Aryahn was particularly dangerous - palming players off in the manner of South Sydney Rabbitohs superstar Greg Inglis on more than one occasion - and will be one to watch in the coming years.
Opotiki looked out on their feet at the end of the half after losing a player to the sinbin, but came out full of running in the second half.
Ngarangi Ruri-Te Rupi and Connor inspired an aggressive forward pack directed well by halfback Leah Wilson, allowing Opotiki to limit space on the outside.
They erred once, allowing first five-eighth Tamia Dinsdale to drift across field to find standout fullback Sapphire Tapsell in enough space to power over out wide, but generally stood up admirably against a late Te Puke onslaught.
The teams swapped tries after the break to make it 20-19 to Te Puke with 15 minutes to play, before Grace Callaghan displayed courage under fire to score a fine team try in the lefthand corner.
Te Puke were unable to hit back despite laying siege to the Opotiki line in the final minutes, but contributed mightily to a fantastic final that created a real buzz at Blake Park.
Honourable mention must go to diminutive Te Puke halfback Shaye Whareaorere, who played like a lion in the face of a daunting onslaught from the Opotiki forward pack. Western Heights won the playoff for third 20-15 over Taupo-nui-a-Tia, Rotorua Girls' fell to Trident 34-20 in the fifth placed playoff and Tauranga Girls' lost 10-20 to Rotorua Lakes in the playoff for ninth.
Whakatane High School were awarded seventh place by default.
The final score
• Opotiki College 24 — (Ngarangi Ruri-Te Rupi, Grace Callaghan, Leah Wilson, Natalia Collier tries; Callaghan con, Kamryn Harrison con)
• Te Puke High School 19 — (Clarke, Sapphire Tapsell, Aryahn Clarke, Skye Whareaorere tries).
