High scoring highlights school football leagues and clashes
On Sunday, the u20 South African National Team, Amajita, lifted the u20 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) title for the first time.
It appears that players in schools across the country are also in high spirits, scoring goals and enjoying themselves on the football field.
This article presents a comprehensive overview of schoolboy football results nationwide, from Gauteng, the Magnificent Wednesday Schools League, the Mangaung Schools Football League, the East London High Schools Soccer League, and various fixtures in the Western Cape.
Magnificent Wednesday Schools League (Free State)
Virginia High School, buoyed by their recent triumph in the Absa Wildeklawer Soccer Tournament, continued their winning run in the Magnificent Wednesday Schools League by defeating Marematlou Secondary School 2-0 on Wednesday, thanks to goals from Fikile Yena and Mpho Nhlokoe.
The Magnificent Wednesday Schools League is still in its early stages, but Virginia High School is clearly the team to beat.
Mamello Secondary School also picked up a win, beating Harmony High 1-0.
On Saturday, Virginia High again stole the spotlight, overpowering Reatlehile Secondary School to run away to a 13-2 victory.
Fikile Yena was again on target, while Mpho Nhlokoe netted twice in the one-sided victory.
Oageng Lebesane, the u17 South African National Team’s forward, scored a hattrick, Mozwakhe Flatela added two goals, and there were further goals from Neo Mothlaoleng, Thato Kraal, Lehlohonolo Ntjana, Boikano Moloi, and Sello Mokhobo.
Mamello Secondary School and St Anne’s Technical High School shared a 1-1 draw.
Mangaung Schools Football League
The Mangaung Schools Football League recently got underway, with no team having yet played more than three matches. The league includes some of South Africa’s leading football-playing schools, among them Brebner High, HTS Louis Botha and Grey College.
On Friday, while other matches were postponed, HTS Louis Botha delivered an impressive performance, winning 4-1 against Commtech Comprehensive Secondary School. Grassland Secondary School also excelled, handing Headstart High School a 4-0 loss.
In a surprising turn of events, Brebner went down 0-1 against the Heatherdale Secondary School A Team.
Hodisa Secondary School were 2-0 winners over Kopanong Secondary School 2-0, while Sehumelo Secondary School defeated Dr Viljoen Combined School 2-1. St. Bernard’s High played to a 0-0 stalemate with Petunia Secondary School.
The match between Bainsvlei Combined School and Sand du Plessis was a thrilling encounter, with the teams sharing the points after an exciting 3-3 draw.
East London High Schools Football League
The East London High School Football League, which includes top schools such as Selborne College and Dale College, is recognised as one of the premier schools’ leagues in the Eastern Cape.
Sutterheim High School, past winners of the league, leads the way with a perfect five wins from five matches, giving them 15 points.
On Wednesday, they continued their winning run with a 2-1 win over Hudson Park High School.
In another exciting match, Dale College faced off against Selborne College and sneaked a 1-0 victory. After four outings, Dale has two wins and two losses. Selborne College had won four in a row before falling to Dale.
Cathcart High School clinched a hard-fought 3-2 win over West Bank High School, while the Centre of Excellence held off George Randell High School to secure a 1-0 victory.
On Thursday, the Centre of Excellence and Merrifield High shared a six-goal thriller.
Other Fixtures (Gauteng, Gqeberha, and Western Cape)
In another match played in Gqeberha on Friday, Urban Academy edged out St Dominic’s Priory School 1-0, courtesy of a strike by Musa Festile.
In Gauteng, Jeppe High School for Boys continued their impressive form, outplaying St Benedict’s College 4-0 in a friendly.
Meanwhile, in the Western Cape, Edgemead High School sneaked a 1-0 win against Westerford, while Rondebosch Boys’ High had no such problems as they overran South Peninsula School 8-1.
RESULTS
Gauteng
Jeppe High School for Boys 4-0 St Benedict’s College Bedfordview
Maginficent Wednesday League results (Free State)
Wednesday, 14 May
Virginia High School 2-0 Marematlou Secondary School
Mamello Secondary School 1-0 Harmony High School
Saturday, 17 May
Mamello 1-1 St Anne
Virginia High School 13-2 Reatlehile Secondary School
Gqeberha
15 May
Urban Academy 1-0 St Dominic’s Priory School
B-Block BWFLA High School Soccer League (East London)
Wednesday, 14 May
Dale College 1-0 Selborne College
Cathcart 3-2 West Bank
Stutterheim 2-1 Hudson Park High School
Center of Excellence 1-0 George Randell High School
Thursday, 15 May
Merrifield 3-3 Center of Excellence
Mangaung Schools Football (Free State)
Friday, 16 May
Bainsvlei Combined School 3-3 Sand du Plessis
Heatherdale Secondary School A Team 1-0 Brebner High School
HTS Louis Botha A Team 4-1 Commtech Comprehensive Secondary School
Sehunelo Secondary School 2-1 Dr Viljoen Combined School
Grassland Secondary School 4-0 Headstart High Intermediate School
St Bernard’s High School 0-0 Petunia Secondary School
Hodisa Secondary School 2-0 Kopanong Secondary School
Western Cape
Friday, 16 May
Edgemead High School 1-0 Westerford
Rondebosch Boys’ High 8-1 South Peninsula School
