The Bay of Plenty Junior Surfing Team secured three finals berths and one title through Whakatāne surfer Jack Lee on the final day of the 2016 National Scholastic Surfing Championships.

Lee won the Under 14 Boys Division on Wednesday and was the form surfer of the three-day event with his smooth style and speed in the small waves at Makorori Beach near Gisborne.

Whakatāne surfer Jack Lee won the Under 14 Boys Division of the 2016 National Scholastic Surfing Championships which wrapped up on Wednesday. Photo: Col/Surf2Surf.com

Also placing was Mount Naunganui surfer Lee Ririnui who came third in the U16 Boys Division which was won by Dunedin's Elliot Brown who surfed to the highest heat score of all finals at the event.

While fellow Mount surfer Georgia Wederell also placed third in the final of the U14 Girls Division which was won by Gisbourne surfer Stella Smith.

Mount Maunganui surfer Lee Ririnui placed third in the U16 Boys Division final. Photo: Col/Surf2Surf.com

Despite the Bay team's best efforts their four year reign at the top has come to an end with the Taranaki Junior Surfing Team scoring 17,519 points to claim the 2016 title – the team's first in the event's 27 year history.

Auckland came in second with 14,765 points, in third place was Canterbury with 13,760 points, while the Bay of Plenty finished eighth with 8170 points.

Up until Wednesday, of the 10 regional teams from across New Zealand which compete at the Scholastic Championships, the Bay of Plenty, Coromandel, Waikato, Gisborne, and now Taranaki are the only regions to have ever won the event.

Mount Maunganui surfer Georgia Wederell placed third in the U14 Girls Division final. Photo: Col/Surf2Surf.com

FINAL RESULTS:

UNDER 18 BOYS DIVISION SEMIFINALS

Heat 1: Joshua Farr (Tara), 13.27, 1, James Murphy (Dun), 11.77, 2, Jack Wilson (Chch), 10.3, 3, Isaac Kettle (Tara), 8.6, 4

Heat 2: Harry Macintosh (Auck), 13.17, 1, Daniel Farr (Tara), 11.3, 2, Reef Matthews (Tara), 9.07, 3, Reuben Mottart (Gis), 6.4, 4

UNDER 18 BOYS DIVISION FINAL

Daniel Farr (Tara), 13.53, 1, Harry Macintosh (Auck), 13.13, 2, Joshua Farr (Tara), 9.53, 3, James Murphy (Dun), 7.03, 4

UNDER 16 BOYS DIVISION SEMIFINALS

Heat 1: Lee Ririnui (Mnt), 11.77, 1, Elliott Brown (Dun), 11.53, 2, Max Brunker (Whngrei), 9, 3, Sonny Rapira - Martin (Tara), 6.6, 4

Heat 2: Dylan Preston (Whmata), 12.77, 1, Joel Clegg (Tara), 10.97, 2, Jack McLeod (Dun), 9.73, 3, Lucca Lind (Tara), 7.2, 4

UNDER 16 BOYS DIVISION FINAL

Elliott Brown (Dun), 16.7, 1, Joel Clegg (Tara), 11.9, 2, Lee Ririnui (Mnt), 7.6, 3, Dylan Preston (Whmata), 9.4, 4

UNDER 14 BOYS DIVISION SEMIFINALS

Heat 1: Ruben Peyroux (Dun), 13.5, 1, Finn Johnson (Gis), 13.3, 2, Taylor O'Leary (Mur), 11.6, 3, Manawa Ruru (Gis), 7.9, 4

Heat 2: Jack Lee (Whakatane), 1, Tom Butland (Tara), 2, Ben Smith (Coro), 3, Maddy Barclay (Oamaru), 4

UNDER 14 BOYS DIVISION FINAL

Jack Lee (Whakatane), 12.8, 1, Finn Johnson (Gis), 12.1, 2, Tom Butland (Tara), 11.4, 3, Ruben Peyroux (Dun), 9.97, 4

UNDER 18 GIRLS DIVISION FINAL

Britt Kindred (Muri), 12.2, 1, Shani Ayson (Dun), 8.37, 2, Billie Scott (Whangarei), 4.17, 3, Liberty Bradshaw (Cant), 1.8, 4

UNDER 16 GIRLS DIVISION SEMIFINALS

Heat 1: Gabrielle Paul (Auck), 9.93, 1, Zhana Hutchison (Tara), 8.47, 2, Grace Pevats (Whanagarei), 3.73, 3

Heat 2: Saffi Vette (Gis), 14.9, 1, Tegen Bishop (Chch), 10.43, 2, Aimee Brown (Auck), 8.973, 3

UNDER 16 GIRLS DIVISION FINAL

Saffi Vette (Gis), 10.67, 1, Tegen Bishop (Chch), 9.37, 2, Zhana Hutchison (Tara), 7.47, 3, Gabrielle Paul (Auck), 6.9, 4

UNDER 14 GIRLS DIVISION FINAL

Stella Smith (Gis), 9.67, 1, Estella Hungerford (Cant), 9.3, 2, Georgia Wedderell (BOP), 9.1, 3, Tallulah Horsefield (Dun), 2.4, 4

UNDER 18 LONGBOARD DIVISION

Heat 1: Tanira Tamanui (Gis), 5.2, 1, Brie Ryan (Gis), 3.73, 2, Beritane Milner (Gis), 3.68, 3

Heat 2: Matt Newdick (Auck), 11.93, 1, Bassie Waldron (North), 8.52, 2, Colby Putnam (Gis), 4.87, 3

UNDER 18 LONGBOARD DIVISION FINAL

Matt Newdick (Auck), 10.81, 1, Bassie Waldron (North), 10.77, 2, Tanira Tamanui (Gis), 6.67, 3, Brie Ryan (Gis), 5.97, 4