The Dr. Charles Best secondary AAA boys soccer team has punched its ticket to the provincial championships next week.
The Coquitlam club shut out last year’s B.C. champions Panorama Ridge secondary 3-0 in the final game of the Fraser Valley playdowns, with Best holding on to its number one ranking in the process.
Suhail Baresh was the first to put his team on the board with a goal just before halftime, while the team of Grade 11s and 12s turned up the intensity in the second part of the match.
Erik Morden and Matteo Polisi added insurance markers for the club, which kept the Surrey opponents pinned into their end for rest of the match.
Strong performances from Austin Cho and Quinn Dawson in the middle kept Panorama from mounting a comeback.
Best will now get ready for the B.C. High School Provincials, which take place in Burnaby between Nov. 26 and 28 at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.
CARNEY
Archbishop Carney regional high school is going to the AA high school soccer provincials after besting Abbotsford Traditional 1-0 secondary last week.
Carney keeper Patrick Dominges stayed solid for most of the game, which was decided with penalty kicks at the end of the match.
The AA provincials will take place at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex between Nov. 23 and 25.
MADRID
Coquitlam Madrid kept its undefeated streak alive last week with a commanding 5-0 shutout victory over Mission SC in under-17 boys soccer action.
Tyler McRae scored early for Madrid with the subsequent goals by Dominic Almeida and Yasith Darmasena. Brando Colangeli added a fourth marker with a great top-corner shot before Robert Benac rounded out the scoring with his team’s fifth of the game.
The club currently sports a 6-0-2 record.
INTER
Coquitlam Internazionale escaped with a draw last weekend, playing Richmond FC to a 1-1 final.
Oliver Cheng and Takashi Yen kept Richmond on their heels and keeper Tyson Brauer was able to hold off the visitors for the early part of the game.
But Coquitlam gave up a goal to Richmond midway through the second half and the team had to battle to tie it up.
The pressure was enough to draw a penalty, which came when Takashi was making a strong run only to be tripped up in the penalty area. Inter was awarded a penalty kick, which Erwin Romero scored when he put the ball just out of reach of the keeper’s arms.
