{"id":69178,"date":"2025-04-07T16:07:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=69178"},"modified":"2025-04-07T16:07:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:07:07","slug":"three-teams-unbeaten-while-bishops-bounces-back-at-ishf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=69178","title":{"rendered":"Three teams unbeaten, while Bishops bounces back at ISHF"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_69195\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69195\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69195\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IHF080-1-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"St Alban's College finished the Independent Schools Festival unbeaten on home turf. Photo: St Alban's College\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St Alban&#8217;s College finished the Independent Schools Festival unbeaten on home turf. Photo: <strong>St Alban&#8217;s College<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was business as usual for<strong> St Alban&#8217;s College<\/strong>, <strong>Reddam House Constantia<\/strong>, and <strong>Michaelhouse<\/strong> on Monday, day three of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/st-albans-welcomes-stacked-line-up-for-independent-schools-hockey-festival\/\">Independent Schools Hockey Festival (ISHF)<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0in Pretoria.<\/p>\n<p>Those three sides entered the day unbeaten and each picked up a win to end their respective campaigns on a high at the St Alban&#8217;s College AstroTurf.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts, after a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/st-albans-and-michaelhouse-shine-at-independent-schools-hockey-festival\/\">stellar showing on day two<\/a><\/strong>, which included a 2-1 win over <strong>Bishops<\/strong> [Diocesan College] 2-1, finished with a flourish on Monday, thumping <strong>Trinity House Centurion<\/strong> 5-0.<\/p>\n<p>It was a dominant display by coach <strong>Guy Elliott<\/strong>\u2019s charges, who were free-flowing, played in the right areas, and capitalised on their opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colby Mocke<\/strong> led the onslaught, slotting a hat-trick, while <strong>Siba Vuba<\/strong> and <strong>KaOne Mathibe<\/strong> also found the back of the net.<\/p>\n<p>Another side that dominance throughout the three days was <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/reddam-house-constantia-lights-up-independent-schools-hockey-festival\/\">Reddam House Constantia<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0The boys from Cape Town, led by coach <strong>Alex Gitlin<\/strong>, scored some statement victories ahead of the start of the <strong>Western Cape Premier League <\/strong>on Friday, 11 April.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, they powered their way to a 6-1 win over <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/york-high-makes-a-big-statement-on-day-one-of-the-independent-schools-festival\/\">York High<\/a><\/strong> to record their fifth win in five games.<\/p>\n<p>Captain <strong>Joe Gitlin<\/strong>, who was superb in front of goal, netted a hat-trick and was joined on the scoresheet by <strong>Chris Stewart<\/strong> before <strong>Max Godden<\/strong> added a pair.<\/p>\n<p>With their confidence boosted, Reddam will shift their attention to a league clash with <strong>Rondebosch Boys&#8217; High<\/strong> this coming week.<\/p>\n<p>Much has been said about<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/michaelhouse-performs-lazarus-act-on-day-one-of-coastal-cup\/\"> Michaelhouse<\/a><\/strong>, a much-improved side, early on this season, and they gave hockey enthusiasts more to mull over with their strong performances at the festival.<\/p>\n<p>The side, led by coach <strong>Nick B\u00e9richon<\/strong>, recorded four wins and a draw. That came on the back of an impressive showing at the Belgotex Sport Coastal Cup, and they will return to KZN action brimming with confidence.<\/p>\n<p>They defused a tricky <strong>St Benedict&#8217;s College<\/strong> side 2-1 on the final day, and B\u00e9richon will be satisfied with how his boys conducted themselves in Gauteng.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69196\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69196\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69196\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IHF253-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Bishops were impressive on the final day of the Independent Schools Festival while Helpmekaar Kollege struggled. Photo: St Alban's College\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bishops impressed on the final day of the Independent Schools Festival while Helpmekaar Kollege struggled. Photo: <strong>St Alban&#8217;s College<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bishops, meanwhile, found their groove on the final day, roaring to a whopping 6-1 victory over<strong> St David&#8217;s Marist Inanda<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Coach <strong>Ryan Julius<\/strong>&#8216;s boys were clinical from the first whistle and made St David&#8217;s pay dearly for their mistakes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Harry Morgan<\/strong> was in fine form and netted four times while <strong>Jayden Moon<\/strong> and vice-captain <strong>James Robb-Quinlan<a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/bishops-win-schools-sa20-national-title\/\">, who recently led Bishops to the Schools SA20 national title,<\/a><\/strong> also found the back of the net.<\/p>\n<p>The next assignment for Bishops will be a league clash with <strong>Durbanville <\/strong>this week.<\/p>\n<p>In other matches, <strong>Somerset College<\/strong> played to a 2-2 draw with <strong>St Charles College, <\/strong>while Bloemfontein&#8217;s <strong>St Andrew&#8217;s School<\/strong>, after two 0-1 losses on Sunday, picked up their first win, beating <strong>Helpmekaar Kollege<\/strong> 4-2.<\/p>\n<p><b>RESULTS <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Bishops 6-1 St David&#8217;s Marist Inanda<br \/>\nReddam House Constantia 6-1 York High<br \/>\nSomerset College 2-2 St Charles College<br \/>\nSt Andrew&#8217;s School 4-2 Helpmekaar Kollege<br \/>\nMichaelhouse 2-1 St Benedict&#8217;s College<br \/>\nSt Alban&#8217;s College 5-0 Trinity House<\/p>\n<p>CLICK <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/york-high-makes-a-big-statement-on-day-one-of-the-independent-schools-festival\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong> FOR <strong>DAY 1 RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CLICK <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/st-albans-and-michaelhouse-shine-at-independent-schools-hockey-festival\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong> FOR <strong>DAY 2 RESULTS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was business as usual for St Alban&#8217;s College, Reddam House Constantia, and Michaelhouse on Monday, day three of the Independent Schools Hockey Festival (ISHF),\u00a0in Pretoria. Those three sides entered the day unbeaten and each picked up a win to end their respective campaigns on a high at the St Alban&#8217;s College AstroTurf. The hosts, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":69195,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/69195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}