Wellington, Oct 2 NZPA - Results from the national secondary schools basketball championships in Palmerston North today:-

Boys

21st-24th: Kelston BHS 76 (Christoph Fahrensohn 19) Massey HS 65 (Lee Cahill 19), Cambridge HS 65 (Te Mana Shortland 23) Wellington College 59 (Te Aro Pairama-Lewington & Tupou Sopoaga 13).

17th-20th: Hamilton BHS 65 (Tamaki Courtney 18) Otago BHS 58 (Ethan Carruthers 26), Waimea College 85 (Chris Duthie 30) Palmerston North BHS 77 (Luke Bardsley 19).

13th-16th: New Plymouth BHS 84 (Max Williams 19) Nayland College 75 (Aaron Dempster 24) Nelson College 63 (Adam Rainbird 28) Middleton Grange 55 (Inga Solfuti 26).

Ninth-12th: Hastings BHS 87 (Kyne Tobin 19) St John's College 80 (Joshua Tait 21), Mt Albert Grammar 63 (Jason Goodwin 26) Tauranga BC 57 (Matt Fullerton 29).

Fifth-eighth: Rangitoto College 82 (Sam King 26) St Patrick's College 56 (Scott Sharp 22), Cashmere HS 77 (Ethan Rusbatch 27) Onehunga HS 70 (Lamont Saina 23).

Semifinals: Fraser HS 79 (Daniel Green 25) Church College 75 (Jah Soloai-Skelton 21), Westlake BHS 75 (Scott Campbell 24) Mana College 71 (Isaac Torea & Hyrum Hippolite 15).

Girls

21st-24th: Rotorua GHS 75 (K Jennings 20) Kristin School 58 (Sarah Strom 19), Mana College 73 (Bulou Tuisue 15) Hauraki Plains College 45 (Kelly O'Hallahan 19).

17th-20th: Cambridge HS 64 (Anna Cameron 20) Freyberg HS 58 (Danielle Pomare-Mackay 25), Marlborough GC 55 (Sophie van Velthooven 33) Auckland GGS 50 (Kayla Cullen 22).

13th-16th: Christchurch GHS 60 (Courtney Powell 17) Sacred Heart College 40 (Philippa Blanks 12), Rangi Ruru GS 60 (Georgina Papahadjis 15) Manurewa HS 57 (Brianna Jones 19).

Ninth-12th: Napier GHS 75 (Josie Stockill 35) Nelson College for Girls 52 (Shervan Collier 14), Rangitoto College 79 (Milika Nathan 25) Hutt Valley HS 70 (Shontelle Weston 18).

Fifth-eighth: Mt Albert Grammar 65 (Ashliegh Kelman-Poto 23) Northcote College 62 (Aroha Lawrence 20), Waikato Diocesan 57 (Carissa Te Wharau & Georgia Agnew 16) Rangiora HS 52 (Gemma Hazeldine 19).

Semifinals: Church College 86 (Moengaroa Subritzky 17) Waimea College 55 (Jelena Vucinic 26), New Plymouth GHS 76 (Bella McCallum 36) Fraser HS 60 (Shemaiah Parai 18).