Too often in the past four years has Glenlyon Norfolk SchoolB次元官网网址檚 soccer success been referred as a big accomplishment for a small school.

So much so, that in the hallway outside the gymnasium of Glenlyon's Rockland campus, a student has put red ink to the headline of a news story recently mounted on the bulletin board.

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Therefore, let the fall of 2012 be remembered for the showdown between the established Glenlyon Norfolk Gryphons, and the new kids on the block, the St. AndrewB次元官网网址檚 Sabres.

Yes, itB次元官网网址檚 true. The respective single-A soccer programs draw from less than 81 students in grades 11 and 12. But the Gryphons have arguably been the cityB次元官网网址檚 best soccer program the past five years. And now the Sabres are ringing the same bell, having gouged the Gryphons last week for a berth in the against the Lambrick Park Lions.

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The Sabres and Gryphons played each other four times in the past month, with each winning twice. The Sabres won in league play and in the Colonist Cup semifinals. The Gryphons won in the gold medal final of both the Island and provincial A championships.

Though the GryphonsB次元官网网址� season is now over, they can take value from winning the provincials.

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On Saturday the Gryphons jumped ahead in the what-have-you-done-for-me-lately contest versus the Sabres, beating their private school rivals 3-1 in the final of the Victoria-hosted provincial A championship at UVic. Sabres coach Mark Cristante had predicted the Sabres and Gryphons might meet in the final of the 16-team tournament.

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ItB次元官网网址檚 the fifth provincial A championship in the past eight years for the Gryphons, which does not include last yearB次元官网网址檚 AA provincial title. But missing out on a rematch with Lambrick in the Colonist Cup final was a heartbreaker for his team, Williams said.

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Last SaturdayB次元官网网址檚 provincial A gold medal match started out in the Sabres favour when Calvin Paterson scored in the eighth minute. The Gryphons replied with goals from Liam Shillington, Jason Bradbury and Rhys Fletcher-Berna.