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St Stithians tops Parktown Boys’ High in an eight-goal thriller

By Vuyo Ndudane , in Hockey | News , at 2024-05-12 Tags: , , ,

St Stithians College and Parktown Boys’ High School shared an eight-goal thriller on Saturday, with Saints securing a 5-3 home victory on their home turf.

When they met in 2023, St Stithians also came away with the honours after a hard-fought 2-1 victory.

Parktown gave Saints a good game but, in the end, it was not quite enough. The home team never trailed and netted their first two minutes before the end of the opening chukka.

From there, they established a comfortable 3-0 advantage, but Parktown’s fight was undiminished, and they pulled one back 30 seconds before the break.

They reduced the deficit to a single goal in the third chukka, but Saints responded well, tacking on two more goals to make it 5-2.

Coach Kyle Reddy‘s charges found a third goal in the final chukka, but there was no further give in the St Stithians’ defence and they secured the victory.

In another game, King Edward VII School went down 1-2 to St Benedict’s College, who have been one of the more consistent Johannesburg schools this season.

St David’s Marist Inanda, who have also enjoyed a solid 2024, whipped Springs Boys’ High 8-0. It was only 1-0 at half-time, but St David’s overwhelmed Springs in the second half, finding the back of the net seven more times.

In Pretoria, the visiting Hilton College won 2-1 against Pretoria Boys High School.

RESULTS

St Stithians College 5-3 Parktown Boys’ High
King Edward VII 1-2 St Benedict’s College
St David’s Marist Inanda 8-0 Springs Boys’ High
Pretoria Boys High 1-2 Hilton College

Vuyo Ndudane
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