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Bronze for Port Coquitlam's Carney at AA soccer tourney

Archbishop Carney took home the bronze medal at the AA high school provincial soccer championships this week. The club finished the tournament with a 3-2 record, just edging Brookswood secondary on aggregate to make the podium.

Archbishop Carney took home the bronze medal at the AA high school provincial soccer championships this week.

The club finished the tournament with a 3-2 record, just edging Brookswood secondary on aggregate to make the podium.

The PoCo team started the tournament off with a 5-0 win over Valleyview secondary of Kamloops on Monday, but ran into trouble later in the afternoon when they fell short against Gulf Islands, losing 2-1.

On Tuesday, the team turned things around with their second win of the tournament, downing Rockridge secondary 3-0, but came up on the losing end against that day with a 2-0 loss to St. Michaels.

However, the team managed to secure its spot B.C.'s top three with a 4-1 win over Brookswood, nudging the competition out of medal contention.

Meanwhile, the Dr. Charles best secondary Blue Devils are off to a strong start at the B.C. AAA high school provincial championships in Burnaby this week.

The club bested Mount Boucherie secondary 4-0 in the tournament opener, helping the team get back to its winning ways after a bumpy finish in the Fraser Valley play downs earlier this month.

Best looked dominant against the lower-seeded West Kelowna team, jumping out to an early lead. The team piled on a few insurance markers in the second half, while shutting out their opponents on defence.

Best has had a strong back end this years.

During regular season league play, the team scored 32 goals and allowed none against their North Zone opponents.