The Riverside Rapids won their opening game against Claremont at the BC Secondary School Girls AAA basketball championship at the Langley Events Centre, 86-76.
But after a 96-67 loss in the quarter-finals to Walnut Grove, the Rapids went on to finish sixth overall in the tournament. They also beat Sullivan Heights and lost Saturday's placement game to Brookswood, 83-75. In that game, Sammy Shields led all Riverside scorers with 22 points, while Tessa Burton chipped in 20. Jenna Dick netted 36 points for Brookswood.
The Heritage Woods Kodiaks, who also qualified for the tournament, lost their opening game, 87-51, to the eventual provincial champion Kelowna Owls. They also lost to Yale, but posted wins over New Westminster secondary and Mount Baker.
The boys'AAAA championship tournament starts today (Wednesday) with the Terry Fox Ravens opening against Vancouver College.
