After two pulsating mid-week fixtures in which Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) and South African College High School (SACS) played to a 2-2 draw, and Paarl Gimnasium defeated Bishops Diocesan College 2-1, teams in the Western Cape were back in action on the weekend.
Those four top guns all played on Friday night and produced some eye-catching results.
SACS travelled to Reddam House Constantia for their league match and did what was expected of them, thrashing the hosts.
The southern suburbs school, after producing a lukewarm performance against PRG on Wednesday, came out firing and were unrelenting.
They scored a whopping 12 times and conceded one goal at the other end. Their playmaker, Litha Kraai, after being shut down by PRG, found his groove again, netting five times.
Matthew Jones chipped in with a hattrick, while Reece Theunis scored a brace, and Regan Wille, and Connor van der Schyff both got onto the scoreboard as SACS ran wild.
Sam Holmes‘ charges will next turn their attention to a match against Rondebosch next weekend. ‘Bosch also cruised, outplaying DF Malan 7-0.
Coach Michael Baker’s Paul Roos team travelled from Stellenbosch to Cape Town to face Stellenberg High School.
It was business as usual for the Boland boys, and a free-flowing and open match saw them score with ease.
They ran out comfortable 9-2 winners, with Luke Oliver scoring his first hattrick of the season. Callum van Oudsthoorn and skipper Reuben Sendzul chipped in with doubles.
Hano Basson and Christo Swanepoel completed the Paul Roos scoring as they scored their most goals in a game this season.
Baker’s troops will be back in action at 18:35 on Thursday when they host Somerset College on the Maties Astroturf in Stellenbosch.
In another league encounter, Bishops Diocesan College thumped Curro Durbanville 8-0 at the Woodlands AstroTurf.
There were braces for Tom Ludlum, Joshua Mettler, and James Grieve while Albert Steyn and Andrew Raubenheimer also scored.
Next weekend, Bishops faces Wynberg Boys’ High. It will be a tough challenge for both teams.
Meanwhile, in Paarl, coach Jacques Grobler’s Paarl Gim side picked up another win, outscoring Somerset College 3-1.
Stephan Pieterse, who has been in a rich vein of goal-scoring form, struck with a drag flick, while skipper, LD Nel, converted a stroke, and Juan Swanepoel made it three.
In their final match of the season, Paarl Gim faces their town rivals, Paarl Boys’ High, in their annual interschools clash.
Boishaai, meanwhile, boosted their confidence ahead of that game with a 3-2 win over Parel Vallei.
RESULTS
SACS 12-1 Reddam House Constantia
Paul Roos 9-2 Stellenberg High
Bishops 8-0 Curro Durbanville
Paarl Gimnasium 3-1 Somerset College
Rondebosch Boys’ High 7-0 DF Malan
Paarl Boys’ High 3-2 Parel Vallei
Avuyile Sawula is a multimedia sports journalist, broadcaster, and writer. He possesses a journalism qualification from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. During his time in the media industry, he has worked for various online media publications covering a variety of sporting codes. He also has a broadcasting background having worked as a news journalist at one of Cape Town’s commercial radio stations. His reporting beats include hockey, rugby, water polo, and cricket. Apart from writing, he has a knack for creating sports content, and video editing.
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