Amy Stubbs powers Roedean School to strong Old Petrians’ Tournament start
Twenty-eight teams took to the waters of the Wahoo Aquatic Centre and St Peter’s Girls Prep School on Thursday, day one of the four-day Old Petrians’ Water Polo Tournament, in Sandton, Johannesburg.
When it wrapped up, Roedean, inspired by vice-captain Amy Stubbs had compiled an unbeaten record: three matches and three wins. Stubbs led the way, top-scoring for her side.
In their first game, Roedean faced a stiff challenge from Makhanda’s Diocesan School for Girls (DSG), but they pulled off a 6-5 win. Stubbs netted twice, while Esmé du Plessis, Gabriella Morrell, Emma Pelicot, and Taylor Billett also got onto the score sheet
DSG’s vice-captain Mia Jenner matched Stubbs by scoring twice, and Lucy Rutherfoord struck three times, but that was not quite enough for the Eastern Cape side.
In their second game, coach Siyabonga Guzana‘s Roedean came out guns blazing and roared to an 11-3 win over the hosts, St Peter’s College
Again, Stubbs led by example, scoring three goals. She was well backed up by Gabriella Morrell, the team captain Emma Pelicot, and Taylor Billett, who all found the back of the net twice. Sophie Wilcox and Ané du Plessis completed the scoring for Roedean.
In their last outing of the day, they cruised to another comfortable win, handing Clarendon High School for Girls a 9-2 defeat as Stubbs and Morrell recorded hat-tricks again.
While the score sheet might suggest otherwise, Clarendon gave their opponents a good fight. Meka Loots and Holley Jacoby were rewarded with goals for the East London school.
In Pool B, Hudson Park High School leads the pack following victories over Rand Park High School and Collegiate Girls’ High School.
They crushed Rand Park 18-0, with Kayden Glasgow‘s four goals leading all scorers. Slayde Herman and Eva Moore bagged hat-tricks, while Mackenzie Goss and Sarah Barratt chipped in with two goals apiece. Kara Batting, Amber Preston, Mia Smit, and Erin Batting also scored.
It wasn’t a flawless day for Hudson Park, however. They put up a strong showing against Reddam House Bedfordview in their third game, but came off second best, suffering a hard-fought 7-9 defeat.
St Stithians College impressed, winning their three matches emphatically. They began their day with a 21-2 romp against Pretoria High School for Girls. Kingswood College was the next to fall, with Saints running out 10-3 winners, and St Cyprian’s had to bend the knee, too, as St Stithians took their haul to 41 goals for the day after a 10-1 victory.
Pool D’s matches were evenly contested. Five teams won one game only, although Kingsmead College was the only side to play three matches.
It was very interesting! The defending champions, Herschel edged out Kingsmead by a single goal, but lost to Durban Girls’ College (DGC) in a shootout. Kingsmead, meanwhile, comfortably beat Springfield Convent School but they needed a shootout to sneak by Reddam House Helderfontein.
Both Reddam Helderfontein and Springfield finished the day winless, but they’ll have three opportunities each for victory on Friday.
DAY 1 RESULTS
POOL A
St Peter’s 4-5 Crawford Lonehill
DSG Makhanda 5-6 Roedean
Clarendon 7-3 Crawford Lonehill
St Peter’s College 3-11 Roedean
DSG 15-4 Rustenburg
Roedean 9-2 Clarendon
DSG 11-3 St Peter’s
Alex Road 3-13 Clarendon
POOL B
Rand Park 0-18 Hudson
St Anne’s 8-6 Reddam House Bedfordview
Reddam House Constantia 12-1 Wynberg
Hudson Park 6-4 Collegiate
Reddam House Bedfordview 18-0 Rand Park
Wynberg 4-12 St Anne’s
Reddam House Constantia 5-3 Collegiate
Hudson Park 7-9 Reddam House Bedfordview
POOL C
Kingswood 4-3 St Mary’s Waverley
Pretoria Girls 2-21 St Stithians
Stirling 3-6 Chisipite
Kingswood 3-10 St Stithians
St Cyprian’s 2-4 St Mary’s Waverley
Chisipite 16-0 Pretoria Girls
Stirling 3-5 Kingswood
St Stithians 10-1 St Cyprian’s
POOL D
Springfield 2-7 St Dominic’s
Kingsmead (1) 3-3 (0) Reddam House Helderfontein
DGC 6-3 Pearson
Herschel 4-3 Kingsmead
Reddam House Helderfontein (2) 4-4 (1) Springfield
Pearson 4-3 St Dominic’s
DGC (5) 6-6 (4) Herschel
Kingsmead 12-1 Springfield
FIXTURES
Friday, 21 February
Wahoo Aquatic Centre
