American International School of Johannesburg to host its invitational basketball tournament
The Invitational Basketball Tournament, which includes four divisions, for u16 and u19 boys and girls, is set to tip off at the American International School of Johannesburg (AISJ) on Thursday.
In the u19 boys’ competition, Johannesburg schools are well represented, including traditional power St Johns College, who host one of the biggest and most prestigious schools’ basketball tournaments of the year. They’re in Pool B alongside their city neighbours, Sacred Heart College and St Stithians, as well as Maru-a-Pula School, from Botswana, and KwaZulu-Natal’s Westville Boys’ High.
Gearing up for the AISJ basketball tournament, Westville, fourth in 2023, travelled to Maritzburg College for their traditional season-opener this past Saturday. Both teams brought an impressive level of intensity to the contest.
Westville started fast and led after the first quarter, but the home team, supported by a lively crowd, soon found their rhythm and took charge of the contest to record a convincing 75-56 victory over their talented opponents.
The red, black and white rank are among the top handful of teams in the country, so Westville’s challenge should not be lightly dismissed. They are usually very good from the free throw line, and their wins, with the same players, at the end of last year, included victories over Durban High School and a very good Northwood School outfit.
St Benedict’s College, who beat Maritzburg College in the final of the Independent Schools Stayers Basketball Tournament at Kearsney College in October last year, and then won the Pharaoh Inanda Hoops u18 title at the end of October, will bear watching in Pool A. They appear to be the team to beat.
The hosts, AISJ, will join Bennies in Pool A, along with fellow Johannesburg schools, Saheti and Michael Mount. Hilton College makes the trip up from KwaZulu-Natal and completes the Pool A line-up.
Fixtures
u16 Girls
Pool A: Saheti, Saints, St Mary’s Waverley, AISJ
Pool B: Herschel, St Mary’s DSG, Redhill, Maru-a-Pula
Thursday, 25 January
13:00 – Saints vs AISJ, Treehouse 1 (A); Herschel vs Redhill, Treehouse 2 (B); Saheti vs St Mary’s Waverley, Tennis Court 1 (A); Maru-a-Pula vs St Mary’s DSG, Tennis Coury 2 (B)
15:00 – AISJ vs St Mary’s Waverley, Tree House 1 (A); Herschel vs Maru-a-Pula, Treehouse 2 (B)
Friday, 26 January
09:00 – Saheti vs Saints, Treehouse 1 (A); St Mary’s DSG vs Redhill, Treehouse 2 (B)
11:00 – St Mary’s Waverley vs Saints, Treehouse 1 (A); Herschel vs St Mary’s DSG (B); Saheti vs AISJ, Tennis Court 1 (A); Redhill vs Maru-a-Pula, Tennis Court 2 (B)
14:30 – Pool A1 vs Pool B4, Treehouse 1, u16GQF1; Pool B1 vs Pool A4, Treehouse 2, u16GQF2; Pool A2 vs Pool B3, Tennis Court 1, u16GQF3; Pool B2 vs Pool A3, Tennis Court 3, u16GQF4
Saturday, 27 January
09:30 – winner u16QF1 vs winner u16QF4, Treehouse 1, u16GSF1; winner u16GQF2 vs winner u16GWF3, Treehouse 2, u16GSF2; loser u17GQF1 vs loser u16GQF2, Tennis Court 2, consolation
14:30 – winner u16GSF1 vs winner u16 GSF2, Treehouse 1, final; loser u16GSF1 vs loser u16GSF2, Covered Court, 3rd/4th
u16 Boys
Pool A: Michael Mount, St Benedict’s, Saints, ESCA
Pool B: Sacred Heart, St John’s, AISJ, Redhill
Thursday, 25 January
13:00 – Redhill vs AISJ, Gould’s Gym (B); ESCA vs St Benedict’s, Covered Court (A)
15:00 – Michael Mount vs ESCA, Gould’s Gym (B); Sacred Heart vs Redhill, Covered Court (B); St Benedict’s vs Saints, Tennis Court 1 (A); St John’s vs AISJ, Tennis Court 2 (B)
Friday, 26 January
09:00 – ESCA vs Saints, Gould’s Gym (A); AISJ vs Sacred Heart, Covered Court (B); Michael Mount vs St Benedict’s, Tennis Court 1 (A); St John’s vs Redhill, Tennis Court 2 (B)
11:00 – Saints vs Michael Mount, Gould’s Gym (A); St John’s vs Sacred Heart, Covered Court (B)
