DHS are day one standouts at Kearsney Hockey 5s
BOYS
Durban High School (DHS), newcomers to the Kearsney Hockey 5s, powered by Belgotex Sport, laid down a marker on Friday, day one of the competition, by posting a perfect five wins from five outings, including a 5-2 victory over the defending champion, Hilton College.
With its shoot-from- anywhere-on-the-court format, hockey 5s is an exciting all-action affair. It invites teams to try out new ideas and to explore their flair, and those are ingredients that are ideally suited to DHS’s game. They lapped it up and enjoyed themselves. Newcomers to the tournament, they may be, but School quickly made themselves at home.
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In an always-meaningful clash, Hilton and Michaelhouse met in an early morning game, with ‘House edging a tight contest 2-1.
Last year’s runner-up, Garsfontein, put together an impressive opening day, bagging four wins, including a 5-2 defeat of their Pretoria rivals, St Alban’s College. They suffered one loss, but only after a penalty shootout against Hilton after their game had ended 5-5.
Michaelhouse dropped only one match, falling 2-5 to DHS, and they needed a penalty shootout to get past Kearsney after their clash ended 4-4, but they’re in the running to make further noise on day two.
Results
DHS 5-4 Kearsney
Michaelhouse 2-1 Hilton
Kearsney 4-2 St Alban’s
Hilton 5-5 Garsfontein (Hilton won on shootout)
St Alban’s 0-2 Hilton
Kearsney 4-4 Michaelhouse (Michaelhouse won on shootout)
DHS 10-0 Ashton
DHS 3-1 Westville
Kearsney 2-4 Garsfontein
Hilton 2-5 DHS
St Alban’s 2-5 Garsfontein
DHS 5-2 Michaelhouse
Garsfontein 3-2 Westville
Hilton 12-1 Ashton
Michaelhouse 4-2 St Alban’s
Garsfontein 6-0 Ashton
GIRLS
The defending champion, Danville Park Girls’ High endured mixed fortunes on Friday, winning two and losing two, while St Mary’s DSG, Kloof, 2024’s runner-up, kept a clean record, with wins over Ashton and Epworth.
Maris Stella picked up two one-goal wins but lost out on a penalty shootout against Danville.
Results
Curro Hillcrest 1-2 Maris Stella
Danville 4-5 Epworth
Curro Hillcrest 2-5 Epworth
Maris Stella 4-4 Danville (Danville won on shootout)
St Mary’s 4-2 Ashton
St Mary’s 4-1 Epworth
Danville 0-2 Ashton
Curro Hillcrest 1-2 Danville
Maris Stella 4-3 Ashton
JUNIOR BOYS
Results
Cowan House 2-5 Atholl Heights
Kloof N/A Penzance
Ashton 3-2 Umhlali
Reddam 0-6 Hillcrest
Kloof 1-8 Westville Senior Primary
Penzance 0-11 Umhlali
Highbury 10-0 Reddam
Westville Senior Primary 8-1 Ashton
Bonisanani 4-0 Kloof
Reddam 1-8 Cowan House
Highbury 1-2 Bonisanani
Hillcrest 2-4 Umhlali
Winston Park 2-0 Kloof
Ashton 8-0 Penzance
Highbury 4-2 Hillcrest
Reddam 0-8 Bonisanani
Westville Senior Primary 2-2 Winston Park
Highbury 2-0 Cowan House
Atholl Heights 3-2 Bonisanani
Winston Park 1-2 Ashton
Hillcrest 3-0 Cowan House
Westville Senior Primary 4-1 Atholl Heights
Umhlali 8-2 Winston Park
Ashton 7-2 Atholl Heights
Westville Senior Primary 10-2 Penzance
