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Parel Vallei, Glenwood High, and Paarl Boys’ High wrapped up the action at the Belgotex Sport Coastal Cup with a trio of wins in the last three matches of the festival at the Riverside Sports Club, in Durban, on Monday.

Durban High School (DHS), Westville Boys’ High, and Clifton College co-hosted the four-day hockey extravaganza.

“It was incredible and it is definitely going from strength to strength,” Westville’s Cameron Mackay, one of the event’s organisers, said after four days of action-packed hockey.

“This weekend we saw a great display of some of the incredible talent we have in schoolboy hockey at the moment.”

Glenwood edged out Pearson 1-0, Parel Vallei overcame Clifton 2-0, and Paarl Boys won 1-0 against Westville on the final day.

It was a morale-boosting festival for Paarl Boys’ High, who closed it with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Westville Boys’ High early on Monday afternoon.

“I’m a proud coach. We took our opportunities when they were presented to us and I believe that was the difference at the end of the day,” Rowan McLachlan, the Paarl Boys’ High coach, told SuperSport Schools Plus after the final game.

He knew the Booishaai defence would be tested at the Coastal Cup,  said McLachlan, so they worked hard to fortify it before leaving Cape Town. The results of that work showed on the AstroTurf, with Boys’ High conceding only three goals in four games. In two of their outings, they kept clean sheets.

McLachlan’s charges beat Glenwood 3-0, registered a 4-2 victory over Clifton College, drew 1-1 with Durban High School (DHS), and edged out Westville 1-0 in their last match to finish the event with an undefeated record.

“I’m very happy with how our players performed,” he declared. “Travelling up to Durban and playing in this humidity against some of the best in the country was never going to be an easy task, but I’m very happy with the professional manner in which our team approached every game.”

Parel Vallei was clinical with their circle entry conversions to outcomes. They scored 13 times on their way to three wins in four games. Four of those 13 goals came in their contest against Garsfontein on Saturday. Liyema Jijana and Luka Meets netted twice each in a closely contested 4-3 win.

Jijama was on target again on Monday in their 2-0 win over Clifton, with Luca Jordaan adding the other goal.

“We are happy with the way the festival went. As a coaching staff, we are happy with the brand of hockey we are playing,” Michael van Rensberg, the Parel Vallei head coach, said after his team signed off with the victory over Clifton.

Parel Vallei finished with the second-most goals scored at the festival. However, while Van Rensberg was happy with the team’s efficient attack, he wasn’t as happy with the defensive efforts.

“We have some work to do on our defence,” he said. “We leaked too many goals and showed a lack of composure at times, which we will need to improve on heading back home. This cost us being 3-1 up against Michaelhouse with a quarter to go, and losing 3-4 in the end. We learned the hard way that games are played over 60 minutes, not 45,” Van Rensberg reckoned.

Glenwood had a difficult start to their campaign. The KwaZulu-Natal side suffered losses to Garsfontein and Paarl Boys’ High on Friday and Saturday. Braydon Naidoo, the Glenwood head of hockey, chalked those defeats down to what they had gone through as a team over the past two weeks.

“The first two days of the festival were challenging for us given what happened to our hockey programme and the tragedy,” he said, referring to the passing of grade 10 learner, Kaden Moodley, who collapsed while preparing for a match on 18 March. “I think we were still feeling the after-effects of that,” he explained.

Glenwood found their feet, though, and played a fast-paced brand of hockey, utilising space and quick movement on and off the ball. That was the key to their 2-0 win over Menlopark on Saturday and it again proved the right recipe in a 1-0 victory against Pearson on Monday.

Xaydon Kariko led the Green Machine to victory over Menlopark with a brace, while Murray Wicks slotted the winner against Pearson.

“Suffering two losses early in the festival isn’t easy, but the boys showed resilience and grit to bounce back,” Naidoo said.

The 2025 edition of the Coastal Cup was the third installment of the festival. The event, which attracted 10 schools in its first two years, was bolstered to 12 schools in its third edition. With an outstanding collection of top teams, this year’s programme set a benchmark for future events to match or even outdo.

“Our goal is to bring like-minded schools together to get four competitive games and have all three age groups in one place, so directors can have a chance to see all their teams play,” Mackay explained.

RESULTS

1^st XI

Glenwood 1-0 Pearson
Parel Vallei 2-0 Clifton
Paarl Boys 1-0 Westville

U16

Clifton 4-4 Parel Vallei
Westville 0-0 Paarl Boys
Glenwood 5-2 Pearson

U14s

Paarl Boys 2-1 Westville
Glenwood 4-0 Pearson
Paul Roos 13-0 St Alban’s

Sodbury High School won the annual u19 International School of South Africa (ISSA) Soccer Festival on Sunday, defeating Mmabatho High School 1-0 in the final after three days of exhilarating competition.

