Schools’ basketball season in full flow
The schools’ basketball season is well underway. Week two of the fourth term’s fixtures included one of the traditional powerhouses, Maritzburg College, delivering two dominant winning performances.
They started their season with a narrow 55-33 victory over their Pietermaritzburg rivals, St Charles College at home, in the Alan Paton Memorial Hall. Then, on Saturday, they travelled to Westville to take on Westville Boys’ High and Durban High School (DHS).
College was on their game, outplaying DHS 84-53 and cruising to a 73-39 win over Westville.
The game against DHS was a physical encounter, with 15 fouls recorded in the first quarter alone, leading to both teams to make frequent trips to the free-throw line. At the end of the quarter, though, the Red, Black, and White had taken control, having opened up a 29-13 lead.
The contest became somewhat frenetic in the following three quarters, and the scoring slowed down, but, in the end, College ran out to a 31-point victory.
Against Westville, College ran away with the contest in the first half, powering their way to an astonishing 55-17 lead. They continued to control proceedings in the second half, although they outscored Westville only 28-22. Nonetheless, that made for a big 34-point win.
In the north of Durban, the back-to-back St John’s Basketball Tournament champions, Northwood, dealt Glenwood a second consecutive defeat after the Green Machine went down to Westville Boys’ High last week.
Glenwood gave it a good go, but Northwood was on cruise control in a 76-41 victory.
Meanwhile, in the Eastern Cape, Queen’s College has enjoyed an impressive start to the new season. After a hard-fought win over Kingswood College in Makhanda last week, they added another victory to their record, defeating Grey High 64-41.
Dale College had few problems against Get Ahead College, romping to an easy 73-25 win. They faced a tougher challenge from Walter Sisulu University (WSU), with the tertiary institution claiming a narrow 37-32 win.
In Gauteng, while many of their basketball powerhouses, including St John’s College, St David’s Marist Inanda, St Benedict’s College, and The King’s School Linbro Park participated in the Independent Schools Stayers’ Basketball Tournament (ISSBT) at Kearsney College, which was won by the hosts, Parktown Boys’ High faced off against Jeppe High School for Boys. In an evenly contested clash, Parktown Boys’ High gritted out a 54-48 win.
RESULTS
Eastern Cape
Queen’s College 61-41 Grey High
Dale College 73-25 Get Ahead College
WSU 37-32 Dale College
KwaZulu-Natal
Northwood 76-41 Glenwood
Maritzburg College 84-53 DHS
Maritzburg College 73-39 Westville Boys’ High
Gauteng
Parktown Boys’ High 54-48 Jeppe
