{"id":65997,"date":"2025-03-02T08:20:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T06:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=65997"},"modified":"2025-03-02T08:20:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T06:20:35","slug":"saints-vs-reddam-bedfordview-for-girls-reef-cup-st-davids-vs-affies-in-boys-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=65997","title":{"rendered":"Saints vs Reddam Bedfordview for girls’ Reef Cup, St David’s vs Affies in boys’ final"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Debbi Adcock Photography<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Reef Cup Water Polo tournament<\/strong> hosts, St Stithians College,<\/strong> secured a place in the final for the ninth consecutive time on Saturday in their home pools.<\/p>\n

Coach Megan Sileno’<\/strong>s side was in scintillating form in their playoff matches, starting an easy 13-2 win over the visitors from Zimbabwe, Falcon College<\/strong>, in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

They faced St Dominic\u2019s Catholic\u00a0 School for Girls<\/strong> in the semi-finals and it was again a comprehensive victory for Saints<\/strong><\/em>, who secured a place in the title decider against Reddam House Bedfordview<\/strong> with a 10-2 win.<\/p>\n

Reddam Bedfordview was every bit as dominant as St Stithians in their playoff games, outplaying Reddam House Umhlanga<\/strong> 12-1 in the quarterfinals before matching Saints with a 10-2 win in their semi-final against Beaulieu College<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

That leaves St Dominic’s to face Beaulieu College<\/strong> in the playoff for third and fourth, while another Zimbabwean school, Hellenic Academy,<\/strong> will tackle Kingsmead College<\/strong> in the fifth and sixth playoff.<\/p>\n

Hellenic beat their fellow Zimbabweans, Falcon College 4-2, and Kingsmead College edged out Reddam House Umhlanga 4-3 to secure their places in the fifth-place playoff.<\/p>\n

Kingsmead coach, Masibonge Namba,<\/strong> reflected on her side’s win over Reddam Umhlanga: “We did not play too badly. I think our first chukka was incredible. The girls stuck to the game plan. The game plan worked, and we scored when we needed to score.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the second chukka, we could have taken way more opportunities than we did but, other than that, for us to make the top eight in this tournament is great for our school,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Kingsmead was unbeaten on the first day, beating Durban Girls’ College<\/strong> (DGC) <\/strong>5-2 before being held to a 3-3 draw with Woodridge College<\/strong>. On day two, they romped to an 11-1 win over\u00a0Rand Park High School<\/strong> and blanked Pretoria High School for Girls<\/strong> 12-0.<\/p>\n

Then, in the quarterfinals, they suffered their first loss, going down 5-9 to Beaulieu College. They returned to winnings ways against Reddam House Umhlanga.<\/p>\n

“I think we have been growing every day,” coach Namba said. “We had fewer games than other teams before the tournament.\u00a0 However, I think we have done incredibly well. We have grown in every game. My girls are getting stronger and more confident. They are listening better, so, I think, day by day we are playing better, and the tournament is getting better.<\/p>\n

“The weather has its ideas but otherwise, overall, the vibe of the tournament has been very good. My team’s morale has been great, as well. I coach a very positive team. It is very nice, my girls tend to not shout at each other, and are very good at uplifting one another, so those are some of the most important and critical things in our team – positive affirmation at all times,” she concluded.<\/p>\n

In the boys’ competition, St David’s Marist Inanda<\/strong> beat St Benedict’s College<\/strong> 11-4 in the quarterfinals before withstanding Michaelhouse’s challenge and winning their semi-final clash 9-6..<\/p>\n

St David’s, the Vides Water Polo Tournament champions<\/strong><\/a>, will meet the ITEC Grey College champions<\/strong><\/a>, Afrikaanse Hoe\u0308r Seunskool (Affies<\/em>) <\/strong>for the title. After the final whistle sounds, one of those teams will be a two-time champion in 2025.<\/p>\n

