Elite High School and Maryhill were the big winners at the 2025 JOVOC Open after turning victorious in the finals played under the lights.

Maryhill defeated previous winners  Elite High 27-20 in the Semi-Finals before going on to take down Ndejje  in the finals.

For Ndejje, they won 16-11 in the semifinals against Nyakasura and looked forward to winning the Championship again.

However, Maryhill, on the back of the MVP Owomugisha Gift turned up and was able to bag the title after a 9 year wait.

In the boys, Elite High which had fielded 2 teams both reached the finals.

The final was very low-scoring, Elite B winning the game 9-7 against Elite A.

On their way to the Finals, Elite A defeated Ndejje 36-20 while Elite B knocked out Bethel Covenant 39-23.

JOVOC BASKETBALL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RANKINGS

BOYS

• 1. ELITE HIGH SCHOOL B
• 2. ELITE HIGH SCHOOL A
• 3. BETHEL COVENANT
• 4. NDEJJE S. S
• 5. KITABI SEMINARY
• 6. MBARARA HIGH SCHOOL
• 7. NTARE SCHOOL A
• 8. NTARE SCHOOL B
• 9.  ST. AUGUSTINE MINOR  SEMINARY
• 10. MUNTUYERA HIGH SCHOOL KITUNGA
• 11. SACRED HEART MUSHANGA
• 12. ST. MARY’S VOCATIONAL SCHOOL KYAMUHUNGA
• 13. ST. THOMAS
• 14. NYAKASURA SCHOOL
• 15. NYAKATUKURA S. S
• 16. ST. JOSEPH’S VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
• 17. ST. ANDREA KAAHWA’S

GIRLS

• 1. MARYHILL HIGH SCHOOL
• 2. NDEJJE S. S
• 3. NYAKASURA SCHOOL
• 4. ELITE HIGH SCHOOL
• 5. SACRED HEART MUSHANGA
• 6. BETHEL COVENANT
• 7. ST. MARY’S VOCATIONAL SCHOOL BASHOBORA
• 8. NYAKATUKURA S. S
• 9. ST. MARY’S VOCATIONAL SCHOOL KYAMUHUNGA