The Fulton Maroons defeated the Okanagan Mission Huskies 35-7 in the first round of the B.C. Senior AA Boys Rugby Championships Saturday afternoon in Kamloops.
Kris Davidson, returning for his first game since a hamstring injury early in the season, led the Maroons with five tries, while Jesse Griffin and Dalton Anderson made a contribution with the remaining 10 points. Fulton led 20-7 at the break.
There were a few injuries that called for a player from each team to be substituted off. The Maroons earned another 15 points in the second half.
The Maroons went into provincials ranked fifth and will face the fourth-ranked Rick Hansen Hurricanes of Abbotsford in the quarterfinals this morning in Abbotsford.
The remaining games to determine provincial placing go Thursday and Saturday.
“Although it was a good win, the boys must be well rested and well concentrated for the games we have ahead of us,” said Fulton coach Rick Smith.
Fulton is guaranteed to be in the top eight, but that will not be good enough for the Maroons.
“We are gunning for the top four,” said Smith. “We have played Hansen in Abbotsford and had a 10-point deficit but were missing four starters.”
The No. 9 Kalamalka Lakers bowed 23-5 to No. 8 Aldergrove Community Totems Saturday in Kamloops. The Lakers go up against the No. 16 L.V. Rogers Bombers of Nelson in a placing game this morning in Abbotsford.
Hayden Jones scored Kal’s try on a 60-metre run off a well-worked back play, beating the opposite winger and covering fullback to score in the corner.
Aldergrove kept possession for a large majority of the game and their fly half, Connor Hunter, kept the Lakers at bay with well-placed clearing kicks when Kal pushed deep into the Totems’ end.
