Hilton College’s defence of the Primo Big 10 title got off to a stuttering start as they won one and lost two matches on Saturday on their home turf. Westville Boys’ High and Glenwood enjoyed successful first days of the two-day tournament.
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In the opening match of the event on Zungu Field, Glenwood, the 2024 champion of the Primo Big 10 and the current Mancosa KwaZulu-Natal High Schools Football Association (KZNHSFA) Coastal A-League champion, claimed a narrow 1-0 victory over Hilton College.
That defeat, however, spurred the defending champion to regroup and respond with a solid 3-1 win over Clifton College. Although Hilton’s spirits may have been lifted following that victory, they again found themselves on the wrong end of a 1-0 result, going down to Northwood in their third match.
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Glenwood took on Clifton in their second match. The teams had drawn recently at the Kearsney Soccer Tournament, but this time the Green Machine took charge and powered to a 5-0 victory. In their final match of the first day, Glenwood scrapped their way to a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Durban High School (DHS).
Another team that made a strong impression was Westville Boys’ High, who started their Primo Big 10 campaign with an impressive 2-0 victory over Maritzburg College. The Griffins then secured a 1-0 win against St Charles College before ending their day with a 2-0 win over their neighbours, Kearsney College.
Kearsney found the going tough. They also fell to a 0-3 loss against Maritzburg College and were held to a 1-1 draw by St Charles College.
Northwood’s Knights have been on a strong run, including winning all five of their matches at the Association of Public Boys’ Schools of South Africa Football Festival during the mid-year holiday. On Saturday, they recorded a 3-1 victory over DHS and a 1-0 win against Hilton College. Then they lost 1-2 to Clifton, whom they had beaten 2-0 the previous weekend, which underlined just how tight the competition is.
Michaelhouse drew goalless against St Charles College and Maritzburg College.
RESULTS
Zungu Field
Glenwood 1-0 Hilton College
Maritzburg College 3-0 Kearsney College
Hilton College 3-1 Clifton College
Glenwood 5-0 Clifton College
Michaelhouse 0-0 Maritzburg College
St Charles College 1-1 Kearsney College
Westville Boys’ High 2-0 Maritzburg College
Etheridge Field
Northwood 3-1 Durban High School
Westville Boys’ High 1-0 St Charles College
Northwood 1-0 Hilton College
Glenwood 1-0 Durban High School
New Field
Michaelhouse 0-0 St Charles College
Westville Boys’ High 2-1 Kearnsey College
Clifton College 2-1 Northwood
