A DAY OF NAIL-BITING MATCHUPS, AS THE ROUND ROBIN PHASE OF THE TOURNAMENT CONTINUESÂ
The 2021 St John’s College Basketball Tournament, proudly sponsored by Standard Bank and brought to you by Supersport Schools in association with PUMA and SHESHA Hoops Lounge, enjoyed a successful second day with some teams experiencing some unfortunate, narrow defeats and others well-deserved victories, ensuring another fantastic day of play at the courts.
The day presented a few surprises which made it difficult to pick any outright winners. Still, the teams were determined, putting in big shifts with the tussles played in fairness and camaraderie. Again, strict Covid-19 protocols were in place and followed by all.
The round-robin fixtures continued on Day 2 of the Tournament. The tone was set early in the day as the games got underway, with the teams pushing each other right until the end.Â
St John’s College disrupted their Day 1 winning streak when the U13 Prep side lost 35-28 to the well-coached Michael Mount Waldorf School side. The St John’s U/19 outfit continued with their great results claiming a massive 87-03 win over The Kings School Linbro Park and a nail-biting 35-31 victory over old rivals St Alban’s College in the last clash. The Tournament also got its first draw between the U/19 Katlehong Bulls and Michael Mount Waldorf School (14-14).
Other outstanding performances included Pretoria Boys High School earning fine victories over the Soweto Academy (20-14) and Katlehong Bulls (33-28) in the U/15 and U/19 age groups, respectively. The greatest upset of the day came from the U/19 Soweto Academy side, who left St Stithians College with their hands on their heads with a 40-36 win. The Soweto Academy was impressive in their 33-39 win over St John’s College in the U/15 category.Â
Catch all the action again from as early as 8am where some teams will have a last chance at qualifying for the knockout phase of the competition. Be sure to catch it all live on the Supersport Schools app or online at www.supersportschools.com
U/19 Tip Off Sport Vikings 25-39 St Charles College
U/19 Pretoria Boys High School 33-28 Katlehong Bulls
U/15 Soweto Academy 14-20 Pretoria Boys High School
U/19 Soweto Academy 40-36 St Stithians College
U/19 Michael Mount Waldorf School 31-26 Spartans Basketball Academy
U/15 St Stithians 38-23 Mangaung Knights
U/19 St Alban's College 33-11 St Peter's College
U/19 Alexandra Basketball Club 25-33 King Edward VII School
U/15 St Benedict's College 35-9 Rand Tutorial College
U/19 St Charles College 24-19 The Hill High School
U/15 Katlehong Bulls 12-20 St Andrew's College
U/13 St Andrew's Prep 10-44 Phoenix Basketball Club
U/19 Katlehong Bulls 14-14 Michael Mount Waldorf School
U/19 St John's College 87-03 Kings School Linbro Park
U/13 Michael Mount Waldorf School 35-28 St John's Prep
U/19 Soweto Academy 44-31 Alexandra Basketball Club
U/19 Tip Off Sports Vikings 18-42 Jeppe High School for Boys
U/19 St Stithians College 20-14 King Edward VII School
U/19 Spartans Basketball Academy 24-37 Pretoria Boys High School
U/15 St John's College (U/14) 74-7 Rand Tutorial College
U/19 St John's College 35-31 St Alban's College
U/19 St Peter's College 34-09 The Kings School Linbro
U/15 St John's College 33-39 Soweto Academy
