Paarl Boys’ High shows promising signs at Cape Co-Ed Festival

While their town rivals, Paarl Gimnasium kicked off their season at the Parel Vallei Hockey Festival, Paarl Boys’ High was also in action this past weekend at the annual Cape Co-Ed Hockey Festival.
The event ran over three days, from 14-16 March, in the northern suburbs of Cape Town.
Boys’ High played their matches at Settlers High School, while Edgemead, Fairbairn, Stellenberg High, Durbanville, and Tygerberg High played host to other matches.
It was the team’s first outing of the year after a gruelling 10-week off-season programme led by Matt Smith, who’s taken over the technical skills profile at the school, that began late last year.
Coach Rowan McLachlan‘s side played four matches, against Settlers, Stellenberg, Bellville High, and Durbanville.
They played to a goalless draw in their opener against Stellenberg but upped the ante in their other three matches to beat Settlers 9-1, Bellville 4-0, and Durbanville 3-1.
Reacting to his team’s performances, McLachlan said he was pleased with how his young side bounced back from the draw against Stellenberg to claim three comfortable wins.
“We had nine young players joining the first team, and there were always going to be those first game jitters, which happened against Stellenberg,” he told SuperSport Schools Plus. “It was not our greatest performance or the start we were looking for, but perhaps [it was] the start we needed.
“From there, we worked on things that needed to be improved on and luckily got three good results.”
After their goalless start, Boys’ High hit their stride and found the back of the net with relative ease. They capitalised on their circle entries, scored most of their penalty corner, and were comfortable in defence for most of the weekend.
Their creativity in the final third impressed McLachlan. “It was nice to see the boys score some goals and create those positive moments out on the field,” he enthused.
“I was most happy with how we transitioned from counter defence into counterattack. I’m also happy with how we’re pressing teams and the areas of the field [where] we’re winning the ball. It’s a positive start, and we can only look to improve from here.””

The boys from Paarl will return to the turf next weekend in an unofficial pre-season festival hosted at the Maties AstroTurf in Stellenbosch.
There, they will face stiff competition from Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG), Wynberg Boys’ High, and Paarl Gim.
McLachlan said they’ll use the forthcoming event to continue working on their systems without the pressures of winning.
“We want to focus on continuing to move the ball well and into threatening areas of the field and hopefully continue creating some goal-scoring opportunities.
“In saying that, those three teams are well coached, so we’ll also need to make sure that our defensive principles are fine-tuned.
“Overall, I think these pre-season warm-up games are a great initiative and great prep before we all start travelling across the country to compete against the best.”
Paarl Boys’ High is captained by AJ Mostert, with goalkeeper, Luan Bornman serving as his deputy. The duo both reached 75 caps for the school over the weekend.
