Central Gauteng girls’ u16 A tops after day one of water polo IPT
The 2024 Schools Water Polo South Africa Inter-Provincial (IPT) kicked off on 7 December in East London, with the senior teams opening the event. On Sunday, it was the turn of the u16s to get in on the action.
The girls’ competition delivered an array of entertaining and high-scoring contests, which were confirmation for some that their planning had been on the mark while, for others, it might be a case of back to the drawing board.
Central Gauteng A, Nelson Mandela Bay, and KwaZulu-Natal A started strongly and finished the day unbeaten.
Jenna Blaauw, Cadha Mosehla, and Rylee Rogers netted four times each to help power Central Gauteng A to a 25-0 thrashing of Eastern Gauteng.
It was an impressive showing on both ends of the pool from the winners. Coach Masimbonge Namba‘s side dominated the game throughout, stacking goal after goal while denying Eastern Gauteng any opportunities to retaliate.
They built on their good work in the morning with another emphatic victory in their second outing, handing the KwaZulu-Natal B side a 17-5 defeat.
Matters didn’t improve much for Eastern Gauteng after their big loss to their neighbours. They were well beaten by Nelson Mandela second time out, going down 5-18.
Meanwhile, in a very tight, evenly contested clash, Western Province A and Buffalo City shared a 6-6 draw. Province, though, sneaked a win after a penalty shootout, which they won 3-1.
Kara Batting starred for the home team, firing five goals into the back of the Province net, while Megan Phillips also got in on the act. Province goals were spread wider among their players, with Jemma Pearse scoring twice, and Jade Jarvis, Charlotte Wiltshire, Holly Strydom, and Abigail Weatherall also slotting.
Coach Chad Gabriels‘ Western Province A made light work of Central Gauteng B in their second match, cruising to a 22-2 victory, which was the second-highest score of the day.
Zimbabwe fell 3-12 to KwaZulu-Natal A in their opener, but they made it into the winners’ column with a 10-3 victory over Central Gauteng B later in the day.
Girls u16 Day One Results
Eastern Gauteng 0-25 Central Gauteng A
Western Province A (3) 6-6 (1) Buffalo City
Nelson Mandela Bay 7- 4 Western Province B
Zimbabwe 10-3 Central Gauteng B
Central Gauteng A 17–5 KwaZulu Natal B
Buffalo City 6-10 KwaZulu Natal A
Eastern Gauteng 5-18 Nelson Mandela Bay
Western Province A 22-2 Central Gauteng B
KwaZulu Natal B 2-10 Western Province B
Zimbabwe 3–12 KwaZulu Natal A
Day 2 Fixtures
08:00 – Eastern Gauteng vs KwaZulu Natal B
08:55 – Western Province A vs KwaZulu Natal A
09:50 – Central Gauteng A vs Nelson Mandela Bay
10:45 – Buffalo City vs Central Gauteng B
11:40 – Eastern Gauteng vs Western Province B
12:35 – Western Province A vs Zimbabwe
13:30 – Nelson Mandela Bay vs KwaZulu Natal B
14:25 – KwaZulu Natal A vs Central Gauteng B
15:20 – Western Province B vs Central Gauteng A
16:15 – Buffalo City vs Zimbabwe
