SURREY - Finishing a perfect season 13-0 was a big deal for the White Rock Titans midget football team.

Getting to spend a Saturday afternoon with the Grey Cup and four of the BC Lions was icing on the cake.

"When that came out I went 'wow, how much more can you top this', you know, have the Lions out and the Grey Cup and just the whole community," said John Martins, head coach for the Titans.

The Grey Cup made its final leg of a province-wide tour on Saturday with three stops in Surrey. The cup began the day at the Cloverdale Arena before moving on to the Ocean Park Community Centre and finally the Central City Shopping Centre.

BC Lions Angus Reid, Geroy Simon, Paul McCallum and J.R. LaRose were on hand at the Ocean Park event to congratulate the Titans and thank the community for their support.

"It is our way of saying thank you to you guys for sticking through the good times and sometimes the rough times, we all know we started off not so great," said Reid to a small but dedicated group of fans waiting to hold the cup and get autographs.

Holding the Grey Cup was an exciting moment for Titans' peewee player Josh Tweed.

"It was pretty fun to know that all these famous Lions have also touched it and that's what they won from all their hard work and sweat," said Tweed.

Before the public event, the Lions donated their time to speak with the Titans, sign autographs and offer some words of wisdom.

It was a great moment for the young team to see there is something beyond the game of football to aspire to, said Bob Tichelman, president of the White Rock Titans Football Association.

Each member of the Titans was given a championship ring during the event.

"It's not quite the bling when you take a look at Geroy's or some of the other rings that are out here, but it's something that the boys will be able to have," said Tichelman.

The event also served as a chance for the Titans to thank Martins for all his hard work as their coach.

The Titans gave a standing ovation to Martins as he was awarded the BC Community Football Coach of the Year in front of his team and supporters.

"It's huge, it's still sinking in actually. It's one of those things that I really appreciate and it's not expected," said Martins. "I really enjoy coaching the guys and coaching this team. White Rock has given me the opportunity to coach with my son, which is huge."