KZN the pacesetters as boys’ and girls’ u15 IPT heads into playoffs
Boys
KwaZulu-Natal made their case as the team to beat in the boys’ u15 competition at the Schools Water Polo South Africa (SWPSA) Inter-Provincial Tournament by finishing the group stage unbeaten, with their four wins from four games record including an 8-6 win over Western Province A on Monday.
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That was Province’s only loss, but they bounced back at King Edward VII (KES) on Tuesday with an 11-4 win over Buffalo City and an impressive 11-2 shellacking of Central Gauteng A, who, surprisingly, finished bottom of Pool A.
KZN A beat Central Gauteng A 9-4 and Western Province B 12-8 in their last two group games.
Nelson Mandela Bay, who edged out Northerns after a penalty shootout and cruised to a 12-4 win over Central Gauteng B, topped Pool B, with Northerns A in second place on goal difference.
The tournament heads into the playoffs on Wednesday, and the action starts with an Eastern Cape showdown between Buffalo City and Nelson Mandela Bay at 08:30 at KES.
Girls
In the girls’ competition, Buffalo City A and KwaZulu-Natal A ended their respective Pool A and Pool B schedules with clean records after posting important wins on Monday.
Buffalo City, behind three goals from Jodi Carr, shocked Central Gauteng A 5-4, while KZN A showed their class in an emphatic 9-4 win over Western Province A in which Mary Aylward netted four times.
Tuesday’s playoff action at the Wahoo Aquatic Centre gets underway at 08:00, when KwaZulu-Natal B takes on Buffalo City B.
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Buffalo City A tackles Nelson Mandela Bay in the next game, while KZN A is set to face Central Gauteng B at 11:00.
RESULTS
Boys
Zimbabwe 9: Rio Gray (3), Preston Caple (2), Joshua Whaley (1), Ewan Burbidge (1), Ben Lashbrook (1), Luca Simoes (1). Northerns B 1: Adriaan van Schoor (1).
Western Province B 10: Jackson Schliemann (3), James Grout (2), Cole Breytenbach (2), Liam Ripsold (1), Troy Webb (1), James Dimitri-Kark (1). Buffalo City 5: Morgan Erasmus (3), Adam Miles (1), Tristan Buss (1).
Nelson Mandela Bay 5 (2): Jasper Korver (1), Thomas van Oerle (1), Callum Loftus (1), Caleb Horne (1), Malachi Smith (1). Northerns A 5 (1): Mark Lindeboom (2), Franco van der Merwe (2), Harrison Oberholzer (1).
KwaZulu-Natal 9: Lincoln Burger (3), Josh Watson (2), Cruz Chapman (2), Cristiano Sandri (1), Dru Mills (1). Central Gauteng A 4: Christopher Davidson (2), Dominic Teixeira (1), James Simpson (1).
Eden Districts 5: Jake Wood (4), Shiloh Davidson (1). Northerns B 2: Michiel Smit (1), Barend de Wet (1).
Central Gauteng B 9: Jonah Teeling-Smith (4), Tai Hanslo (3), Daniel Hann (1), Regan Ross (1). Zimbabwe 5: Luca Simoes (2), Preston Caple (1), Nathaniel Jerahuni (1), Ben Lashbrook (1).
Western Province A 11: Samuel Bigara (4), Lukah Charalambous (2), Adam Maggott (2), Jamie Thomason (1), Nathan Corlett (1), Blake Galpin (1). Buffalo City 4: Riley Owen (2), Morgan Erasmus (1), Kennedy Makelele (1).
Northerns A 11: Harrison Oberholzer (2), Thomas Buys (2), Joshua Jansen van Vuuren (2), Dian Venter (1), Jaden Sparkham (1), Stegmann Joone (1), Franco van der Merwe (1), Mark Lindeboom (1). Northerns B 1: Ryan Opper (1).
