21 January 2024
BASKETBALL
On Saturday, in Pietermaritzburg, two very good first teams did basketball battle. In the end, it was College, who had proven themselves to be among the best in South Africa at the end of 2023, who came away with a 22-point win over a never-say-die Westville.
College dominated the open age group, but Westville’s u16A team continued to roll. No one came close to challenging them at the end of last year and College couldn’t manage it on this occasion as the visitors won by 22 points.
In the u15 age group, College enjoyed the better of the games, but Westville’s u15C broke up the hosts’ run of victories. The u14 contests all went the way of College, however.
Results
1st: Maritzburg College 78-56 Westville
2nd: Maritzburg College 28-21 Westville
3rd: Maritzburg College 25-23 Westville
4th: Maritzburg College 31-37 Westville
5th: Maritzburg College 49-14 Westville
16A: Maritzburg College 26-48 Westville
16B: Maritzburg College 7-24 Westville
16C: Maritzburg College 37-25 Westville
16D: Maritzburg College 22-18 Westville
15A: Maritzburg College 41-27 Westville
15B: Maritzburg College 19-15 Westville
15C: Maritzburg College 10-15 Westville
15D: Maritzburg College 24-21 (OT) Westville
15E: Maritzburg College 24-4 Westville
14A: Maritzburg College 45-7 Westville
14B: Maritzburg College 32-10 Westville
14C: Maritzburg College 22-3 Westville
14D: Maritzburg College 8-3 Westville
14E: Maritzburg College 9-8 Westville
14F: Maritzburg College 7-4 Westville
CRICKET
It was a good day on the College cricket fields for the Griffin, who came out on top overall, including a win in the 1st XI match, in which they chased down 213 for victory. In the end, Westville picked up nine wins to the home school’s two.
Westville won two of the four open age group matches, but College recorded a convincing u16A win. The u15A showdown was the tightest of the day, with the Griffin edging it by a single wicket in a thriller. In the u14A game, there was a one-sided victory for the visitors.
Results
1st
Maritzburg College 212/9
Westville 215/6
Westville won by 4 wickets
2nd
Maritzburg College 123/9
Westville 124/3
Westville won by 7 wickets
3rd
Cancelled
4th
Maritzburg College 203/6
Westville 141/10
Maritzburg College won by 62 runs
16A
Maritzburg College 183/7
Westville 125/10
Maritzburg College won by 58 runs
16B
Westville 125/10
Maritzburg College 77/10
Westville won by 48 runs
15A
Maritzburg College 136/10
Westville 137/9
Westville won by 1 wicket
15B
Maritzburg College 41/10
Westville 42/2
Westville won by 8 wickets
14A
Westville 230/8
Maritzburg College 37/10
Westville won by 193 runs
14B
Westville 185/9
Maritzburg College 115/10
Westville won by 70 runs
14C
Westville 124/6
Maritzburg College 78/10
Westville won by 46 runs
14D
Maritzburg College 130/8
Westville 131/2
Westville won by 8 wickets
WATER POLO
Most of the nine water polo games were hard-fought contests, but each time Westville managed to come out on top. Those results weren’t unexpected, but there is plenty of water polo that lies ahead, and plenty of opportunities for both schools’ to improve their games.
Results
1st: Maritzburg College 6-12 Westville
2nd: Maritzburg College 4-6 Westville
3rd: Maritzburg College 3-6 Westville
4th: Maritzburg College 3-5 Westville
5th: Maritzburg College 2-8 Westville
15A: Maritzburg College 6-14 Westville
15B: Maritzburg College 6-9 Westville
14A: Maritzburg College 6-12 Westville
14B: Maritzburg College 3-11 Westville
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