Edendale victorious again, Maritzburg College bags a win

Edendale High School, the latest addition to the KZN High Schools Football Association’s Inland B League, has made a flying start to the season and emerged as a formidable team just two rounds into the season.
After securing their first victory in the opening round against Alexandra High School B, Edendale continued their winning streak in week two by overwhelming Thornhill 8-0.
Thornhill had no answer to Edendale’s well-coordinated and dominant performance, which not only delivered a bucketload of goals but a clean sheet and all three points on offer, too, to take their tally to a perfect six points from their two outings.
Alexandra High and Carter High School continue their winning streak
Alexandra High School A picked up their second win on the trot, beating the Maritzburg College B team 2-1 to take over top spot in the u19 Inland A League.
Close behind them, in second place, is Carter High School, who handed Linpark a 2-0 loss. Linpark, the runners-up in 2023, have endured a difficult start to the 2024 season and they remain winless.
Maritzburg College back to winning ways
Meanwhile the defending champions, Maritzburg College A, who had a disappointing start to their season, when they needed a late goal to snatch a 2-2 draw against Ixopo, returned to winning ways against Newton.
In a sharp showing, College was led their talisman and star striker Mazithi Qasha. Dangerous with either foot, he struck a hattrick and Jordan Marais netted for the second week in succession. A goal from Malachi Momple completed a 5-0 victory.
All three goal scorers were members of College’s superb 2023 team, and their experience shone through as the Red, Black and White outplayed Newton.
Tight competition in the Coastal A League
In the Coastal League’s second round of matches, Westville Boys’ High was held to a draw by Hillcrest High. A week earlier they shared the spoils against Glenwood.
Glenwood, who won the title in 2023, remain winless, also, after drawing 1-1 with Pinetown.
Northwood and Bechet couldn’t conjure up a goal between them, but Port Shepstone, who went down after a penalty shootout in the 2023 final, claimed a 1-0 win over Durban High School (DHS).
RESULTS
Coastal A-League
Westville 1-1 Hillcrest
Glenwood 1-1 Pinetown
Northwood 0-0 Bechet
Port Shepstone 1-0 DHS
Coastal B-League
Redwood 5-0 Ashton Ballito
Sastri College 1-0 Amanzimtoti
New Forest 3-2 Sastri College
Empangeni 2-1 Queensburgh
Inland A-League
Carter 2-0 Linpark
Alexandra High 2-1 Maritzburg College B
Maritzburg College A 5-0 Newton
Ixopo 2-1 Haythorne
Inland B-League
ML Sultan 2-1 Riverwood
Northbury 2-0 Maritzburg College C
Edendale 8-0 Thornhill
Heritage 1-0 Alexandra Highmari B