{"id":64443,"date":"2025-02-13T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T08:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=64443"},"modified":"2025-02-13T10:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T08:00:35","slug":"preview-st-stithians-college-u16-basketball-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=64443","title":{"rendered":"Preview: St Stithians College u16 Basketball Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BasketballThe anticipation is almost over and the time for action is imminent for the participants in the u16 St Stithians College Basketball Tournament<\/strong>, which takes place from Friday, 14 February, to Sunday, 16 February.<\/p>\n

Expectations are high for dynamic and intense competition, and memorable experiences on the court, with many of the country’s leading basketball-playing schools taking part in the prestigious event.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe St Stithians u16 Basketball Tournament is one of the premium events on the high school basketball calendar.<\/p>\n

“St Stithians hosts 16 girls’ teams from across the country, while there are 24 boys’ teams, including teams from Botswana and Eswatini,” the Sports Director at St Stithians Girls’ College, Ngoza Phiri-Mazarura,<\/strong> told SuperSport Schools Plus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“The event is an opportunity to showcase a snippet of the developing basketball talent, and an opportunity to see the rising stars of the game.<\/p>\n

“The girls’ section of the tournament is in its fourth year, with several teams including players that are in the national team. The hosts, Saints<\/strong><\/em>, will be looking to go further than their semifinal finish in last year’s competition. They will face stiff competition from Saheti, Rand Tutorial College<\/strong>, and Sacred Heart<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

“In the boys’ section, Saints will look to overcome their rivals St John’s College<\/strong>\u00a0and St David\u2019s Marist Inanda<\/strong>, who were exceptional at the u15 level [in 2024].<\/p>\n

“The defending champions,\u00a0 Westville Boys’ High School<\/strong>, will look to retain their title, while the runner-up, St Stithians, will be aiming to go one step further and win. A dark horse in the race for the title will be Maritzburg College.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Once again, SuperSport Schools<\/strong> will cover the action in what promises to be a highly competitive event.”<\/p>\n

The boys’ competition features schools from Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Botswana, Eswatini, and the Eastern Cape.<\/p>\n

The title-holders, Westville, are in Pool A, along with their neighbours, Kearsney College, St Benedict’s College, <\/strong>St David’s Marist Inanda, and Parktown Boys’ High School<\/strong>. They’re joined by Zimbabwe’s Falcon College<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Maru a Pula<\/strong>, from Botswana, is in Pool B where they will face the the host team, St Stithians College u16A,<\/strong> and their fellow Gauteng schools, King Edward VII School (KES)<\/strong> and St Peter’s College<\/strong>. KZN’s interests will be represented by Michaelhouse<\/strong>\u00a0and St Charles College<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The first match in Pool B swings into action at 08:00 in the morning on Valentine’s Day on court 3, with Maru a Pula taking on Saints, who will be out to impress their home supporters.<\/p>\n

On paper, Pool C is loaded. St John’s College<\/strong>, Pretoria Boys High,<\/strong> and St Alban’s College,<\/strong> from Gauteng, will go up against KZN’s Maritzburg College<\/strong> and Northwood School<\/strong>, while Eswatini’s Usutu Forest School <\/strong>will add a refreshing dynamic to the robust line-up.<\/p>\n

Pool D features Hilton College, <\/strong>the sole representative from KZN. Last year, Hilton’s u15 side won the St John’s Basketball Tournament<\/strong><\/a>, so they should be in the mix for the title.<\/p>\n

They’ll take on, among others, St Andrew’s College,<\/strong> the only team from the Eastern Cape. St George’s College,<\/strong> from Zimbabwe, is expected to add intensity to the competition while Gauteng’s Jeppe Boys,<\/strong> Michael Mount Waldorf,<\/strong> and St Stithians College u16B, will present a strong local challenge.<\/p>\n

The girls’ competition will showcase an entirely South African lineup, including St Peter’s College, Trinity House Glenvista<\/strong>, Rand Tutorial College<\/strong>, and the Diocesan School for Girls (DSG)<\/strong>, from Makhanda, in the Eastern Cape.<\/p>\n

They’ll be challenged by the International School of South Africa (ISSA), Kingswood College, St Mary’s DSG (Pretoria), The King’s School Linbro Park, Michael Mount Waldorf, Redhill School, Marist Brothers Linmeyer, St Dunstan’s College, Sacred Heart, St Mary’s Waverley, Saheti<\/strong>, and the hosts, St Stithians College.<\/p>\n

Boys’ Fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, 14 February<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00 – Court 1: Parktown Boys vs St David’s Inanda
\n08:00 – Court 2: Kearsney College vs Falcon College
\n08:00 – Court 3: Maru a Pula vs St Stithians College u16A
\n08:00 – Court 4: St Benedict’s College vs Westville Boys’ High<\/p>\n

09:00 – Court 1: Pretoria Boys vs Northwood
\n09:00 – Court 2: St John’s College vs St Alban’s College
\n09:00 – Court 3: Michaelhouse vs St Charles
\n09:00 – Court 4: King Edward VII School vs St Peter’s College<\/p>\n

10:00 – Court 1: Maritzburg College vs Usutu Forest
\n10:00 – Court 2: St George’s College vs Westville Boys’ High
\n10:00 – Court 3: St Andrew’s College vs Jeppe Boys
\n10:00 – Court 4: St Stithians College u16B vs Hilton College<\/p>\n

