BURNABY — At the age of 16, you could say that the pages of Tarrence Booker’s basketball life are just now being written.Yet engage the St. Thomas More Collegiate Grade 11 point guard on any number of topics, both on and off the court, and it becomes pretty clear that he’s already a few chapters […]
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Shy its top two scorers and coming off a 40-day lay-off, Simon Fraser men battle hard in loss at first-place St. Martin’s
Maybe some time later this season, the Simon Fraser men’s basketball team will have the basketball karma work in their favour.On the road Saturday in Lacey (Wash.), that was clearly not the case in an 80-55 loss to the host St. Martin’s Saints (11-3, 4-1), who used the win to move into first place in […]
In front of empty gym, No. 1 Burnaby South gets its toughest test yet, but 16-0 Rebels let guards roam free in 77-64 win over No. 2 Van College Irish!
VANCOUVER — It was likely the quietest top-tiered No. 1 vs No. 2 senior boys basketball game in B.C. high school history.Yet the No. 1 Burnaby South Rebels’ 77-64 win over the host, No. 2-ranked Vancouver College Fighting Irish on Saturday night, played in front of an empty set of stands at the host site […]
“Just encourage the coaches to get their schedules to me!”BCboysbasketball.com’s Tom Tagami asks B.C. boys coaches to keep site’s content as reliable as ever!
LANGLEY — B.C. boys high school basketball has the website that is the envy of the entire B.C. high school sports world.Voluminous and complete, it has for years been the lifeline of information for its teams, coaches, players and just as important, its fans and the media, providing not only complete schedules, but scores updated […]
B.C. women’s hoops game of the year! It’s 8-0 Trinity Western against 7-1 Fraser Valley in what’s shaping up as a classic clash Thursday night at the LEC!
LANGLEY — They are historic geographic rivals dating back to their days on the provincial college circuit when the British Columbia Collegiate Athletic Association was perhaps the longest league moniker in all of North American post-secondary sports.And they’ve spent a good long time building up their respective programs since moving up to U SPORTS.Yet on […]
B.C. junior boys basketball rankings 01.11.22: WGSS Gators move up to No. 2, Byrne Creek and Spectrum inch closer to Top 10!
Langley’s Walnut Grove Gators have moved into the top two in the latest B.C. junior boys Top 10 basketball rankings released Tuesday. Vancouver College continues to hold down the No. 1 spot.Meanwhile, Surrey’s Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers crack the top 10, while Burnaby’s Byrne Creek Bulldogs, and the Spectrum Thunder of Victoria work their way into […]
B.C. boys high school basketball rankings 01.11.22 edition: After a quiet holiday break, tip-off tempo picks up! Brentwood moves in B.C. Double-A No. 1!
LANGLEY — Games have been sparse from the start of the holiday break through the re-opening of schools around the province this week.Nonetheless, their frequency will continue to pick up steam.As a result, these are our first set of B.C. senior boys basketball rankings since Dec. 20.Quad-, Double- and Single-A tiers all check in with […]
Julian be nimble, Julian be quick! Now 75 pounds lighter, here’s why Simon Fraser’s 7-foot centre Julian Roche is playing the best basketball of his career!
BURNABY — The biggest man on Burnaby Mountain is standing taller than ever.Julian Roche has stopped growing, yet there seems little question these days that Simon Fraser’s 7-foot senior centre is reaching new heights in every part of his life, including on the court where his team-leading 15.1 points and 9.3 rebounds per game are […]
B.C. senior girls Quad-A basketball Top 10 rankings 01.04.21 edition: Pollsters install Riverside Rapids at No. 1 following TBI finals victory
LANGLEY — B.C. girls high school basketball released its latest Top 10 rankings on Tuesday for the Quad A tier, the first since Dec. 15.Riverside, following its win over Terry Fox in the Tsumura Basketball Invitational championship final on Dec. 18, moved into first place.All other tiers of B.C. girls senior varsity basketball, as well […]
B.C. boys high school basketball rankings 12.21.21 edition: Dover Bay, Mark Isfeld, Summerland all climb into Top 10 poll position!
LANGLEY — Our final set of senior boys basketball rankings of 2021 have arrived, and as usual, there were many tough decisions which had to be made.All the best over the holidays and we will return with our next rankings in 2022.SENIOR BOYSQUAD A1 Burnaby South Rebels (13-0) (FN) (LW-1)Last week — Won all three […]