It’s time to bring your A-game as u16 IPT heads into playoffs
Boys
Only two teams remain undefeated as the boys’ u16 division of the Schools Water Polo South Africa Inter-Provincial Tournament heads into the playoffs on Tuesday at St John’s College, in Johannesburg.
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Western Province A, loaded with a star-studded line-up, are four from four after romping to a 16-3 win over Central Gauteng B and a 14-7 victory over Western Province B on Monday.
They’re the tournament’s top scorers thus far, averaging 16 goals a game, with James Swart topping all scorers, too, with 15.
While Province A finished top of Group A, KwaZulu-Natal claimed first place in Group B, and their clean run included a 10-7 win over Central Gauteng A on Monday in the biggest game of the group stage of the competition.
Max Mills, their top scorer, was again to the fore, striking four times. KZN also downed Nelson Mandela Bay 9-4, with Mills adding another three goals to his personal tally.
Central Gauteng A finished second in Group B, with that defeat to KZN their only loss, while Buffalo City claimed second in Group A.
Tuesday’s playoff matches begin at 08:00 at St John’s with Northerns tackling Western Province A in the first quarterfinal. At 08:55, it’s Central Gauteng B versus KZN in the second quarterfinal.
There’s an Eastern Cape derby in quarterfinal three, at 09:50, between Nelson Mandela Bay and Buffalo City, before the home side, Central Gauteng A, faces Western Province B in the last of the quarterfinals at 10:45.
Girls
In the girls’ competition, being played at Kingsmead College, Central Gauteng A and Western Province A topped their groups, with Central Gauteng A behind KZN A by only one goal on goal difference in Group A. When they met on Sunday, the home team won a thriller 9-8.
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Matters went a lot more smoothly on Monday, with Central Gauteng A thumping Northerns 17-2 before beating Western Province B 12-6.
Western Province A, meanwhile, was made to work extremely hard for a 7-5 win over Nelson Mandela Bay, who ended up finishing bottom of Group B. It wasn’t easy against Zimbabwe either, with Province winning by two goals again, 9-7.
KZN won more emphatically, beating Eden Districts 9-4 before blanking Northerns 13-0.
Group A runners-up, Buffalo City, beat Central Gauteng B 8-6 in their lone outing.
There’s an 08:00 start on Tuesday, with Central Gauteng A facing Central Gauteng B in the first of the quarterfinals. That theme of regional rivalry is repeated in the second quarterfinal at 08:55, when Western Province A takes on Western Province B.
At 09:50, it’s Zimbabwe versus KwaZulu-Natal the third last eight clash, and Eden Districts goes up against Buffalo City in the last of the quarterfinals at 10:45.
RESULTS
Boys
Western Province A 16: Noah Reiback (4), Harrison Ford (3), James Swart (3), Luca Orgill (2), Kieran Bennewith (2), Zack Labuschagne (2). Central Gauteng B 3: Adam Duffy (2), Joshua Dobrowsky (1).
Nelson Mandela Bay 11: Christian Horne (2), Colby Braun (2), Liam Nurse (2), Caleb Levey (2), Ryan Venter (1), Zak Brand (1), Liam Garrett (1). Northerns 3: Ryan Fuller-Good (1), Christoper Jansen van Vuuren (1), Wikus Burger (1).
Buffalo City 12: Riley Cook (4), Nathan Wiese (3), Joshua Talbot (2), William Schaefer (1), Michael Miller (1), Blake Abrams (1), Western Province B 9: Pieter Aucamp (2), Matthew Robinson (2), Jack Grout (2), Logan Petersen (1), Oliver Finlayson (1), Christo le Roux (1).
KwaZulu-Natal 10: Max Mills (4), Bradley van Loggerenberg (3), Daniel Nothard (1), Jake Frederic (1) Jed Reilly (1). Central Gauteng A 7: Ethan Baty (3), Nathan Mansfield (2), Blake Morton (1), Fedor Sadovnik (1).
Central Gauteng B 11: Adam Duffy (5), Ethan Bennett (3), Cameron White (2), Bart Dorrenstein-Rowley (1). Zimbabwe 6: Dwayne Chiyangwa (2), Daniel Hutchings (2), Samuel Tivadar (1), Johnathan Bird (1).
