North Surrey Spartans did the Centennial Centaurs a huge favour Wednesday.
The lowly Spartans battled the Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils to a scoreless draw, allowing the Centaurs to clinch first place in the Fraser Valley North AAA senior girls high school soccer league via a 2-0 triumph over the host Heritage Woods Kodiaks.
The results left the Centaurs in top spot heading into next week Fraser Valley championships with 22 points, two up on the Blue Devils. Surrey's Fraser Heights Firehawks were third with 13, followed in order by Heritage Woods (11), the Terry Fox Ravens and Riverside Rapids (both with 10), Port Moody Blues (6), North Surrey (5) and the Gleneagle Talons (2).
Olivia Aguiar converted a Nicole Foreman feed 20 minutes in to give the Cents a 1-0 margin, while Sarah Furney fired home an insurance goal two minutes into the second half.
Tamara Derby was a defensive standout in front of goalie Veronica Aguiar, who grabbed the shutout.
Centennial and Best will both host their first-round games (opponents yet to be determined) in the Valleys, while Heritage Woods also qualified and will play on the road.