The festival featured some of the top schools from the Mafikeng and Johannesburg regions, and it also attracted entrants from Zimbabwe’s Amai Mugabe and Botswana’s Gaborone International, who tested their skills against some of the best local talent at the festival.

In the gold medal match, Sodbury High School defeated Mmabatho High School in a tight contest, scoring the only goal of the game to be crowned the champions.

Both finalists, Sodbury High School and Mmabatho High School, advanced to the finals after impressive semifinal victories on Sunday. Mmabatho defeated Golf View Combined School in a dramatic penalty shootout, winning 5-4 after a 1-1 draw in regular time. Sodbury, meanwhile, enjoyed a more convincing route to the final, beating Alma Mater International School 3-1 in their final-four match.

After missing out on the title game, Alma Mater and Golf View met in the bronze final. It belonged to Alma Mater, who delivered a commanding performance to record a decisive 4-0 win.

At the end of the festival, the event’s standout players were recognised. Rodgers Mano, from Alma Mater, was accorded the tournament’s highest honour by being named the Most Valuable Player (MVP).

Denzel Bauti, who was an excellent last line of defence for Sodbury, was named the Best Goalkeeper, while his teammate, Shepherd Gono, excelled at the opposite end of the field and claimed the Top Goalscorer accolade.

Phatshimo Mogorosi, from Mmabatho High School, was named the Best Defender.

The King’s School West Rand (TKSWR), which entered two squads into the competition, received the Most Disciplined Team award for their exemplary sportsmanship.

The Most Spirited Team award went the way of Kitsong School for their relentless effort on the field, while Samuel Centenary Academy was named the Best Dressed Team.

RESULTS

Friday, 28 March

Pool A

ISSA 3-0 Mafikeng
Excited United 5-0 TKSWR Team B

Pool B

TKSWR Team A 2-0 Sol Plaatje Secondary School Team A
Batswana Commercial Secondary School 3-2 Sodbury High School

Pool C

Mmabatho High School 2-1 Amai Mugabe
Alma Mater International School 4-1 Kitsong School

Pool D

Samuel Centenary Academy 4-1 Golf View Combined School
Sol Plaatje Secondary School Team B 3-0 Gaborone International

Saturday, 29 March

Pool A

Mafikeng High 4-0 TKSWR Team B
Mafikeng High 2-0 Excited United
Kitsong School 1-1 ISSA
ISSA 6-0 TSKWR Team B

Pool B

Sodbury High School 1-1 TSKWR Team A
Sodbury High School 8-1 Sol Plaatje Secondary School Team A
Batswana Commercial Secondary School 3-0 Sol Plaatje Secondary School Team A
Batswana Commercial Secondary School 4-1 TSKWR Team A

Pool C

Alma Mater International School 2-2 Amai Mugabe
Kitsong School 3-2 Amai Mugabe
Kitsong School 1-1 Mmabatho High School
Alma Mater International School 3-2 Mmabatho High School

Pool D

Golf View Combined School 0-0 Sol Plaatje Secondary School Team B
Golf View Combined School 7-0 Gaborone International
Samuel Centenary Academy 0-0 Gaborone International
Sol Plaatje Secondary School 1-0 Samuel Centenary Academy

Quarterfinals 

Mmabatho High School (4) 0-0 (1)
Golf View Combined School 2-1 Batswana Commercial Secondary School
Alma Mater International School 2-1 ISSA
Sodbury High School 1-0 Sol Plaatje Secondary School

Playoff 1

Amai Mugabe 2-0 Mafikeng High

Playoff 2

TKSWR Team A 2-0 Gaborone International

Playoff 3

Kitsong School 3-1 TKSWR Team B

Playoff 4

Samuel Centenary Academy 1-0 Sol Plaatje Secondary School Team A

Sunday 

Semifinals 

Mmabatho High School (5) 1-1 (4) Golf View Combined School
Sodbury High School 3-1 Alma Mater International School

Playoff 5/8

Batswana Commercial Secondary School 2-0 Excited United (Forfeit)
ISSA (4) 0-0 (3) Sol Plaatje Secondary School Team B

Playoff 9/12

TKSWR Team A 2-0 Amai Mugabe (Forfeit)
Samuel Centenary Academy 2-1 Kitsong School

Playoff 13/16

Gaborone International 2-0 Mafikeng High
TKSWR Team B 2-0 Sol Plaatje Secondary School (Forfeit)

Bronze Final 

Alma Mater International School 4-0 Golf View Combined School

Final 

Sodbury High School 1-0 Mmabatho High School

Final Standings

1. Sodbury High School
2. Mmbatho High School
3. Alma Mater International School
4. Golf View Combined School
5. ISSA
6. Batswana Commercial Secondary School
7. Sol Plaatje Secondary School Team B
8. Excited United
9. Samuel Centenary Academy
10. TKSWR Team A
11. Kitsong School
12. Amai Mugabe
13. Gaborone International
14. TKSWR Team B
15. Mafikeng High
16. Sol Plaatje Secondary School Team A

