There were some big scores and one notable upset as Westville stunned Krugersdorp giants Monument on the final day of the annual Easter Festivals on Monday.
Johannesburg’s KES drew the curtain on their Easter Festival on a high note by convincingly beating Cape Town’s Bishops 45-8, shaking off their loss to Paarl Boys High on Saturday.
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This game was preceded by neighbours Jeppe claiming a third win on the trot with a 59-6 victory over Uitenhage’s Brandwag.
There were mixed results for the Eastern Cape schools at KES, as Queen’s College opened the second and final day by beating Tzaneen’s Ben Vorster 38-0, while Selborne beat Eldoraigne 31-3 and Dale College were victorious against Parktown 23-15, but Hudson Park were beaten 40-8 by Northwood.
Paarl Boys High went unbeaten at the KES Easter Festival with a fairly comfortable 24-8 win against Pretoria Boys.
The biggest shock of the final day came at the Kearsney Easter Festival, where Westville held on to beat Monument 25-22.
Westville, who lost their opening game to Rondebosch Boys before narrowly winning against Pearson, flew into a 22-0 lead and rallied defensively to see out a morale-boosting victory in the penultimate game of the festival.
Hosts Kearsney suffered a third successive loss against EG Jansen (36-11), while Durban High claimed a third straight win against Pearson (38-7).
Easter Festival results (Monday, 1 April)
KES Easter Festival
Day two:
Queen’s 38 Ben Vorster 0
Paarl Boys High 24 Pretoria Boys 8
Northwood 40 Hudson Park 8
Selborne 31 Eldoraigne 3
Dale 23 Parktown 15
Jeppe 59 Brandwag 6
KES 45 Bishops 8
Kearsney Easter Festival
Day three:
Marlow 30 Noord-Kaap 26
Rondebosch 22 Rustenburg 13
Framesby 36 Worcester Gym 34
Nico Malan 19 Glenwood 12
Durban High 38 Pearson 7
Westville 25 Monument 22
EG Jansen 36 Kearsney 11
St John’s Easter Festival
Day three:
Graeme 50 St Benedict’s 10
Maritzburg College 24 Golden Lions XV 7
Boland Landbou 59 Hans Moore 0
Kingswood 35 St David’s 10
St John’s 38 Falcon College 21
Hilton 32 Nelspruit 17
Noordheuwel 47 Voortrekker 3
Photo: Hannah Shirley