Courts on fire at the KZN Top 10 Basketball Competition
The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Top 10 Basketball Competition, being contested this weekend across various age groups, has courts in the province buzzing.
The u19 tournament is being hosted at Maritzburg College, while the u16 tournament takes place at Kearsney College, the u15 games are at Hilton College, and Westville Boys’ High is home to the u14 event.
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u19 Competition
Action was hot on the opening day of the u19 competition, being played in the Alan Paton Hall (APH).
In Pool A, St Charles College, who put together a strong run at the St John’s College Basketball Tournament, where they fell in the quarterfinals against the eventual champions, Michael Mount Waldorf School, kicked off their challenge with a 62-55 victory over Hilton College.
Later in the day, they improved their record to two from two with a 43-31 defeat of Clifton College.
In the match of the day, Westville Boys’ High got the better of Northwood, the runner-up at St John’s, sneaking a 56-55 win over the Knights.
The Griffins, the defending champions, reached the semi-finals of the Jenny Orchard Invitational Basketball Tournament last weekend before their title defence ended with a loss to ESCA. Westville went on to win bronze after a tight 71-68 win over Kearsney College.
Maritzburg College headed into the tournament brimming with confidence after winning the Jenny Orchard Invitational, while their second side won the u19 B Category at the St John’s Basketball Tournament.
On Friday, though, College had to claw their way to victory, winning by only three against Michaelhouse, 44-41, in their Pool B opener.
Durban High School (DHS), a dark horse title threat, dumped their fellow Durbanites, Glenwood, cruising to a 73-32 victory.
u16 Competition
On-court matters were intense in the u16 competition.
While their 1st team went down to Westville, Northwood’s u16 side got one over the ‘Ville, scoring a hard-fought 32-28 victory. They doubled up their win total, edging out St Charles 25-24 in their second outing, to shoot to the top of the Pool A standings.
Clifton College’s u16s gave a good account of themselves against Hilton College, but the Midlands school pulled off a 34-26 win.
In Pool B, Kearsney College won their opening match, scoring a 38-26 victory over Glenwood. They followed up with a 29-23 defeat of DHS.
Maritzburg College also made a winning start, bagging a 37-33 victory over Michaelhouse.
u14 Competition
In the u14 competition, Northwood ended the opening day with two wins, but by only three points in total.
They squeaked past Westville 25-24 before edging out Clifton College 31-29. In another Pool A clash, Hilton College rolled to a 34-12 win over St Charles College.
In Pool B, DHS recorded a 26-14 win against Glenwood, and Maritzburg College beat Michaelhouse 24-16. DHS then returned to the court to score a second victory, convincingly defeating Kearsney 37-18.
RESULTS
u19
Pool A
St Charles College 62-55 Hilton College
Westville Boys’ High 56-55 Northwood
St Charles College 43-31 Clifton College
Pool B
Maritzburg College 44-41 Michaelhouse
DHS 73-32 Glenwood
u16
Pool A
Northwood 32-28 Westville Boys’ High
Hilton College 34-16 Clifton College
Northwood 25-24 St Charles College
Pool B
Kearsney College 38-26 Glenwood
Maritzburg College 37-33 Michaelhouse
Kearsney College 29-23 DHS
u14
Pool A
Northwood 25-24 Westville Boys’ High
Hilton College 34-12 St Charles College
Northwood 31-29 Clifton College
Pool B
DHS 26-14 Glenwood
Maritzburg College 24-16 Michaelhouse
DHS 37-18 Kearsney College
