Maritzburg College dominates KZN Top 10 Basketball Competition
KwaZulu-Natal’s basketball courts were awash with action on the weekend as the first KZN Top 10 Basketball Competition – contested at 1st team, u16, u15, and u14 level – took place.
Maritzburg College, the hosts of the u19 competition, won the title in their own Alan Paton Hall (APH), dominating Kearsney College 78-38 after making a blistering start to the title game.
It was another title for the Red, Black, and White, a week after they lifted the Jenny Orchard Invitational trophy after beating ESCA in the final, also in the APH.
Kearsney, which had shocked College on the opening day of the KZN Top 10, cruised into Sunday’s championship game with an emphatic 70-43 victory over St Charles College.
College, meanwhile, withstood a feisty Westville Boys’ High challenge to score a hard-fought 56-46 win.
Westville rebounded with a convincing 60-39 defeat of St Charles to finish with the bronze medals.
Most surprisingly, Northwood, who had shown admirable fight to overcome a poor start and make the final of the St John’s Basketball Tournament, was not in contention. Perhaps the massive effort the Knights required to come back from losses in their first two games in Johannesburg caught up with them. The result, in Pietermaritzburg, was only eighth place.
Appropriately for a Hilton/Michaelhouse summer derby weekend, the u16 competition concluded with the arch-rivals facing off for the title. In a low-scoring contest, Hilton College came away with a 32-19 victory.
Maritzburg College ruled the u15 age group, beating Hilton College 52-44 in the final, and College also won the u14 competition, wrapping up the event with a 34-21 win over Hilton.
While College was the top dog, Hilton demonstrated the depth of their basketball programme by reaching three finals. College topped the overall standings, with Hilton in second place and Michaelhouse in third.
Kearsney College placed fourth, Westville Boys’ High fifth, and Durban High School (DHS) sixth. St Charles College followed, in seventh. Northwood, surprisingly, was ranked only eighth, while Clifton College took ninth place, and Glenwood finished tenth.
RESULTS
U19 COMPETITION
Position 5-8
Michaelhouse 60-31 Northwood
Hilton College 52-50 DHS
Position 9-10
Clifton College 46-43 Glenwood
Position 7-8
DHS 60-43 Northwood
Position 5-6
Michaelhouse 48-22 Hilton College
Position 3-4
Westville Boys’ High 60-39 St Charles College
Final
Maritzburg College 78-37 Kearsney College
U16 COMPETITION
Position 5-8
DHS 35-19 Westville Boys’ High
Kearsney College 42-24 St Charles College
Position 9-10
Glenwood 23-14 Clifton College
Position 7-8
Westville Boys’ High 35-34 St Charles College
Position 5-6
Kearsney College 38-26 DHS
Position 3-4
Martizburg College 53-36 Northwood
Final
Hilton College 32-19 Michaelhouse
U15 COMPETITION
Position 5-8
Westville Boys’ High 34-31 DHS
Kearsney College 45-21 Clifton College
Position 9-10
Glenwood 55-44 Northwood
Position 7-8
Clifton College 32-21 DHS
Position 5-6
Westville Boys’ High 42-32 Kearsney College
Position 3-4
St Charles College 52-25 Michaelhouse
Final
Maritzburg College 52-44 Hilton College
U14 COMPETITION
Position 5-8
Kearsney College 34-17 Westville Boys’ High
Michaelhouse 47-20 Clifton College
Position 9-10
Glenwoon 27-23 St Charles College
Position 7-8
Clifton College 24-10 Westville Boys’ High
Position 5-6
Michaelhouse 37-26 Kearsney College
Position 3-4
DHS 53-36 Northwood
Final
Maritzburg College 34-21 Hilton College
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