Rodney Coates busts through the defence for Endeavour SHS(Photo's : Steve Montgomery / OurFootyTeam.com)

And it was Endeavour who struck first when hulking prop Rodney Coates crashed over just to the right of the posts. The try was converted by Blake Sorensen and Endeavour lead 6-0.

The two sides then settled into to some classic schoolboy rugby league until finally Sorensen made a great run down the left hand side and threw a perfect pass in board to Nesiah Matailonga who sprinted clear to score Endeavour’s second of the match. Sorensen bounced the conversion in off the upright to make it 12-0.

Endeavour looked to have extended their lead to 16 points when weight of numbers on the right hand side saw Brent Anderson stroll over in the corner only for it to be called back for a forward pass.

Another potential Endeavour try was denied when Sorensen looked to have scored only for it to be ruled held up in goal.

Holy Cross College was hanging on by the skin of their teeth but finally the weight of possession took its toll on their defensive line and Hayden Fepuleai crossed out wide for Endeavour’s third of the afternoon.

Things got even worse for Holy Cross right on the stroke of halftime as Brent Anderson crossed out wide to hand Endeavour a comfortable 22-0 lead at the break.

Holy Cross College would have liked to have been the first to score in the second stanza but unfortunately for them it wasn’t to be the case as Craig Smith ran a great angle to score near the corner and once again Sorensen’s radar was locked in as he helped take the lead out to 28-0.

Holy Cross finally got on the board midway through the second half after a tackle busting run by Maake Moala saw him get over in the corner to make it 28-4.

Then when Jarryd Clarke and Shaquille Tuapola scored back to back converted tries for Holy Cross in the space of two minutes it was 28-16 and we had a grandstand finish on our hands.

But the comeback wasn’t to be and on the fulltime siren Nesiah Matailonga chimed in to claim his second of the match making it 32-16 in the end.

Endeavour Sports High 32 (Nesiah Matailonga 2, Brent Anderson, Hayden Fepuleai, Rodney Coates, Craig Smith tries; Blake Sorensen 4 goals) def Holy Cross College 16 (Maake Moala, Shaquille Tuapola, Jarryd Clarke tries; Mitchell Moses 2 goals)