DAY 4| Herschel triumphs in Brian Baker final
New champions were crowned at the 2024 Brian Baker Water Polo Tournament when Herschel Girls defeated Reddam House Constantia 14-11 in the final to claim top honours and the bragging rights in Makhanda on Sunday.
While the sides battled it out at the Kingswood College pool, SACS and Bishops were also in action in the final of the SAC Shield, a few kilometres away at St Andrew’s College.
Herschel’s focus, however, was entirely on their final as they took the fight to Reddam in the opening exchanges.
There was little to separate the two after the first half, with Herschel taking a slender 5-4 lead into the dugout.
In the final two chukkas, however, the girls from Claremont turned up the heat. With one to go, they led by two goals.
That advantage was extended by a further goal in the final chukka. Reddam tried to claw their way back into the contest, but Herschel had done just enough and scored their final goal with a second left to clinch victory by a three-goal margin.
Classification matches
Third place went to Roedean School, who signed off on positive note by breezing to a 14-7 win over Clarendon.
The hosts, Kingswood College, completed their campaign with a 10-9 victory over Reddam House Bedfordview, while there were also wins for Diocesan School for Girls, Pearson High, and last year’s champions, St Stithians College, who finished in ninth spot.
Results: Day 4, Sunday, 28 January @Kingswood College
Herschel 7-4 Roedean School
Reddam House Constantia 13-8 Clarendon Girls
Diocesan School for Girls 10-9 St Mary’s Waverley
Kingswood College 10-9 Reddam House Bedfordview
Roedean School 14-7 Clarendon
Herschel Girls 14-11 Reddam House Constantia
Results: Day 4, Sunday, 28 January @DSG
Pearson High School 10-5 Crawford Lonehill
St Dominic’s 8-5 Collegiate
Rhenish 7-6 St Anne’s
St Stithians College 9-6 Durban Girls’ College.
Final standings
Herschel Girls
Reddam House Constantia
Roedean School
Clarendon
Kingswood College
Reddam House Bedfordview
Diocesan School for Girls
St Mary’s Waverley
St Stithians College
Durban Girls College
Rhenish Girls
St Anne’s Diocesan
St Dominic’s
Collegiate
Pearson High School
Crawford Lonehill
Hudson Park High School
Woodridge College
Stirling High School
Alexander Road High School