Awards

MVP –  Rodgers Mano (Alma Mater International School)
Best Goalkeeper Denzel Bauti – (Sodbury High School)
Top Goal scorer – Shepherd Gono (Sodbury High School)
Best Defender – Phatshimo Mogorosi (Mmabatho High School)
Best Dressed – Samuel Centenary Academy
Most Disciplined –  TKSWR
Most Spirited – Kitsong School

Scorers:

Paarl Boys’ High 25 (15) – Tries: Jayden Joubert (2), Calbe Holmes. Conversions: Iwan Jordaan (2). Penalties: Jordaan (2). Affies 17 (7) – Tries: Stephan McDonald, Fourie Roberts. Conversions: Ruben Groenewald (2). Penalty: Groenwald.

Paarl Gimnasium 66 (17) – Tries: Markus Muller (3), Charles Whitehead (2), Migael Turner (2), Hendré van Zyl, Dawid Badenhorst. Conversions: Divan Pieters (8). Monument 16 (6) – Tries: Ewan van der Walt. Conversion: Anthony Viljoen. Strafdoele: Viljoen (3).

SACS 27 (10) – Tries: Qiraan Hermanus, Quewinn Lacjay, Siphe Mbungendlu. Conversions: Nathan Potgieter (2), Michael Skeeles. Penalties: Skeeles, Potgieter. King Edward VII 5 (5) – Try: Regan McGurk.

Boland Landbou 46 (12) – Tries: Jayden Brits (2), Gerhard van Bo, Jason Ocks, Juan Visagie, Henry Rudder, Jadon Ocks. Conversions: Brits (6). Penalty: Brits. Waterkloof 37 (20) – Tries: Ruan Jacobs (4), Jaiden Badenhost. Conversions: Ronan Bastiaanse (2). Penalty: Bastiaanse.

Hoërskool Durbanville 34 (24) – Tries: Tiaan Kearns (2), Adriaan Freemantle, Ruan Vosloo, Liam Lambert, Ruan van Wyk. Conversions: Kyle Albertus (2). EG Jansen 16 (5) – Tries: Marco Ventura, Craig Lightfoot. Penalties: Zain Ueckermann (2).

Menlopark 43 (19) – Tries: Leskin Samuels (2), Juan Joubert (2), Declan Pelser, Ruan Strydom, Bladen Petersen. Conversions: Andru Keun (4). HTS Drostdy 29 (19) – Tries: Jacques de Klerk (2), Adrian Vergotine, Anwill Prins, Eugene Walker. Conversions: Jano van Deventer (2).

Outeniqua 50 (19) – Tries: Henru Neill (2), Keenan Myners (2), Virgil Pockpas, Deveno Barnardo, Jade Petersen, Ryan van Eeden. Conversions: Pockpas (6). Welkom Gimnasium 24 (19) – Tries: Nathan Muller (2), Kananelo Tutubala, Dylan Titus.

Melkbosstrand 25 (15) – Tries: Penalty try, Ethan Loncq, Daniel Honiball, Darius Prinsloo. Penalty: Ntsika Mtokwana. Mzwandile Mali XV 24 (12).

 

Scorers: 

Queen’s College 17 – Tries: Thina Fenako, Ncutu Kepe, Sambesiwe Vetman. Conversion: Bonga Nyakaza. Pretoria Boys’ High 14 – Tries: Akin Akingbola, Jeffrey Singo. Conversions: Blake Mager (2).

Kearsney College 41 – Tries: Lwazi Mbebe (2), Jayden Jonson, Doan Nel, Keanu Williamson, Lwandle Mkhize. Conversions: Nel (2), Mbebe (2). Penalty: Mbebe. Hudson Park 31 – Tries: Ukhona Kama (2), Phindokuhle Mdlalana, Mahle Zinto, Likho Gidi. Conversions: Landile Gidi (3).

Durban High School 35 – Tries: Zingce Simka, Zinkkosihan Mthiyame, Daniel Ikotela, Zion Smith, Nathan Anneke. Conversions: Jordan van Wyk (2), Jaydon Roberts, Cilermo Carolus. Selborne College 5 – Try: Luke Bowman.

Westville Boys’ High 28 – Tries: Penalty Try (2), Sibusiso Hlongwa, Luxolo Sononkonkono. Conversions: Sononkonkono (2). Dale College 13 –  Try: Phawu Ludwaba. Conversion: Phikolomzi Mtyalela. Penalties: Mtyalela (2).

Other Results: 

u16: Grey High School 13, SACS 10; St Stithians College 24, Hudson Park 12.

u15: Grey High School 33, SACS 17; Westville Boys’ High 55, Hudson Park 0; Selborne College 18, St Charles College 10; Michaelhouse 54, Diocesan College 7; Dale College 11, Muir College 0.

u14: Hilton College 20, Rondebosch Boys’ High 12; Grey High School II 17, Hudson Park 0; Selborne College 14, St Charles College 7.