Players to look out for this season include Tiaan Liebenberg, who made his 1st XI debut in grade 9. Martin de Bruyn and Ullrich Drotchie, who have moved up from the u16A side, could become significant contributors.
At the end of March, Boys’ High will travel to Durban to play in the Belgotex Sport Coastal Cup.
PAARL BOYS’ HIGH RESULTS
Paarl Boys’ High 0-0 Stellenberg
Paarl Boys’ High 9-1 Settlers High School
Paarl Boys’ High 4-0 Bellville High School
Paarl Boys’ High 3-1 Durbanville High School
OTHER BOYS’ RESULTS
BOYS | EDGEMEAD U19A | 1 -1 | BRACKENFELL U19A | EDGEMEAD |
BOYS | PAARL GIM U19B | 0-0 | TYGERBERG U19A | TYGERBERG |
BOYS | BRACKENFELL U19A | 1-6 | PAARL BOYS U19B | EDGEMEAD |
BOYS | FAIRBAIRN U19A | 0-2 | REDDAM CONSTANTIA U19B | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
BOYS | THE SETTLERS U19A | 1-3 | HTS DROSTDY U19A | THE SETTLERS |
BOYS | STELLENBERG U19A | 0-0 | PAARL BOYS U19A | THE SETTLERS |
BOYS | STELLENBOSCH U19A | 1-4 | BELLVILLE U19A | TYGERBERG |
BOYS | REDDAM DURBANVILLE U19A | 3-0 | PAUL ROOS U19D | EDGEMEAD |
BOYS | BELLVILLE U19B | 0-6 | PAARL GIM U19B | TYGERBERG |
BOYS | REDDAM CONSTANTIA U19B | 5-0 | JAN VAN RIEBEEK U19A | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
BOYS | HTS DROSTDY U19A | 0-2 | DF MALAN U19A | THE SETTLERS |
BOYS | LANGENHOVEN HS U19A | 0-2 | STELLENBERG U19B | STELLENBERG |
BOYS | DURBANVILLE U19A | 5-0 | PAARL GIM U19B | DURBANVILLE |
BOYS | CURRO LANGEBAAN U19A | 2-1 | STELLENBOSCH U19A | EDGEMEAD |
BOYS | HTS DROSTDY U19A | 2-0 | MILNERTON U19A | EDGEMEAD |
BOYS | DURBANVILLE U19B | 0-0 | PAUL ROOS U19C | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
BOYS | THE SETTLERS U19A | 1-9 | PAARL BOYS U19A | THE SETTLERS |
BOYS | SOMERSET COLLEGE U19B | 0-7 | STELLENBERG U19A | TYGERBERG |
BOYS | BELLVILLE U19B | 0-0 | PAUL ROOS U19E | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
BOYS | JAN VAN RIEBEEK U19A | 0-4 | FAIRMONT U19B | THE SETTLERS |
BOYS | TYGERBERG U19A | 2-0 | CURRO LANGEBAAN U19A | TYGERBERG |
BOYS | ELKANAH HOUSE U19A | 0-6 | PAARL BOYS U19B | PANORAMA |
BOYS | BRIDGE HOUSE U19A | 6-0 | STELLENBOSCH U19A | EDGEMEAD |
BOYS | BELLVILLE U19A | 6-0 | WESTERFORD U19A | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
BOYS | LANGENHOVEN HS U19A | 0-4 | MELKBOSSTRAND U19A | TYGERBERG |
BOYS | PAUL ROOS U19C | 0-1 | EDGEMEAD U19A | EDGEMEAD |
BOYS | MILNERTON U19B | 0-2 | DURBANVILLE U19B | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
BOYS | THE SETTLERS U19A | 1-1 | MILNERTON U19A | THE SETTLERS |
BOYS | BRACKENFELL U19A | 2-2 | DF MALAN U19B | CURRO HS |
BOYS | STELLENBERG U19A | 6-1 | HTS DROSTDY U19A | EDGEMEAD |
BOYS | FAIRBAIRN U19A | 1-0 | PAUL ROOS U19E | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
BOYS | JAN VAN RIEBEEK U19A | 0-3 | ELKANAH HOUSE U19A | THE SETTLERS |
BOYS | LANGENHOVEN HS U19A | 1-0 | DF MALAN U19B | PANORAMA |
BOYS | MILNERTON U19B | 1-0 | SOMERSET COLLEGE U19B | EDGEMEAD |
BOYS | PAARL BOYS U19B | 2-0 | MELKBOSSTRAND U19A | TYGERBERG |
BOYS | PAUL ROOS U19D | 0-2 | STELLENBERG U19B | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
BOYS | DF MALAN U19A | 1-2 | DURBANVILLE U19A | THE SETTLERS |
BOYS | TYGERBERG U19A | 3-0 | WESTERFORD U19A | TYGERBERG |
BOYS | BRIDGE HOUSE U19A | 3-0 | EDGEMEAD U19A | EDGEMEAD |
BOYS | BRACKENFELL U19A | 2-1 | REDDAM DURBANVILLE U19A | TYGERBERG |
