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SACS captain, Jo Le Roux played a massive role in his side’s 6-3 win over Paarl Gim in the Standard Bank Hibbert Shield final. Photo: Irma Ferreira SPORT & EVENT photography<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Four goals by Reece Theunis<\/strong><\/a> highlighted a comprehensive 6-3 victory by South African College High School (SACS)<\/strong> over Paarl Gimnasium<\/strong> in the final of the Standard Bank Hibbert Shield<\/a>,<\/strong> in Gqeberha, on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

In an all-Western Cape final, SACS controlled most of the clash and kept Paarl Gim at arms’ length on their way to lifting the title.<\/p>\n

The build-up to the title game featured exhilarating u14 and u16 finals. Paul Roos Gimnasium<\/strong> beat SACS 5-4 in a shootout for the u14 crown, after the teams had shared a 1-1 draw, while the Stellenbosch school emphatically overran Grey High School <\/strong>4-0\u00a0 to claim u16 gold and the Hibbert Cup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

After those two curtain-raisers, it was time for a highly anticipated 1st XI final, and the stands at Grey High School\u2019s Rectory AstroTurf<\/strong> were filled to the rafters.<\/p>\n

SACS and Paarl Gim had produced similarly dominant runs to the title decider. Gim went unbeaten in Pool C after thumping Grey High School<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and Westville Boys\u2019 High<\/strong> before playing to a 1-1 draw with St Stithians College<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In the quarterfinals, they edged out Clifton College<\/strong> 3-2 before outplaying Ho\u00ebrskool Garsfontein<\/strong> 4-2 in the semis.<\/p>\n

SACS, meanwhile, was untouchable in Pool A. They dominated St Alban’s College and<\/strong>\u00a0Pearson High,<\/strong> and produced a thrilling performance in a high-scoring match against Grey College<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In the last eight, they rolled to a 6-2 win over Durban High School (DHS)<\/strong>. However, in the semi-finals, they were made to sweat for a 5-4 victory on penalties against Paul Roos Gimnasium after a high-quality match ended tied 3-3<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Past results counted for nothing with the title on the line, though. Just four chukkas, and possibly a shootout, stood between the finalists and the prestigious shield.<\/p>\n