CATHOLIC College Bendigo's year 8 boys' football team is this year's School Sport Victoria champions.
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The CCB line-up dominated in this week's finals at Roxburgh Park.
Finals action kicked off with a 6.4 (40) to 6.2 (38) victory for CCB against Rowville.
The Len Watson and Rhiannon Hercus-coached CCB then tackled Essendon-Keilor Secondary College in the grand final.
CCB won 16.6 (102) to 3.3 (21).
The junior girls' team from CCB scored a 47-26 victory in its state semi-final clash with Norwood Secondary College.
The grand final ended in a win for La Valla Catholic College Traralgon, 6.10 (46) to 4.9 (33).
CCB's year 9-10 boys' team was runner-up in its state championships campaign.
A hard-fought 42-36 semi-final win against Lilydale Lions was followed by a 14.12 (96) to 8.5 (53) loss to Maribyrnong.
The year 7 boys' team from Catholic College Bendigo also won its way through to the state finals.
Notre Dame won the semi-final clash with CCB, 4.8 (32) to 1.3 (9).
CCB's year 8 team (pictured). Back: Len Watson (coach), Sam Welch, Sam Greene, Louis Zimmer, Hunter Lawrence, James Vlaeminck, Harry McCormick, Brodie Fry, Lachlan Johnson, Angus Dickson, Jordan Anderson, Zach Fitzpatrick, Callum McCarty, Daniel Clohesy, Charlie Robinson, Rhiannon Hercus (coach), Tom McTaggart, Will Gadsden and Jacob Carracher. Front: Harry Fiske-Keely, Sean O'Farrell, Zac McDonald, Patrick O'Farrell, Darcy Bakes, Jye Caldwell, Kyle Symons, Peter Coghlan, Brody Brown, Tom Gillespie and Lachlan Morley.
