Lenana rugby coach Nick Abok is optimistic about a strong finish and a ticket to the national championships as the Nairobi region secondary school games conclude on Saturday.
In the semi-finals played at Jamhuri High School, Abok's charges beat Nairobi School 29-10. Lenana led 10-3 at halftime.
Lenana face Upperhill in the final in an attempt to qualify for the nationals for the first time since 2006.
Upperhill beat Dagoretti 22-7 in the other semifinal.
Abok attributed the win to discipline.
"My boys have improved from last year. With a direct ticket to the nationals up for grabs, we plan to maintain discipline, focusing on territory and defence," he said.
In the quarterfinals played on Thursday, Lenana defeated Jamhuri 41-14, Dagoretti triumphed 55-0over Aquinas, Upper Hill dominated Highway 63-3, and Nairobi School upset holders Ofafa Jericho 24-13.
Nairobi School's rugby coach Allan Ngige said: "Discipline cost us in the second half as we conceded penalties. We didn't play in the right areas. The last 10 minutes were crucial. We'll conduct a post-mortem of our performance and plan for the Sevens championships."
Handball champions Hospital Hill will face Highway in the boys' final while Dagoretti Mixed will take on Highridge in the girls' decider.
Hospital Hill clinched a 26-23 victory over Aquinas, while Highway Secondary beat Lenana 31-12.
Dagoretti Mixed dominated Utawala 38-15 and Highridge secured a 38-15 win over Ruai Secondary.
"The match was good but we lost psyche during the game which cost us," said Lenana School handball captain Ezra Gitonga.
Nairobi School beat Highway 2-0 in the hockey semis with Upperhill registering a similar scoreline against Starehe in the boys' category.
Mwiki beat Starehe 4-0 and Pangani 1-0 to Ngara in the girls' category.
Nairobi School face Upperhill in the final while Mwiki and Pangani face off in the girls' decider.
Aga Khan defeated Hannah's 29-13 while Raila Educational Centre thrashed Ngara Girls 46-4 In girls' basketball.
Starehe meet Dagoretti in the boys' final after respective semis wins over Jamhuri (47-20) and Nairobi School (50-23).
