G.W. Graham's Sydney Owens and the rest of her Chilliwack-based Grizzlies are the Fraser Valley's highest ranked AA girls senior varsity team, checking in at No 4 provincially this week. (Varsity Letters photo by Howard Tsumura)
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01.24.18: Gators, Titans strengthen grips on No. 1 , Kodiaks and OKM Huskies make elite climbs in B.C. girls Big 10 rankings

LANGLEY — So ably led by its trio of Tavia Rowell, Jess Wisotzki and Natalie Rathler, the Walnut Grove Gators stormed to first place at last weekend’s Top 10 Shoot-Out at Centennial Secondary, a performance which solidifies its hold on the No. 1 spot in this week’s Triple A poll.

South Kamoops remains atop the Double A poll, but the Huskies of Kelowna’s Okanagan Mission Secondary, jump up from No. 4 to No. 2. Single A did not release new rankings this week. Chilliwack’s Unity Christian Flames remain No. 1.

GIRLS

TRIPLE A

1 Walnut Grove Gators (Langley) (LW-1)

2 Kelowna Owls (2)

3 Abbotsford Panthers (3)

4 Heritage Woods Kodiaks (Port Moody) (6) 

5 Brookswood Bobcats (Langley) (5)

6 Semiahmoo Totems (Surrey) (4)

7 Yale Lions (Abbotsford) (HM)

8 Sullivan Heights Stars (Surrey) (7)

9 Riverside Rapids (Port Coquitlam) (8)

10 Oak Bay Breakers (Victoria) (9)

Honourable mention — Claremont Spartans (Victoria) (10), Robert Bateman Timberwolves (Abbotsford) (NR), W.J. Mouat Hawks (Abbotsford) (HM), Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers (Surrey) (HM), MEI Eagles (Abbotsford) (HM)

(B.C. Secondary Schools Girls Basketball Association)

DOUBLE A

1 South Kamloops Titans (LW-1)

2 Okanagan Mission Huskies (Kelowna) (4)

3 Britannia Bruins (Vancouver) (2)

4 G.W. Graham Grizzlies (Chilliwack) (3)

5 Duchess Park Condors (Prince George) (5)

6 Westsyde Whundas (Kamloops) (6)

7 St. Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints (North Vancouver) (7)

8 Vernon Panthers (8)

9 St. Thomas More Knights (Burnaby) (9)

10 Southridge Storm (Surrey) (10)

Honourable mention — St. Michaels University School Blue Jags (Victoria) (HM), Holy Cross Crusaders (Surrey) (HM), Langley Christian Lightning (HM), Whistler Storm (NR), Seycove Seyhawks (North Vancouver) (HM), Little Flower Academy Angels (Vancouver) (HM), Holy Cross Crusaders (Surrey) (NR)

(B.C. Secondary Schools Girls Basketball Association)

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