 

A total of 42 goals were scored on Sunday, the second day of action at the Nomads Hockey Festival being hosted by Jeppe High School for Boys in Johannesburg.

After an entertaining start to the festival on Saturday, the 10 teams in attendance upped the ante and delivered some fine performances on the Boden AstroTurf on day two.

It was filled with drama, including lightning warnings, which halted play twice and forced the organisers to move fixtures, which resulted in a late finish.

The hosts, Jeppe, were not phased by the delay after their first game of the day against Grey College.

In that clash, coach Siya Sityana‘s boys went toe-to-toe with the Bloem side and played out a 2-2 draw, courtesy of two strikes by skipper Ethan Kapanda.

Their last game of the day pitted them against Maritzburg College. Coach Mark Sanders’ side had defeated Wynberg Boys’ High four hours earlier, so they were confident heading into the clash.

They showed character and fight but were eventually beaten 2-1 by a strong Jeppe outfit.

Hilton College and Grey College were involved in some thrillers.

Coach Damian Kimfley’s Hilton boys were tested by Pretoria Boys High and just managed to secure a 2-2 draw after scoring from a penalty corner late in the fourth chukka. They did, however, come back with a vengeance later in the day to hand King Edward VII (KES) a 4-2 defeat.

In that clash, Hilton fell two goals behind, but they showed class, composure, and maturity to get the job done.

As for Grey, coach Dalan Phillips will be gutted his side was unable to get over the line twice on Sunday. After their draw against Jeppe, they were held to another stalemate by coach Sharmin Naidoo’s KES side.

It was, arguably, one of the most entertaining matches of the weekend, with KES showing a never-say-die attitude after falling behind twice to grab the draw. They scored through their captain, Fynn Campbell and Matthew Bromley, whereas Andrew Koupis netted twice for Grey from the penalty spot.

St John’s College impressed with a win and one draw. St Benedict’s College won against Selborne College, but, later in the day, they fell 2-3 to Pretoria Boys High.

The final day’s action kicks off with a clash between KES and Wynberg Boys’ High. Jeppe and Hilton College will close off the festival at 12:30.

RESULTS

Jeppe 2-2 Grey College
St John’s College 3-1 Wynberg Boys’ High
Selborne College 1-3 St Benedict’s College
Hilton College 2-2 Pretoria Boys High
Grey College 2-2 KES
Maritzburg College 2-1 Wynberg Boys’ High
St John’s College 3-3 Selborne College
St Benedict’s 2-3 Pretoria Boys High
Hilton College 3-2 KES
Jeppe 2-1 Maritzburg College

FIXTURES

Monday, 31 March

07:30 – King Edward VII vs Wynberg Boys’ High
08:45 – St Benedict’s vs Grey College
10:00 – Selborne College vs Pretoria Boys
11:15 – St John’s College vs Maritzburg College
12:30 – Jeppe vs Hilton College

Grey High School finished the Standard Bank Grey High Rugby Festival on a winning note when they defeated Hilton College 20-7 in the final showdown on Monday afternoon, in Gqeberha.

With a stiff south-easterly blowing down the ground, precision play was not always achieved but both sides gave it their all to bring the curtain down on another highly successful showcase of schoolboys’ rugby.

In the main curtain-raiser, Bishops and Michaelhouse also produced a titanic effort, with the former managing to forge ahead in the critical moments to take the bragging rights with a 25-17 win.

The defining score in the Grey-Hilton clash came with just less than 10 minutes remaining when flyhalf Tristan Kemp showed great footwork to dodge and twist his way over the line, just next to the posts.

Hilton had the wind behind them in the second half, but Grey, besides conceding one try, did a good job of cancelling out that advantage.

They often forced their way into the Hilton half and, although the KwaZulu-Natal team was ferocious on defence, the constant pressure eventually told.

In the 51^st minute, as the Grey forwards pounded away at the try line without breaking through, Kemp called for the ball. He found a way over and the five-pointer gave the home side significant breathing space. With a successful conversion, which made it 20-7, he gave them a 13-point advantage.

Grey had taken a 10-0 lead into the second half after a penalty from Kemp was followed by a charging run from centre Bradley Myburgh, who scored score near the posts. Receiving the ball from a set move as he cut back against the defence, the midfielder powered his way through and Kemp added the conversion.

In the second half, Kemp slotted a second penalty before Hilton’s fight and resolve were rewarded when no. 8 Emmanuel Dankwa broke through the Grey defensive line to dot down.

It was a similar move to the earlier Grey try, with the big loose forward bashing through the home team’s defences before Liyema Nela added two points with a successful conversion.