Affies posted a 9-2 win over Hellenic Academy in the quarterfinals and then handed Durban High School<\/strong> (DHS) an 8-4 loss in a hard-fought semi-final showdown.<\/p>\n

That result means that the battle for third place will be an all-KwaZulu-Natal affair between DHS and Michaelhouse.<\/p>\n

The fifth-and sixth-place playoff will be between Woodridge and Bennies<\/em><\/strong>. Woodridge beat Hellenic Academy 8-5 in their playoff game to book their spot, while St Benedict’s beat St Alban’s 7-4.<\/p>\n

RESULTS – GIRLS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, 1 March<\/strong><\/p>\n

Playoffs<\/strong><\/p>\n

G41: 5-12 (A2\/B3): St Dominic’s 4-3 Durban Girls
\nG42: 5-12 (B2\/A3): Woodridge 2-3 Falcon College
\nG43: 5-12 (C2\/D3): St Peter’s 6-7 Reddam Umhlanga
\nG44: 5-12 (D2\/C3): Beaulieu College 7-3 Crawford Lonehill
\nG45: 13-20 (A5\/B4): Maris Stella 10-0 Rand Park
\nG46: 13-20 (A4\/B5): Tournament Inv. 10-1 Pretoria HSG
\nG47: 13-20 (C5\/D4): AHMP 8-12 Steyn City
\nG48: 13-20 (C4\/D5): Parktown 9-5 Reddam Helderfontein
\nG53: 17-20 (L45\/L47): Rand Park 7-4 AHMP
\nG54: 17-20 (L46\/L48): Pretoria HSG 3-4 Reddam Helderfontein
\nG55: 9-12 (L43\/L41): St Peter’s 6-9 Durban Girls
\nG56: 9-12 (L44\/L42): Crawford Lonehill 1-2 Woodridge
\nG57: 13-16 (W47\/W45): Steyn City 7-11 Maris Stella
\nG58: 13-16 (W46\/W48): Tournament Inv. 8-6 Parktown
\nG60: 5-8 (L50\/L49): Kingsmead 4-3 Reddam Umhlanga
\nG61: 5-8 (L52\/L51): Falcon College 2-4 Hellenic Academy<\/p>\n

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

G49: QF1 (A1\/W43): Reddam Bedfordview 12-1 Reddam Umhlanga
\nG50: QF2 (W44\/B1): Beaulieu College 9-5 Kingsmead
\nG51: QF3 (W41\/C1): St Dominic’s 7-5 Hellenic Academy
\nG52: QF4 (D1\/W42):\u00a0 St Stithians 13-2 Falcon College<\/p>\n

Semifinals<\/strong><\/p>\n

G59: SF1 (W50\/W49): Beaulieu College 2-10 Reddam Bedfordview
\nG62: SF2 (W52\/W51): St Stithians 10-2 St Dominic’s<\/p>\n

BOYS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Playoffs<\/p>\n

G41: 5-12 (A2\/B3): St Alban’s 10-9 Maritzburg College
\nG42: 5-12 (B2\/A3): St Benedict’s 14-8 Grey College
\nG43: 5-12 (C2\/D3): Woodridge 15-5 St Peter’s
\nG44: 5-12 (D2\/C3): Hellenic Academy 7-6 Steyn City
\nG45: 12-20 (A5\/B4): Beaulieu College 5-8 Falcon College
\nG46: 12-20 (A4\/B5): Reddam Bedfordview 8-3 Parktown Boys’
\nG47: 12-20 (C5\/D4): Rand Park 6-11 Reddam Helderfontein
\nG48: 12-20 (C4\/D5): Glenwood 6-2 Reddam Umhlanga
\nG53: 17-20 (L45\/L47): Beaulieu College 20-12 Rand Park
\nG54: 17-20 (L46\/L48): Parktown Boys’ 9-7\u00a0 Reddam Umhlanga
\nG55: 9-12 (L43\/L41):\u00a0 St Peter\u2019s 8-10 Maritzburg College
\nG56: 9-12 (L44\/L42): Steyn City 5-6 Grey College
\nG57: 13-16 (W47\/W45) Reddam Helderfontein 3-10 Falcon College
\nG59 13-16 (W46\/W48): Reddam Bedfordview 9-5 Glenwood
\nG61: 5-8 (L50\/L49): Hellenic Academy 5-8 Woodridge
\nG62: 5-8 (L52\/L51): St Benedict\u2019s 7-4th Alban’s<\/p>\n

