KZN in u16 boys’ and girls’ finals, but stiff challenges await
Boys
It was noted in the report on Monday’s action that the Western Province A u16 A boys’ team had averaged 16 points a game on their way to a place in the quarterfinals of the Schools Water Polo South Africa Inter-Provincial Tournament, at St John’s College, in Johannesburg. So, what did they do in Tuesday’s quarterfinals and semi-finals? They fired in exactly 16 goals in both games.
In the quarters, Noah Reiback rattled the cage with five goals, and he was matched by James Swart, as WP A cruised to a 16-4 win over Northerns A. Then, in the semis, Swart had six and Reiback had four as WP A dumped Central Gauteng A 16-7.
Swart tops the goal scoring charts with 26, while Reiback is in second place with 20. Unsurprisingly, WP A has been the top scoring team of the IPT thus far, with 96 to their name. That’s 23 more than the team they’ll meet for the title, KwaZulu-Natal A.
KZN A’s Max Mills is fifth on the individual scorers’ chart, with 16, but he scored only one in their quarterfinals win over Central Gauteng B. Nonetheless, KZN won easily, 13-5.
In the semi-finals, Mills and Henry Harker scored three each as KZN A overwhelmed Buffalo City 13-1.
From early in the event, it was clear that WP A and KZN A were the class of the field. Now, they’ll have the opportunity to prove which team is number one when they contest the final at 10:45 in St David’s Marist Inanda‘s Jubilee Pool.
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Girls
KZN A got one over Western Province A, but that was in the girls’ semi-finals at Kingsmead College on Tuesday, where KZN A claimed a narrow 8-7 win despite a magnificent six-goal showing from Province’s Micha Danilewitz.
Danielwitz, Central Gauteng A‘s June Stander, and Jessica Gray, of Western Province B, lead all goal scorers with 16 each.
Earlier, KZN A won 11-3 against Zimbabwe in the quarterfinals, while Western Province A had Western Province B’s number, picking up a comfortable 13-1 victory.
In another A vs B clash, Central Gauteng A beat Central Gauteng B 13-1. Eden Districts completed the semi-finals’ line-up after a stirring 8-7 win over Nelson Mandela Bay.
Their brave title challenge ended in the final four where Central Gauteng A beat them 12-6.
The home side faces KZN in the title decider at 09:35 in the Jubilee Pool, at St David’s.
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RESULTS
Boys
QF1: Western Province A 16: Noah Reiback (5), James Swart (5), Harrison Ford (2), Luca Orgill (1), Riley Clarke (1), Dominic Zulch (1), Zack Labuchagne (1). Northerns A 4: Jacque Dippenaar (2), Christopher Jansen van Vuuren (1), Gunther Traute (1).
QF2: KwaZulu-Natal 13: Bradley van Loggerenberg (5), James Whatmore (3), Caleb Ambrose (1), Jed Reilly (1), Liam Casey (1), Max Mills (1), Jake Frederic (1). Central Gauteng B 5: Fayzan Seedat (2), Bart Dorrenstein-Rowley (1), Ethan Bennett (1), Adam Duffy.
QF3: Buffalo City 7: Nathan Wiese (2), Joshua Talbot (1), Sam Harris (1), Riley Cook (1), Blake Abrams (1), William Schaefer (1). Nelson Mandela Bay 5: Caleb Levey (2), Luke Parker (1), Christin Horne (1), Liam Nurse (1).
QF4: Central Gauteng A 6 (3): Ethan Baty (2), Rupert Schonborn (1), Nathan Mansfield (1), Fedor Sadovnik (1), Matthew Nash (1). Western Province B 6 (1): Pieter Aucamp (3), Ewan Seymour (1), Jack Grout (1), Matthew Cox (1).
Northerns A 12: Ryan Fuller-Good (4), Christopher Jansen van Vuuren (2), Jacque Dippenaar (2), Wikus Burger (2), Liam Freeman (1), Robert Erasmus (1). Zimbabwe 5: Daniel Hutchings (3), Christian Smith (1), Samuel Tivadar (1).
