{"id":84073,"date":"2025-10-01T11:43:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T09:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=84073"},"modified":"2025-10-01T11:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T09:43:07","slug":"kearsney-lifts-independent-schools-stayers-basketball-tournament-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=84073","title":{"rendered":"Kearsney lifts Independent Schools Stayers’ Basketball Tournament title"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pabatso Sithole stole the show for Kearsney College in the final, scoring 26 points in their one-point win over St John’s College. Photo: Ndaramo Sithole, Kearsney College.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The hosts, Kearsney College<\/strong>, enjoyed a dream run to the title at the Independent Schools Stayers’ Basketball Tournament (ISSBT)<\/strong>, edging out St John’s College<\/strong> 57-56 in a thrilling final on Monday at the SportZone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Provincial bragging rights were also on the line, with KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng the two powerhouses of the schools’ game in South Africa.<\/p>\n

The title game was edge-of-your-seat stuff. Regulation time ended with the teams deadlocked at 48-48. Even after an extra time period, they remained tied. It took a second overtime period for Kearsney to claim victory.<\/p>\n

St John’s made a good start to the second overtime, taking the lead on a three-pointer, but Kearsney quickly responded with a three-pointer of their own.<\/p>\n

A late foul by St John’s resulted in a free throw for Kearsney, and Pabatso Sithole<\/strong> coolly drained the shot to edge Kearsney ahead with just three seconds remaining.<\/p>\n

\"Happy
Happy smiles from Kearsney, who reversed an earlier loss to St John’s College in the final of the Independent Schools Stayers’ Basketball Tournament. Photo: Ndaramo Sithole, Kearsney College.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sithole showed he was a man for the big occasion, contributing 26 points towards Kearsney’s success, while Kwakuhle Sibiya<\/strong> scored nine, Jack McReyolds<\/strong> added seven, and Daniel Prinsloo<\/strong> chipped in with six points for the home side.<\/p>\n

For the silver medallists, Ama Ntsubane<\/strong> led the charge, with 17 points. Allan Njanfang Patu<\/strong> scored 14, and Aniel Nuttal-Mbembe<\/strong> chipped in with eight.<\/p>\n

In Sunday’s semi-finals, Kearsney scored a close 47-42 win over St Benedict’s College<\/strong>, while St John’s College faced a familiar opponent of their own in St David’s Marist Inanda<\/strong>. It, too, was tight, with St John’s claiming a 48-41 victory.<\/p>\n

In the third-place playoff, Bennies<\/strong> <\/em>dominated St David’s, racing away to a big 56-25 win.<\/p>\n

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

Friday, 26 September<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pool A\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michaelhouse 43-23 Clifton College
\nSt Benedict’s College 38-34 St Stithians College
\nHilton College 62-29 Clifton College
\nSt David’s 42-24 Michaelhouse<\/p>\n

Pool B\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kearsney College 46-39 St Charles College
\nKing’s Linbro 49-31 St Peter’s College
\nSt Alban’s College 56-10 Bishops Diocesan College
\nSt John’s College 63-40 St Charles College<\/p>\n

Saturday, 27 September\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Kingswood College 43-38 Clifton College
\nSt Benedict’s College 41-37 Hilton College
\nSt Stithians College 46-29 St David’s
\nHilton College 43-24 Michaelhouse
\nSt Benedict’s College 60-35 Kingswood College
\nSt David’s 50-20 Clifton College
\nSt Stithians College 57-19 Kingswood College
\nSt Benedict’s College 38-34 St David’s
\nSt Stithians College 52-25 Clifton College
\nMichaelhouse 59-29 Kingswood College<\/p>\n

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

St Peter’s College 35-17 Bishops Diocesan College
\nSt John’s College 46-39 Kearsney College
\nSt Alban’s College 37-18 St Peter’s College
\nSt Charles College 46-45 King’s Linbro
\nSt John’s College 51-18 Bishops Diocesan College
\nKearsney College 59-48 St Alban’s College
\nSt Charles College 47-St Peter’s College
\nKing’s Linbro 43-42 Kearsney College
\nSt John’s College 56-33 St Peter’s College
\nSt Charles College 65-14 Bishops Diocesan College<\/p>\n

Sunday, 29 September\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

St David’s 44-27 Kingswood College
\nHilton College 59-55 St Stithians College
\nSt Benedict’s College 36-33 Michaelhouse
\nHilton College 60-27 Kingswood College
\nMichaelhouse 46-42 St Stithians College
\nSt Benedict’s College 24-16 Clifton College
\nSt David’s 39-30 Hilton College<\/p>\n

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

King’s Linbro 37-32 St Alban’s College
\nKearsney College 66-26 Bishops Diocesan College
\nSt Alban’s College 44-43 St John’s College
\nKing’s Linbro 52-20 Bishops Diocesan College
\nSt Charles College 52-48 St Alban’s
\nKearsney College 43-27 St Peter’s College
\nSt John’s College 44-33 King’s Linbro<\/p>\n

Semifinals\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kearsney College 47-42 St Benedict’s College
\nSt John’s College 48-41 St David’s<\/p>\n

Playoffs<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Stithians College 39-35 St Peter’s College
\nSt Alban’s College 57-19 Kingswood College<\/p>\n

Monday\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Playoffs<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Charles College 47-43 Hilton College
\nMichaelhouse 50-37 King’s Linbro<\/p>\n

Place 13\/14<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bishops Diocesan College 24-22 Clifton College<\/p>\n

Place 11\/12<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Peter’s College 47-36 Kingswood College<\/p>\n

Place 9\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Alban’s College 48-42 St Stithians College<\/p>\n

Place 7\/8<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hilton College 42-40 King’s Linbro<\/p>\n

Place 5\/6<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Charles College 52-40 Michaelhouse<\/p>\n

Place 3\/4\/Bronze Playoff<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Benedict’s College 56-25 St David’s<\/p>\n

Place 1\/2\/Final\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kearsney College 57-56 St John’s College<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The hosts, Kearsney College, enjoyed a dream run to the title at the Independent Schools Stayers’ Basketball Tournament (ISSBT), edging out St John’s College 57-56 in a thrilling final on Monday at the SportZone. Provincial bragging rights were also on the line, with KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng the two powerhouses of the schools’ game in South […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":84100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84073","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\/84073","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\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/84100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}