Grey, Paarl Gim set the standard at Guschkie Tournament
The hosts, Grey College, and Paarl Gimnasium grabbed the spotlight on Thursday, the opening day of the Guschkie Top Schools Hockey Tournament, in Bloemfontein, with both teams posting two wins each.
Grey began the day with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Worcester Gimnasium. Later, the hosts turned on the style, thrashing Hoërskool DF Malan 7-0.
Grey was quickly on the front foot against DF, earning three penalty corners in quick succession but failing to score.
After seven minutes, though, they broke through via a well-played field goal. From there, the hosts took complete control, netting four goals in the second chukka to strengthen their lead to 5-0 at the break.
Paarl Gimnasium produced ruthless finishing in their opener to swamp Hoërskool Menlopark 7-1. They won by an even greater margin in their second outing, brushing aside Somerset College 8-1.
After their big loss, Menlopark regrouped and picked up a narrow 1-0 win over Hoërskool Eldoraigne. DF Malan also showed off their resilience, edging out St Andrew’s School 3-2.
Saints also shared a 1-1 draw with Hoërskool Garsfontein, who went on to beat Worcester Gimnasium 5-3 in their next match.
Garsfontein took the lead towards the end of the first chukka from a penalty corner and picked up two more goals before halftime. Worcester Gim did well to make a game of it after going three goals down, but it proved to be a bridge too far and Garsies took the points.
Thursday, 7 August, Results
Pool A
St Andrew’s School 1–1 Garsfontein
Worcester Gim 1–2 Grey College
DF Malan 3–2 St Andrew’s School
Garsfontein 5–3 Worcester Gim
Grey College 7–0 DF Malan
Pool B
Paarl Gim 7–1 Menlopark
Eldoraigne 2–1 Jim Fouché
Somerset College 1–8 Paarl Gim
Menlopark 1–0 Eldoraigne
Jim Fouché 2–1 Somerset College
