26 points through the hoop.<\/p>\n

Competition between the rivals was extremely close, with Kearsney winning 10 games and ‘House 11.<\/p>\n

In Pietermaritzburg, Westville Boys’ High<\/strong> met Maritzburg College<\/strong> in a clash of elite teams. The Griffin<\/strong><\/em>, who had staked a strong claim to be the best side in South Africa in the last term of 2024, pulled off an eight-point win in the cauldron of the Alan Paton Memorial Hall and Multi-Purpose Centre<\/strong> to live up to that status.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in Durban, Northwood<\/strong>, the winners of the St John’s Basketball Tournament in 2024<\/strong><\/a>, faced a stiff challenge from Durban High School (DHS).<\/strong> After going behind early, the visitors clawed their way back into the contest and led midway through the game. The Knights<\/strong><\/em>, though, battled their way back, created easier baskets for themselves, and came away with the win.<\/p>\n

Hilton College<\/strong> won at Glenwood<\/strong>, and St Charles College<\/strong> overcame a half-time deficit to cruise to a big 21-point win over Clifton College<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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

Kearsney College 64-59 Michaelhouse
\nMaritzburg College 54-62 Westville Boys’ High
\nNorthwood School 62-53 Durban High School
\nGlenwood 30-41 Hilton College
\nKearsney College 64-59 Michaelhouse
\nSt Charles College 70-49 Clifton College
\nSt John’s 56-45 Jeppe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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