07:00 – St Mary’s vs Chisipite (Pool C, Match 33)
07:35 – Herschel vs St Dominic’s (Pool D, Match 34)
08:10 – Stirling vs Pretoria Girls (Pool C, Match 35)
08:45 – DGC vs Reddam Helderfontein (Pool D, Match 36)
09:20 – St Cyprian’s vs Kingswood (Pool C, Match 37)
09:55 – Springfield vs Pearson (Pool D, Match 38)
10:30 – St Stithians vs Chisipite (Pool C, Match 39)
11:05 – St Dominic’s vs Kingsmead (Pool D, Match 40)
11:40 – St Mary’s vs Stirling (Pool C, Match 41)
12:15 – Herschel vs Reddam Helderfontein (Pool D, Match 42)
12:50 – Pretoria Girls vs Kingswood (Pool C, Match 43)
13:25 – Springfield vs DGC (Pool D, Match 44)
14:00 – Chisipite vs St Cyprian’s (Pool C, Match 45)
14:35 – Pearson vs Kingsmead (Pool D, Match 46)
15:10 – St Stithians vs Stirling (Pool C, Match 47)
15:45 – Reddam Helderfontein vs St Dominic’s (Pool D, Match 48)
16:20 – Pretoria Girls vs St Mary’s Waverley (Pool C, Match 49)
16:55 – Pearson vs Herschel (Pool D, Match 50)
17:30 – Chisipite vs Kingswood (Pool C, Match 51)
18:05 – Kingsmead vs DGC (Pool D, Match 52)
18:40 – Stirling vs St Cyprian’s (Pool C, Match 53)
St Peter’s Girls Prep School
07:00 – Crawford vs DSG (Pool A, Match 54)
07:35 – Wynberg vs Rand Park (Pool B, Match 55)
08:10 – Alexander Road vs Rustenburg (Pool A, Match 56)
08:45 – St Anne’s vs Collegiate (Pool B, Match 57)
09:20 – Clarendon vs St Peter’s (Pool A, Match 58)
09:55 – Reddam Constantia vs Reddam Bedfordview (Pool B, Match 59)
10:30 – Crawford vs Roedean (Pool A, Match 60)
11:05 – Hudson Park vs Wynberg (Pool B, Match 61)
11:40 – Rustenburg vs Clarendon (Pool A, Match 62)
12:15 – Collegiate vs Rand Park (Pool B, Match 63)
12:50 – Alex Road vs DSG (Pool A, Match 64)
13:25 – Reddam Constantia vs St Anne’s (Pool B, Match 65)
14:00 – Rustenburg vs St Peter’s (Pool A, Match 66)
14:35 – Reddam Bedfordview vs Wynberg (Pool B, Match 67)
15:10 – Roedean vs Alex Road (Pool A, Match 68)
15:45 – Reddam Constantia vs Rand Park (Pool B, Match 69)
16:20 – DSG vs Clarendon (Pool A, Match 70)
16:55 – St Anne’s vs Hudson Park (Pool B, Match 71)
17:30 – Crawford vs Rustenburg (Pool A, Match 72)
18:05 – Reddam Bedfordview vs Collegiate (Pool B, Match 73)
18:40 – St Peter’s vs Alexander Road (Pool A, Match 74)
Wahoo Aquatic Centre
07:00 – Reddam Constantia vs Hudson park (Pool B, Match 75)
07:35 – Rustenburg vs Roedean (Pool A, Match 76)
08:10 – St Anne’s vs Rand Park (Pool B, Match 77)
08:45 – Crawford vs Alexander Road (Pool A, Mach 78)
09:20 – Wynberg vs Collegiate (Pool B, Match 79)
Exhibition Match
11:30 – Playoff 2A vs 2D (Match 85)
12:05 – Playoff 2B vs 3C (Match 86)
12:40 – Playoff 2C vs 3B (Match 87)
13:15 – Playoff 2D vs 3A (Match 88)
Bowl Quarterfinals
13:50 – 4A vs 5D (Match 89)
14:25 – 4B vs 5C (Match 90)
15:00 – 4C vs 5B (Match 91)
15:35 – 4D vs 5A (Match 92)
Cup Quarterfinals
16:10 – Winner 85 vs 1B (Match 97)
17:00 – Winner 86 vs 1D (Match 98)
17:50 – Winner 87 vs 1A (Match 99)
18:40 – Winner 88 vs 1C (Match 100)
St Peter’s Girls Prep School
07:00 – Herschel vs Springfield (Pool D, Match 80)
07:35 – St Stithians vs St Mary’s Waverley (Pool C, Match 81)
08:10 – Pearson vs Reddam Helderfontein (Pool D, Match 82)
08:45 – St Cyprian’s vs Pretoria Girls (Pool C, Match 83)
09:20 – DGC vs St Dominic’s (Pool D, Match 84)
Shield Quarterfinals
11:30 – 6A vs 7D (Match 93)
12:05 – 6B vs 7C (Match 94)
12:40 – 6C vs 7B (Match 95)
13:15 – 6D vs 7A (Match 96)
Sunday, 23 February
Wahoo Aquatic Centre
Plate Semi-finals
07:00 – Loser 85 vs Loser 87 (Match 115)
07:35 – Loser 86 vs Loser 88 (Match 116)
Shield Semi-finals
08:10 – Winner 93 vs Winner 95 (Match 117)
08:45 – Winner 94 vs Winner 96 (Match 118)
Bowl Semi-finals
09:20 – Winner 89 vs Winner 91 (Match 119)
09:55 – Winner 90 vs Winner 92 (Match 120)
Cup Semi-finals
09:55 – Winner 90 vs Winner 92 (Match 120)
10:30 – Winner 99 vs Winner 98 (Match 121)
Plate Final
12:10 – Winner 117 vs Winner 118 (Match 123)
Shield Final
12:45 – Winner 119 vs Winner 120 (Match 124)
Bowl Final
13:20 – Winner 115 vs Winner 116 (Match 125)
5th/6th
13:55 – Winner 105 vs Winner 106 (Match 126)
3rd/4th
14:45 – Loser 121 vs Loser 122 (Match 127)
Cup Final
15:35 – Winner 121 vs Winner 122 (Match 128)
