Tauranga Boys' College defended their Boys' Division 1 title at the National School Volleyball Championships in Palmerston North tonight with a clinical three set win over local rivals Otumoetai College.
Tauranga's Burton McAdam and MVP Caleb Aperahama were immensely impressive on both defence and attack, making some key plays to assist their team in a 25-18 first set victory.
The second set followed in the same fashion as Tauranga overpowered their arch-rivals to take the set 25-17 before they upped the ante in the final points to defeat their opponents 25-20 in the third set to win successive titles.
Tauranga coach Jason Spice said they built well over the tournament after "we didn't start too flash, but we came good at the right time. You get a few big game players that turn up on the big matches and you saw what happened".
It was a great week overall for Western Bay schools with six top three placings and the top three boys' teams in the country.