National Co-Ed Water Polo Tournament off to a flying start
The National Co-Ed Water Polo Tournament splashed off in style on Thursday at Pearson High School, in Gqeberha, with 36 schools competing across both the boys’ and girls’ divisions.
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In Pool A of the girls’ competition, Reddam House Bedfordview wasted no time in stamping their authority on proceedings. They opened their challenge with a one-sided 21-3 win over Steyn City School before powering past Merrifield College 16-5.
Beaulieu College also impressed, downing Merrifield 9-3 before handing Woodridge College a 9-2 loss.
Pool B also produced its share of excitement. Stirling High School got off to a strong start with a 10-1 victory over Alexander Road High and later added another win against Westerford High.
Thomas More College also picked up two wins, beating Westerford 7-3 before blanking Alex Road 5-0 to keep a clean record.
In Pool C, St Peter’s College ended the day on top of the standings after two convincing wins, by 10-1 over Curro Hillcrest and by 12-2 over Hudson Park.
The tightest competition was in Pool D, where Kingswood College edged out Glenwood House 5-4. They had an easier time against Crawford Lonehill, recording a 9-2 victory. Glenwood House bounced back from their narrow defeat with a 5-2 win over the NMMU/VC Invitational side.
In the boys’ competition, Pearson put on a show for the home crowd. They hammered Rand Park High 22-2 before cruising to a 9-1 win over the Invitational team, which put the hosts in early control of Pool A.
Pool B featured tightly contested games. Reddam House Bedfordview opened with an 8-4 win over Steyn City but stumbled against Stirling High. However, they recovered quickly, sneaking a 3-2 win over Thomas More College in their second outing. Steyn City also showed resilience after their loss to Reddam, handing Stirling a 10-5 loss.
Woodridge College dominated Pool C, making a strong statement with a 12-1 win over Reddam House Helderfontein and a 12-4 triumph against Merrifield College. Merrifield picked up a win against Westerford, cruising to a 10-2 victory.
In Pool D, Glenwood House fired off the blocks with a commanding 15-2 win over Alex Road. They were extended by St Peter’s in their second match but won 9-6. Hudson Park, also, notched back-to-back victories, beating Alex Road 11-3 and the Co-Ed Invitational side 8-3.
The tournament continues through until Sunday, 5 October.
RESULTS
Girls
Pool A
Steyn City 4-10 Woodridge
Reddam Bedfordview 21-3 Steyn City
Merrifield 3-9 Beaulieu
Merrifield 5-16 Reddam Bedfordview
Beaulieu 9-2 Woodridge
Pool B
Stirling 10-1 Alex Road
Westford 3-7 Thomas More
Thomas More 5-0 Alex Road
Stirling 9-4 Westford
Pool C
Pearson 3-4 Hudson
St Peter’s 10-1 Curro Hillcrest
Curro Hillcrest 1-9 Pearson
St Peter’s 12-2 Hudson Park
Pool D
Crawford Lonehill 8-6 NNMU/VC Invitational
Kingswood 5-4 Glenwood House
NMMU/VC 13-0 Randpark
Crawford Lonehill 2-9 Kingswood
Glenwood House 18-3 Randpark
BOYS
Pool A
Pearson 22-2 Rand Park
Invitational 1-9 Pearson
Kingswood 19-1 Rand Park
Invitational 6-3 Curro Hillcrest
Curro Hillcrest 6-3 Kingswood
Pool B
Stirling 6-2 Thomas More
Reddam Bedfordview 8-4 Steyn City
Stirling 5-10 Steyn City
Thomas More (2) 2-2 (3) Reddam Bedfordview
Pool C
Reddam Helderfontein 1-12 Woodridge
Westerford 2-10 Merrifield
Merrifield 4-12 Woodridge
Reddam Helderfontein 4-8 Westerford
Pool D
Glenwood House 15-2 Alex Road
Hudson Park 8-3 Co-ed Invitational
St Peter’s 6-9 Glenwood House
Hudson Park 11-3 Alex Road
Co-ed Invitational 1-10 St Peter’s