BOYS | PAARL GIM U19B | 1-4 | BELLVILLE U19A | PANORAMA |
BOYS | LANGENHOVEN HS U19A | 0-1 | FAIRMONT U19B | CURRO HS |
BOYS | MELKBOSSTRAND U19A | 0-0 | DURBANVILLE U19B | EDGEMEAD |
BOYS | ELKANAH HOUSE U19A | 4-0 | BELLVILLE U19B | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
BOYS | DURBANVILLE U19A | 7-0 | THE SETTLERS U19A | THE SETTLERS |
BOYS | TYGERBERG U19A | 5-0 | MILNERTON U19B | TYGERBERG |
BOYS | DF MALAN U19A | 3-2 | BRIDGE HOUSE U19A | EDGEMEAD |
BOYS | FAIRMONT U19B | 4-0 | FAIRBAIRN U19A | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
BOYS | PAUL ROOS U19E | 0-0 | JAN VAN RIEBEEK U19A | THE SETTLERS |
BOYS | DF MALAN U19B | 0-0 | PAUL ROOS U19C | TYGERBERG |
BOYS | PAARL BOYS U19A | 4-0 | BELLVILLE U19A | THE SETTLERS |
BOYS | STELLENBERG U19A | 5-0 | MILNERTON U19A | TYGERBERG |
BOYS | PAUL ROOS U19E | 0-2 | MILNERTON U19B | EDGEMEAD |
BOYS | STELLENBERG U19B | 1-4 | PAARL BOYS U19B | THE SETTLERS |
BOYS | PAUL ROOS U19C | 0-0 | BRIDGE HOUSE U19A | TYGERBERG |
BOYS | EDGEMEAD U19A | 0-2 | DF MALAN U19A | EDGEMEAD |
BOYS | SOMERSET COLLEGE U19B | 1-4 | REDDAM DURBANVILLE U19A | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
BOYS | DF MALAN U19B | 0-3 | CURRO LANGEBAAN U19A | TYGERBERG |
BOYS | PAUL ROOS U19D | 0-0 | MELKBOSSTRAND U19A | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
BOYS | PAARL BOYS U19A | 3-1 | DURBANVILLE U19A | THE SETTLERS |
BOYS | FAIRBAIRN U19A | 0-1 | SOMERSET COLLEGE U19B | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
BOYS | CURRO LANGEBAAN U19A | 0-2 | MILNERTON U19A | THE SETTLERS |
BOYS | REDDAM DURBANVILLE U19A | 1-1 | STELLENBERG U19B | EDGEMEAD |
BOYS | BELLVILLE U19B | 0-5 | FAIRMONT U19B | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
BOYS | WESTERFORD U19A | 1-0 | ELKANAH HOUSE U19A | TYGERBERG |
BOYS | STELLENBOSCH U19A | 0-0 | DURBANVILLE U19B | THE SETTLERS |
BOYS | WESTERFORD U19A | 1-0 | PAUL ROOS U19D | TYGERBERG |
GIRLS’ RESULTS
GIRLS | EDGEMEAD U19A | 0-0 | BRACKENFELL U19A | EDGEMEAD |
GIRLS | FAIRBAIRN U19A | 1 -2 | REDDAM CONSTANTIA U19B | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
GIRLS | HTS DROSTDY U19A | 0-2 | THE SETTLERS U19A | THE SETTLERS |
GIRLS | PAARL GIM U19B | 2-1 | TYGERBERG U19A | TYGERBERG |
GIRLS | MILNERTON U19A | 2-2 | ELKANAH HOUSE U19A | EDGEMEAD |
GIRLS | REDDAM DURBANVILLE U19A | 3-1 | JAN VAN RIEBEEK U19A | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
GIRLS | REDDAM CONSTANTIA U19A | 3-0 | BELLVILLE U19A | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
GIRLS | DF MALAN U19A | 3-0 | HTS DROSTDY U19A | THE SETTLERS |
GIRLS | HERSCHEL U19B | 0-5 | STELLENBERG U19A | EDGEMEAD |
GIRLS | PAARL GIM U19B | 2-0 | PINELANDS U19A | TYGERBERG |
GIRLS | WYNBERG GIRLS U19B | 0-0 | MILNERTON U19B | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
GIRLS | BELLVILLE U19B | 9-0 | MELKBOSSTRAND U19B | THE SETTLERS |
GIRLS | FAIRMONT U19B | 0-6 | TYGERBERG U19A | TYGERBERG |
GIRLS | PINELANDS U19A | 0-4 | DURBANVILLE U19A | PANORAMA |
GIRLS | STELLENBERG U19B | 0-1 | BRACKENFELL U19A | CURRO HS |
GIRLS | EDGEMEAD U19A | 0-0 | ELKANAH HOUSE U19A | EDGEMEAD |
GIRLS | STELLENBOSCH U19A | 6-0 | CURRO LANGEBAAN U19A | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
GIRLS | MILNERTON U19A | 2-2 | PAARL GIM U19B | THE SETTLERS |
GIRLS | WESTERFORD U19A | 3-0 | SOMERSET COLLEGE U19B | TYGERBERG |
