Bombers finish sixth overall at BC High School AA Girl's Soccer Championships
The L.V. Rogers Bombers finished the BC High School AA Girl’s Soccer Championship in sixth spot following a loss to Ballenas of Parksville in consolation round match Saturday.
The Bombers dropped a 4-0 decision to the high-powered Vancouver Island squad.
However, the sixth-place finish is one of the better results for the Heritage City school in provincial play.
LVR opened the tournament Thursday with a 3-0 loss to St. Michael’s University of Victoria.
The Bombers then reeled off three consecutive wins to reach in round-robin and playoff action over Crofton House of Vancouver, Brookswood of Langley, Holy Cross of Vancouver to reach Saturday’s five/six playoff showdown.
Naomi Perkins led LVR in scoring with three goals. Emma and Jenna Wheeldon along with Ali Zondervan also scored for the Bombers.
LVR advanced to the 16-team tournament as the Kootenay rep after defeating David Thompson of Invermere and J. Lloyd Crowe of Trail in the Zone Championship in May.