Senior Super Soccer is in the book for 2023, the first one since 2019. ThatSA国际影视传媒檚 occasion enough to celebrate.
But for Sir John Franklin High School, thereSA国际影视传媒檚 another reason to celebrate and itSA国际影视传媒檚 something that hasnSA国际影视传媒檛 happened since St. PatSA国际影视传媒檚 did it in 2017.
The Falcons swept the board in the AA class of the tournament at the Fieldhouse on Sunday. That means the school won all four banners in the top division: U15 boys and girls and U19 boys and girls. As mentioned, itSA国际影视传媒檚 the first time time in six years thatSA国际影视传媒檚 occurred and the second time since the tournament began handing out two sets of banners in 2010. St. PatSA国际影视传媒檚 was runner-up in all four of the AA finals on Sunday.
In the A class, Sir John Franklin won the U15 girls banner, while East Three Secondary of Inuvik won the U15 boys banner. Diamond Jenness Secondary School from Hay River took home the U19 boys crown and Liidlii Kue Regional High School from Fort Simpson captured the U19 girls championship.
Mitch Grady was looking after the organization of matters at Sir John Franklin and said winning all four top-tier banners is a huge sense of pride for the school.
And thereSA国际影视传媒檚 no downplaying of the A banner either, he added.
SA国际影视传媒淲eSA国际影视传媒檙e obviously a soccer-oriented school and weSA国际影视传媒檝e made the effort to develop both the junior and senior programs here,SA国际影视传媒 he said. SA国际影视传媒淎ll of our coaches have a soccer background and we were confident going in that we would do really well.SA国际影视传媒
When it came to the U19 girls, Grady said they felt they had something to prove following the Elks Outdoor Soccer Tournament in Hay River this past October.
SA国际影视传媒淭he loss they had there really stung and they felt like they had something to prove,SA国际影视传媒 he said.
Like almost everyone who played last weekend, there were lots of hurting bodies the Monday afterward, said Grady, and it was obvious a lot of players were playing through the pain.
SA国际影视传媒淟ots of turf burn and hobbling,SA国际影视传媒 he said.
While the action on the field was the main event, there was a side competition of sorts called the Trophy Ball. That was a trophy donated by St. PatSA国际影视传媒檚 and the winner of that was the team which collected the most amount of items through a food drive.
The St. PatSA国际影视传媒檚 U19 boys ended up as the victors, but Tobi Taylor-Dusome, the tournamentSA国际影视传媒檚 whip, said all of the teams played a huge role in donating much-needed food.
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She said the food drive will become a regular part of Senior Super Soccer going forward.