South Delta Sun Devils senior girls basketball team continued its successful by capturing the Fraser Valley Tier II AAA championship.
The Tsawwassen school placed first among the 25 teams by posting three consecutive victories. The Devils opened the playoffs with a 57-41 win over Clayton Heights, then edged Princess Margaret 56-50 in the semi-finals. Up against Yale in the championship game, the girls delivered an impressive win - playing excellent defence and working hard at the offensive end against a fast and aggressive opponent.
Taylor Bamford led the way with 21 points, including four three-pointers. Jessica Hasker added 10 and Christine Howlett seven.
Earlier in league play, South Delta posted a solid 8-2 record to finish in first place, with their only blemishes being by two points each time. The Devils racked up 550 points and surrendered just 392 during the impressive run.
The tier II playoff triumph earned the girls a berth into the Fraser Valley AAA tier one championships which features the top five teams in the province.
They lost to No. 4 WJ Mouat on Monday and were slated to face Elgin Park yesterday.
The team also includes: Rebecca Dewar, Lauren Dewar, Kassidy Nicholls, Kathryn Lehmann, Jasmine Crump, Julia Adams, Jill Calvert and Miranda Schulz.
