KZN teams win at home, Grey High and St Stithians victorious
The second week of basketball action around the country stretched far and wide with schools from Kwazulu-Natal, Gauteng, and the Eastern Cape in action.
In KZN, Kearsney College welcomed Glenwood High to The SportZone and dominated the visiting outfit from the jump ball.
The visitors struggled to score, and Kearsney took advantage of their lack of defence, scoring a consistent 20 points in the first two quarters, while holding the visitors to single points in each quarter, to take an imposing 40-13 lead into the break.
When the teams returned to the court after half-time, Kearsney ramped up their scoring, adding 30 points in the third quarter.
Glenwood managed to double their half-time score, but they were well out of the contest.
The clock was run in the fourth quarter to end the game quicker, which left Kearsney the handsome winner by an 87-30 margin.
Connor Grenfell (13), Lubanzi Mseleku (12), Lwandile Njapha (12), and Daniel Prinsloo (11) led from the front to see the hosts through to a big home win.
In a clash of top teams, Northwood, playing at home, emerged victorious over Westville, winning by a 71-64 scoreline.
Hilton College beat St Charles 69-64 in a tight clash, Durban High School saw off Michaelhouse 54-44, and Maritzburg College beat Clifton 78-34 as all the KZN winners won at home.
In Gauteng, St Benedict’s recorded a 48-41 victory over St John’s in something of an upset. St John’s recently beat Bennies, on their way to winning the American International School of Johannesburg Basketball Tournament.
St Alban’s beat Jeppe 60-53, in a tight defensive battle, St Stithians recorded a narrow 34-29 victory over St David’s, while the clash between King Edward VII (KES) and Pretoria Boys High was also all about defence, with KES edging out PBHS 36-33.
In the Eastern Cape, down in the windy city of Gqeberha, Grey High hosted Queen’s College, B-Blessed, and Kingswood College. With the home-ground advantage, Grey High beat Queen’s College 24-13, while B-Blessed beat the boys from Komani 22-13 defeat.
Queen’s picked up one win, beating Kingswood College 21-12.
Weekend Basketball Results
Northwood 71-64 Westville
Hilton College 69-64 St Charles
Durban High School 54-44 Michaelhouse
Kearsney 85-22 Glenwood
Maritzburg College 78-34 Clifton College
St John’s 41-48 St Benedict’s
St Alban’s 60-53 Jeppe
St Stithians 34-29 St David’s
KES 36-33 Pretoria Boys High
Queen’s 13-24 Grey High
Queen’s 13-22 B-Blessed
Queen’s 21-12 Kingswood
