Two Richmond teams will vie for top spot in the regional Tier I high school boys tournament, leaving four Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»teams to battle Tuesday afternoon for a third berth to provincials.
Yesterday St. George's hosted Van Tech and Kitsilano visited Magee. (Results weren't known in time for the Courier's print deadline. Visit vancourier.com/sports for scores and commentary.)
The winners play Thursday for the third and final regional berth to the provincial tournament Nov. 24 to 26 in Burnaby.
Both Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»schools-St. George's and Magee-were shut out of Thursday's semi-finals against visiting teams from Richmond.
The Magee Lions lost 1-0 to McMath in a rainy but sun-drenched game at the turf field in Memorial South Park. McMath was incessant on the attack through the first half but none of their shots hit the target. The lone goal in the game came from Marc Andre Hervieux, who scored for McMath in the first 10 minutes of the second half.
Magee also lost Alessandro Cau to an aggressive tackle. His ankle was broken and he underwent surgery on Friday.
Across town at St. George's, the Saints lost 3-0 to McNair.
"Our opposition was a very skillful team," said head coach Shawn Lawrence. "They have very fast and clever strikers and the team is balanced. They control and distribute well."
St. George's missed a penalty shot but remained competitive thanks to a high level of skill in net. As the clock struck down, McNair buried two more goals.
"Our boys are fierce competitors and fine athletes and we were by no means unable to win that game," said Lawrence. "Pressing in the latter stages of the second half made us vulnerable to their counter attack. Our goalie made some outstanding saves but their skillful strikers were not denied on two attacks in the final minutes.
"We respect our opponents. They deserved the win on this occasion."
On the other side of the draw, Kitsilano beat Point Grey 2-0 to advance to the semi-final against Magee and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Technical defeated Churchill 2-1 to stay alive and face St. George's.
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