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.
The win followed a similar nail-biting 56-54 decision over Salmon Arm on Danijela Gordic's buzzer-beater just the day before.
South lost its opening game of the championship 84-69 to eventual fifth-place-finishing Mennonite Educational Institute on March 5. Desiree 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 Amie 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.
