Boishaai rewrites history, Paul Roos dominates, Rondebosch holds SACS
Paarl Boys’ High reversed their recent history against Grey College in Bloemfontein by edging out the home side 4-3 in a heart-stopping Friday Nite Lights thriller at the Grey College AstroTurf.
Boishaai were made to work extremely hard for the win as the hosts displayed a never-say-die attitude, leading to the clash going down to the wire.
It was the visitors’ first win against the Bloemfontein outfit in well over a decade.
Both sides were last in action two weeks ago. Boys’ High visited KwaZulu-Natal, where they took part in the Michaelhouse Hockey Tournament and finished in eighth place, while Grey placed ninth at the Hibbert Shield in Gqeberha.
In their previous two meetings, Grey won 3-0 in 2024, before holding off Boishaai 3-2 last season.
This time around, the script was different from the outset, and the visitors were in the ascendancy in the first half.
Mijan Herholdt opened the scoring with a breakaway field goal before Jamie Kock slotted a hat-trick, converting three penalty corners to seal the win.
Grey pushed hard for a late goal in the dying seconds, but Boishaai’s defence held firm.
“I’m very proud of the boys,” head coach Rowan McLachlan told SuperSport Schools News. “It’s the first time we’ve beaten Grey since 2013, so it’s a little rewrite of the history books for us.
“I must give credit to Grey. They really played well and made us work really hard for every inch on that field. It was a really hard-fought, classic schoolboy derby that went down to the wire.”
While Boishaai claimed a massive win, Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) bolstered its record with two emphatic wins on the weekend.
On Friday night, coach Michael Baker‘s troops were on another level and turned on the style to thump Somerset College 10-0 at the Maties AstroTurf.
Luke van der Merwe netted a hat-trick, while Logan Lackay and Louis Kriel both found the back of the net twice. Other goal contributions came from Caleb Cilliers, Ruben Gouws, and Daniel de Waal.
On Saturday, PRG took on Durbanville, and that clash ended in a comfortable 8-1 victory for the Stellenbosch side.
“We have been playing great hockey but just struggled to score PCs and field goals this year, often not being rewarded for some really good moments,” Baker told SuperSport Schools News.
“So, this weekend, it was good to score PCs, some really good team goals, and make good decisions in the D. I’m proud of the boys for keeping the standards high.”
In a pulsating encounter at the Western Province Cricket Club, Rondebosch Boys’ High showed fight and grit to hold the Hibbert Shield champions, SACS, to a 3-3 draw.
Both sides scored some cracking goals. For SACS, their talisman, Litha Kraai, bagged a brace while Josh Goulding scored the other goal.
Martin Barnard delivered a brace for ‘ Bosch and he was joined on the scoresheet by Jason Warneke.
While one pair of the southern suburbs’ teams shared the spoils, Bishops showed class to beat Wynberg Boys’ High 4-0 at the Woodlands AstroTurf.
Max Morgan was on target twice while Luc Dicey and Callum Anderson wrapped up the win for coach Ryan Julius’s side.
While Durbanville took a drubbing from PRG, they also picked up a win, sneaking by Fairmont High 1-0 in a league encounter.
Stellenberg put four past DF Akademie, while Bellville and Worcester Gimnasium were victorious against Milnerton and Brackenfell, respectively.
RESULTS
Bellville 5-3 Milnerton
Paul Roos 10-0 Somerset College
Paarl Boys’ High 4-3 Grey College
Durbanville 1-0 Fairmont High
Stellenberg 4-1 DF Akademie
Bishops 4-0 Wynberg
Rondebosch 3-3 SACS
Worcester Gimnasium 4-0 Brackenfell
Paul Roos 8-1 Durbanville
Reddam House Constantia 8-3 Langa Hockey Club
