A glut of goals on day one of Grey High Water Polo Tournament
Grey High School and their rivals from Makhanda, St Andrew’s 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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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.
They both finished the opening day of the event, which runs through to Sunday, with maximum points.
St Andrew’s, seeded in Pool A, recorded two convincing victories, beating Hudson Park High 7-0, before crushing a Grey Invitational side 12-0, later in the day.
Coach Grant Mackenzie‘s boys continued to play with the momentum and cohesion they had built up in their home pool at the SAC Shield in Makhanda last weekend. They moved the ball around with precision, and their captain, Jacques Du Toit, never looked bothered in the cage.
While the hosts made light work of their opponents, Pearson High School and Woodridge College also started their respective campaigns brightly.
Pearson, under the tutelage of new head coach Stan Gospodinov, who joined the school from Grey College, 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.
Pool B had only three matches on the opening day, but they were all blockbusters.
Grey powered their way to an emphatic 16-3 win over Paarl Boys’ High in their opener, sending out a strong message to the other contenders that they intend to be in the running to become the tournament’s inaugural winners.
Reddam House Constantia, who have provided outstanding entertainment in the early rounds of the SACS Nite Series, also registered a win, outscoring Glenwood House 10-5.
Coach Ross van Schoor’s Boishaai team recovered from their early loss and thumped Stirling High, from East London, 11-2 to end the day on a high note.
Day two will kick off with a Pool B clash between Stirling and Reddam House at 09:00 before Hudson takes on Woodridge an hour later.
Day 1 Results
Pool A
Pearson High 7-2 Grey Invitational
St Andrew’s College 7-0 Hudson Park
Woodridge College 8-3 Pearson High
Grey Invitational 0-12 St Andrew’s College
Pool B
Grey High 16-3 Paarl Boys’ High
Paarl Boys’ High 11-2 Stirling High
Reddam House 10-5 Glenwood House
Day 2 Fixtures
09:00 – Stirling High vs Reddam House
10:00 – Hudson Park vs Woodridge College
11:00 – Glenwood House vs Grey High
12:00 – Paarl Boys’ High vs Reddam House
13:00 – Hudson Park vs Pearson High
14:00 – Stirling High vs Glenwood House
15:00 – Grey Invitational vs Hudson Park
16:00 – St Andrew’s College vs Woodridge College
17:00 – Reddam House vs Grey High