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

G49: QF1 (A1\/W43): DHS 10-4 Woodridge
\nG50: QF2 (W44\/B1): Hellenic Academy 2-9 Affies
\nG51: QF3 (W41\/C1):\u00a0 St Alban\u2019s 3-9 Michaelhouse
\nG52: QF4 (D1\/W42) St David’s Marist 11-4 St Benedict’s<\/p>\n

Semifinals<\/strong><\/p>\n

G58: SF1 (W50\/W49): Affies 8-4 DHS
\nG60: SF2 (W52\/W51): St David’s Marist 9-6 Michaelhouse<\/p>\n

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

Sunday, 2 March<\/p>\n

GIRLS<\/strong><\/p>\n

07:50\u00a0\u00a0 G63: 19th\/20th (L53\/L54): AHMP vs Pretoria HSG
\n07:50\u00a0\u00a0 G64: 17th\/18th (W53\/W54): Rand Park vs Reddam Helderfontein
\n07:50\u00a0\u00a0 G65: 15th\/16th (L57\/L58): Steyn City vs Parktown
\n09:30\u00a0\u00a0 G66: 13th\/14th (W57\/W58): Maris Stella vs Tournament Inv.
\n09:30\u00a0\u00a0 G67: 11th\/12th (L55\/L56): St Peter’s vs Crawford Lonehill
\n09:30\u00a0\u00a0 G68: 9th\/10th (W55\/W56): Durban Girls vs Woodridge
\n11:10\u00a0\u00a0 G69: 7th\/8th (L61\/L60): Falcon College vs Reddam Umhlanga
\n11:10\u00a0\u00a0 G70: 5th\/6th (W61\/W60): Hellenic Academy vs Kingsmead
\n11:10\u00a0\u00a0 G71: 3rd\/4th (L62\/L59): St Dominic’s vs Beaulieu College
\n13:10\u00a0\u00a0 G72: 1st\/2nd (W62\/W59): St Stithians vs Reddam Bedfordview<\/p>\n

BOYS<\/strong><\/p>\n

07:00\u00a0\u00a0 G63: 19th\/20th (L53\/L54): Rand Park vs Reddam Umhlanga
\n07:00\u00a0\u00a0 G64: 17th\/18th (W53\/W54): Beaulieu College vs Parktown Boys’
\n07:00\u00a0\u00a0 G65: 15th\/16th (L57\/L59): Reddam Helderfontein vs Glenwood
\n08:40\u00a0\u00a0 G66: 13th\/14th (W57\/W59): Falcon College vs Reddam Bedfordview
\n08:40\u00a0\u00a0 G67: 11th\/12th (L55\/L56): St Peter’s vs Steyn City
\n08:40\u00a0\u00a0 G68: 9th\/10th (W55\/W56): Maritzburg College vs Grey College
\n10:20\u00a0\u00a0 G69: 7th\/8th (L62\/L61): St Alban’s vs Hellenic Academy
\n10:20\u00a0\u00a0 G70: 5th\/6th (W62\/W61): St Benedict’s vs Woodridge
\n10:20\u00a0\u00a0 G71: 3rd\/4th (L60\/L58): Michaelhouse vs DHS
\n12:10\u00a0\u00a0 G72: 1st\/2nd (W60\/W58): St David’s Marist vs Affies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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