Unbeaten Roedean and St Stithians through to Old Petrians’ semis
The Old Petrians’ Water Polo Tournament, after two days of all-out action, headed into the playoffs at the Wahoo Aquatic Centre and St Peter’s Girls Prep Pool in Johannesburg on Saturday.
When the water had settled, Roedean School and St Stithians College remained unbeaten after the four pools had completed their assignments. They’re favoured to reach the final, but nothing is certain.
Coach Siyabonga Guzana‘s Roedean side topped Pool A with a maximum haul of 18 points, which means they went six for six without having to win any of their matches by a penalty shootout.
Meanwhile, St Stithians, the three-time champions and runner-up in 2024, compiled a perfect record in Pool C and also bagged 18 points.
On Sunday morning, they take on Reddam House Constantia in the semi-finals, while Roedean will battle it out against Durban Girls’ College (DGC) for a place in the final.
Saints will be chasing a second title of the season under coach Megan Sileno after capturing the National Aquatics title at the start of the month. Their opponent in the title decider in East London was DGC, so a repeat of that final is, potentially, on the cards. Roedean, of course, will do everything in their power to prevent that from happening.
In the last of the pool matches, Crawford Lonehill saw off the Eastern Cape’s Alexander Road 5-2 in a Pool A clash, while Roedean cruised to a 12-2 win over Rustenburg Girls’ High School.
In Pool B, Reddam House Constantia scored a convincing 11-4 victory over Hudson Park High School, while St Anne’s Diocesan College kept Rand Park High School winless with a comfortable 18-3 victory. Collegiate Girls’ High School beat Wynberg Girls’ High 7-1, with Aimee Pienaar, Brigid Guest, Lara Heny, Angelica Loyson, Amy Botha, and Kate Brennan all making it onto the score sheet.
St Stithians wrapped up their domination of Pool C with a 5-1 win over St Mary’s Waverley, and St Cyprian’s eased to a 12-1 defeat of Pretoria High School for Girls.
Herschel completed their Pool D matches with a convincing 12-1 win over fellow Capetonians, Springfield Convent School, while Pearson blanked Reddam House Helderfontein 8-0, and DGC took down St Dominic’s by a 7-3 margin.
In a massive upset in the playoff, Makhanda’s Diocesan School for Girls (DSG) outplayed the defending champions, Herschel, with coach Wade Marshall‘s side recording an emphatic 8-0 victory.
DSG subsequently fell to St Stithians in the quarterfinals, going down 4-6. Roedean, meanwhile, had to go the route of a penalty shootout for the first time after their showdown with Reddam House Bedfordview ended 6-6.
In a KZN quarterfinals clash, DGC got by St Anne’s 8-6, and Reddam House Constantia sneaked by Clarendon on penalties after they had shared a 6-6 draw.
DAY 3 RESULTS
POOL A
Rustenburg 2-12 Roedean
Crawford Lonehill 5-2 Alex Road
POOL B
Reddam House Constantia 11-4 Hudson Park
St Anne’s 18-3 Rand Park
Wynberg 1-7 Collegiate
POOL C
St Stithians 5-1 St Mary’s Waverley
St Cyprian’s 12-1 Pretoria Girls
POOL D
Herschel 12-1 Springfield
Pearson 8-0 Reddam House Helderfontein
DGC 7-3 St Dominic’s
PLAYOFFS
Clarendon 8-2 Pearson – Playoff
St Anne’s 8-3 St Cyprian’s – Playoff
Kingswood 2-8 Reddam House Bedfordview – Playoff
Herschel 0-8 DSG – Playoff
BOWL QUARTERFINAL
Rustenburg 2-1 Kingsmead – Bowl QF
Hudson Park 3-8 St Mary’s Waverley – Bowl QF
Chisipite 5-8 Collegiate – Bowl QF
St Dominic’s 4-2 Crawford – Bowl QF
SHIELD QUARTER
St Peter’s 3-0 Springfield – Shield QF
Wynberg 8-1 Pretoria Girls – Shield QF
Stirling 8-3 Rand Park – Shield QF
Reddam House Helderfontein 5-3 Alex Road – Shield QF
CUP QUARTERFINAL
DSG 4-6 St Stithians
Reddam House Bedfordview (1) 6-6 (2) Roedean
St Anne’s 6-8 DGC
Clarendon (3) 7-7(4) Reddam House Constantia
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