Both the Riverside Rapids and the Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils were successful in vanquishing their first round opponents at the girls AAA B.C. High School Provincial Championship on Wednesday.
And the victories set the stage for a Tri-City rivalry match, with the clubs facing off against each other in the quarterfinal.
The Rapids were scheduled to take on the Blue Devils Thursday night after The Tri-City News' deadline (for up to date scores and information go to www.tricitynews.com) in a match to decide who would move on to the next round on Friday.
Both teams had strong starts to the tournament, which is being held all this week at the Langley Events Centre.
Riverside, ranked third in the province going into the provincials, easily dispatched Burnaby Mountain secondary on Wednesday 90-57.
Later in the day, Dr. Charles Best secondary managed a 62-50 win over Handsworth secondary.
Having the Rapids and and Blue Devils take each other on in the quarterfinals means at least one Tri-City club will be playing in Friday's semifinals.
The first-place game will be played on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
For more information and up-to-date scores go to www.bchighschoolbasketballchampionships.com.
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