{"id":88570,"date":"2026-01-16T20:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=88570"},"modified":"2026-01-16T20:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:00:33","slug":"young-ushers-jeppe-into-the-switch-schools-sa20-national-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=88570","title":{"rendered":"Young ushers Jeppe into the Switch Schools SA20 national finals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jeppe put together an unbeaten clinical campaign in Phase Two of the Switch Schools SA20 tournament. Photo: Jeppe on Facebook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ryan Young<\/strong> scored a sublime 47 off only 31 balls to set Jeppe up for a 27-run win over King Edward VII (KES) <\/strong>in their Switch Schools SA20 Volume Two Phase Two<\/strong> clash on the La Valla Oval<\/strong> at St David\u2019s Marist Inanda<\/strong> on Friday.<\/p>\n

“Really happy for the boys. They deserve it. Let’s see where we can go in Phase Three, but I’m just happy the boys are doing us proud at Jeppe,\u201d Casey Arnold<\/strong>, the Jeppe coach, told SuperSport Schools Plus <\/strong><\/a>after the victory, which qualified the Kensington school for the national finals.<\/p>\n

Casey’s charges shrugged off challenges from KES, Ho\u00ebrskool Nelspruit,<\/strong>\u00a0and Middelburg Ho\u00ebrskool<\/strong> in the preliminary rounds of Phase Two and completed their campaign on a high note with a second win over KES in two days in the regional final, which brought together the top two qualifiers from Central Gauteng and Mpumalanga.<\/p>\n

In the title decider, the toss went Young’s way, and the Jeppe captain chose to bat first. He, then, led his side to 137\/7 before his bowlers and fielders turned in a solid all-round performance to bowl out KES for 110 from 18.5 overs.<\/p>\n

Young might have second-guessed his decision to bat first when Jeppe lost Vegas Scott<\/strong> with only one run on the board. Aiden Reyneke<\/strong> (17) and Phemelo Sekopane<\/strong> (24) stabilised matters with a 43-run second-wicket partnership, however. Zizi Mkhize<\/strong> came in at number four, but his stay in the middle was brief and produced just five runs.<\/p>\n

His exit, though, created room for Young, who took over in the middle and took control of the innings. He struck five fours and a single six in his crucial knock, and he was also part of a 70-run fifth-wicket partnership with Lincoln Casais<\/strong> (27), which took the match away from KES.<\/p>\n

Tyler Cloete<\/strong> dismissed three of Jeppe’s top run-scorers, getting rid of Young, Sekopane, and Reyneke, on his way to a superb return of 4\/13 from four overs. Despite Cloete’s excellent spell, Jeppe mustered a challenging total.<\/p>\n

In reply, Luke Clark<\/strong> was quick out of the blocks for KES, racing to 45 from only 30 deliveries to get the boys in red off to a solid start with his opening partner, Tiago Dias<\/strong>, who made 21, and combined with Clark for a 64-run stand in just over nine overs.<\/p>\n