In the individual category, team captain Smith finished second, with Devin Holland third.
It was Holland who achieved the major individual accolade by winning the prestigious High Gun title that is contested over two days. Holland, just 14 and in Year 10, gave away considerable experience over clear favourite Mitchell Deans from Palmerston North Boys' to prevail in a tense shoot-out.
Both boys shot 201/205 but when it mattered most, Holland held his nerve to nail 24/25 to Deans' 22/25. He won not only the High Gun Cup but also a shotgun sponsored by Beretta New Zealand.
In the regional team shoot, Tauranga Boys' shooters Smith, Holland, Tim Cassaidy and Kelton Reiter finished fourth overall.
Josef Reiter, teacher-in-charge of clay target shooting, says Holland and Dale Hawthorne are the best of the talent coming through the school system.
"Devin started shooting for TBC in 2013 and was invited to shoot in the A team after only three months," said Reiter.
"This has only happened once before in the history of TBC clay target shooting. Devin has been a consistently high-scoring shooter ever since.
"Dale is year 12. He only started shooting this year and performed consistently well throughout the season and won the trophy of best first-year shooter in Taupo and again at TECT Park, when the TBC team came first at the secondary school shoot four weeks ago.
"The team won with a record score of 291/300 points."
Tuck has coached the team since 2006 and rates this year's team the best he has worked with.
"We have more dedicated shooters and the top two teams are very tight, gelled teams," he said.
"They are very driven, which makes so much difference."
