Team BC made it back-to-back bronze medals at the 2011 Football Canada Cup.
Team BC -- featuring Terry Fox Ravens' defensive lineman Tyrel Ratich, linebacker Jake Nylund and offensive lineman Mason Woods -- wrapped up tournament play Friday via a 14-1 victory over Team Ontario West in the fight for third spot at Alberta's University of Lethbridge Community Sports Stadium.
B.C. managed a medal for the second straight year despite not fielding a team at the Football Canada Cup from 2001 to 2009.
"We're really proud of the fact we were able to finish in the top three," said Team BC head coach Tom Kudaba, who serves a co-head varsity coach at Fox. "Our goal going in was always to compete for the gold medal as it always is but it's a hard tournament.
"Our kids did an outstanding job buying into what we were trying to do on both sides of the ball and on special teams. The effort was outstanding. Their demeanor was great. They followed all the rules. I'm really happy for their accomplishment even though we felt that if we had another week or two of preparation we could have given Quebec [in the semifinal] a better game, that's for sure."
Team BC did all of their damage offensively in the second quarter after falling behind 1-0 after the opening frame.
Quarterback Michael Carney got Team BC on the scoreboard on a quarterback sneak before the left-coasters concluded the scoring in the quarter - and the game - in the dying seconds of the first half, with quarterback Jordan Deverill hooking up with running back Mason Swift on a touchdown pass.
"The offence for the first half was solid -- scored two touchdowns -- but never really got it going in the second half for various reasons," said Kudaba. "Generally speaking, we did just enough to win."
Carney was named Team BC's offensive player of the game while defensive lineman Jordan Kuziek was named Team BC's top defensive player in the contest.Team BC concluded the 2011 Football Canada Cup tournament with a record of two wins and one loss.
