Day 2| Roedean claims top spot ahead of Brian Baker playoffs
Johannesburg’s Roedean School booked themselves a spot in the quarterfinals of the Brian Baker Water Polo tournament after maintaining a 100 percent winning record on day two at Kingswood College in Makhanda.
The side, which started on a high the previous day by edging past Diocesan School for Girls (DSG) 14-10 at their home pool, were a cut above the rest on the second day of the tournament.
They scored a combined 59 goals and dismantled every opponent that stood in front of them. They first made light work of Rhenish, beating them 15-5 before, scoring 26 goals against Hudson Park, which was followed by an 18-6 win in the last match of the day against Gqeberha’s Pearson High School.
Kyle Kumm’s Kingswood College side was also on song, recording two victories, with a 10-2 victory against Crawford Lonehill followed by an 8-6 upset of Cape Town’s Reddam House Constantia in their second encounter of the day.
Seismic shockwaves reverberated when Herschel went up against last year’s winners, and the favourites, St Stithians College. The girls from Stellenbosch stood their ground and edged out Etienne Le Roux’s side 7-6.
Le Roux’s side showed why they claimed the title and exhibited their pedigree in their final two matches, accumulating 31 goals in thumping Collegiate and Stirling High respectively.
It was a tight day for Stirling High, who conceded a further 21 goals against Herschel, while Clarendon shocked St Dominic’s 7-6, and Pearson defeated DSG 7-6.
Results: Day 2
Pool 1
St Mary’s Waverley 9-5 Stirling High
Roedean Schools 15-5 Rhenish
Pearson High School 12-10 Hudson Park
St Mary’s Waverley 8-4 Collegiate
Herschel 7-6 St Stithians College
Kingswood College 10-2 Crawford Lonehill
Roedean School 26-4 Hudson Park High
Herschel 21-2 Stirling High School
St Stithians College 15-4 Collegiate
Rhenish 9-8 Hudson Park High School
Kingswood College 8-6 Reddam House Constantia
St Stithians College 16-2 Stirling High School
St Mary’s Waverley 4-20 Herschel
Pearson 6-18 Roedean School
Pool 2
Durban Girls’ College 20-3 Alex Road
Reddam House Constantia 14-1 Woodridge
St Anne’s Diocesan 14-5 Crawford Lonehill
Clarendon 7-6 St Dominic’s
Reddam House Bedfordview 24-4 Alex Road
Diocesan School for Girls 10-4 Rhenish
Reddam House Constantia 9-7 St Anne’s
Reddam House Bedfordview 5-4 Durban Girls’ College
St Dominic’s 24-1 Alex Road
St Anne’s Diocesan 15-4 Woodridge
Diocesan School for Girls 6-7 Pearson High
Clarendon 8-9 Durban Girls’ College
St Dominic’s 2-3 Reddam House Bedfordview
Crawford Lonehill 10-2 Woodridge
Day 3, Saturday, 27 January @Kingswood College
07:00 – Pool A 2nd vs Pool B 3rd; 08:00 – Pool B 2nd vs Pool A 3rd ; 09:00 – Pool C 3rd vs Pool D 2nd; 10:00 – Pool D 3ra vs Pool C 2nd; 11:30 – Loser 41 vs Loser 43; 12:30 – Loser 42 vs Loser 44; 14:00 – Pool A 15t vs Winner 44; 15:00 – Pool B 1st vs Winer 43; 16:00 – Pool C 15t vs Winner 42; 17:00 – Pool D 1st vs Winner 41; 18:30 – Loser 47 vs Loser 49; 19:30 -Loser 48 vs Loser 50.
Pool 2
07:00 – Pool A 4th vs Pool B 5th; 08:00 – Pool B 4th vs Pool A 5th; 09:00 – Pool C 4th vs Pool D 5th; 10:00 – Pool D 4th vs Pool C 5th; 11:30 -Loser 53 vs Loser 56; 12:30 – Loser 54 vs Loser 55; 14:00 -Winner 53 vs Winner 56; 15:00 – Winner 54 vs Winner 55; 17:00 – Loser 57 vs Loser 58; 18:00 – Winner 57 vs Winner 58.
