Boyall and Northwood seize the day at the Michaelhouse Hockey Tournament
Northwood’s stars shone brightly as they helped their team to capture commanding back-to-back wins over Michaelhouse and St Charles College at the Michaelhouse Hockey Tournament on Friday. Those victories propelled them to the top of Pool A.
Kearsney College picked up from where they left off on day one and consolidated their position at the summit of Pool B with wins over Hilton College and Reddam House Constantia.
Luc Boyall gave Northwood a sensational start to the day. The Northwood forward fired in the first hat-trick of the tournament, and Hamza Amla added the other, as the Knights secured an impressive 4-1 win over Michaelhouse.
The Durban school doubled its output in the evening on the Aitkens Astro, outplaying St Charles 8-1, with Caleb Phipson and Ryan Herselman each netting a brace. Boyall took his tournament tally to four with another goal, while Blake Herselman, Mnqobi Mhlongo, and Siseko Sebako also got in on the act.
Friday’s successive victories left Northwood with seven points from three games. They are followed in Pool A by Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies), who have four points from two games. The Witstokke played a single match on Friday, securing a 1-0 win over St Charles, courtesy of a Kean Cornelissen goal.
St Andrew’s College occupies third place after a 2-2 draw with Michaelhouse. The men from Makhanda, who drew 3-3 with Northwood on the first day, have two points from two matches. A draw and a loss on Friday left Michaelhouse, with two points from two games, in fourth place, trailing St Andrew’s because of an inferior goal difference.
Kearsney, who began their campaign with a 3-0 win over Paarl Boys’ High on day one, continued to set the pace in Pool B with a 4-3 win over Hilton and a comfortable 3-1 victory against Reddam House Constantia. The men from Botha’s Hill have established a three-match winning streak and will be keen to carry that form into the third day.
Hilton bounced back from their loss to Kearsney with a narrow 2-1 win over Boishaai. The victory lifted them to six points from three outings and into second place. Maritzburg College downed Reddam House Constantia 3-0, leaving them third in the group with three points from two matches.
Paarl Boys’ High and Reddam House Constantia are in fourth and fifth place in the group, with both still chasing a first win.
Day three kicks off with 08:30 matches between Affies and St Andrew’s College on the Aitkens Astro, while Maritzburg College goes head-to-head with Paarl Boys’ High on the Punchbowl Astro.
RESULTS
1st XI
Northwood 4-1 Michaelhouse
Affies 1-0 St Charles College
Maritzburg College 3-0 Reddam House Constantia
Kearsney 4-3 Hilton
Kearsney 3-1 Reddam House Constantia
Northwood 8-1 St Charles College
Michaelhouse 2-2 St Andrew’s College
Hilton 2-1 Paarl Boys’ High
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Kearsney 3-0 Paarl Boys’ High
Maritzburg College 7-0 St Andrew’s College
Rondebosch 2-1 Michaelhouse
Northwood 3-0 Affies
1st XI Fixtures
Saturday, 25 April
08:30 – Affies vs St Andrew’s College, 08:30 – Maritzburg College vs Paarl Boys’ High, 11:00 – Michaelhouse vs St Andrew’s College, 11:30 – Hilton vs Reddam Constantia, 16:00 – Maritzburg College vs Kearsney, 16:00 – Affies vs Northwood, 17:30 – Paarl Boys’ High vs Reddam Constantia, 17:30 – St Andrew’s College vs St Charles.