Central Gauteng B 16: Bart Dorrenstein-Rowley (3), Dean Ehret (3), Adam Duffy (2), Max Di Nicola (2), Joshua Dobrowsky (2), Fayzan Seedat (1), Ayanda Mabaso (1), Samuel de Klerk (1), Charlie Caudle (1). Northerns B 6: Noah Strydom (2), Tyler Stanton (1), Izak van der Linde (1), André Robberts (1), Connor Bayne (1).
SF1: KwaZulu-Natal 13: Henry Harker (3), Max Mills (3), Jed Reilly (2), Daniel Nothard (2), James Whatmore (1), Bradley van Loggerenberg (1), Nabil Bejia (1). Buffalo City 1: Blake Abrams (1).
SF2: Western Province A 16: James Swart (6), Noah Reiback (4), Riley Clarke (2), Luca Orgill (2), Kieran Bennewith (2). Central Gauteng A 7: Ethan Baty (2), Benjamin Vine (2), Giorgio Ferreira (1), Fedor Sadovnik (1), Rupert Schonborn (1).
Nelson Mandela Bay 11: Caleb Lavery (3), Christian Horne (2), Luke Parker (2), Liam Nurse (1), Benn Jorgensen (1), Ryan Venter (1), Liam Garrett (1). Central Gauteng B 9: Ayanda Mabaso (2), Bart Dorrenstein-Rowley (2), Ethan Bennett (2), Adam Duffy (1), Dean Ehret (1), Joshua Dobrowksy (1).
Western Province B 6: Christo le Roux (2), Thomas Jenman (1), Ryan Dales (1), Jack Grout (1), James Hugo (1). Northerns A 3: Ryan Fuller-Good (1), Robert Erasmus (1), Gunther Taute (1).
Girls
QF1: Central Gauteng A 9: June Stander (4), Charlotte Jolley (2), Hannah van Heerden (1), Keira Holland (1), Jessica Boamgard (1). Central Gauteng B 3: Emma Harmzen (1), Riley Burger (1), Gabriella Lobban (1).
QF2: Western Province A 13: Catherine Ringwood (4), Sarah Lowndes (2), Nina Bakker (2), Micha Danilewitz (2), Sophia Turner (2), Carolyn Lord (1). Western Province B 1: Jessica Gray (1).
QF3: KwaZulu-Natal 11: Maggy Matthews (3), Lara Nel (3), Amy Aaron (2), Motloduwa Makwane (1), Jazlyn Moolman (1), Lia Jansen van Rensburg (1). Zimbabwe 3: Mazvitaishe Zuze (2), Tiffany Small (1).
QF4: Eden Districts 8: Mia Gibson (3), Cate Harrison (2), Tatum Dace (2), Rosslyn Squair (1). Buffalo City 7: Kayden Glasgow (3), Abigail Tesmer (3), Eva Saffy (1).
Central Gauteng B 17: Olesego Moleme (3), Gemma Caminsky (3), Riley Burger (3), Kiera Doyle (2), Emma Harmzen (2), Humaira Ballim (1), Gabriella Lobban (1) Erin Grimett (1), Jaime Napier (1). Northerns 2: Carina van Schoor (2).
Nelson Mandela Bay 15: Kate Wilson (5), Michaela Blaine (3), Charlotte van Bochove (2), Gina Lindhorst (1), Caitlyn Gemmill (1), Jasmine Apps (1), Iviwe Ntloko (1), Kate Newborn (1). Western Province B 5: Erin Willard (3), Jessica Gray (2).
SF1: KwaZulu-Natal 8: Amy Aaron (2), Maggy Matthews (1), Layla Dinsdale (1), Lia Janse van Rensburg (1), Lorna Kernahan (1), Motloduwa Makwane (1), Lara Nel (1). Western Province A 7: Micha Danilewitz (6), Catherine Ringwood (1).
SF 2: Central Gauteng A 12: Keira Holland (3), Jessica McCamlie (3), June Stander (2), Jessica Eblen (2), Hannah van Heerden (1), Charlotte Jolley (1). Eden Districts 6: Rosslyn Squair (3), Méla Loubser (2), Cate Harrison (1).
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