24 September 2023
The Western Cape’s SACS and Paul Roos booked themselves a place in the title-decider after wins over Hilton College and Clifton College respectively in the semi-finals of the Clifton Water Polo Tournament on Sunday.
In a contest filled with spectacular goals, Hilton were in pole position to secure a place in the final, but SACS, who edged out Westville Boys’ High by a single goal in the quarterfinals, fought their way back to score the last three goals of the contest to record an 11-10 win.
Finalists again
Clifton College started strongly against Paul Roos, but the Stellenbosch school, who finished as runners-up to Saint John’s College in last year’s tournament, did an excellent defensive job to stymie Clifton’s dangerous shooters. They trailed 2-4 in the third chukka but managed to turn matters around and win 9-7.
The first three quarterfinals were extremely tightly contested, with SACS sneaking by Westville in the first one, Paul Roos defeating Kearsney College 10-9 in the second, and Hilton getting by Saint John’s College 3-2 in a penalty shootout after the teams had finished regulation time at 8-8. Clifton, meanwhile, swamped Saint Andrew’s College 11-2.
Spare a thought, though, for Westville Boys’ High, who gave two outstanding teams everything they could handle, but ultimately suffered one-goal losses to both SACS and Saint John’s College. A break here and a break there and the Griffin could have been playing for much higher honours than their spot in the playoff for 7th and 8th on Monday.
Pinnacle Schools has posted selected highlights on YouTube: Pinnacle Schools – YouTube
Results
DHS 12-4 Glenwood
Affies 8-4 Reddam Constantia
SACS 10-9 Westville Boys’ High
Paul Roos 10-9 Kearsney College
Hilton College 8-8 (3-2) Saint John’s College
Clifton College 11-2 Saint Andrew’s College
Maritzburg College 8-7 KES
Affies 6-5 DHS
Grey College 4-4 (1-0) Michaelhouse
Reddam Constantia 8-5 Glenwood High School
Saint John’s College 7-6 Westville Boys’ High
Kearsney College 10-4 Saint Andrew’s College
SACS 11-10 Hilton College
Paul Roos 9-7 Clifton College
How to catch the action
On Monday, it’s the playoffs for the final positi0ns. There’s an early start at 07:00, with Glenwood and Michaelhouse meeting for 15th and 16th, while the final takes place at 12:30. It’s a public holiday so, if you’re in the mood for some great water polo action, make your way to the Clifton Aquatic Centre. It’s an excellent venue for viewing the game.
If you can’t be there, you can follow the action live on SuperSport Schools:
Clifton Water Polo Tournament 2023 on SuperSport Schools
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Finals Fixtures
Monday, 25 September
07:00 Glenwood vs Michaelhouse, 15th/16th
07:45 Reddam Constantia vs Grey College, 13th/14th
08:30 KES vs DHS, 11th/12th
09:15 Maritzburg College vs Affies, 9th/10th
10:00 Westville Boys’ High vs Saint Andrew’s College 7th/8th
10:45 Kearsney College vs Saint John’s College 5th/6th
11:30 Clifton College vs Hilton College 3rd/4th
12:30 SACS vs Paul Roos 1st/2nd
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