Days one’s top performers on a roll at National Co-Ed Water Polo Tournament
The most impressive teams from day one of the National Co-Ed Water Polo Tournament, Reddam House Bedfordview, in the girls’ division, and Pearson High, in the boys’ competition – continued to make their presence felt on Friday, at Pearson, in Gqeberha.
In Pool A of the girls’ competition, Reddam House Bedfordview added two more wins to the two they scored on Thursday.
They were given a tough workout in their first assignment on Friday by Beaulieu College but claimed a 4-2 win, with Alisha Beswick scoring three and Caitlin Scrimgeour netting Reddam’s other. Jaime Napier and Jessica Muller replied for Beaulieu. In their second match, Reddam rolled to an 11-1 win over Woodridge College.
Beaulieu, who beat Merrifield College and Woodridge on day one, bounced back from their loss with a big 15-4 win over Steyn City School. Woodridge, meanwhile, beat Merrifield 9-4.
Merrifield and Steyn City tied at 10-10, but Merrifield won 3-1 on penalties.
In Pool B, four goals from Jorja Linke and further strikes from with Nicola Schwartz and Jordan van Eek helped Stirling maintain their lead at the top of the standings after a 6-3 win over Thomas More College. Westerford High outplayed Alexander Road 11-2.
Pearson clinched a hard-fought 4-2 win over St Peter’s College in Pool C. With St Peter’s having won both of their day one games, and Pearson having gone one and one, it was a crucial victory. Hudson Park enjoyed a smooth 12-2 win over Curro Hillcrest.
Glenwood House enjoyed a good day in Pool D, where they battled their way to two hard-fought wins. After defeating NMMU/VC Invitational 5-2, they played to a 3-3 draw with Crawford Lonehill but won the penalty shootout 2-0.
Kingswood College suffered a narrow 5-6 loss to the Invitational team but overran Rand Park High 16-1. Crawford Lonehill also beat Rand Park, winning 11-2.
In cross-pool fixtures, Beaulieu overcame Westerford 7-3, while Thomas More edged out Woodridge 4-3 in a thrilling encounter. Hudson Park impressed in a 7-3 win over Crawford Lonehill, and Pearson escaped with a dramatic 5-4 victory over Glenwood House.
In the boys’ competition, Pearson extended their perfect start in Pool A, recording two solid wins – 5-1 over Curro Hillcrest and 7-2 over Kingswood College. The Invitational side downed Rand Park 9-3 but lost to Kingswood after a penalty shootout.
Reddam House Bedfordview edged out Stirling High 4-3 in a tense Pool B clash, while Steyn City maintained their winning form with a 4-1 triumph over Thomas More College, with Brett Litten (x2), Zack Thomas, and Cobus Lombard netting for Steyn City, while Jack Morgan replied for Thomas More.
In Pool C, Woodridge College continued their fine form, posting a dominant 12-4 win over Westerford. Meanwhile, Reddam House Helderfontein picked up their first victory of the tournament with a narrow 7-6 defeat of Merrifield College.
St Peter’s College enjoyed a fantastic day in Pool D, defeating Hudson Park 10-6 and Alex Road 13-1. Glenwood House also picked up back-to-back wins, beating the Co-Ed Invitational team 9-5 and Hudson Park 9-4.
Then, in cross-pool clashes, Stirling dominated Curro Hillcrest 13-1, Steyn City downed Kingswood 8-3, and Hudson Park edged out Merrifield 3-1 after penalties. St Peter’s closed the day strongly with a 6-4 win over Westerford.
RESULTS
GIRLS
Pool A
Beaulieu 2-4 Reddam Bedfordview
Woodridge 1-11 Reddam Bedfordview
Merrifield (10) 3-1 (10) Steyn City
Beaulieu 15-4 Steyn City
Merrifield 4-9 Woodridge
Pool B
Stirling 6-3 Thomas More
Alex Road 2-11 Westerford
Pool C
Hudson Park 12-2 Curro Hillcrest
Pearson 4-2 St Peter’s
Pool D
Glenwood 5-2 NMMU/VC Invitational
Crawford Lonehill 11-2 Rand Park
Kingswood 5-6 NMMU/VC Invitational
Rand Park 1-16 Kingswood
Glenwood (3) 2-0 (3) Crawford Lonehill
Cross Pool Playoffs
Beaulieu 7-3 Westerford
Thomas More 4-3 Woodridge
Hudson Park 7-3 Crawford Lonehill
Glenwood 4-5 Pearson
BOYS
Pool A
Pearson 5-1 Curro Hillcrest
Rand Park 3-9 Invitational
Pearson 7-2 Kingswood
Curro Hillcrest 9-5 Rand Park
Kingswood (4) 5-5 (1) Invitational
Pool B
Thomas More 1-4 Steyn City
Stirling 3-4 Reddam Bedfordview
Pool C
Reddam Helderfontein 7-6 Merrifield
Westerford 4-12 Woodridge
Pool D
St Peter’s 10-6 Hudson Park
Glenwood 9-5 Co-ed Invitational
Alex Road 1-13 St Peter’s
Glenwood 9-4 Hudson Park
Alex Road 2-10 Co-ed Invitational
Cross Pools
Curro Hillcrest 1-13 Stirling
Steyn City 8-3 Kingswood
Merrifield (1) 5-5 (3) Hudson Park
St Peter’s 6-4 Westerford
