{"id":89456,"date":"2026-01-29T18:59:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=89456"},"modified":"2026-01-29T18:59:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:59:50","slug":"a-glut-of-goals-on-day-one-of-grey-high-water-polo-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=89456","title":{"rendered":"A glut of goals on day one of Grey High Water Polo Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_89462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89462\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89462\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG-20260129-WA0014-b-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grey High School kicked off their campaign at the inaugural Grey High School Water Polo Tournament on a high note. Photo: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TeamphotoSA\">TeamPhotoSA<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Grey High School <\/strong>and their rivals from Makhanda, <strong>St Andrew\u2019s College<\/strong>, made their presence felt on the opening day of the inaugural <strong>Grey High School Water Polo Tournament<\/strong> in Gqeberha on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Catch the action <strong>LIVE<\/strong> on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/live.supersportschools.com\/category\/606f65f91eea03755e56797c\/sub-category\/6979eca33f17dc2755eb4362\/\">SuperSport Schools<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The two sides entered the tournament as the favourites, and they showed why by dominating the field, showcasing great skill in the pool while scoring bucketloads of goals.<\/p>\n<p>They both finished the opening day of the event, which runs through to Sunday, with maximum points.<\/p>\n<p>St Andrew&#8217;s, seeded in Pool A, recorded two convincing victories, beating <strong>Hudson Park High <\/strong>7-0, before crushing a <strong>Grey Invitational<\/strong> side 12-0, later in the day.<\/p>\n<p>Coach <strong>Grant Mackenzie<\/strong>&#8216;s boys continued to play with the momentum and cohesion they had built up in their home pool at the <a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/bishops-outmaneuvers-rondebosch-to-win-sac-shield-in-style\/\"><strong>SAC Shield<\/strong><\/a> in Makhanda last weekend. They moved the ball around with precision, and their captain, <strong>Jacques Du Toit<\/strong>, never looked bothered in the cage.<\/p>\n<p>While the hosts made light work of their opponents, <strong>Pearson High School<\/strong> and <strong>Woodridge College<\/strong> also started their respective campaigns brightly.<\/p>\n<p>Pearson, under the tutelage of new head coach <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/gospodinov-unveiled-as-pearsons-new-director-of-water-polo\/\">Stan Gospodinov<\/a><\/strong>, who joined the school from <strong>Grey College<\/strong>, scored seven times on their way to a 7-2 win against the Grey Invitational team. They were defeated in their second match of the day, though, going down 3-8 to Woodridge.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89463\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89463\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89463\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG-20260129-WA0016-b-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rorke Bubanj in action for Glenwood House on day one of the Grey High Water Polo Tournament. Photo: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TeamphotoSA\">TeamPhotoSA<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pool B had only three matches on the opening day, but they were all blockbusters.<\/p>\n<p>Grey powered their way to an emphatic 16-3 win over <strong>Paarl Boys&#8217; High <\/strong>in their opener, sending out a strong message to the other contenders that they intend to be in the running to become the tournament&#8217;s inaugural winners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reddam House Constantia<\/strong>, who have provided outstanding entertainment in the early rounds of the <strong>SACS Nite Series<\/strong>,\u00a0also registered a win, outscoring <strong>Glenwood House<\/strong> 10-5.<\/p>\n<p>Coach <strong>Ross van Schoor&#8217;<\/strong>s <em><strong>Boishaai<\/strong><\/em> team recovered from their early loss and thumped <strong>Stirling<\/strong> <strong>High<\/strong>, from East London, 11-2 to end the day on a high note.<\/p>\n<p>Day two will kick off with a Pool B clash between Stirling and Reddam House at <strong>09:00 <\/strong>before Hudson takes on Woodridge an hour later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 1 Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pool A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pearson High 7-2 Grey Invitational<br \/>\nSt Andrew&#8217;s College 7-0 Hudson Park<br \/>\nWoodridge College 8-3 Pearson High<br \/>\nGrey Invitational 0-12 St Andrew&#8217;s College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pool B<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grey High 16-3 Paarl Boys&#8217; High<br \/>\nPaarl Boys&#8217; High 11-2 Stirling High<br \/>\nReddam House 10-5 Glenwood House<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 2 Fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>09:00 \u2013 Stirling High vs Reddam House<br \/>\n10:00 &#8211; Hudson Park vs Woodridge College<br \/>\n11:00 &#8211; Glenwood House vs Grey High<br \/>\n12:00 \u2013 Paarl Boys&#8217; High vs Reddam House<br \/>\n13:00 &#8211; Hudson Park vs Pearson High<br \/>\n14:00 \u2013 Stirling High vs Glenwood House<br \/>\n15:00 &#8211; Grey Invitational vs Hudson Park<br \/>\n16:00 &#8211; St Andrew&#8217;s College vs Woodridge College<br \/>\n17:00 &#8211; Reddam House vs Grey High<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grey High School and their rivals from Makhanda, St Andrew\u2019s College, made their presence felt on the opening day of the inaugural Grey High School Water Polo Tournament in Gqeberha on Thursday. 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