KwaZulu-Natal 12: Dru Mills (3), Lincoln Burger (3), Josh Watson (2), Cruz Chapman (1), Mitchel Rodgers (1), Oliver Hunter (1), Carter Seiler (1). Western Province B 8: Liam Ripsold (2), Janno Botha (2), Troy Webb (2), Matthew van Graan (1), Izak Pretorius (1).
Nelson Mandela Bay 12: Jasper Korver (3), Thomas van Oerle (2), Caleb Horne (2), Callum Loftus (1), Daniel Lokotsch (1), Zethan Basson (1), Benjamin Rutherfoord (1), Sean Scott (1). Central Gauteng B 4: Alexander Carle (1), Regan Ross (1), Tai Hanslo (1), Michael Snyman (1).
Western Province A 11: Samuel Bigara (2), Adam Maggott (2), Lukah Charalambous (2), Zazi Mkandawire (1), Nathan Corlett (1), Ross Briers-Danks (1), Blake Galpin (1), Jamie Thomason (1). Central Gauteng A 2: Adam Houghton (1), Christopher Davidson (1).
Northerns A 12: Franco van der Merwe (3), Mark Lindeboom (3), Stegmann Joone (2), Harrison Oberholzer (1), Joshua Jansen van Vuuren (1), Jaden Sparkham (1), André de Kock (1) Eden Districts 5: Riley Porter-Fleet (2), Heinrich Smit (1), Colbyn Parr (1), Shiloh Davidson (1).
Girls
KwaZulu-Natal B 14: Frankie Dewe (4), Jessica Meekin (3), Jessica Commins (2), Casey Huntley (1), Briana Felt (1), Chloe Pomakov (1), Alexis Otto (1), Sarah Uys (1). Eastern Gauteng 2: Ila Chidley (1), Chloe Regnard (1).
Buffalo City A 5: Jodi Carr (3), Hannah Hattingh (1), Emily Hattingh (1). Central Gauteng A 4: Alexis James (1), Kristen Bratby (1), Megan Crossley (1), Rachel Hardy (1).
KwaZulu-Natal A 9: Mary Aylward (4), Mikayla Morrison (2), Makayla Ojo (1), Mikaela Russell (1), Anri Human (1). Western Province A 4: Shella Nortje (2), Isabella Batistich (1), Tayla Bosman (1).
KwaZulu-Natal B 3: Alexis Otto (1), Sarah Uys (1), Chloe Pomakov (1). Buffalo City B 2: Madison Klopstra (1), Rebecca Barnard (1).
Central Gauteng B 3 (2): Erin Boyd (1), Millicent Quinn (1), Emma Clowes (1). Western Province B 3 (1): Zara Le Feuvre (2), Emma Jones (1).
Zimbabwe 6: Lexie Kaschula (2), Kiah Smyth (1), Kristin Jones (1), Emily Lutz (1), Lola Accorsi (1). Nelson Mandela Bay 5: Shannon Hobson (2), Lily Collins (1), Zoe Kennedy (1), Lily Nepgen (1).
Buffalo City B 3: Zoey van Niekerk (1), Rebecca Barnard (1), Madison Klopstra (1). Central Gauteng B 2: Emmie-May Harrison (1), Emily Muller (1).
Central Gauteng B 5: Emma Clowes (2), Erin Boyd (2), Cayla Midlane (1). KwaZulu-Natal B 4: Jessica Meekin (2), Chloe Pomakov (1), Akabongwe Sibeta (1).
Nelson Mandela Bay 11: Kyla-Linke Seyffert (3), Danica Smith (2), Hayleigh Frame (2), Shannon Hobson (1), Lily Nepgen (1), Lisa Langenhoven (1), Jemimah Akpan (1). Buffalo City B 3: Zoey van Niekerk (1), Tyler-Jade Roebert (1), Rebecca Barnard (1).
Central Gauteng B 8: Oagile Tema (3), Sara Hutton (2), Emily Muller (2), Kasia Morris (1). Eastern Gauteng 2: Chloe Regnard (2).
