Marc Juntilla takes the ball up court during his Ashburton College senior boys’ basketball semi-final against Riccarton High School on Saturday. Photo Erin TaskerAshburton College has had a successful end to the annual secondary schools’ tournament week with the school’s senior boys’ basketball side winning the Schick Southern Cup in Ashburton on Saturday.

The inaugural running of the Schick Southern Cup, a tournament for teams that didn’t qualify for the South Island zone premierships, was held at Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre and it wrapped up on Saturday afternoon.

Ashburton College’s senior boys’ side went into the tournament as firm favourites and lived up to their ranking, beating Cashmere High School B in the final 87-54.

Top scoring for College in the final were Marc Juntilla with 25 points and Quinn Ritchie with 15.

Earlier in the day Ashburton College had sealed their spot in their final with a convincing win over Riccarton High School 104-43.

The team they faced in the final was the same team they played in the tournament’s opening game, where Ashburton College set the tone for the days to come with a 76-62 win.

The tournament’s girls’ final was played out between Lincoln High School and St Margaret’s College and it was won by Lincoln 70-64.

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