The Burnaby South Rebels finished up the B.C. high school AAA girls' basketball championships in ninth place overall.
The 10th-ranked Rebels outlasted Penticton High School with a narrow 69-67 win over eighth-seeded Lakers at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday.
Ana Lukic scored the game-winning bucket with just seven seconds remaining in the game. Desiree Lister and player of the game Amie Morrison led South on the scoresheet.
The win followed a similar nail-biting 56-54 decision over Salmon Arm on Danijela Gordic's buzzer-beater just the day before.
"It was another great finish, another great comeback. It was phenomenal, the girls didn't give up," said South coach Amar Manhas.
South lost its opening game of the championship 84-69 to eventual fifth-place-finishing Mennonite Educational Institute on March 5. Lister was South's player of the game with 19 points and 13 rebounds.
With the loss to MEI, South was relegated to the back side of the draw, where ninth place was the best finish possible.
The Rebels went on to win their last three games of the tournament, including a 73-51 win over Prince George on Day 2.
Jasmine Manhas had a game-high 26 points in the win, while Morrison added 17 and Lister posted a second consecutive double-double, potting 13 points and 16 boards.
"It's an improvement from last year. Coming into (the championships), we were looking for a higher number," said Morrison of the team's 13th-place finish at last year's provincial championships."
Brookswood defeated Oak Bay 64-57 in the AAA final.
