Christchurch Girls High finished off the Sec school Girls Nationals in style by downing a star studded Ragitoto team in the final 65-46.  Christchurch Girls forward Tessa Boagni capped a remarkable sporting year, leading her team to a runaway win over Rangitoto to capture the NZ Secondary Schools Girls “AA” title at Palmerston North.
Boagni dominated her head-to-head match-up against Tall Fern rival Penina Davidson from the start to lay the foundations for the teams success and earned Most Valuable Player honours in the process.

Nine unanswered points to start the second quarter – forward Polly Hill had seven of them – stretched the lead out to double figures and by halftime, Christchurch were 38-23 up.

Boagni had not only dominated the match-up, but she had also found support from her team-mates, while Rangitoto’s performance seemed to stagnate. Ash Fane, Laken Wairau and Gabby Edmondson joined Boagni in the tournament team as a testiment to the many minutes they all logged. 

Victory also earned TeHaere Stirlings team the distinction of being the only unbeaten team through the week-long tournament.

Boagni finished with 28 points/17 rebounds, while Hill had three three-pointers in her 14 points, and Gabriela Edmondson contributed eight points/13 rebounds and six assists.

Davidson battled hard for her 20 points/18 rebounds and Fotu had 15 points, but the pair shot 16/46 between them.

Christchurch Girls High School 65 (Tessa Boagni 28, Polly Hill 14) Rangitoto College 46 (Penina Davidson 20, Ella Fotu 15)
Q1 15-13
HT 38-23 (23-10)
Q3 54-31 (16-8)
FT 65-46 (11-15)
Box score
Officials – Donna Brown (Hutt Valley) & Apai Apai (Hawke’s Bay)

Final placings
1. Christchurch Girls
2. Rangitoto
3. Westlake Girls
4. Hutt Valley
5. Wellington Girls
6. Sacred Heart NP
7. New Plymouth Girls
8. Massey
9. St Peter’s Cambridge
10. Rangiora
11. Mt Albert
12. Hastings Girls
13. St Kentigern
14. Fraser
15. Waimea
16. Tauranga Girls
17. Auckland Girls
18. Napier Girls
19. Hamilton Girls
20. Ashburton
21. Waikato Dio
22. Rangi Ruru
23. Hawera

Tournament team
Wuanyei Ah-Hing (Massey), Stella Beck (Hutt Valley), Tessa Boagni (Christchurch Girls), Penina Davidson (Rangitoto), Gabriela Edmondson (Christchurch Girls), Ashlee Fane (Christchurch Girls), Ella Fotu (Rangitoto), Tegan Graham (Wellington Girls), Bronwyn Kjestrup (Westlake Girls), Laken Wairau (Christchurch Girls)

MVP
Tessa Boagni (Christchurch Girls)

In the Boys division the results were:

Final placings
1. Westlake Boys
2. Rangitoto
3. Rosmini
4. Otago Boys
5. Fraser
6. St Patrick’s
7. Hastings Boys
8. Nayland
9. Auckland Grammar
10. Palmerston North Boys
11. Nelson
12. New Plymouth Boys
13. St John’s
14. Tauranga Boys
15. Napier Boys
16. Westerns Heights
17. Hutt Valley
18. St Kentigern
19. Lincoln
20. Christchurch Boys
21. Middleton Grange
22. Massey
23. Avondale
24. Hamilton Boys

Tournament team
Jaylen Gerrand (Westlake Boys), Hyrum Harris (Fraser), Josh Howe (Westlake Boys), Izayah Mauriohooho Le’afa (St Patrick’s), Derone Raukawa (Rangitoto), Angus Riley (Nayland), Jack Salt (Westlake Boys), Tohi Smith-Milner (Rosmini), Sam Timmins (Otago Boys), Luke Witteveen (Rangitoto)

MVP
Jaylen Gerrand (Westlake Boys)