At Te Puke the home side eventually won 39-36 over a Greerton Marist side that refused to give in.
Te Puke Sports were boosted by Chiefs hooker and former All Black Nathan Harris who played 80 minutes and scored one of Te Puke's five tries on the comeback after a concussion.
Te Puke led 20-10 at halftime but Greerton scored four of their five tries in the second half in a stirring comeback.
"For large periods of the game we controlled it but the last 10 to 15 minutes was disappointing and highlighted a lack of fitness on our behalf as we allowed them to score some well-taken tries," Te Puke coach Craig Jeffries said.
"To be fair on Greerton they attacked really well and they were quite clinical in what they did."
At Blake Park, Rangataua Sports were hoping to knock over Mount Maunganui Sports and make it two wins but lacking their dynamic captain Matt Clutterbuck they lost 36-17.
Rangataua struggled to get their hands on the ball for long enough to exert any dominance and spent much of the match tackling their hearts out with halfback Joel Little leading the way. Mount Maunganui scored six tries, with a double to standout No 8 Tamanui Hill, but that was all they could be happy with after a muddling performance.
The backline lacked its usual composure with far too many unforced errors.
Tauranga Sports were too strong for Arataki winning 41-3 with Whakatane Marist and Rotoiti the other winners.
Results
Baywide Division One: Rangiuru 22 Judea 20, Poroporo 54 Katikati 14, Papamoa 15 Ruatoki 10.
Baywide Development: Tauranga Sports 43 Arataki 24, Te Puna 83 Whakarewarewa 12, Mount Maunganui 39 Rangataua 0, Te Puke Sports 47 Greerton Marist 12.
