{"id":78247,"date":"2025-07-27T10:48:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T08:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=78247"},"modified":"2025-07-27T10:48:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T08:48:48","slug":"hudson-and-clarendon-share-the-spoils-dsg-and-collegiate-keep-winning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=78247","title":{"rendered":"Hudson and Clarendon share the spoils, DSG and Collegiate keep winning"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Busiwe
Busiwe Mayekiso delivered an outstanding performance for Hudson Park against Clarendon on Friday night. In the third chukka, the SA Schools’ player scored her side’s goal. Photo: Bronwyn Claridge<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There was nothing to separate Hudson Park High School<\/strong> and Clarendon High School for Girls<\/strong> when the two Border powerhouses played to a thrilling 1-1 draw in East London on Friday night.<\/span><\/p>\n

The highly anticipated fixture, which was hyped up all week, certainly lived up to expectations in front of a packed crowd at Clarendon’s main AstroTurf.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many players, from both sides, entered the clash fresh from representing Border u18A<\/a><\/strong> at the SASHOC National Week<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hudson had six players in the provincial side compared to Clarendon’s five, so they knew each other well after spending a full week together in Pietermaritzburg.<\/span><\/p>\n

Friendships, however, were quickly tossed out the window on Friday, with bragging rights on the line.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clarendon made a blistering start and opened the scoring in the fourth minute through Kiara Dart<\/strong>, who found herself in space and seized on the opportunity to slot the ball past Mbali Khumalo<\/strong> in the Hudson goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was a back-and-forth affair after that. Both sides created their fair share of chances, but execution inside the D let them down.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hudson was eventually rewarded for their persistence, though, with SA u18A star Busiwe Mayekiso<\/strong><\/a> levelling for them in the third chukka.<\/span><\/p>\n

It came from a short corner where, and instead of going route one, Hudson opted for a variation, which saw them play the ball across the circle to Mayekiso, who slammed it past Soyama Dzengwa<\/strong> in the Clarendon goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both shot-stoppers, Dzengwa and Khumalo, were called into action and pulled off some brilliant stops to keep the scores level as the teams chased another goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was blow-for-blow in the final chukka, but the score remained unchanged. It finished only 1-1, but it was, nonetheless, a thrilling clash.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It was a really good game. Clarendon came out in the first five minutes and were pumped up and scored early, but our girls kept going,\u201d Hudson Park head coach Jerry Snyman<\/strong> told SuperSport Schools Plus<\/strong> <\/a>after the match.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"It
Both sides were smiling after a hard-fought draw between Clarendon and Hudson Park in East London. Photo: Bronwyn Claridge<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“I thought our attitude was better today, better than it’s been the whole season. We showed good fight. We had our chances. They had their chances. So, it was 50\/50.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Meetings between Hudson Park and Clarendon have been fierce in recent seasons, and the coach believes the newfound rivalry bodes well for the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This game was good for Border hockey, without a doubt,” he reckoned.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I know the girls always look forward to playing Clarendon because it’s competitive. After the IPTs, I thought we would be in a difficult space, but we were good, and so were they.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The same sentiments were shared by Clarendon head coach Luaan <\/strong><\/span>Sedras<\/strong>, who was impressed by his side’s showing in the final chukka.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a battle,” he said. “We sort of relaxed after the first goal and lost a bit of our shape after making some changes.<\/span><\/p>\n

“In the last chukka, we improved and played with some good shape and good passes. Clinically, not good enough, but anyone could’ve won it.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Sedras also labelled the clash as an East London “blockbuster” and emphasised how Friday’s match will positively impact both sides moving forward.<\/span><\/p>\n

His side faces Queenstown Girls’ High<\/strong> next weekend in Komani, while Hudson shifts their attention to Stirling High<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other matches<\/strong><\/p>\n

Also, in East London, Stirling High posted a 3-1 win over Kingsridge High School for Girls<\/strong>, from Qonce. Julia Kockott<\/strong> scored a brace before Logan McLaren<\/strong> sealed the win for coach Michael Dettmer<\/strong>‘s side.<\/p>\n

Merrifield College<\/strong> were also big winners on the weekend. After playing to a 1-1 draw with Queenstown Girls’ High<\/strong> on Friday, coach Antonet Louw<\/strong>‘s side outplayed Cambridge High<\/strong> on Saturday morning, powering their way to a 6-0 win.<\/p>\n

DSG Makhanda<\/strong> also continued their winning ways, but they were made to toil for a 1-0 win over Pearson High<\/strong>\u00a0on home turf.<\/p>\n

It was a tremendous tussle between the two Eastern Province giants, and it took a moment of brilliance from Abigail Holderness<\/strong>, who scored a scorcher, to break the deadlock and seal the win.<\/p>\n

While DSG impressed, Collegiate<\/strong> was also on song, adding two more wins to their record.<\/p>\n

On Friday night, they dismantled Framesby<\/strong> 11-0 before holding off a spirited York High<\/strong> side to pick up a 2-0 win the following day.<\/p>\n

Against Framesby, it was Ayanda Klaas<\/strong> (2), Jana Prinsloo<\/strong> (2), Kate Brennan<\/strong> (2), Kerri Gillies<\/strong> (2), Eden Oliver<\/strong>, Anna Porter<\/strong>, and Darcey Brown<\/strong> who were on the scoresheet.<\/p>\n

Gillies and Brown struck again against York.<\/p>\n

Results<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hudson Park 1-1 Clarendon
\nStirling High 3-1 Kingsridge
\nDSG Makhanda 1-0 Pearson High
\nMerrifield College 6-0 Cambridge
\nMerrifield College 1-1 Queenstown Girls’ High
\nCollegiate Girls’ High 11-0 Framesby
\nCollegiate Girls’ High 2-0 York<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There was nothing to separate Hudson Park High School and Clarendon High School for Girls when the two Border powerhouses played to a thrilling 1-1 draw in East London on Friday night. The highly anticipated fixture, which was hyped up all week, certainly lived up to expectations in front of a packed crowd at Clarendon’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":78251,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78247","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\/78247","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=78247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78247\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/78251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}