City College 1st XV made it back-to-back Wanganui Secondary Schools Open grade titles as a three-try scoring burst early in the second half carried them to a 38-28 win over Wanganui Collegiate 2nd XV on Saturday.
Playing on their school ground, City were trailing Collegiate 21-0 early on, with visiting winger Henry Gay scoring two of his team's three tries, all converted by first-five Tyler Guinea.
But City were not fazed as their big men out wide began to make inroads, and they would close the gap to 21-17 by halftime.
Former lock turned centre Tony Henry was in devastating form, as he along with midfield partner Jamie-Lee Robertson and fullback Peceli Malanicagi would run the ball from anywhere, while hooker Paki Ngaira was also aggressive.
Collegiate flanker Sam Sheriff was able to win back some turnovers, but Collegiate would squander their now-rare possessions.