Semifinal fixtures locked in as Hibbert Shield reaches boiling point
The morning session on Sunday, the third day of the Standard Bank Hibbert Shield, saw four teams secure their places in the semifinals of the tournament at Grey High School in Gqeberha.
In the day’s first two matches, the defending champions, South African College High School (SACS), beat their southern suburbs’ rivals, Bishops, 3-1, while Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) overcame the hosts 3-2.
Jeppe High School for Boys, making their Hibbert Shield debut, outplayed Westville Boys’ High 3-0, and Parel Vallei put on a masterclass to beat St Stithians College 5-0
Quarterfinal recap
SACS vs Bishops
SACS’s 4-2 win over Garsfontein on Saturday meant they’d finish top of Pool C, ahead of Westville Boys’ High. That victory also set up a date with Bishops, Pool D’s second-placed side.
Their quarterfinal clash was a repeat of last week’s southern suburbs’ derby, which SACS won 4-2 at the Brewery AstroTurf in Cape Town.
In that game, SACS built up a 4-0 lead before Bishops struck twice in the final chukka. This time, Bishops started the brighter of the two and took the lead in the second chukka through Litha Mbiko.
That goal came after some slick play from Callum Anderson, whose tomahawk shot was tapped in by Mbiko at the far post.
After conceding, SACS sprang to life. They patiently built up from the back and played themselves into good positions.
Making good connections, they were rewarded with two goals before halftime, with Joshua Azevedo van Dyk providing the finish on both occasions to put his side in front.
In the third chukka, SACS scored another goal through Mohlodi Maseko. Then, they controlled play in the final quarter to see out the game.
Paul Roos vs Grey High
Paul Roos headed into the quarterfinals after scoring 20 goals in their group games, by far the most in the tournament.
They opened with a 7-1 win over Clifton College on the opening day, followed that with a 5-1 defeat of St Stithians College, and added an 8-1 thumping of Selborne College on Saturday.
Their last eight meeting with Grey produced a heated battle, similar to their Edgars Friday Nite Lights clash a week earlier, which Grey won 2-1 at the same venue.
The hosts got off to a cracking start when Logan Meyer showed excellent awareness to beat Jeandre Cilliers in the PRG goal.
Paul Roos responded almost immediately. Caleb Cilliers made a storming run down the field and raced into the circle to take on goalkeeper Ben Oosthuizen, one-on-one. When Oosthuizen fouled him, the umpire pointed to the penalty spot, and Logan Lackay took the shot to level matters.
Shortly after that, Luke van der Merwe put PRG in front, and they took that 2-1 advantage into halftime.
In the third quarter, captain Seth Paterson netted again for Paul Roos, but Grey High closed the gap to one goal through Michael Gillies.
It was end-to-end stuff in the final chukka, and Oosthuizen was called upon to make some crucial saves in the latter stages of the game.
Grey had a sniff late on, but Logan Goddard-Ford just missed the ball at the far post with a diving attempt to divert it past Cilliers. PRG defended for their lives and held on to win.
Their reward is a big semi-final showdown with SACS.
Jeppe High School for Boys vs Westville
When Jeppe hosted Westville in Johannesburg last week, the boys from Kensington sneaked a 1-0 win late in the fourth chukka, thanks to a goal by Blake Sator.
Westville sought redemption in the Hibbert Shield quarterfinal, but Jeppe handled their challenge confidently.
They controlled the tempo of the match, moving the ball quickly, which kept Westville under pressure for most of the first half.
Jeppe had a short corner opportunity early on, but goalkeeper Bryce Powell-Ress rejected Kgotso Lehloenya’s shot.
Powell-Rees was called upon twice more when Jayden Da Silva found himself in a one-on-one situation with the goalie, only for his shot to go wide.
The Westville goalie stood strong and kept Jeppe out until the third chukka. Their skipper, Cole Stanbury, broke the deadlock, and a thunderbolt drag flick from Kade Lottering, just before the final chukka, flew into the back of the net after Rees-Powell was shown a yellow card.
Westville had a couple of penalty corner opportunities of their own but were let down by a lack of execution.
With six minutes remaining, Lehloenya made it 3-0 to Jeppe to make sure that the Gauteng side marched on.
Parel Vallei vs St Stithians College
Parel Vallei continued their impressive run at the tournament, adding an impressive win over St Stithians to their strong run.
After the boys from Somerset West topped Pool A with two wins and a draw, standing in their way of a place in the semifinals for the first time was Saints. They were blown away.
PV started like a house on fire and found the back of the net twice in the first chukka, with Nathan Nissen and Luca Jordaan on target for coach Michael van Rensburg‘s charges. They created more chances could’ve scored more, but the St Stithians’ defence held firm.
Saints had their fair share of chances, including being awarded seven penalty corners in the first two chukkas, compared to PV’s one, but they were unable to convert any.
They were made to rue those missed opportunities when Jordaan punished them by scoring from the top of the D to make it 3-0. Parel Vallei kept pressing, upping the intensity, and that brought them further rewards, with goals from Andrew Moreby and Luka Meets making the final score 5-0.
Semifinal Fixtures
15:30 – SACS vs Paul Roos
18:15 – Jeppe vs Parel Vallei
Quarterfinals’ Scorers
SACS 3: Joshua Azevedo van Dyk (2), Mohlodi Maseko. Bishops 1: Litha Mbiko.
Paul Roos 3: Logan Lackay, Luke van der Merwe, Seth Paterson. Grey High 2: Logan Meyer, Michael Gillies,
Jeppe High School for Boys 3: Cole Stanbury, Kade Lottering, Kgotso Lehloenya. Westville Boys’ High 0.
Parel Vallei 5: Luca Jordaan (2), Nathan Nissen, Andrew Moreby, Luka Meets. St Stithians College 0.
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