{"id":75897,"date":"2025-06-23T09:47:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T07:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=75897"},"modified":"2025-06-23T09:47:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T07:47:22","slug":"westville-boys-lifts-kznhsfa-coastal-a-league-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=75897","title":{"rendered":"Westville Boys lifts KZNHSFA Coastal A-League title"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_75904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75904\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-75904\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Westville-Boys-High-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"The 2025 Mancosa KZNHSFA Coastal A-League champions, Westville Boys' High School. Photo. Supplied. \" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 2025 Mancosa KZNHSFA Coastal A-League champions, Westville Boys&#8217; High School. Photo. Supplied.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Westville Boys&#8217; High School<\/strong> laid claim to the <strong>Mancosa KwaZulu-Natal High Schools Football Association (KZNHSFA) <\/strong>Second Term,<strong> Coastal A-League<\/strong> title on Friday after defeating <strong>Hillcrest High School<\/strong> in a penalty shootout.<\/p>\n<p>It was Westville&#8217;s first league title since 2022 after <strong>Glenwood High<\/strong> captured back-to-back crowns in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In a hard-fought, tight contest, Westville and Hillcrest completed regulation play goalless.<\/p>\n<p>The <em><strong>Griffin<\/strong><\/em>, though, captured a nail-biting victory from the penalty spot by four goals to three with their goalkeeper, <strong>Indi Mti<\/strong> stealing the show by pulling off some critical saves in the shootout.<\/p>\n<p>The round robin season of the Coastal A-League was the most thrilling and captivating of the six KZNHSFA leagues, generating excitement at both ends of the standings.<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden\">&amp;nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Football Final - Westville Boys&amp;apos; High vs Hillcrest High - KZNHSFA Coastal A League - 20 June 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i3xGXEUagjc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When it came to the final round of matches, the top four all had a shot at making the final, with Westville facing Glenwood, the team that had beaten them in the 2024 final, and Hillcrest High up against <strong>Port Shepstone High<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>After two tense stalemates, Westville finished top of the table and Hillcrest placed second, which secured the school a place in the Coastal A-League title game for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>As first-timers in the final, Hillcrest High entered the match as the underdog, carrying the hope of upsetting a seasoned Westville side. Unfortunately for Hillcrest, they didn&#8217;t quite accomplish their dream. Yet their season was one for the books and one that generated huge optimism.<\/p>\n<p>With the final ending goalless, it focused more attention on the <strong>Dayyan Fudu<\/strong>, who was unable to take his place in the title-deciding contest.<\/p>\n<p>The Westville marksman finished as the leading goal scorer in the Coastal A-league, with his nine goals setting a league record and playing a massive role in Westville lifting the title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Westville Boys&#8217; High School laid claim to the Mancosa KwaZulu-Natal High Schools Football Association (KZNHSFA) Second Term, Coastal A-League title on Friday after defeating Hillcrest High School in a penalty shootout. It was Westville&#8217;s first league title since 2022 after Glenwood High captured back-to-back crowns in 2023 and 2024. 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