Goals galore as Parel Vallei and Paul Roos sign off in style
A staggering 44 goals were scored in seven matches featuring Western Cape sides over the past weekend.
It was two days filled with upsets and top performances, with high-quality hockey entertaining those who were on the sidelines or watching at home on the SuperSport Schools App.
Parel Vallei High School (PV) and Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) completed their campaigns on Friday night with contrasting victories.
PV welcomed Pearson High, from Gqeberha, to Somerset West and bagged an emphatic 7-2 victory in front of a packed crowd.
The hosts were favoured heading into the clash, having beaten Pearson 4-0 in 2024. They endured a horrible start, however, going 0-2 down within the opening five minutes after a fiery start from the visitors.
Rocked, PV, nonetheless, stayed composed, quickly regrouped, soaked up the atmosphere, and went on to deliver one of their best performances of the season.
They were clinical in front of goal, punishing Pearson almost every time they got a sniff, while making goal scoring look easy.
Nathan Nissen was in the form of his life and netted a hat-trick, while Luca Jordan, Luka Meets, and JP van der Walt got in on the scoring action.
SA u16 stalwart, Stephan Malan, also netted. He landed in Cape Town at 18:15, returning from representing the SA u16A team in the Allister Fredericks Africa Challenge in Johannesburg.
It was the perfect send-off for the PV matriculants and wrapped up a solid season for coach Michael van Rensburg and his troops.
While PV ended on a high, Paul Roos celebrated a battling 2-1 win over feisty Grey College in Bloemfontein.
Coach Michael Baker‘s boys were made to work extremely hard but got the job done in a hostile environment.
Callum Van Oudtshoorn opened his side’s tally in the second chukka, but Grey College responded through Matthias Visser just before halftime.
PRG skipper Christo Swanepoel bagged the game winner in the third chukka and had a chance to add a further goal when his side was awarded a penalty stroke, but his shot went wide.
That miss didn’t cost PRG, though, as they held firm to seal a prized win away from home.
In other matches, South African College High School (SACS) defeated Rondebosch Boys’ High 7-1.
SACS captain, Jo le Roux scored in the first chukka, but the score remained unchanged into the halftime break.
In the third chukka, SACS upped the ante. Aiden Hughes made it two before Litha Kraai extended his side’s lead by converting a penalty stroke.
Then, in the final chukka, the visitors scored a whopping four goals, with Kraai netting three times before Mohlodi Maseko got his name on the scoresheet.
Wynberg Boys’ High scored a thrilling 3-2 win over Bishops Diocesan College in another southern suburbs’ rivalry game.
The side, coached by Ben Wiley, claimed victory on the back of goals from Ethan Daniel, captain, Zachary Gibbon, and Noah Laubscher.
Stellenberg High School delivered a polished performance to beat Durbanville 6-2 in their interschools meeting.
RESULTS
Paul Roos 2-1 Grey College
Wynberg Boys’ High 3-2 Bishops
Stellenberg 6-2 Durbanville
Parel Vallei 7-2 Pearson High
SACS 7-1 Rondebosch Boys’ High
Hermanus 1-1 Worcester Gimnasium
Outeniqua 4-0 HTS Drostdy
Bellville High School 2-1 DF Malan
York High 5-0 Oudtshoorn