With the match poised on knife’s edge, it was left to Kemp to lift Grey’s spirits after they had conceded a last-minute try on Saturday to draw their opening game with Michaelhouse.

Bishops, who led 15-7 at the break, and Michaelhouse, produced some highly entertaining rugby as each side crossed for three tries, but the boot of Alex Laspatzis made the difference as he slotted two penalties and two conversions.

The Cape Town school’s tries came from Daniel van den Heever, Uzoma Ngcwangu, and Rynard Gordon, while Michaelhouse, who pressed right until the end, scored through William Ridl, Noah Bates, and Lwandle Nzama. Stefan Moolman added a conversion.

Earlier, Queen’s College enjoyed a thrilling 17-14 win over Pretoria Boys High. The boys from Komani had drawn their opener 13-13 with St Stithians College.

It was a tense finish, though, with Boys High having a five-metre lineout with time up. The courageous Queen’s defence held firm on their try line, though. When the referee ruled that the ball was held up, the final whistle blew after the hooter had already sounded.

RESULTS

Westville 28-13 Dale
Durban High School 35-5 Selborne
Kearsney 41-31 Hudson Park
Northwood 33-14 Kingswood
Bishops 25-17 Michaelhouse
Grey High 20-7 Hilton
St Charles College 26-13 HTS Daniel Pienaar
Muir 25012 Ithembelihle 26-12
Andrew Rabie 19-5 Mali XV
St Stithians 19-17 Port Rex

Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) and Durban High School (DHS) finished their Belgotex Sport Coastal Cup campaigns on a positive note, while Westville Boys’ High found their groove and recorded their first win of the festival on Sunday at the Riverside Sports Club, in Durban.

The festival, which is co-hosted by DHS, Westville, and Clifton College, finishes on Monday when Westville and Clifton will complete their schedules.

Paul Roos beat Michaelhouse in a showdown of sides unbeaten at the festival, Glenwood won against Menlopark, Parel Vallei held off Garsfontein by the odd goal in seven, Westville edged out Pearson, and DHS drew 1-1 with Paarl Boys’ High.

Paul Roos has been a juggernaut, demolishing everyone in their path, and coach Michael Baker’s side maintained its 100 percent win record at the Coastal Cup with a 4-2 victory over an in-form Michaelhouse, thanks to goals from Jeandré van Zyl, Caleb Cilliers, Callum van Oudtshoorn, and Logan Lackay in Sunday’s last game.

“We had a really positive weekend,” Baker told SuperSport Schools Plus after PRG’s fourth win on the trot. “We are a super young team and got asked a lot of questions, which hopefully we can manage better in the season.

“I think we played some beautiful hockey. We have really focused on our style of play. Hopefully, we can start playing it for longer periods. All in all, it was very positive,” Baker shared after the Stellenbosch side’s final outing.

With the game against Paul Roos, Michaelhouse’s campaign also came to an end. Despite the loss, it was a solid showing from the boys from Balgowan. They weren’t as prolific as PRG in front of goal – Paul Roos netted 22 goals in four games and ‘House only eight – but they found ways to win, with a strong dose of character bringing them victories. Of the three goals Baker’s side conceded, two of them were scored by Michaelhouse.

Coach Nick Bérichon‘s side came into the contest with three wins under their belt, which included a 4-3 victory over Parel Vallei in their opening fixture in which they overturned a 1-3 deficit to snatch a morale-boosting win.

There was a section of fans half-expecting them to repeat that feat when they were 2-4 down against Paul Roos. The Stellenbosch school’s defences proved to be made of sterner stuff, however, and they repelled Michaelhouse’s attempts at adding further goals to their tally.

DHS had relatively few hours to rest their feet after their 1-3 defeat against Paul Roos on Saturday night. However, that was not enough to knock the wind out of coach Keegan Hezlett’s men’s sails.

Josh Mungherera, the DHS captain, led from the front, both with his work rate and goal-scoring, which included executing a simple tap-in after a well-worked team move broke down the Menlopark press.

“The boys did really well to make the game big by transitioning into different channels through midfield,” Hezlett said after their 3-0 victory.

Their effort on and off the ball helped them force numerous turnovers. Elchaan Lubbe was responsible for one of them and then fired the ball into the Menlopark D for Bonga Maphanga to finish off with a deflection at the far post to secure a 2-0 lead.

Sithsaba Siyoyo hammered the final nail in the coffin when he beat the Menlopark goalkeeper with a drag flick on the whistle at the end of the third chukka.

“It was tough to get ourselves back up after a short turnaround since last night’s fixture against Paul Roos,” Hezlett admitted. “The boys put in a big effort and were struggling with some fatigued legs.”

DHS headed into their final match determined to finish strongly and they did so with a 1-1 draw with Paarl Boys’ High, thanks to a strike from Tyrique Cloete.

