DAY 1 | VIDES | Big guns assert early dominance in East London
The favoured teams at the Vides Water Polo Tournament, being hosted by Selborne College in East London, got off to a perfect start on Thursday, asserting themselves in the pool and collecting maximum points.
Clifton College, Paul Roos, St Andrew’s College, Reddam House Constantia, and Selborne were a cut above the rest, although the boys from Makhanda were pushed hard.
KwaZulu-Natal’s Clifton kicked matters off with an emphatic 23-7 win over Gqeberha’s Pearson High School.
Makhanda’s St Andrew’s College found St Alban’s College to be a tough test in the Clarendon High Swimming Pool. There was little in it, but St Andrew’s eventually sneaked a 6-5 win.
Reddam House came into the event off the back of an 8-14 loss to Paul Roos in round four of the SACS Nite Series the previous day. They, however, looked like a different side, and dominated every facet of their game against Woodridge College, netting 17 goals, while conceding only six.
Paul Roos, on the other hand, made light work of Grey High, scoring 15 times, while the boys from Gqeberha replied with nine goals of their own.
The final match of the day at the Selborne College pool was a clash between the hosts and Cape Town’s Wynberg Boys High.
Wynberg started the brighter when they opened the scoring early in the first quarter through Aden de Costa.
Selborne launched several attacks on the Wynberg defence, but Christian Foxx remained resolute in the cage, keeping his side in the battle.
Then, coach Storm Siebert‘s side came out firing in the second chukka, netting twice through Armand van Rooyen and Mitchell Holl.
De Costa scored two more goals for Wynberg, to snag a hattrick, but his goals were cancelled out in the final two chukkas when Van Rooeyn scored his second before Liam Hansen made his presence felt with a hattrick.
Selborne put the nail in the coffin when Daniel Breetzke got his name onto the scoresheet to seal an 8-4 win for the hosts.
In other matches at the Clarendon Pool, St David’s Marist Inanda defeated the Grey High 2nd team 16-2, while Grey College saw off Stirling High, taking a 12-5 win.
Day two’s action begins with a clash between Grey High and Selborne Collegians at 08:00 at the main pool.
The Grey High 2nd team will face Clifton College at the Clarendon Pool.
Results: Day 1
@Selborne College
Clifton College 23-7 Pearson High School
Selborne Collegians 9-6 Glenwood House
Paul Roos 15-9 Grey High
Selborne College 8-4 Wynberg Boys High
@ Clarendon High School
St David’s Marist Inanda 16-2 Grey High 2nd
St Andrew’s College 6-5 St Albans
Reddam House Constantia 17-6 Woodridge College
Grey College 12-5 Stirling High School
Day 2, Friday, 16 February 2024 @ Selborne College
08:00 – Grey High vs Selborne Collegians (10); 08:50 – Wynberg Boys’ High vs Woodridge College (12); 09:40 – Reddam House Constantia vs Selborne College (14); 10:30 – Grey College vs St Andrew’s College (16); 11:20 – Paul Roos vs Selborne Collegians (18); 12:10 – Clifton College vs St David’s (20); 13:00 – St Alban’s College vs Grey College (22); 13:50 – St Andrew’s College vs Stirling High (24); 14:40 – BREAK; 15:30 – Pool A 3rd vs Pool B 4th (25); 16:20 – Pool A 1st vs Pool B 2nd (29); 17:10 – Pool B 1st vs Pool A 2nd (30); 18:00 – Pool C 1st vs Pool D 2nd (31); 18:50 – Pool D 1st vs Pool C 2nd (32).
@ Clarendon High School
08:00 – Grey High 2nd vs Clifton College (9); 08:50 – Glenwood House vs Paul Roos (11); 09:40 – Pearson High vs St David’s (13); 10:30 – St Alban’s College vs Stirling High (15); 11:20 – Grey High vs Glenwood House (17); 12:10 – Grey High 2nd vs Pearson High (19); 13:00 – Reddam House Constantia vs Wynberg Boys’ High (21); 13:50 – Woodridge College vs Selborne College (23); 14:40 – BREAK; 15:30 – Pool B 3rd vs Pool A 4th (26); 16:20 – Pool C 3rd vs Pool D 4th (27); 17:10 – Pool D 3rd vs Pool C 4th (28).
Day 3, Saturday, 17 February 2024 @ Selborne College
08:00 – Loser 29 vs Loser 31 (35); 08:50 – Loser 30 vs Loser 32 (36); 09:40 – Winner 29 vs Winner 31 (39); 10:30 – Winner 30 vs Winner 32 (40); 11:20 – Loser 33 vs Loser 34 (41); 12:10 – Winner 33 vs Winner 34 (42); 13:00 – Loser 37 vs Loser 38 (43); 13:50 – Winner 37 vs Winner 38 (44); 14:40 – Loser 35 vs Loser 36 (45); 15:30 – Winner 35 vs Winner 36 (46); 16:20 – Loser 39 vs Loser 40 (47); 17:10 – FINAL.
@ Clarendon High School
08:00 – Loser 25 vs Loser 27 (33); 08:50 – Loser 26 vs Loser 28 (34); 09:40 – Winner 25 vs Winner 27 (37)- Plate semi-final; 10:30 – Winner 26 vs Winner 28 (38)- Plate semi-final.
