First-round leader Alex Françis of Burnaby finished in a tie for second place at the B.C. bantam boys' golf championships in Surrey last week.
Alex, who led off with a threeunder-par 67 on the opening day of the 36-hole provincial tournament finished off the competition with a two-over 72 at Nico-wynd Golf Club on Friday.
Alex tied with Henry Lee of Coquitlam and Sy Lovan of Vancouver all with 139 total scores, three shots behind winner A.J. Ewart of Coquitlam, who carded back-toback 68s to finish with a four-underpar 136.
After a bogey-free front nine, Alex ran into some difficulty coming home, losing five strokes to par on the 11th, 12th, 14th and 15th holes, including a double-bogey seven on the 521-yard par-5 12th.
Younger sister Sumie Françis finished fifth in the B.C. bantam girls' championships, played in conjunction with the boys' final, also at Nico-wynd.
Sumie shot a two-round total of 162, including an opening-round 77.
Naomi Ko of Victoria championed the 12-player girls' field, finishing 11 strokes ahead of runner-up Shania Remandaban of Coquitlam with a one-over-par 141 total.