11:00 – Court 1: St David’s Inanda vs Kearsney College
\n11:00 – Court 2: Falcon College vs Westville Boys’ High
\n11:00 – Court 3: Pretoria Boys vs St John’s College
\n11:00 – Court 4: Parktown Boys vs St Benedict’s College<\/p>\n

12:00 – Court 1: King Edward VII School vs Maru a Pula
\n12:00 – Court 2: Michaelhouse vs St Peter’s College
\n12:00 – Court 3: Michael Mount vs Jeppe Boys
\n12:00 – Court 4: St Charles College vs St Stithians College u16A<\/p>\n

13:00 – Court 1: St George’s vs Hilton College
\n13:00 – Court 2: Maritzburg College vs Northwood
\n13:00 – Court 3: St Benedict’s College vs St David’s Inanda
\n13:00 – Court 4: Usutu Forest vs St Alban’s College<\/p>\n

14:00 – Court 1: Falcon College vs Parktwon Boys
\n14:00 – Court 2: Kearsney College vs Westville Boys’ High
\n1400 – Court 3: King Edward VII School vs St Charles College
\n14:00 – Court 4: St Stithians College u16B vs St Andrew’s College<\/p>\n

15:00 – Court 1: Northwood vs Usutu Forest
\n15:00 – Court 2: Michael Mount vs St Stithians College u16B
\n15:00 – Court 3: St John’s College vs Maritzburg College
\n15:00 – Court 4: St Peter’s College vs Maru a Pula<\/p>\n

16:00 – Court 1: St Andrew’s College vs Hilton College
\n16:00 – Court 2: Pretoria Boys vs St Alban’s College
\n16:00 – Court 3: St Stithians College u16A vs Michaelhouse
\n16:00 – Court 4: Jeppe Boys vs St George’s College<\/p>\n

Saturday 15 February<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00 – Court 1: Michaelhouse vs Maru a Pula
\n08:00 – Court 2: Kearsney College vs Parktown Boys
\n08:00 – Court 3: St Benedict’s College vs Falcon College
\n08:00 – Court 4: Westville Boys’ High vs St David’s Inanda<\/p>\n

09:00 – Court 1: St Charles College vs St Peter’s College
\n09:00 – Court 2: St Alban’s College vs Northwood
\n09:00 – Court 3: St Stithians College vs King Edward VII School
\n09:00 – Court 4: Usutu Forest vs St John’s College<\/p>\n

10:00 – Court 1: St Stithians College u16A vs Falcon College
\n10:00 – Court 2: Hilton College vs Jeppe Boys
\n10:00 – Court 3: St Andrew’s College vs Michael Mount
\n10:00 – Court 4: Maritzburg College vs Pretoria Boys<\/p>\n

11:00 – Court 1: St David’s Inanda vs Falcon College
\n11:00 – Court 2: Kearsney College vs St Benedict’s College
\n11:00 – Court 3: Westville Boys’ High vs Parktown Boys
\n11:00 – Court 4: Michaelhouse vs King Edward VII School<\/p>\n

12:00 – Court 1: Usutu Forest vs Pretoria Boys
\n12:00 – Court 2: Maru a Pula vs St Charles College
\n1200 – Court 3: Maritzburg College vs St Alban’s College
\n12:00 – Court 4: Northwood vs St John’s College<\/p>\n

13:00 – Court 1: Hilton College vs Michael Mount
\n13:00 – Court 2: Jeppe Boys vs St Stithians College u16B
\n13:00 – Court 3: St Andrew’s College vs St George’s College
\n13:00 – Court 4: St Stithians College u16A vs St Peter’s College<\/p>\n

Girls’ Fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday 14 February<\/strong><\/p>\n

11:00 – Court 5: St Mary’s Waverley vs King’s Linbro
\n11:00 – Court 7: Kingswood vs ISSA
\n11:00 – Court 8: St Stithians College vs Redhill<\/p>\n

12:00 – Court 5: St Peter’s College vs Trinity House
\n12:00 – Court 7: Rand Tutorial vs St Mary’s DSG
\n12:00 – Court 8: Saheti School vs Michael Mount<\/p>\n

13:00 – Court 7: DSG Makhanda vs King’s Linbro
\n13:00 – Court 8: Sacred Heart vs St Mary’s Waverley<\/p>\n

14:00 – Court 5: Redhill vs Kingswood College
\n14:00 – Court 7: St Mary’s DSG vs Marist Brothers
\n14:00 – Court 8: St Dustan’s College vs Rand Tutorial<\/p>\n

15:00 – Court 5: ISSA vs St Stithians College
\n15:00 – Court 7: Michael Mount vs St Peter’s College
\n15:00 – Court 8: Trinity House vs Saheti School<\/p>\n

16:00 – Court 5: Marist Brothers vs St Dunstan’s College<\/p>\n

Saturday 15 February\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

08:00 – Court 7: Sacred Heart vs DSG Makhanda<\/p>\n

09:00 – Court 7: Michael Mount vs Trinity House
\n09:00 – Court 8: St Peter’s College vs Saheti School<\/p>\n

10:00 – Court 7: Marist Brothers vs Rand Tutorial
\n10:00 – Court 8: St Mary’s DSG vs St Dunstan’s College<\/p>\n

11:00 – Court 7: St Stithians College vs Kingswood College
\n11:00 – Court 8: Redhill vs ISSA<\/p>\n

12:00 – Court 7: St Mary’s Waverley vs DSD Makhanda
\n12:00 – Court 8: King’s Linbro vs Sacred Heart<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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