Close to 400 Grade 7 and 8 boys and girls on 33 teams took to the rugby pitches at Fraser Middle School and Yale Secondary on Friday to compete in the annual Abbotsford Rugby Football Club City Sevens Rugby tournament.
Athletes competed in six different divisions for the city titles and tournament trophies. There was a fastest runner competition and most valuable player T-shirts distributed to an impact player from each team.
The Grade 7 girls division saw Clayburn defeat Abby Middle in the final. In the Grade 7 boys final, Fraser Red edged Fraser Black. The Grade 8 girls had two tiers: Fraser Black beat Yorkson in the Tier 1 final, while Fraser Red defeated Howe in the Tier 2 final. The Grade 8 boys Tier 1 final went into overtime, with Yorkson Creek scoring the sudden-death decider to top Fraser Black. In Tier 2, Reimer defeated Clayburn with a last-second try to secure the first place trophy.
The ARFC thanked all coaches, managers, referees, players and supporters who took time from their school day to attend the event, and gave special thanks to Doug Primrose and the Yale Leadership crew.
Grade 8 Boys Tier 1
1. Yorkson Creek (Cup Winner)
2. Fraser Middle
3. Clayburn Blue
4. Abby Black
5. Stafford Black (Plate Winner)
6. Stafford White
7. Howe
8. Misfits
Grade 8 Boys Tier 2
1. Reimer (Cup Winner)
2. Clayburn White
3. Fraser Gold
4. Abby White
5. Chief Dan (Plate Winner)
6. Fraser White
Grade 8 Girls Tier 1
1. Fraser Black (Cup Winner)
2. Yorkson Creek
3. Abby
4. Reimer
5. Howe Blue (Plate Winner)
6. Chief Dan
7. Clayburn
8. Misfits
Grade 8 Girls Tier 2
1. Fraser Red
2. Howe White
3. Maple Ridge
4. Stafford
Grade 7 Boys
1. Fraser Red
2. Fraser Black
3. Yorkson Creek
4. Reimer
Grade 7 Girls
1. Clayburn
2. Abby Middle
3. Fraser Middle
4. Yorkson Creek
Fastest Runners
Gr. 8 Boys – Aidan Tear (Fraser)
Gr. 8 Girls – Lucie Romeo (Fraser)
Gr. 7 Boys – Darren Mojica (Fraser)
Gr. 7 Girls – Edie Paul(Clayburn)
Grade 8 Boys MVPs
Abby Black – Alex Kim
Fraser Black – Joel Jordan
Howe – Austin Berry
Stafford White – Alex McLean
Clayburn Blue – Noah Ianone
Misfits – Quan Michaels (Clayburn)
Stafford Black – Tiger Moo
Yorkson Creek – Michael Morgenrood
Abby White – Isaish Sousedik
Chief Dan – Gurkarn Rai
Fraser Gold – Rodney Legare
Clayburn White – Jacob Jansen
Fraser White – Marcus Bolstad
Reimer – Jaskarn Singh
Grade 7 Boys MVPs
Fraser Black – Darren Mojica
Fraser Red – Felix Brisson
Reimer – Gurkarn Sidhu
Yorkson Creek – Brandon Ng
Grade 8 Girls MVPs
Clayburn – Brook Cap
Fraser Black – Alyssa Chapman
Howe Blue – Mikaela Trolland
Reimer – Trinity Bowdenchuck
Abby – Alyssa Meade
Chief Red – Rhiannon Wright
Yorkson Creek – Jorgin Evers
Fraser Red – Jazmin Avila
Howe White – Navjot Garcha
Maple Ridge – Melike Erenli
Stafford – Danica Perry
Grade 7 Girls MVPs
Abby Middle – Air Takam
Clayburn – Macie Kitt
Fraser – Lana Dueck
Yorkson Creek – Kaitlyn O’Grady
For more information on local rugby, visit abbotsfordrugby.com.