Westville did not begin their Coastal Cup campaign well. They were the first victims of the marauding Paul Roos side on Friday, suffering a 0-6 loss, which didn’t do their efforts justice.

On Saturday, they found their way back with a 2-2 draw against St Alban’s. Then, on Sunday, they got into the groove of things with a 2-1 win over Pearson, with captain Seth Simpson slotting both goals.

“We were really good in the press and dominated most of the game, created lots of chances, but really were poor with the finishing,” Cameron Mackay, the Westville coach, stated.

Glenwood High scored an encouraging 2-0 win over Menlopark, which suggested that the upward trajectory of the Green Machine is continuing.

Paarl Boys’ High, too, exhibited encouraging signs and a 4-2 win over Clifton was evidence that their hockey, also, is on the up.

RESULTS

1st XI

Paarl Boys’ High 4-2 Clifton
DHS 3-0 Menlopark
Michaelhouse 1-0 St Alban’s
Westville 2-1 Pearson
Parel Vallei 4-3 Garsfontein
Glenwood 2-0 Menlopark
DHS 1-1 Paarl Boys’ High
Paul Roos 4-2 Michaelhouse

U16

DHS 2-0 Paarl Boys’ High
Glenwood 2-0 Menlopark
Paul Roos 2-0 Michaelhouse
Clifton 2-0 Garsfontein
Pearson 1-0 Westville
DHS 6-0 Menlopark
St Alban’s 0-0 Michaelhouse
Garsfontein 2-1 Parel Vallei
Glenwood 2-1 Paarl Boys’ High

U14

Paul Roos 6-0 DHS
St Alban’s 3-3 Michaelhouse
Clifton 1-1 Parel Vallei
Westville 3-0 Pearson
Glenwood 2-1 Menlopark
DHS 2-0 Paarl Boys’ High
Parel Vallei 2-1 Garsfontein
Paul Roos 17-0 Michaelhouse
St Alban’s 1-0 Westville
Menlopark 4-1 Pearson
Clifton 0-0 Garsfontein

FIXTURES

Monday

08:00 – Pearson vs Glenwood
09:30 – Clifton vs Parel Vallei
11:00 – Westville vs Paarl Boys’ High

St John’s College enjoyed day two of the Nomads Hockey Festival at Jeppe High School for Boys, delivering two quality performances on Sunday.

The side, led by coach Gilbert de Villiers and Anthony Woodhouse, defeated Wynberg Boys’ High 3-1 in the morning before playing to a thrilling 3-3 draw with Selborne College in the afternoon.

It was a drama-filled day at the Boden AstroTurf, with lightning halting play for most of the morning.

Before the delay, though, St John’s took to the park in the second match of the day against a Wynberg side still trying to find its feet.

Coach De Villiers’ boys were in search of their first win after going down to Hilton College (0-1), and Grey College (1-4) on Saturday.

Wynberg, meanwhile, defeated Pretoria Boys High 3-1 but lost to the hosts, Jeppe, 0-4 on the opening day.

Tapiwa Mutetwa opened the scoring for his side in the first chukka and was later joined on the score sheet by Ben Nagel and Dylan Viljoen.

Nagel scored from a tap-in on the far post, while Viljoen converted from a penalty corner, which was won by young Motheo Mparutsa.

Selborne refused to go down without a fight, and Reid Drake came to their rescue with three drag flicks, the last of which came late in the fourth chukka.

Reacting to his team’s Sunday performances, St John’s captain, Owethu Sishuba, said he was impressed by his side’s ability to bounce back after a disappointing opening day. “The team is very happy about today,” he told SuperSport Schools Plus.

“We spoke in the dugout about the importance of bouncing after a tough day one and losing two games. It’s a good turnaround, but we want to be consistent and go again tomorrow.”

Sishuba has been one of St John’s top performances at Nomads, presenting a rock-solid presence at the back to help keep his team out of danger alongside goalkeeper Kamogelo Thobejane, who also serves in the last line of defence for the St John’s water polo team.

They Houghton boys face Maritzburg College on Monday at 11:15, and Sishuba said he’ll urge his teammates to be up for the clash.

“They are a good team, but I think fatigue might play a major role for both sides,” he shared. “It will be a mental game and will come down to which team is up for the fixture and which team is ready to fight for it.”

In other big matches, Grey College, who won both their games on Saturday, shared draws with Jeppe and King Edward VII.

Both contests ended 2-2 after the Bloemfontein boys made a scintillating start on day one.

Their meeting with KES was an entertaining clash that ebbed and flowed and kept spectators intrigued. Captain Andrew Koupis led from the front for Grey, netting both of their goals.

KES was always chasing the game, but their never-die-say attitude was rewarded when their captain, Fynn Campbell, and Matthew Bromley found the back of the net.

Pretoria Boys High also made a massive statement by holding Hilton College to a 2-2 draw.

They lost both of their matches on Saturday, while Hilton won both of theirs, so it was an important reversal of fortune for Boys High.

