Their 90-run stand was by far the side’s biggest partnership of the week.
Rotorua were dismissed for 155 in 40.2 overs in reply.
Off-spinner George Gillies took 2-36 from his 10 overs, left-arm orthodox spinner Riker Rolls 2-41 from 10 and paceman Bekko, with wheels and direction in sync, an impressive 1-14 from nine.
Ruan Ludwig (1-12 from 4.1) ended the Rotorua innings with a leg break with overspin to have his man caught behind by substitute gloveman Jarrod Ormiston.
Page, promoted to captain of a new-look side only five days before the tournament, received a baptism by fire in their opening match against hosts and overall winners Tauranga Boys’ College at Nicholson Field in Tauranga.
The home side posted a tournament record 418-9 in 50 overs, then bowled out GBHS for 31 in 12.3 overs.
Tauranga No.5 Sam Clode made 131, second drop Luke Scrimgeour 76, Josh Espatalier 49 and Loughie Keaney 45 not out.
Tauranga hit 26 sixes and 17 fours — full tosses, half-trackers and dropped catches helping their cause.
Opening bowler Nathaniel Fearnley took 4-66 from 10 overs for GBHS and Gillies, Rolls, left-arm leg-spinner Dylan Torrie and hard-working medium-pacer Akira Makiri earned one wicket each.
Bryant’s nine-runs was the highest score in Gisborne’s reply.
Game 2 was a friendly match against Rotorua Boys’ High School on an artificial pitch at Ray Boord Park in Rotorua.
Rotorua were 109-3 when the game was abandoned after 29 overs because of rain.
Rolls took 1-29 from eight overs and Gillies 1-37 from 10.
In Game 3 at Te Puke Domain, Boys’ High met a powerful New Plymouth team who won the toss and opted to bowl.
Page’s crew posted 110 in 30.2 overs.
After losing vice-captain Ormiston to be 1-1, opener Torrie (37 off 53 balls) shared an excellent partnership of 43 with Gillies (24 off 29 balls).
Torrie and Bryant (3) reached 36 as a pair in the rebuild to get GBHS through to 80-3 but from there New Plymouth ripped through the rest of the line-up.
Page (1-38 from four overs) bowled New Plymouth opener Logan Hislop for six but that was that.
New Plymouth captain Joshua Gard hammered 64 off 38 balls and first drop Flynn Wilson 32 off 23 to power them to a nine-wicket win in 11.4 overs.
Rotorua coach and former Poverty Bay men’s senior representative Jake Rowe was impressed by Gisborne’s pace and spin attack in both meetings during the week.
“Nathaniel (Fearnley) got good swing in and away on Tuesday (the first game),” Rowe said.
“He beat the bat a few times and found the edge once or twice, but chances weren’t taken.
“Riker (Rolls) was very skilled in his line and length. He has a good quicker ball and managed things very well in terms of getting in and out of each over.
“On Thursday, the partnership between Kelan (Bryant) and Bekko (Page) was the key difference because to grit it out after losing four early wickets was a real game-changer.
“Bowling-wise in our second meeting, GBHS were far more restrained in terms of wides and no-balls than we were, so they were able, constantly, to apply pressure with the ball.”
Tauranga beat Palmerston North by two wickets in the championship final.
