The Eden Flyers girls rugby team saw its season come to an end at the Ontario Federation of Secondary School Association championships in Peterborough with a 17-10 loss to second-seeded JF Ross in the quarter-finals.

JF Ross would go on to win the gold medal while 10th-ranked Eden ended up in eighth place.

The quarter-final game went back and forth with the Flyers trailing 10-5 at the half.

“We played out of this world and were right in it until the final whistle,” Eden coach Stef Pavlovich said. “The team we lost to went on to win their semi-final game by 20 points. Our only loss all season was to the OFSAA gold medal team in the quarter-finals.”

Madeleine Templeman and Lauren Vanderwier shared player of the game honours. Templeman was selected for her all-around play and kicking and Vanderwier was recognized for her defence and scoring Eden’s lone try.

The Flyers advanced to the quarter-finals with a 15-12 upset victory over Uxbridge, a former OFSAA silver medalist.

The game was tied 5-5 at the half before Uxbridge grabbed a 12-5 lead with five minutes left in the game. Eden tied the game 12-12 with two minutes left. There was a penalty against the other team on the last play, 30 metres back from the goal line and the Flyers decided to go for the penalty kick.

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