The last time Jim Cotter and John Morris joined forces in 2014, the result was a

Re-united three years later, the Kelowna-Vernon rink has once again punched its ticket to the Brier.

With Morris skipping, Vernon含羞草研究社檚 Cotter throwing fourth rocks, and Kelowna含羞草研究社檚 Tyrel Griffith and Rick Sawatsky carrying the front end, the Okanagan crew defeated Dean Joanisse of Maple Ridge 6-3 in Sunday含羞草研究社檚 B.C. men含羞草研究社檚 final in Abbotsford.

The Morris-Cotter foursome went a perfect 5-0 at the championship.

For longtime teammates Cotter and Sawatsky, it was their seventh B.C. title, tying for the most purple hearts ever by B.C. men含羞草研究社檚 curlers.

Vancouver含羞草研究社檚 Bernie Sparkes and Reg and Roy Stone, of Trail, also have seven provincial wins.

Sawatsky, who grew up watching Sparkes, is humbled by the recognition.

含羞草研究社淭hat含羞草研究社檚 someone we really looked up to growing up as kids so it含羞草研究社檚 really cool to be in the same company as him,含羞草研究社� said Sawatsky, who plays lead.

For second Tyrel Griffith, a former B.C. junior champ, this was his fifth provincial title since joining the Cotter rink in 2012.

Cotter said although he has been to the Canadian men含羞草研究社檚 curling championship six times previously, the ultimate goal remains unfulfilled.

含羞草研究社淚t was always my goal to go to the Brier and win the Brier, so that will be our focus this year,含羞草研究社� Cotter said.

The last time Morris and Cotter played together with Griffith and Sawatsky, the B.C. foursome reached the final of the 2014 Brier final in Calgary, before losing to Alberta含羞草研究社檚 Kevin Koe.

The Kelowna-Vernon rink will represent B.C.