Bruisers v. Vernon

Sunday's match was an all-out battle for 1st place in pool-B. The Bruiser's drew first blood with a try by senior flanker Kelly R. three minutes into the first half. The Bruisers kept up the offensive pressure remaining in scoring territory for much of the first 20 minutes. However, Vernon broke through to score its first try 21 minutes into the first half to tie the score. The lead continued to change hands 4 times in the final ten minutes of the half as both Brookfield and Vernon alternated scoring tries to have a final half time score of 15 to 17 in favor of Vernon. The additional tries were scored by Elizabeth P. and a push-over try by the Forwards from a line-out.

In the opening minutes of the second half, the lead again changes hands twice with Brookfield scoring a try which was answered by Vernon. Despite the Bruiser's outstanding performance, the final score was 20-36 in favor of Vernon. The Bruisers lived up to their name with outstanding efforts from all the players.

For the record book, Brookfield became the first team to score a bonus point for scoring 4 or more tries as the losing side. It was a well deserved bonus point.

Now it's on to the state Quarterfinals round!