{"id":83832,"date":"2025-09-27T22:15:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T20:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=83832"},"modified":"2025-09-27T22:15:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T20:15:22","slug":"hilton-to-take-on-st-johns-in-clifton-water-polo-tournament-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=83832","title":{"rendered":"Hilton to take on St John’s in Clifton Water Polo Tournament final"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Clifton ended SACS’s three-peat attempt, scoring a convincing 11-6 win over the Capetonians in the quarterfinals. Photo: Clifton School on Facebook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hilton College<\/strong> will face St John’s College<\/strong> on Sunday at the Clifton Aquatic Centre<\/strong>, in Durban, for the Clifton Water Polo Tournament<\/strong> title.<\/p>\n

Catch the action LIVE on SuperSport Schools<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Hilton won comfortably against Kearsney College<\/strong> to secure their place in the title game, while St John’s was pushed all the way by a feisty, young Clifton<\/strong> side.<\/p>\n

Matches between Hilton and Kearsney in recent times have been tight, back-and-forth affairs, but, on this occasion, Hilton caught Kearsney cold in the first chukka.<\/p>\n

Coach Paul Martin<\/strong>‘s boys came out hot and powered their way into a 6-2 lead after the opening quarter. That was, to a large degree, the difference in the game.<\/p>\n

Their dangerman, Tristan Uys<\/strong>, led the way, scoring three times, while Sebastian Laudenberg<\/strong> opened the scoring, and Andrew Schnell<\/strong> and Mitchel Garreau<\/strong> also got onto the scoresheet in a blistering start.<\/p>\n

Credit to Kearsney, they slowed Hilton in the second chukka, but it was 8-3 at the break in Hilton’s favour.<\/p>\n

The action in the second half replicated the second chukka, with goals drying up in comparison to the frenetic first quarter. In the end, though, Hilton recorded a convincing 12-6 win.<\/p>\n

In the second semi-final,\u00a0St John’s, in typical fashion, employed a suffocating press to put Clifton under early pressure. They hit the right upright, but Clifton headed up the pool and Kyle Human<\/strong> opened the scoring with a rocket from long range. He then made it 2-0 with a five-metre penalty.<\/p>\n