LANGLEY — Remember those days, when it seemed like about 95 per cent of the time that the teams at the high end of B.C.’s highest-tiered class of Top 10 senior boys basketball rankings beat similarly-ranked teams from the smaller tiers?
If you watched top-ranked hoops this past weekend, you know that as part of an ongoing trend this season anyways, that those days seem done.
The scores that served as the best illustration? With last week’s ranking used, here are some of the best examples:
*Triple-A No. 3 L.A. Matheson defeated Quad-A No. 1 Tamanawis 80-77 in the championship final of the Surrey RCMP Classic at Enver Creek Secondary on Saturday.
*Triple-A No. 1 St. Patrick defeated Quad-A No. 3 Vancouver College 77-72 in the finals of the B.C. Catholic Schools tournament on Saturday at Holy Cross Secondary in Surrey.
*Double-A No. 3 Notre Dame defeated Quad-A No. 2 Holy Cross 54-51 in the third-fourth game at the B.C. Catholics.
Other scores of note this past ranking period:
*No. 3 Vancouver College defeated No. 2 Holy Cross 45-43 in the semifinals of the B.C. Catholic championships on Friday.
*No. 6 Dover Bay of Nanaimo beat No. 4 Oak Bay 77-76 on Friday at Oak Bay Secondary in Victoria.
How did those aforementioned scores re-shape much of this week’s Top 10 rankings:
Here’s the new Top 10s for all four tiers:
BASKETBALL
TOP 10 RANKINGS
B.C. SENIOR BOYS
QUAD A
1 Tamanawis Wildcats (Surrey) (SF) (LW-1)
2 Vancouver College Fighting Irish (VSS) (3)
3 Dover Bay Dolphins (Nanaimo) (VI) (6)
4 Holy Cross Crusaders (Surrey) (SF) (2)
5 Oak Bay Bays (Victoria) (VI) (4)
6 St. George’s Saints (Vancouver) (VSS) (7)
7 Centennial Centaurs (Coquitlam) (FN) (9)
8 Kitsilano Blue Demons (VSS) (5)
9 Kelowna Owls (TOK) (HM)
10 Fleetwood Park Dragons (Surrey) (SF) (HM)
Honourable mention — Claremont Spartans (Victoria) (VI) (NR), G.W. Graham Grizzlies (Chilliwack) (EV) (10), Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers (Surrey) (SF) (NR), Semiahmoo Thunderbirds (Surrey) (SF) (8), Terry Fox Ravens (Port Coquitlam) (FN) (HM)
Dropped out — Belmont Bulldogs (Victoria) (VI) (HM), Grandview Heights Grizzlies (Surrey) (SF) (HM)
TRIPLE A
1 St. Patrick’s Celtics (Vancouver) (VSS) (LW-1)
2 L.A. Matheson Mustangs (Surrey) (SF) (3)
3 MEI Eagles (Abbotsford) (EV) (2)
4 Lambrick Park Lions (Victoria) (VI) (4)
5 Argyle Pipers (North Vancouver) (VSS) (5)
6 Sir Charles Tupper Tigers (Vancouver) (VSS) (6)
7 Byrne Creek Bulldogs (Burnaby) (FN) (10-tie)
8 Enver Creek Cougars (Surrey) (SF) (9)
9 Mark Isfeld Ice (Courtenay) (VI) (HM)
10-tie College Heights Cougars (Prince George) (NC) (8)
10-tie Thomas More Knights (Burnaby) (FN) (7)
Honourable mention — Brentwood College (Mill Bay) (VI) (HM), Edward Milne Wolverines (Sooke) (VI) (HM), Steveston-London Sharks (Richmond) (SF) (NR), Richmond Colts (SF) (HM), Wellington Wildcats (Nanaimo) (10-tie)
Dropped out — Sentinel Spartans (West Vancouver) (VSS) (HM)
DOUBLE-A
1 Collingwood Cavaliers (West Vancouver) (VSS) (LW-1)
2 Notre Dame Jugglers (Vancouver) (VSS) (3)
3 Southridge Storm (Surrey) (SF) (4)
4 Pacific Academy Breakers (Surrey (SF) (5)
5 Pacific Christian Falcons ((Victoria) VI) (8)
6 King George Dragons (Vancouver) (VSS) (6)
7 Langley Christian Lightning (EV) (HM)
8 Abbotsford Traditional Titans (EV) (2)
9 Abbotsford Christian Knights (EV) (9)
10-tie Surrey Christian Falcons (SF) (7)
10-tie Westsyde Whundas (Kamloops) (TOK) (10-tie)
Honourable mention — Charles Hays Rainmakers (Prince Rupert) (NW) (HM), Kalamalka Lakers (Coldstream) (TOK) (HM), Mulgrave Titans (West Vancouver) (VSS) (HM), St. Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints (North Vancouver) (VSS) (10-tie), Unity Christian Flames (Chilliwack) (EV) (HM)
Dropped out — None
SINGLE A
1 SJS Eagles (Vancouver) (VSS) (LW-1)
2 Ucluelet Warriors (VI) (3)
3 Southpointe Titans (Delta) (SF) (4)
4 Maple Ridge Christian Hornets (FN) (5)
5 Immaculata Mustangs (Kelowna) (TOK) (6)
6 Vernon Christian Royals (TOK) (7)
7 Nanaimo Christian Trailblazers (VI) (8)
8 Bulkley Valley Christian Royals (Smithers) (NW) (NR)
9 Credo Christian Kodiaks (Langley) (EV) (9)
10-tie Daaxiigan Thunderbirds (Masset) (NW) (2)
10-tie King David Lions (Vancouver) (VSS) (HM)
Honourable mention — Aberdeen Hall Gryphons (Kelowna) (TOK) (HM), 10-tie Campbell River Christian Cougars (VI) (10-tie), Ebenezer Canadian Reformed Timbers (Smithers) (NW) (HM), Gabrielle Roy Phoenix (Surrey) (SF) (10-tie), Sparwood Spartans (KOOT) (HM) Similkameen Sparks (TOK) (HM),
Dropped out — Bulkley Valley Christian Royals (Smithers) (NW) (HM), John Knox Christian Hawks (New Westminster) (FN) (HM)
KEY: EV — East Valley, FN — Fraser North, KOOT — Kootenays, NC — North Central, NW — North West, SF — South Fraser, TOK — Thompson-Okanagan, VI — Vancouver Island, VSS — Vancouver Sea-to-Sky
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