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Photo: St Peter’s College on Facebook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Elite Sporting and Cultural Academy (ESCA) Wanderers <\/strong>made a big impression on the opening day of the 20th annual St Peter’s College Sport and Cultural Festival’s basketball tournament<\/strong>, roaring to three dominant wins, while Herschel Girls School<\/strong> exhibited a miserly defence, conceding only one point in two matches on Friday.<\/p>\n

Boys’ Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pool A<\/strong><\/p>\n

ESCA<\/strong>, who went unbeaten on their way to lifting the title at The King’s Linbro Basketball Tournament <\/strong><\/a>last weekend, continued with their winning ways at St Peter’s on Friday.<\/p>\n

They’re top of Pool A after scoring three commanding wins. They thumped Norkem Park High <\/strong>40-12 before hammering Enjabulweni High <\/strong>48-6. Then, in their final game of the day, they cruised to a 45-15 win over Redhill School<\/strong>. No doubt, ESCA has set their sights on another title.<\/p>\n

Redhill bounced back from their heavy loss to ESCA with a 30-15 victory over Enjabulweni High. They also cruised to a comfortable 32-12 win over Christian Brothers’ College (CBC) Boksburg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

St David’s Marist Inanda<\/strong> is also in Pool A and is another team to be reckoned with. They recorded a 26-8 victory over Norkem Park High and followed that with a 36-16 win against CBC Boksburg.<\/p>\n

CBC also suffered a narrow 24-27 defeat to Norkem Park High.<\/p>\n

Pool B<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Pool B, Parktown Boys’ High<\/strong> ran up three victories in a clean start to their campaign, beating Crawford International – Sandton <\/strong>38-23, then following that with a 39-13 victory over Penryn College<\/strong>, and a 23-14 win over Saheti School<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

St John’s College<\/strong> played twice and scored two wins. They downed Dainfern College<\/strong> 32-23 in their first game before easing to a 38-8 win over Penryn.<\/p>\n

Crawford edged out Saheti School 29-27, but Saheti picked up a 20-11 win over Dainfern. Dainfern, in turn, sneaked a 23-22 victory over Penryn.<\/p>\n

Pool C<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Pool C, Curro Helderwyk<\/strong> positioned itself as a leading contender after starting the festival with a couple of clear-cut victories, handing Marist Brothers <\/strong>a 41-14 loss before rolling to a 35-10 win over Reddam House Helderfontein<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Southdowns College<\/strong> won 31-15 against St Dunstan’s College<\/strong>, but they tasted defeat in their second outing, going down to a tight 21-23 loss against Reddam Helderfontein.<\/p>\n

Marist Brothers, after their loss to Curro Helderwyk, made a strong comeback with a 37-6 win over Christian Brothers’ College (CBC) Mount Edmund<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

CBC Mount Edmund lost by almost the same score against St Dunstan’s College, who won 36-7.<\/p>\n

Pool D<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Pool D, Clapham High<\/strong>, recognised for its outstanding football programme and its strong connections with Mamelodi Sundowns<\/strong>, demonstrated excellence on the basketball court, too, on Friday. They outplayed Crawford International Lonehill<\/strong>, winning 45-17, before seeing off Blue Hills College<\/strong> 48-22.<\/p>\n

The hosts, St Peter’s College, claimed two hard-fought wins, beating Blue Hills 23-15 before picking up a narrow 22-19 win against African Leadership Academy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Pecanwood College<\/strong> also edged out African Leadership Academy, recording a 20-18 win, while Crawford beat Pecanwood 33-22.<\/p>\n

Girls’ Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pool A<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Pool A of the girls’ competition, St Mary’s Waverley<\/strong> and Enjabulweni High<\/strong> emerged as strong contenders after excelling in their first two matches.<\/p>\n

St Mary’s kicked off their challenge with a decisive 47-6 victory over Blue Hills College. It was far tighter in their second match, but they secured a 19-15 win over Norkem Park High.<\/p>\n

In a low-scoring game, Enjabulweni High held on for a 13-9 win over Reddam Helderfontein. Again, there weren’t many points scored in their second outing, but they, nonetheless, cruised to a 17-2 win over the St Peter’s College Invitational Team<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

After suffering a loss in their first match, Norkem Park got themselves onto the winning track with a 15-4 victory over the St Peter’s College Invitational Team, while Reddam Helderfontein celebrated their first win of the festival, beating Blue Hills College 16-9.<\/p>\n

Pool B<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Pool B, the competition for first place in the group is fierce, with Herschel Girls School, St John’s DSG<\/strong>, and Southdowns College<\/strong> all achieving victories in their opening matches.<\/p>\n

Herschel romped to the most lop-sided victory of the day, blanking Jeppe High School for Girls<\/strong> 51-0. Following that huge win, the Cape Town school continued their dominance, powering to a 29-1 win over Dainfern College<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

St John’s DSG had to scramble to pick up a close 12-10 victory over Crawford International – Sandton,<\/strong> but they had things their own way against Jeppe, easing their way to a 41-0 win.<\/p>\n