Die tweede dag van vanjaar se opwindende Kloof-Netbalfees het nogmaals nie teleurgestel nie. Spanne het alles in die stryd gewerp in ’n reeks kragmetings wat toeskouers op die punte van hul stoele vasgenael gehou het.

Hoërskool Sentraal het hul merk gemaak deur die dag onoorwonne af te sluit. Hulle het verál teen Oosterlig (30–9) en Waterkloof (19–12) netbal van die hoogste gehalte opgedis.

Dit was vernaam Sentraal se beheerde spel, kragtige aanval en vlymskerp verdediging wat ‘n blywende indruk gelaat het. Met Protea- en Fast 5-verteenwoordigers, Refiloe Nketsa en Zandre Smit, as afrigters, is Sentraal beslis in ‘n bevoorregte posisie en besig om die vrugte daarvan te pluk.

La Rochelle en Framesby is nóg twee spanne wat hul segetogte voortgesit het – en dit het in die proses tonne drama opgelewer.

In een van die vele naelbytstryde van die dag, het La Rochelle en Framesby kragte gemeet in ’n titaniese gelykopstryd van 24–24. Die spanne het hope karakter getoon en verbete geveg tot die einde, maar kon mekaar eenvoudig nie uitoorlê nie. Alhoewel dit nie as ’n nederlaag tel nie, het dit nietemin so hittete die einde van een van dié twee spanne se perfekte rekord beteken.

Een van die uitblinkers van die dag was sonder twyfel La Rochelle se Christelle Greyling wat in haar rol as hulpverdediger haas ondeurdringbaar was. Haar spel-intellek en vermoë om spel te lees het gelei tot talle kritieke onderskeppings, wat keer op keer die momentum ten gunste van haar span laat swaai het. Christelle se teenwoordigheid op die baan het ’n tasbare verskil gemaak en sy is tereg as een van die spelers van die dag uitgelig.

Redhill het ’n kragtige sege van 45–5 oor Reitz behaal, terwyl Amanzimtoti hulself ook as ’n span van formaat bevestig het met ’n indrukwekkende oorwinning van 33–11 oor Vrede. Voortrekker was ook op dreef met drie puik seges, oor onder andere teen Klerksdorp (28–21) en Windhoek Privaatskool (23–16). Kempton Park het ook ‘n bevredigende dag beleef met ‘n oorwinning oor Ashton (18-11), asook ‘n gelykopuitslag teen Wesvalia (18-18).

Namate die Kloof-Netbalfees vorder, begin die koring hulself van die kaf te skei. Met die halfpadmerk van die toernooi wat bereik is, sal dit interessant wees om te sien of spanne soos Sentraal, La Rochelle en Framesby hul momentum kan behou om die kompetisie onoorwonne af te sluit. Hou gerus dop om te sien wié volgende die kollig gaan steel – Dag 3 beloof selfs meer aksie, uitmuntende spel en onvergeetlike oomblikke.

Uitslae | Dag 2

Hoërskool Alberton	19	Centurion	10
Ellisras	10	Eunice	23
Ferrum	18	Waterkloof	22
St Anne’s	20	Empangeni	20
Amanzimtoti	31	Bergvlam	6
Ashton	29	Gerrit Maritz	6
Piet Potgieter	15	Vrede	22
Reitz	11	Piet Retief	23
Redhill	24	Windhoek Hoërskool	19
Brandwag	25	Potch Volkies	19
Framesby	25	Witteberg	17
Wesvalia	12	Voortrekker	25
Klerksdorp	15	La Rochelle	26
Windhoek Privaatskool	30	Wagpos	6
Waterkloof	12	Sentraal	19
Oosterlig	8	Jeugland	20
Piet Retief	29	Piet Potgieter	14
Gerrit Maritz	14	Empangeni	23
Vrede	11	St Anne’s	19
Reitz	5	Redhill	45
Hoërskool Alberton	27	Bergvlam	11
Amanzimtoti	25	Witteberg	21
Ferrum	5	Centurion	25
Windhoek Hoërskool	28	Ellisras	7
Windhoek Privaatskool	6	Waterkloof	16
Wagpos	10	Brandwag	19
Potch Volkies	10	Kemptonpark	18
Ashton	11	Jeugland	18
Wesvalia	16	Eunice	19
Klerksdorp	21	Voortrekker	28
La Rochelle	24	Framesby	24
Oosterlig	9	Sentraal	30
Centurion	24	Ellisras	10
Windhoek Hoërskool	22	Brandwag	20
Potch Volkies	17	Framesby	23
Waterkloof	15	La Rochelle	25
Klerksdorp	11	Sentraal	18
Hoërskool Alberton	25	Waterkloof II	15
St Anne’s	19	Ferrum	17
Eunice	15	Witteberg	16
Jeugland	29	Wagpos	9
Windhoek Privaatskool	16	Voortrekker	23
Oosterlig	8	Kemptonpark	18
Wesvalia	18	Ashton	21
Vrede	11	Amanzimtoti	33
Reitz	19	Empangeni	23
Piet Retief	21	Redhill	37
Piet Potgieter	13	Bergvlam	16

Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) delivered two polished performances in victories on Saturday over St Alban’s College and Durban High School (DHS) at the Belgotex Sport Coastal Cup, being played at the Riverside Sports Club, in Durban.

