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During a two-year span, Centennial proved to be the dominating force on the provincial senior girls basketball circuit. In 1986-87, a team with big aspirations but an underdog status racked up major victories en route to the BCs, including beating Abbotsford for the program’s first Fraser Valley title in 14 years.
Ranked 4th entering the 1987 BCs, Centennial went on a stellar run that culminated with a 68-53 win over favoured Salmon Arm in the final. Chrystal Caldwell was named the tourney MVP, with Chris Marshall earning a first all-star team position. A year later, the Centaurs started the season as the defending champions with five returnees from the previous year. After a slow start, the squad came together, despite a couple of tough losses in tournament finals to their rivals from Salmon Arm. At the provincials they caught fire and peeled off three wins before besting Windsor 71-59 to repeat as champions, with Tarys Gerrard cashing in 32 points to earn a spot on the first all-star team, alongside teammate Laura Betcher.
The Centennial Centaurs are: (1987) coaches Steve Pettifer and Kim Elliott; Pat Ashworth, Laura Betcher, Crystal Caldwell, Sheila Corbould, Tiffany Cooper, Lisa Elliott, Tanys Gerrard, Tara Kendrick, Chris Marshall, Hjorleifson Moraine, Mary-Anne Parolin, Marci Robertson, Becky Severy; managers Stacey Berghauser, Christine Coupe and Tiffany Cox. (1988) coach Steve Pettifer; Laura Betcher, Tammy Bolton, Shawna Clarke, Tiffany Cooper, Sheila Corbould, Chrissie Flouris, Tanys Gerrard, Jill Harris, Tracy King, Maria Klassen, Jody Lindsay, Becky Severy, Milene Sibble, Miriam Valois; managers Fiona Herbert, Tara Kendrick and Jennifer Wilshire.