Southdowns College also won twice, coming out on the right end of two low-scoring affairs – the first a 14-8 victory over Dainfern and the second a closely contested 15-14 win against Crawford.<\/p>\n

Pool C<\/strong><\/p>\n

The hosts, St Peter’s College, and Hilton’s St Anne’s Diocesan College <\/strong>lead Pool C after Friday’s matches.<\/p>\n

St Peter’s powered their way to a comfortable 26-3 win over Saheti School<\/strong>. That was a disappointing result for Saheti, who recently won The King’s Linbro Basketball Tournament. For the hosts, the victory was a statement, and they followed it up with a 27-13 win over CBC Mount Edmund.<\/p>\n

St Anne’s also defeated Saheti, winning 26-7, before beating St Dunstan’s<\/strong> College<\/strong> 19-13.<\/p>\n

CBC Mount Edmund, after their opening loss, trounced Trinityhouse Glenvista <\/strong>26-2, while St Dunstan’s also beat Trinityhouse, winning 20-11.<\/p>\n

Pool D<\/strong><\/p>\n

Redhill School caught the eye in group D with two wins on Friday. They enjoyed a smooth ride against Diocesan School for Girls (DSG) – Makhanda<\/strong>, winning 32-8, and then defeated Marist Brothers 17-7.<\/p>\n

St Cyprian’s School<\/strong> also enjoyed a fantastic Friday, with two 11-5 wins, downing African Leadership Academy<\/strong> and Dominican Convent – Harare<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Zimbabwean side claimed a tight 9-7 win over DSG, while Marist Brothers also went from defeat to victory, beating African Leadership Academy 10-4.<\/p>\n

RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boys’ Competition<\/p>\n

Pool A<\/strong><\/p>\n

St David’s 39-16 CBC Boksburg
\nRedhill School 30-15 Enjabulweni High School
\nRedhill School 32-12 CBC Boksburg
\nESCA Wanderers 40-12 Norkem Park
\nSt David’s 26-8 Norkem Park
\nESCA Wanderers 48-6 Enjabulweni High
\nNorkem Park 27-24 CBC Boksburg
\nESCA Wanderers 45-15 Redhill School<\/p>\n

Pool B<\/strong><\/p>\n

St John’s College 32-23 Dainfern College
\nCrawford International – Sandton 29-27 Saheti
\nParktown Boys’ High 38-23 Crawford International – Sandton
\nParktown Boys’ High 39-13 Pernyn College
\nSaheti 20-11 Dainfern College
\nSt John’s College 38-8 Penryn College
\nParktown Boys’ High 23-14 Saheti
\nDainfern College 23-22 Penryn College<\/p>\n

Pool C<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Dunstan’s College 36-7 CBC Mount Edmund
\nReddam Helderfontein 23-21 Southdowns College
\nMarist Brothers 37-6 CBC Mount Edmund
\nCurro Helderwyk 41-14 Marist Brothers
\nCurro Helderwyk 35-10 Reddam Helderfontein
\nSouthdowns College 31-15 St Dunstan’s College<\/p>\n

Pool D<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pecanwood College 20-18 African Leadership Academy
\nSt Peter’s College 23-15 Blue Hills College
\nClapham High 45-17 Crawford International Lonehill
\nSt Peter’s College 22-19 African Leadership Academy
\nCrawford International Lonehill 33-20 Pecanwood College
\nClapham High 48-22 Blue Hills College<\/p>\n

Girls’ Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pool A<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Mary’s Waverley 47-6 Blue Hills College
\nEnjabulweni High School 13-9 Reddam Helderfontein
\nEnjabulweni High School 17-2 St Peter’s College Invitational
\nNorkem Park 15-4 St Peter’s College Invitational
\nReddam Helderfontein 16-9 Blue Hills College
\nSt Mary’s Waverley 19-15 Norkem Park<\/p>\n

Pool B<\/strong><\/p>\n

St John’s DSG 12-10 Crawford International – Sandton
\nSouthdowns College 14-8 Dainfern College
\nHerschel Girls School 51-0 Jeppe
\nSouthdowns College 15-14 Crawford International – Sandton
\nSt John’s DSG 41-0 Jeppe
\nHerschel Girls School 29-1 Dainfern College<\/p>\n

Pool C<\/strong><\/p>\n

CBC Mount Edmund 26-2 Trinityhouse
\nSt Peter’s College 26-3 Saheti
\nSt Anne’s Diocesan College 19-13 St Dunstan’s College
\nSt Peter’s College 27-13 CBC Mount Edmund
\nSt Anne’s Diocesan College 26-17 Saheti
\nSt Dunstan’s College 20-11 Trinityhouse<\/p>\n

Pool D<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Cyprian’s School 11-5 Dominican Convent Harare
\nRedhill School 32-8 DSG Makhanda
\nSt Cyprian’s School 11-5 African Leadership Academy
\nMarist Brothers 10-4 African Leadership Academy
\nRedhill School 17-7 Marist Brothers
\nDominican Convent Harare 9-7 DSG Makhanda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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