{"id":90877,"date":"2026-02-22T08:32:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T06:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=90877"},"modified":"2026-02-22T08:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T06:32:44","slug":"maritzburg-college-to-battle-esca-for-jenny-orchard-basketball-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=90877","title":{"rendered":"Maritzburg College to battle ESCA for Jenny Orchard basketball glory"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_90958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90958\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-90958\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/basketball-maritzburg-college-200226-400x371.jpg\" alt=\"Maritzburg College will attempt to win the Jenny Orchard Basketball title for a second time after winning the event in 2024. Photo: Maritzburg College on Facebook.\" width=\"400\" height=\"371\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maritzburg College will attempt to win the Jenny Orchard Basketball title for a second time after winning the event in 2024. Photo: <strong>Maritzburg College on Facebook<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <strong>Jenny Orchard Invitational Basketball Tournament<\/strong> will witness a new champion being crowned on Sunday after last year&#8217;s winner, <strong>Westville Boys&#8217; High,<\/strong> was eliminated in Saturday&#8217;s semifinals by <strong>ESCA<\/strong>. To win the title, ESCA will need to get by the high-flying host team, <strong>Maritzburg College<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.supersportschools.com\/category\/606f65f91eea03755e56797c\/sub-category\/67a9fd6b7e8a9c294d47d8e4\/\"><strong>Catch the action LIVE on SuperSport Schools\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While\u00a0ESCA cruised to an impressive 64-43 victory over the <em><strong>Griffins<\/strong> <\/em>in the semifinals, Maritzburg College was every bit as impressive in a 74-45 dismantling of Kearsney College.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Basketball - Kearsney College vs Maritzburg College - Jenny Orchard Tournament - 21 February 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lwfNacV3_yE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, in the quarterfinals, Westville beat <strong>St John&#8217;s College (Harare) <\/strong>65-55. ESCA, meanwhile, rolled to a 67-37 win over <strong>South African College High (SACS)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Maritzburg College faced a tough opponent in the quarterfinals, the <strong>Soweto Basketball Academy (SBA)<\/strong>. The hosts were up for the challenge, claiming a comfortable 74-53 win. In the tightest quarterfinal clash, <strong>Kearnsey College <\/strong>outlasted <strong>Durban High School<\/strong> 72-67.<\/p>\n<p>While most of the attention on Sunday will be focused on the A Division final, the B Division title game features an Eastern Cape showdown between <strong>Kingswood College<\/strong> and <strong>Queen&#8217;s<\/strong> College. Both take unbeaten records into the final.<\/p>\n<p>In late January, when they met, Kingswood came out on top, winning 31-22. That result, though, will serve as motivation for the Khomani crew with gold medals on the line.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Basketball - Rondebosch vs St David&amp;apos;s Marist - Jenny Orchard Tournament - 21 February 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F871Q4Q7lmM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kingswood College defeated their local rivals, <strong>St Andrew&#8217;s College B<\/strong>, 74-54 to secure their place in the semifinals, while Queen&#8217;s downed <strong>Bishops Diocesan College<\/strong> 52-33.<\/p>\n<p>In the other quarterfinal matches, <strong>Michaelhouse B<\/strong> defeated <strong>Marist Brothers Linmeyer<\/strong> 64-36, and <strong>St Nicholas Diocesan School B<\/strong> beat <strong>Meridian Karino School<\/strong> 64-50.<\/p>\n<p>Then, in the semifinals, Kingswood College recorded a 77-61 win over Michaelhouse B. Queen&#8217;s defeated St Nicholas 44-37.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RESULTS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 21 February<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quartefinals: Division A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Westville Boys&#8217; High 66-56 St John&#8217;s College (Harare)<br \/>\nESCA 64-37 SACS<br \/>\nMaritzburg College 74-53 Soweto Basketball Academy<br \/>\nKearsney College 72-67 DHS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semifinals: Division A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ESCA 64-43 Westville Boys&#8217; High<br \/>\nMaritzburg College 74-45 Kearsney College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Playoff\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position 9-15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Westerford High 87-49 Rondebosch Boys&#8217; High<br \/>\nPinelands High 80-33 Northwood B<br \/>\nWynberg Boys&#8217; High 73-42 Glenwood<br \/>\nClifton College 63-50 St Nicholas Diocesan A<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position 15-16\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Glenwood 61-36 Northwood B<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position 13-16\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rondebosch Boys&#8217; High 48-46 Glenwood<br \/>\nSt Nicholas A 69-47 Northwood B<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position 13-14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>St Nicholas 65-49 Rondebosch Boys&#8217; High<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position 9-12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wynberg Boys&#8217; High 64-60 Westerford High<br \/>\nPinelands High 65-40 Clifton College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position 5-8\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SACS 78-74 St John&#8217;s College (Harare)<br \/>\nDHS 78-74 Soweto Basketball Academy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Division B<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quartefinals\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michaelhouse B 64-36 Marist Brothers Linmeyer<br \/>\nSt Nicholas Diocesan B 64-50 Meridian Karino School<br \/>\nKingswood College 75-54 St Andrew&#8217;s College B<br \/>\nQueen&#8217;s College 52-33 Bishops Diocesan College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semifinals\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kingswood College 77-61 Michaelhouse B<br \/>\nQueen&#8217;s College 44-37 St Nicholas B<\/p>\n<p><strong>Playoff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position 9-16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alexandra High School 87-55 Riverwood College<br \/>\nEnjabulweni Independent School 63-57 Etham College<br \/>\nMaritzburg College B 63-28 Thomas More College<br \/>\nTreverton College 54-52 Maritzburg College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position 13-16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Riverwood College 72-68 Thomas More College<br \/>\nEtham College 78-57 Maritzburg Cubs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position 13-14\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Riverwood College 69-56 Etham College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position 15-16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maritzburg Cubs 90-61 Thomas More College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position 9-12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maritzburg College B 82-77 Alexandra High School<br \/>\nEnjabulweni High Independent School 39-34 Treverton College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position 5-8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>St Andrew&#8217;s College B 47-43 Marist Brothers Linmeyer<br \/>\nMeridian Karino School 86-81 Bishops Diocesan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, 22 February<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FIXTURES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Division A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>APH 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position 5\/6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>08:00 &#8211; W38 vs W40<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position 3\/4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>09:30 &#8211; L37 vs L39<\/p>\n<p><strong>Division B Final\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11:00 &#8211; W85 vs W87<\/p>\n<p><strong>Division A Final<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>12:30 &#8211; W37 vs W39<\/p>\n<p><strong>APH 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position 11\/12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>08:00 &#8211; Westeford High vs Clifton College<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position 9\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>09:30 &#8211; Wynberg Boys&#8217; High vs Pinelands High<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position 7\/8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11:00 &#8211; L38 vs L40<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jenny Orchard Invitational Basketball Tournament will witness a new champion being crowned on Sunday after last year&#8217;s winner, Westville Boys&#8217; High, was eliminated in Saturday&#8217;s semifinals by ESCA. To win the title, ESCA will need to get by the high-flying host team, Maritzburg College. Catch the action LIVE on SuperSport Schools\u00a0 While\u00a0ESCA cruised to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":90958,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90877","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\/90877","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=90877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/90958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=90877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=90877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=90877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}