Championship Sunday awaits at The King’s School Linbro Park
The tournament host, The King’s School Linbro Park, after two comfortable wins on Friday, suffered a setback in their last group stage outing at The King’s School Linbro Park Basketball Tournament, on Saturday.
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Facing St Benedict’s College in their final Group A game, King’s Linbro went down 17-28 to Bennies, who were also unbeaten after day one’s action after both teams downed Croydon High School and Parktown Boys’ High.
Both King’s Linbro and St Benedict’s had done enough to qualify for the semi-finals, however. The question that remained was who would they face for a place in the final?
In the last of the Group A games, Parktown decisively defeated Croydon House 20-0.
In Group B, HeronBridge College, who went winless on Friday, going down to the St John’s College B Team and ESCA Wanderers, picked up a consolation victory, downing Curro Savannah 55-16.
ESCA Wanderers, meanwhile, continued their dominant run. After pounding HeronBridge 83-15 and Curro Savannah 75-7 on Friday, they cruised to a 51-25 win over St John’s B.
After winning all of their Group C games, King Edward VII (KES) secured a place in the semi-finals. They had comfortably dealt with St John’s A in a key clash on Friday, winning by 21 points. On Saturday, they overran Saheti 58-18 before romping to a 72-21 victory over Reddam House Helderfontein in their last group match.
St John’s College A kept Reddam House Helderfontein quiet in a 53-9 victory and subsequently defeated Saheti 20-0.
The six teams in the girls’ division continued their quest for a place in Sunday’s final, with Saheti and HeronBridge emerging from the melee to book their places in the title decider. Based on earlier results, Saheti will be a hot favourite.
King’s Linbro will face Reddam House Helderfontein for bronze.
Saheti A continued their winning ways on Saturday, outplaying King’s Linbro 38-10. They added two more similarly dominant victories, by 32-13 over HeronBridge College, and by 34-7 over Saheti B.
After their loss to Saheti, HeronBridge bounced back with a hard-fought 13-11 victory over Reddam House Helderfontein.
The hosts, King’s Linbro, recorded a 16-11 win over Saheti B and wrapped up Saturday with a 12-9 victory against Reddam House Helderfontein.
RESULTS
u18 Boys
Group A
Parktown Boys’ High 20-0 Croydon House School
St Benedict’s College 28-17 King’s Linbro Park
Group B
HeronBridge College 55-16 Curro Savannah
ECSA Wanderers 51-25 St John’s College B
Group C
KES 58-18 Saheti
KES 72-21 Reddam House Helderfontein
St John’s College A 53-9 Reddam House Helderfontein
St John’s College A 20-0 Saheti
u18 Girls
Saheti A 38-10 King’s Linbro
HeronBridge College 13-11 Reddam House Helderontein
Saheti A 34-7 Saheti B
King’s Linbro 12-9 Reddam House Helderfontein
Saheti A 32-13 HeronBridge College
King’s Linbro 16-11 Saheti B
FIXTURES
Sunday
u18 Boys
Semifinals
ESCA Wanderers vs King’s Linbro
KES vs St Benedict’s College
Bronze Playoff
15:00 – SFL1 vs SFL2
Final
15:00 – SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner
u18 Girls
Bronze Playoff
King’s Linbro vs Reddam House Helderfontein
Final
Saheti A vs HeronBridge College
