St Stithians (u18) and St David’s (u15) hoist Inanda Hoops trophies
Sunday’s finals saw St Stithians College succeed St Benedict’s College as the u18 champions and St David’s Marist Inanda succeed Michael Mount Waldorf as the u15 champions of the St David’s Inanda Hoops Classic Challenge.
The u18 final was a battle of traditional rivals, with Saints battling St John’s College for the title. Both had produced performances that justified their places in the final.
As often happens in title deciders, the contest was a low-scoring affair, with both units playing stifling defence. St Stithians, though, had the edge and they came away with a tough 35-25 win. Saints’ Benedict Agammouh was also named the u18 Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament.
King Edward VII School (KES) took on last year’s winners, St Benedict’s, for third place, with KES securing a 46-36 win over Bennies to lay claim to the bronze medals.
In the u15 division, the home team, St David’s, delighted their home supporters by scoring a narrow 35-33 win over St Alban’s College to lift the title.
St David’s was in a championship mood throughout the tournament and went unbeaten. They also produced the u15 MVP, with Lelentle Nthlokwa cracking the nod.
St Benedict’s took on St Stithians for third in the u15 competition. After another tightly contested clash, it was Bennies who came away with a 46-39 win, a result which would have been encouraging for both schools as it showed they have good depth in both the open and u15 age groups.
After four days of thrilling basketball action, Elvis Ukpong, the Director of Basketball at St David’s, expressed his gratitude to the supporters, sponsors – Sebamed, Fasken, NBA Africa Store – and SuperSport Schools for their coverage of the Inanda Hoops Classic Challenge.
U18 RESULTS
Final Placing Games 9-16
Position 9 and 10: Hilton College 52-40 Grey High
Position 11 and 12: King’s Linbro 52-30 St Andrew’s College
Position 13 and 14: St Peter’s College 29-21 Parktown Boys
Position 15 and 16: Redhill 36-28 Sacred Heart
Final Placing Games 5-8
Position 5 and 6: Pretoria Boys 39-31 Michael Mount
Position 7 and 8: Jeppe Boys 35-19 St David’s
Bronze
King Edward VII School 46-39 St Benedict’s College
Final
St Stithians College 35-25 St John’s College
u18 Final Standings
- St Stithians College
- St John’s College
- King Edward VII School
- St Benedict’s College
- Pretoria Boys High
- Michael Mount
- Jeppe Boys
- St David’s Marist Inanda
- Hilton College
- Grey High
- King’s Linbro
- St Andrew’s College
- St Peter’s College
- Parktown Boys
- Redhill
- Sacred Heart
U15 RESULTS
Final Placing Games 9-16
Position 9 and 10: Hilton College 38-36 Pretoria Boys
Position 11 and 12: Parktown Boys 48-24 Michael Mount
Position 13 and 14: King’s Linbro 40-24 Jeppe Boys
Position 15 and 16: St Peter’s College 32-18 Redhill
Final Placing Games 5-8
Position 5 and 6: Sacred Heart 47-46 King Edward VII School
Position 7 and 8: St Andrew’s College 30-28 St John’s College
Bronze
St Benedict’s College 46-39 St Stithians College
Final
St David’s 35-33 St Albans
u15 Final Standings
- St David’s Marist Inanda
- St Alban’s College
- St Benedict’s College
- St Stithians College
- Sacred Heart
- King Edward VII School
- St Andrew’s College
- St John’s College
- Hilton College
- Pretoria Boys High
- Parktown Boys
- Michael Mount
- King’s Linbro
- Jeppe Boys
- St Peter’s College
- Redhill
