National Champions Butula High School emerged victorious in the Maseno Opens 15s tournament, clinching the title after a hard-fought 7-3 win against Maseno School in the final showdown on Sunday.
Securing a converted try proved to be the winning move for Butula, as Maseno managed to drill in a penalty in what was a closely contested final. This victory marks Butula’s second preseason trophy under the leadership of coach Libondo Shimenga, following their earlier success at the Alliance Opens.
Butula’s journey to the final saw them narrowly edge out Anthony with a 5-0 victory, followed by a hard-fought 11-7 win against Vihiga in the semifinals. On the other hand, Maseno School, serving as the hosts, defeated Bungoma 6-0 in the quarters rounds before securing a commanding 19-3 victory over Kabianga in the semifinals.
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In the shorter format of the game, Mukumu emerged as the champions by blanking Sawagongo 26-0 in the final match. Mukumu’s path to victory included a dominant 27-0 win over Bondo, while Sawagongo secured their spot in the final with a convincing 17-0 victory against Vihiga.
These tournaments serve as crucial preparation for the participating schools ahead of the upcoming 2024 school games. The Eastern Region has been designated to host the secondary school National games from April 6-14, 2023, in Machakos County.
The event will feature various sporting disciplines including Rugby 15s, Athletics, Basketball 5*5, Hockey, Handball, and Swimming. Additionally, the region will host junior school athletics, cross-country, handball, basketball, and swimming during the same period.
Maseno Opens
Butula Boys 40-0 Onjiko
Vihiga Highschool 26-0 Musingu
Emusire 8-10 Kegoye
Saint Mary’s Yala 3-3 Maseno School
Kapsabet Boys 0-25 Saint Antony
Musingu 13-3 Agoro Sare
Kabianga High 34-0 Chemilili
Butula Boys 10-6 Saint Mary’s Yala
Maseno School 24-0 Onjiko
Kapsabet Boys 6-0 Musingu
Vihiga Highschool 0-0 Saint Antony
Maseno School 3-3 Butula Boys
Agoro Sare 3-0 Kapsabet Boys
Saint Mary’s Yala 31-0 Onjiko
Kegoye 0-3 Saint Antony B
Ngere 0-3 Chianda
Bungoma High 31-0 Umusire
Chianda 22-0 Saint Gabriel
Kabianga High 12-0 Ngere
Bungoma High 12-0 Kegoye
Chianda 7-5 Chemilili
Bungoma High 7-0 Saint Antony B
Kabianga High 15-0 Saint Gabriel
Quarters
Bungoma 0-6 Maseno
Butula 5-0 St Antony
Vihiga 20 -0 Chianda
Kabianga 12-09 St Antony
Semis
Maseno 19-3 Kabianga
Vihiga 7-11 Butula
Final
Maseno 3-7 Butula
7s semis
Vihiga 0-17 Sawagongo
Mukumu 27-0 Bondo Township
Final
Sawagongo 0-26 Mukumu
