The St. AndrewB次元官网网址檚 Sabres captured their third B.C. B次元官网网址楢B次元官网网址� senior boys soccer championship Saturday in Nakusp.
Tournament MVP Michael Keane and Nick Skabeikis scored to give the Sabres a 2-1 victory in the final over West Point Grey Wolves of Vancouver.
Grade 8 goalie Quintin Nicoll saved a penalty in the last minute of injury time to preserve the win.
Nicoll saw the shooter looking one way, but didnB次元官网网址檛 believe the shooter and dove the opposite way and made the save, said Sabres coach Mark Cristante, though the coach nearly convinced him otherwise.
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Nicoll joined the Sabres senior team as he was unable to play for the junior team due to a conflict with his club soccer, which trains on the same days. However, he had no conflict with the senior club.
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The provincial title was the St. AndrewB次元官网网址檚 second tournament win this year as they won the Island boys A championship in a 4-0 final over Glenlyon Norfolk Gryphons in October.
The Sabers also hosted the B.C. Catholic Tournament and finished third.
That they won provincials was nearly a miracle in itself. St. AndrewB次元官网网址檚 dropped the opening game 1-0 to the Credo Christian Kodiaks. Though they bounced back with a 4-0 win over the Lake Districts Lakers in the second game, St. AndrewB次元官网网址檚 was in a situation where they needed to beat the Immaculate Mustangs by a two-goal difference to advance to the semifinal.
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Even if St. AndrewB次元官网网址檚 had defeated Immaculata 2-1, they would have played for ninth place. Instead, the Sabres advanced to the semifinal and defeated the Meadowridge Gryphons 4-2, setting up a berth in the final against West Point Grey.
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Michael Keane was named the tournament MVP and scored a total of four goals.
