Skip Jim Cotter led his team to a 9-4 win over Team Montgomery Sunday morning (Feb. 3) in the 2019 B.C. Men香蕉视频直播檚 Curling Championships in Quesnel to earn a trip to his eighth Brier.

Team Cotter, who plays out of Vernon and Kamloops, was up 6-1 after five ends, but Victoria香蕉视频直播檚 Team Montgomery stormed back in the second half of the game, scoring one unanswered point in each of the sixth, seventh and eighth ends to come within two points. Team Cotter secured the victory with three unanswered points in the ninth.

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