The Burnaby Selects won two A Cups and were runner-up in a third at the B.C. Soccer Provincial championships in Langley on Sunday.
The regular season champion under-14 Selects went unbeaten, including a dominant 7-0 victory over the Kamloops Blaze in the gold medal boys' final.
The Coastal Cup-winning u-16 Selects boys also scored a shutout over the Thompson region club, posting a 4-0 win in the cup final.
The Coastal Cup champion Burnaby Royals settled for a silver medal following a 3-2 loss to Richmond United in the u-18 boys' final.
The u-14s won their second consecutive provincial A title with a textbook effort.
"It was a wonderful game, amazing energy and effort," said Burnaby coach Franco Iuele. "The team's philosophy was simple - to dominate possession and to keep the ball."
"Our defending was impeccable by virtue of the players' dedication to retrieving the ball quickly and to take away the other team's space. It was a dominating performance in every position, starting with our keeper," added coach Mario Montagliani.
Alan Camacho Soto scored four times in the final, while Tak Tasaka added two goals. Mathew Manetta scored the seventh and final goal for Burnaby.
Goalie Aleksandar Kalajdzic allowed just two goals in the four-game tournament.
Burnaby lost its Coastal Cup semifinal to Richmond United on penatly kicks.
The u-16 Selects collected a rare quadruple, winning a Provincial Cup and fairplay award to go along with the team's earlier league and Coastal Cup titles.
"I was really pleased with that. I'm most happy with the fairplay award," said Burnaby coach Zico Najim.
Edris Najim figured in all four u-16 goals, scoring once and assisting on three others. Max Williams counted a pair of tallies, while Tyus Baptiste also scored for Burnaby.
"Our possession was beautiful. They worked for it all year," said coach Najim. "
Trevor Hughes posted the shutout for the Selects, while u-15 callup Azam Kabani stepped in with huge minutes for the older Selects as a replacement when two players were lost to injury.
In the u-18 final, Austin Lee and Ryan Chew both scored goals for the Royals.
"If we had finished all our chances and they had finished all theirs, we'd have won 8-5," said Burnaby coach Frank Palmieri. "It was their turn." [email protected]
