Hillcrest High claims inaugural netball win

HILLCREST High School is the first name to be engraved on the trophy at the inaugural SPAR KZN Schoolgirl’s Fast 5’s Netball Tournament at Kuswag High School.

The first SPAR Fast 5’s tournament, hosted by Amanzimtoti High School, had 10 of the 11 registered teams take to the courts and compete in a total of 55 games high-energy games. The tournament played in a round-robin format with two six-minute halves and a generous two-minute breather in-between.

The victorious Hillcrest High racked up 10 wins and netted 99 baskets and only allowed 28 points to be scored against them, this includes 10 points in the big game against Gelofte High School.

In a game where the action bounced from end to end in lightning quick pace, Gelofte were the first team to score and Hillcrest levelled the board shortly thereafter.

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The dynamic northern team were unphased by the towering frame of goal shooter, Nadine Hefer from Gelofte, who had a near-perfect scoring ration throughout the day. Camping under the net, Nadine calmly floated shot after shot in against Hillcrest, but the wily team hustled the ball up and never let Gelofte ahead of them.

At the blast of the final whistle, after a feisty 14 minutes of play, Hillcrest were up 13 to Gelofte’s 10.

Gelofte met yet another challenge in the team from Durban Girls’ High School. The two schools both finished the day with eight points, eight wins and two losses. In the game against each other, only one point separated the two and the scoreline favoured Gelofte 10 – 9.

A tradition in the SPAR Schoolgirls’ tournaments, the hard working whistle blowers are acknowledged for their efforts to make the tough decisions throughout the day. Recognised for her time on the court, Dumo Mthiyane from host school, Toti, was awarded the Umpire of the Day.

The next tournament travels to Southcity Christian School in Margate for the southern schools’ regions, before heading to Empangeni High School and Voortrekker High School in Pietermaritzburg.

Round-robin results:

1. Hillcrest High School (30 points)

2. Gelofte High School (24 points)

3. Durban Girls’ High School (24 points)

4. Durban North College (21 points)

5. Kingsway High School (19 points)

6. Northlands Girls’ High School (12 points)

7. Amanzimtoti High School (12 points)

8. Ridge Park College (3 points)

10. KwaMakhutha High School (9 points)

10. Rossburgh High School (3 points)

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