LANGLEY — It was a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown at the highest tier of B.C. senior girls basketball this past weekend, and in the end, the rankings held true.
Surrey’s No. 1-ranked Semiahmoo Totems topped host and No. 2 Walnut Grove 65-60 in the Gators Invitational championship final.
As a result, the top end of the first B.C. senior girls Big 10 Triple A rankings of 2019 remain unchanged.
Both Triple A and Double A have released new polls, and North Vancouver’s St. Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints are the latter’s new No. 1.
At the Walnut Grove tourney, Semiahmoo arrived in the final after a semifinal win over Centennial Secondary of Calgary, while the Gators got there via a Final Four win over defending B.C. Double A champion South Kamloops Titans.
Tournament all-stars were Faith Dut and Deja Lee of the Totems, Tavia Rowell and Jessica Wisotzki of the Gators, and Maddy Gobeil of the Titans.
SENIOR GIRLS
TRIPLE A
1 Semiahmoo Totems (Surrey) (LW-1)
2 Walnut Grove Gators (Langley) (2)
3 Riverside Rapids (Port Coquitlam) (3)
4 Kelowna Owls (5)
5 Yale Lions (Abbotsford) (6)
6 Brooskwood Bobcats (Langley) (4)
7 Robert Bateman Timberwolves (Abbotsford) (8)
8 Abbotsford Panthers (7)
9 Okanagan Mission Huskies (Kelowna) (9)
10 Heritage Woods Kodiaks (Port Moody) (HM)
HONOURABLE MENTION — R.A. McMath Wildcats (Richmond) (HM), Panorama Ridge Thunder (Surrey) (HM), Nanaimo District Islanders (HM), MEI Eagles (Abbotsford) (10), Mt. Baker Wild (Cranbrook) (HM)
(BCSSGBA)
DOUBLE A
1. St. Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints (North Vancouver) (LW-1)
2 South Kamloops Titans (LW-1)
3 St. Thomas More Knights (Burnaby) (3)
4 Langley Christian Lightning (4)
5 G.W. Graham Grizzlies (Chilliwack) (7)
6 Britannia Bruins (Vancouver) (5)
7 Duchess Park Condors (Prince George) (6)
8 Vernon Panthers (8)
9 Valleyview Vikings (Kamloops) (HM
10 Seycove Seyhawks (North Vancouver) (9)
HONOURABLE MENTION — Little Flower Academy Angels (Vancouver) (HM), Southridge Storm (Surrey) (10), Whistler Storm (HM), St. Michael’s University School Blue Jags (Victoria) (HM), Pitt Meadows Marauders (HM).
(BCSSGBA)
SINGLE A
Note — no new poll issued this week
SENIOR GIRLS
SINGLE A
1 Unity Christian Flames (Chilliwack) (LW-1)
2 Kelowna Christian Knights (2)
3 Credo Christian Kodiaks (Langley) (3)
4 Nechako Valley Viqueens (Vanderhoof) (4)
5 Heritage Christian Saints (Kelowna) (5)
6 St. Andrew’s Sabres (Victoria) (6)
7 Agassiz Eagles (7)
8 West Point Grey Academy Wolves (Vancouver) (8)
9 Bulkley Valley Christian Royals (Smithers) (9)
10 Grand Fork Wolves (10)
HONOURABLE MENTION — Glenlyon Norfolk Gryphons (Victoria) (HM), Charles Bloom Timberwolves (Lumby) (HM), Khalsa Lions (Surrey) (HM), Pemberton Red Devils (HM), Sir Alexander Mackenzie Grizzlies (Hagensborg) (HM)
(John Mill, BCSSGBA)
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