Te Puke coach Craig Jeffries says his team was under pressure in the opening half before cutting loose to have a great day.
"[No 8] Eru Smith-Wano was again hugely influential. It was his home crowd as he is a Whaka boy from way back and he had a huge game. There is no one in the competition quite like him," Jeffries said.
"[Winger] Brynn Uriarau had 30 minutes back from injury and he will be hugely beneficial for the Bay. A number of the players stepped up and it was a pleasing result. They are definitely building and I like the idea of being on the backburner and keeping a low profile. The boys are a breeze to coach because they work so hard on their own games and as a group."
Mount Maunganui led 31-0 at the break and never looked like losing to a Te Puna side lacking any commitment on defence and struggling in the set pieces. For Te Puna, No8 Hamish Boyce made some telling breaks and Sri Lankan sevens international Imad Reyal will be sorely missed on his return home after his fine performance.
Recent arrival from Dunedin, Pera Gibbs, was the catalyst for many of the Mount's flowing attacks. His ability to take the ball through the defensive line makes him a welcome addition to the first-five ranks alongside Steamers Dan Hollinshead and Te Rangi Fraser.
Results:
* Baywide Premier results
Tauranga Sports 85 (Nick Evemy 2, Manuel Efaraimo 2, Steve Honey 2, Phillip Togotogorua 2, Lewis Hancock, Jason Harvey, Jeff Thwaites, Hamish Gosling, Diardu Terblanche, Gabe Hills, Jacob Proctor tries; Evemy 5 con) Waikite 10 HT 43-3
Greerton Marist 55 (Kody McGovern 2, Taylor Jones 2, Tim O'Malley, Leroy van Dam, Sean McGlasgow tries; O'Malley 4 con, pen; Elliot Davies 3 con, pen) Paroa 17
Mount Maunganui 41 (Mason Walker 2, Owen Karati, Chris Gillies, Jonty Wood, Aaron Carroll; Pera Gibbs 4 cons, pen) Te Puna 19 (Troy Webber, Imad Reyal, Billy Carter tries; Keegan Long 2 cons) HT: 31-0
Rangataua 40 (Akiro Mako 2, Carlin Tata, Toby Buchanan, Shay Stevens tries; John Ririnui 3 pen, 3 con) Whakatane Marist 23 (John-Boy Butler, Tristam Healy tries; Mana Williams 3 pen, 2 con) HT 25-17
Te Puke Sports 64 (Eru Smith-Wano, Sipa Moimoi, Declan Barnett Dan Hollinshead, Michael Hinaki, Jono Kito, Connor Hirini, Bryn Uriarau, Dan Goodwin tries; Hollinshead 8 con, pen) Whakarewarewa 22 (Te Rangi Fraser 2, Ryubyn Vaipo, Kimo Houltham; Maake Taulght con) HT 22-5
Rotoiti 54 (Lionel Skipworth, Tumua Cunningham, Whakataki Cunningham, Beau Biel, Loni Fisiihoi, Chance Perham, Matt Landers, Willie Ripia tries; Cunningham 7 con) Opotiki 7 (Fabian Tai try; Darren Collier con).
* Baywide Premier points
Tauranga Sports 25, Te Puke Sports 22, Rotoiti 16, Rangataua 16, Mount Maunganui 15, Whakarewarewa 15, Whakatane Marist 11, Greerton Marist 11, Te Puna 9, Paroa 5, Opotiki 4, Waikite 0.
* Baywide Development points
Tauranga Sports 25, Greerton Marist 25, Te Puke Sports 25, Mount Maunganui Sports 15, Whakatane Marist 14, Whakarewarewa 10, Rangataua 10, Opotiki 10, Te Puna 5, Waikite 5, Paroa 1
* Baywide Division One points
Rangiuru 20, Kahukura 19, Arataki 19, Te Teko 16, Katikati 16, Marist St Michael's 15, Judea 14, Poroporo 11, Ruatoki 10, Galatea 6, Ngongotaha 4, Reporoa 0
