Defending champions suffered mixed fortunes in the finals of the Hong Kong Inter-school Basketball Marathon earlier this month.
The Diocesan Boys' School (DBS) in Mong Kok successfully retained their title, beating The Jockey Club Eduyoung College 31-13. But Heep Yunn School in Ma Tau Wai missed out on a third successive girls' championship when they were beaten 21-24 by CCC Kwei Wah Shan College, in North Point.
The girls' final was once again a showdown between the Kowloon champions and the Hong Kong Island champions. It was the third time the teams had faced each other this season - and the third defeat for Heep Yuen.
Both teams - who had reached the final after three earlier victories during the day - started playing at a high tempo straight away.
They had just 20 minutes to make it their day, playing 10 minutes each way, with a three-minute half-time break.
The score remained close throughout, with Kwei Wah Shan leading 10-9 at the end of the first half. Heep Yunn fell further behind, trailing 12-17 soon after the break, but managed to level the score at 21-21 in the last minute.
Then power forward Ho Kwun-yan scored a three-point field goal for Kwei Wah Shan with only seconds remaining.