14:30 – Pool A1 vs Pool B 4, Gould’s Gym, u16BQF1; Pool B1 vs Pool A4, Covered Court, u16BQF2
16:00 – Pool A2 vs Pool B3, Tennis Court 1, u16BQF3; Pool B2 vs Pool A3, Tennis Court 2, u16BQF4
Saturday, 27 January
08:00 – winner u16BQF1 vs winner u16BQF4, Treehouse 1, SF1; winner u16BQF2 vs winner u16BQF3, Gould’s Gym, SF2; loser u16BQF1 vs loser u16BQF2, consolation
09:30 – loser u16BQF3 vs loser u16BQF4, Tennis Court 1, consolation
13:00 – loser u16BSF1 vs loser u16BSF2, Covered Court, 3rd/4th
14:30 – winner u16BSF1 vs winner u16BSF2, Gould’s Gym, final
Girls u19
Pool A: Herschel, King’s Linbro, Maru-a-Pula, Redhill, Sacred Heart
Pool B: AISJ, Michael Mount, St Mary’s Waverley, Saints, Saheti
Thursday, 25 January
12:00 – Maru-a-Pula vs King’s Linbro, Treehouse 1 (A); AISJ vs St Mary’s Waverley, Treehouse 2 (B); Sacred Heart vs Herschel, Tennis Court 1 (A); Saheti vs Michael Mount, Tennis Court 2 (B)
14:00 – Herschel vs Redhill, Treehouse 1 (A); AISJ vs Saints, Treehouse 2 (B)
16:00 – Herschel vs King’s Linbro, Treehouse 1 (A); Saheti vs St Mary’s Waverley, Treehouse 2 (B); Redhill vs Sacred Heart, Tennis Court 1 (A); AISJ vs Michael Mount, Tennis Court 2 (B)
17:00 – Maru-a-Pula vs Redhill, Treehouse 1 (A)
Friday, 26 January
08:00 – Maru-a-Pula vs Sacred Heart, Treehouse 1 (A); St Mary’s Waverley vs Saints, Treehouse 2 (B)
10:00 – Maru-a-Pua vs Herschel, Treehouse 1 (A); Michael Mount vs Saints, Treehouse 2 (B); Redhill vs King’s Linbro, Tennis Court 1 (A); AISJ vs Saheti, Tennis Court 2 (B)
12:00 – Sacred Heart vs King’s Linbro, Treehouse 1 (A); St Mary’s Waverley vs Michael Mount, Treehouse 2 (B)
13:00 – Saints vs Saheti, Treehouse 2 (B)
16:00 – Pool A2 v Pool B3, Treehouse 1, u19GQF1; Pool B2 vs Pool A3, Treehouse 2, u19QF2
17:30 – Pool A1 vs Pool B4, Treehouse 1, u19GQF3; Pool B1 vs Pool A4, Treehouse 2, u19GQF4
Saturday, 27 January
08:00 – Pool A5 vs Pool B5, Tennis Court 1, consolation
11:00 – loser u19GQF1 vs loser u19GQF2, Covered Court, consolation; loser u19GQF3 vs loser u19GQF4, consolation
13:00 – winner u19GQF3 vs winner u19GQF1, Treehouse, u19GSF1; winner u19GQF4 vs winner u19GQF2, Gould’s Gym, u19GSF2
16:00 – loser u19GSF1 vs loser u19GSF2, Gould’s Gym, 3rd/4th
17:00 – winner u19GSF1 vs winner u19GSF2, final
u19 Boys
Pool A: St Benedict’s, Michael Mount, Hilton College, AISJ, Saheti
Pool B: St John’s, Saints, Westville, Sacred Heart, Maru-a-Pula
Thursday, 25 January
12:00 – AISJ vs Saheti, Gould’s Gym (A); Westville vs Saints, Covered Court (B)
14:00 – St John’s vs Sacred Heart, Gould’s Gym (B); Michael Mount vs Hilton (A); St Benedict’s vs Saheti, Tennis Court 1 (A); Westville vs Maru-a-Pula, Tennis Court 2 (B)
16:00 – AISJ vs Michael Mount, Gould’s Gym (A); Sacred Heart vs Saints, Covered Court (B)
17:00 – Westville vs St John’s, Gould’s Gym (B); Hilton vs Saheti, Covered Court (A)
Friday, 26 January
08:00 – Westville vs Sacred Heart, Gould’s Gym (B); St Benedict’s vs AISJ, Covered Court (A); Maru-a-Pula vs Saints, Tennis Court 1 (B), Saheti vs Michael Mount, Tennis Court 2 (A)
10:00 – St Benedict’s vs Michael Mount, Gould’s Gym (A); Sacred Heart vs Maru-a-Pula, Covered Court (B)
12:00 – Saints vs St John’s, Gould’s Gym (B); Hilton vs AISJ, Covered Court (A)
13:00 – St Benedict’s vs Hilton, Gould’s Gym (A); St John’s vs Maru-a-Pula, Covered Court (B)
16:00 – Pool A2 vs Pool B3, Gould’s Gym, u19BQF1; Pool B2 vs Pool A3, Covered Court, u19BQF2
17:30 – Pool B1 vs Pool A3, Gould’s Gym u19BQF3; Pool A1 vs Pool B4, Covered Court, u19BQF4
Saturday, 27 January
08:00 – Pool A5 vs Pool B5, Covered Court, consolation
09:30 – loser u19BQF1 vs loser u19BQF2, consolation
11:00 – winner u19BQF3 vs winner u19BQF1, Treehouse, U19BSF1; winner u19BQF4 vs winner u19BQF2, Gould’s Gym, u19BSF2
13:00 – loser u19BQF3 vs loser u19BQF4, consolation
16:00 – winner u19BSF1 vs winner u19BSF2, Treehouse, final; loser u19BSF1 vs loser u19BSF2, Covered Court, 3rd/4th
