The NRL National Schoolboy trophy remains in Queensland after Wavell State High School defeated Endeavour Sports High 20-12 for this year's title.
The Brisbane team came from behind to put in a dominant second half to claim the honours.
It was a tight opening half played in windy conditions, with both teams playing a physical game.
Wavell had first use of the ball, but could not get out of their own half with strong defence from the New South Wales champions setting the tone of the match.
Endeavour Sports High had the wind behind them in the first half and adjusted to the conditions sooner.
They were also the first to score, capitalising on a line drop out and a penalty, with powerful prop Jamie Curran crashing his way over the line after spinning his way out of a tackle as he approached the line. Halfback and captain Liam Challenor was successful with the conversion, giving his side a 6-0 lead.
However, the Queensland side were able to slowly work their way back into the contest and after earning repeated scrum feeds and forcing a line drop out, they were able to build pressure, before landing their first blow.
Their first try was an impressive one, with a short ball at the line seeing them through, before halfback Charlie Webb went for a run, stepping out of tackles before passing out to his centre Billo Wotton to run the rest of the way to score.
They couldn't convert the try however, so Endeavour was able to hold on to their 6-4 lead which remained into the half-time break.
With the wind behind their back for the second half, Wavell kicked things up a notch and scored back-to-back tries to open the second half.
Five-eighth Calvin Harris-Tavita had been impressive throughout the game and got rewarded for his efforts, stepping his way through defenders for his side opening try of the half.
That was followed soon after with Lincoln Rich going over to extend their lead to 16-6.
While there was plenty of feeling on display from both sides in the remainder of the half, from there, the home side were on the front foot, adding to their score via penalty goals taken by Harris-Tavita to taken them out to an 18-6 and then 20-6 lead.
However Endeavour stayed fighting to the end, earning another try when Jackson Haesler burrowed over under the posts, but it was too little too late.
For Wavell coach Paul Stanley, it was a proud feeling to see how far his team had come over the year.
“We've been doing it all year," Stanley said.
“No team's put more than 18 points on us this year.
“I said to the boys at halftime ‘I know that we were going to go and get this job done because there's no quit in this team’.
“This team all year has just never ever given up.
"It's our DNA this year. Our jersey, that's why we got the job done, because that's how we play, that's what we demand of the group.
“So, I just couldn't be prouder of this group.
“It's so emotional talking about it.
“I can't be prouder of an amazing group of young men.”
Wavell five-eighth Calvin Harris-Tavita, who moved to Brisbane from New Zealand, was named the Peter Sterling medal winner as player of the year and had another outstanding game for his side.
“It's crazy, just my first year here and winning that national championship means everything wherever you are, so I’m just grateful," Harris-Tavita told NRL.com.
“When I came over here, I didn't know what it was going to be like, but they welcomed me in easily and I just fit in easy, so it was easy to build that connection with all the boys.
“All the skills that I built (this season came) from playing with better players, playing with the likes of Charlie Webb, Boston (Nau), all those players, you get to learn new things from everyone, especially coaches and all the players.
“It's so enjoyable playing rugby league, especially with all the players around me … especially when you have a good connection and you just make friends, it's easier. The happier you are, the better you play."
Player of the match: Charlie Webb (Wavell State High School)
Peter Sterling Medal - player of the year: Calvin Harris-Tavita (Wavell State High School)