Michaelhouse beat Garsfontein, Parel Vallei won against Menlopark, Paarl Boys’ High saw off Glenwood, and Garsfontein edged out Clifton College. Westville Boys’ High and St Alban’s drew 1-1, while Clifton and Pearson played to a 2-2 draw.

Paul Roos re-affirmed their standing as the team to beat at the festival with a masterclass in a one-sided 9-0 victory over St Alban’s in the first fixture of the day. Charles Lombard led with a brace, while Caleb Cilliers, Christo Swanepoel, Matthew Cardoza, Francois Mouton, Daniel de Waal, Ruben Gouws, and Callum van Oudtshoorn each added a goal.

Coach Michael Baker‘s side followed up with a 3-1 win over DHS, whom he coached before moving to Paul Roos. Tylor Carter, Jeandre van Zyl, and Callum van Oudtshoorn were on target for PRG. After two days of action and three games, the Stellenbosch side has scored 18 goals and conceded only one. No other team has come close to reaching double figures.

Parel Vallei is a distant second with a tally of seven. Four of those seven goals came in their 4-0 win over Menlopark on Saturday afternoon. It was a great comeback after their 3-4 defeat at the hands of Michaelhouse on Friday.

In another case of a coach facing his former side, Elliot Springate was on target for Michaelhouse as the Nick Bérichon-led side registered a 1-0 win over Garsfontein. He was most pleased by his players achieving a first clean sheet of the season.

“We’ve been conceding way too many goals, giving way too many chances away,” Bérichon told SuperSport Schools Plus. “I’m happy for the defence. They’ve been under the pump in the video talks, and today they set the foundation for us.”

Paul Roos and Michaelhouse are two of the four sides that are yet to lose a match at the festival. The other two are Pearson and Paarl Boys’ High. Pearson, whose opener was rained out, has played a single match in which they came back from 0-2 down to earn an entertaining 2-2 draw with Clifton.

Paarl Boys’ High, who also have a single game under their belt, scored a penalty stroke on the final whistle to secure a 3-0 win over Glenwood.

Garsfontein dusted themselves off after their 0-1 defeat to Michaelhouse and put in a better performance to beat Clifton with an identical scoreline later in the day.

Westville endured a tough first match on Friday evening when they went down 0-6 to Paul Roos. Coach Cameron Mackay’s side put that game behind them and produced a far better performance to register a 2-2 draw with St Alban’s.

Sunday’s fixtures kick off with a good-looking clash between DHS and Menlopark. Both sides are smarting from defeats and will be keen to turn their fortunes with a win first thing in the morning.

1ST XI RESULTS

Paul Roos 9-0 St Alban’s
Clifton 2-2 Pearson
Michaelhouse 1-0 Garsfontein
Paarl Boys 3-0 Glenwood
Parel Vallei 4-0 Menlopark
Westville 2-2 St Alban’s
Paul Roos 3-1 DHS
Garsfontein 1-0 Clifton

FIXTURES

Sunday, 30 March

09:30 – DHS vs Menlopark
11:00 – St Alban’s vs Michaelhouse
12:30 – Westville vs Pearson
14:00 – Garsfontein vs Parel Vallei
15:30 – Menlopark vs Glenwood
17:00 – DHS vs Paarl Boys
18:30 – Paul Roos vs Michaelhouse

Monday, 31 March

08:00 – Pearson vs Glenwood
09:30 – Clifton vs Parel Vallei
11:00 – Westville vs Paarl Boys

U16 RESULTS

Michaelhouse 1-0 Garsfontein
Paul Roos 5-0 DHS
Pearson 3-0 Clifton
Westville 0-0 St Alban’s
Michaelhouse 2-1 Parel Vallei
Garsfontein 1-1 Glenwood
Pearson 1-0 Menlopark
DHS 3-0 St Alban’s
Paul Roos 3-1 Westville
Paarl Boys’ High 3-0 Clifton

U14 RESULTS

DHS 1-0 Menlopark
Pearson 2-1 Clifton
Michaelhouse 4-1 Garsfontein
Paarl Boys’ High 6-1 Glenwood
Menlopark 1-0 Parel Vallei
DHS 5-0 St Alban’s
Paul Roos 8-0 Westville
Glenwood 2-0 Garsfontein
Parel Vallei 3-1 Michaelhouse
Clifton 0-0 Paarl Boys’ High