GIRLS | REDDAM CONSTANTIA U19A | 1-0 | STELLENBERG U19A | PANORAMA |
GIRLS | PINELANDS U19A | 0-0 | HTS DROSTDY U19A | EDGEMEAD |
GIRLS | BELLVILLE U19A | 1-0 | BRIDGE HOUSE U19A | THE SETTLERS |
GIRLS | REDDAM CONSTANTIA U19A | 1-0 | PAARL GIM U19B | PANORAMA |
GIRLS | SOMERSET COLLEGE U19B | 0-2 | DURBANVILLE U19B | TYGERBERG |
GIRLS | JAN VAN RIEBEEK U19A | 1-1 | BELLVILLE U19B | PANORAMA |
GIRLS | FAIRMONT U19B | 1-4 | EDGEMEAD U19A | EDGEMEAD |
GIRLS | PAREL VALLEI U19B | 3-0 | FAIRBAIRN U19A | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
GIRLS | ELKANAH HOUSE U19A | 4-0 | CURRO LANGEBAAN U19A | THE SETTLERS |
GIRLS | WESTERFORD U19A | 2-2 | TYGERBERG U19A | TYGERBERG |
GIRLS | MELKBOSSTRAND U19B | 0-6 | DE KUILEN U19A | PANORAMA |
GIRLS | BELLVILLE U19A | 0-0 | BRACKENFELL U19A | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
GIRLS | STELLENBOSCH U19A | 1-2 | THE SETTLERS U19A | THE SETTLERS |
GIRLS | MILNERTON U19B | 0-3 | STELLENBERG U19B | TYGERBERG |
GIRLS | MILNERTON U19A | 1-4 | DF MALAN U19A | PANORAMA |
GIRLS | HTS DROSTDY U19A | 0-11 | STELLENBERG U19A | EDGEMEAD |
GIRLS | DURBANVILLE U19B | 0-1 | PAREL VALLEI U19B | TYGERBERG |
GIRLS | DF MALAN U19B | 3-0 | WYNBERG GIRLS U19B | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
GIRLS | DURBANVILLE U19A | 2-0 | HERSCHEL U19B | THE SETTLERS |
GIRLS | JAN VAN RIEBEEK U19A | 5-1 | MELKBOSSTRAND U19B | PANORAMA |
GIRLS | BRIDGE HOUSE U19A | 0-0 | DF MALAN U19A | EDGEMEAD |
GIRLS | REDDAM DURBANVILLE U19A | 0-0 | DE KUILEN U19A | PANORAMA |
GIRLS | FAIRBAIRN U19A | 0-4 | DF MALAN U19B | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
GIRLS | HERSCHEL U19B | 0-1 | THE SETTLERS U19A | THE SETTLERS |
GIRLS | MILNERTON U19B | 0-2 | DF MALAN U19B | EDGEMEAD |
GIRLS | BELLVILLE U19B | 0-0 | REDDAM DURBANVILLE U19A | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
GIRLS | BELLVILLE U19A | 2-2 | WESTERFORD U19A | THE SETTLERS |
GIRLS | STELLENBERG U19B | 0-3 | PAREL VALLEI U19B | TYGERBERG |
GIRLS | DURBANVILLE U19B | 0-1 | STELLENBOSCH U19A | EDGEMEAD |
GIRLS | FAIRBAIRN U19A | 0-2 | SOMERSET COLLEGE U19B | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
GIRLS | CURRO LANGEBAAN U19A | 1-2 | FAIRMONT U19B | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
GIRLS | SOMERSET COLLEGE U19B | 3-1 | WYNBERG GIRLS U19B | THE SETTLERS |
GIRLS | BRIDGE HOUSE U19A | 2-2 | MILNERTON U19A | EDGEMEAD |
GIRLS | DE KUILEN U19A | 0-1 | BELLVILLE U19B | TYGERBERG |
GIRLS | DF MALAN U19B | 4-0 | STELLENBERG U19B | EDGEMEAD |
GIRLS | THE SETTLERS U19A | 2-1 | REDDAM DURBANVILLE U19A | THE SETTLERS |
GIRLS | CURRO LANGEBAAN U19A | 0-7 | TYGERBERG U19A | TYGERBERG |
GIRLS | EDGEMEAD U19A | 0-1 | DURBANVILLE U19B | EDGEMEAD |
GIRLS | WESTERFORD U19A | 1-5 | DURBANVILLE U19A | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
GIRLS | ELKANAH HOUSE U19A | 0-1 | STELLENBOSCH U19A | TYGERBERG |
Girls | PAREL VALLEI U19B | 5-0 | MILNERTON U19B | THE SETTLERS |
GIRLS | WYNBERG GIRLS U19B | 0-3 | BRIDGE HOUSE U19A | EDGEMEAD |
GIRLS | DE KUILEN U19A | 1-1 | JAN VAN RIEBEEK U19A | TYGERBERG |
GIRLS | BRACKENFELL U19A | 0-2 | HERSCHEL U19B | EDGEMEAD |
GIRLS | DF MALAN U19A | 1-2 | DURBANVILLE U19A | FAIRBAIRN COLLEGE |
GIRLS | FAIRMONT U19B | 9-0 | MELKBOSSTRAND U19B | THE SETTLERS |