Northerns A 12: Liam Freeman (4), Jacque Dippenaar (3), Christopher Jansen van Vuuren (2), Robert Erasmus (1), Gunther Taute (1), Wikus Burger (1). Northerns B 1: Alex Stedall (1).
Western Province A 14: James Swart (4), Noah Reiback (3), Riley Clarke (2), Zach Labuschagne (2), Kieran Bennewith (1), Harrison Ford (1), Luca Orgill (1). Western Province B 7: Jack Grout (2), Christo le Roux (2), Matthew Cox (1), Oliver Finlayson (1), Ryan Dales (1).
KwaZulu-Natal 9: Max Mills (3), Jed Reilly (2), James Whatmore (1), Ben Watson (1), Nabil Bejia (1), Henry Harker (1). Nelson Mandela Bay 4: Benn Jorgensen (1), Christian Horne (1), Zak Brand (1), Liam Nurse (1).
Buffalo City 11: Nathan Wiese (4), Joshua Talbot (2), Nico van de Venter (2), Riley Cook (1), William Schaefer (1), Longe Deliwe (1). Zimbabwe 7: Samuel Tividar (2), Johnathan Bird (2), Daniel Hutchings (2), Christian Smith (1).
Central Gauteng A 14: Blake Morton (4), Ethan Baty (3), Nathan Mansfield (2), Trent Horn (1), Rupert Schonborn (1), Muhammad Bodiat (1), Matthew Nash (1), Giorgio Ferreira (1). Northerns B 2: Noah Strydom (1), Alex Stedall (1).
Girls
KwaZulu-Natal 9: Jazlyn Moolman (2), Jessica Bosman (2), Lia Jansen van Rensburg (1), Layla Dinsdale (1), Maggy Matthews (1), Amy Aaron (1), Lorna Kernahan (1). Eden Districts 4: Mia Gibson (2), Cate Harrison (1), Tatum Dace (1).
Western Province A 7: Sarah Lowndes (2), Joy Waller (2), Yashoda Middleton (1), Jessica Bester (1), Carolyn Lord (1). Nelson Mandela Bay 5: Michaela Blaine (2), Jasmine Apps (1), Gina Lindhorst (1), Sarah Whitehead (1).
Central Gauteng A 17: Charlotte Jolley (4), June Stander (3), Hannah van Heerden (2), Taylor Dukes (2), Jessica McCamlie (2), Keira Holland (1), Reabiloe Kodisang (1), Amy Calogordis (1), Jessica Boamgard (1). Northerns 2: Megan Bergh (1), Carina van Schoor (1).
Buffalo City 8: Kayden Glasgow (3), Jorja Linke (3), Abigail Tesmer (1), Kate Booyens (1). Central Gauteng B 6: Gabriella Lorban (4), Jaime Napier (1), Gemma Caminsky (1).
Eden Districts 7: Rosslyn Squair (3), Mia Gibson (2), Cate Harrison (1), Tatum Dace (1). Western Province B 6: Jessica Gray (2), Skye Priede (2), Erin Willard (1), Isla Roos (1).
Western Province A 9: Carolyn Lord (3), Micha Danilewitz (2), Joy Waller (2), Yashoda Middleton (2), Nina Bakker (1), Zimbabwe 7: Mazvitaishe Zuze (3), Kaylynn Dick (2), Tiana Myburgh (1), Tiffany Small (1).
KwaZulu-Natal 13: Lia Janse van Rensburg (3), Lara Nel (3), Amy Aaron (2), Jazlyn Moolman (2), Lorna Kernahan (1), Jessica Bosman (1), Layla Dinsdale (1). Northerns 0.
Central Gauteng B 7: Gemma Caminsky (3), Emma Harmzen (2), Jaime Napier (1), Kiera Doyle (1). Nelson Mandela Bay 4: Jasmine Apps (2), Emily de Witt (1), Sarah Whitehead (1).
Central Gauteng A 12: Jessica McCamlie (3), Keira Holland (2), Charlotte Jolley (2), June Stander (2), Georgia van der Walt (1), Amy Calogridis (1), Jessica Boamgard (1). Western Province B 6: Skye Priede (2), Erin Willard (1), Jorja Turner (1), Jessica Gray (1), Isla Roos (1).
