Mt Albert Grammar School underlined their status as favourites at the Auckland Secondary Schools Premier Grade Qualifying Tournament.
Being played at St Kentigern College, MAGS dominated proceedings on day one against Mt Roskill GS and Massey High School.
Pakuranga College and Kelston Boys High School are also unbeaten entering day two on Saturday and will be hopeful of making the semi-finals on Sunday.
The top two teams from each pool will contest the semi’s with the winner of each game securing Premier Grade status for the 2016 season.
The two qualifiers will join Rangitoto College, Westlake Boys HS, Liston College, Rosmini College, Onehunga HS and Auckland Boys GS in this season’s competition.
Day 1 Results
Pool A
Kelston Boys 98 – Linus Jakszt 23, Samuel Brooking 22 St Peter’s 51 – Christian Fromont 13, Espinosa Toffer 12
Avondale 82 – Darnell Kalolo 25, Peneueta Brunt 15 Macleans Coll 91 – Blake Van Uden 35, Sairaj Kuvelkar 16
Kelston Boys 78 – Linus Jakszt 27, Myles Pinono 19 St Kentigern 61 – Joel Vaiangina 14, Max Shorter 13
Macleans 66 – Andrew Fei 15, Alex Arthur 13 St Peter’s 81 Gerard Boersen 25, D’Angelo Niupopo 22
Avondale 78 St Kentigern 88
Pool B
Pakuranga 79, Tevita Latu 26, Devan Nathan 14 Massey 62 – Emmanuel Tusafa’alili 15, Austin Cameron 8
Mt Albert 92 – Trent Kimianga-Tau 14, Jonty Vink 13 Mt Roskill 54 – Zarne Lueluai-Hughes 20, Jordan Tahana 15
Pakuranga 86 – Tevita Latu 26, Ezekiel Flores 10 Alfriston 48 – Joel Singsam 15, D’troit Leef-Hama 10
Mt Albert 112 – Michael Gardner 24, Xjana Luananuvae-Su’a 22 Massey 45 Tyler Lonergan 8
Mt Roskill 62 Alfriston 41
Standings after Day 1
Pool A
2-0 Kelston Boys HS
1-1 Macleans College, St Peter’s College, St Kentigern Coll
0-2 Avondale Coll
Pool B
2-0 Mt Albert GS, Pakuranga College
1-1 Mt Roskill GS
0-2 Massey HS, Alfriston Coll
LACEY LOWDOWN 