LANGLEY — Last week’s No. 1 teams in the two largest tiers of B.C. senior boys basketball suffered invitational tournament championship game losses, yet another indication that we’re in store for four unpredicatable days of fun when the provincial tournament tips off in exactly one month’s time at the Langley Events Centre.
In Quad-A’s three-team musical chairs, defending champion and former No. 3 Spectrum is back on top following the Thiunder’s last Thursday’s 92-73 homcourt league win over former No. 1 Oak Bay Bays.
In Triple-A, Nanaimo’s Wellington Wildcats just intensified the Vancouver Island dominance which has been the defining theme of the season, ignoring the No. 9 ranking it carried into the Rick Hansen Invitational and beating the then-No. 4 and host Hurricanes 82-75 before topping No. 1 St. Patrick’s 98-97 in the title game.
For its heroics, the Wildcats jumped seven spots to No. 2.
(Apologies for last week’s errors in the Single-A rankings)
Here’s a complete look at all four tiers:
A complete look:
BASKETBALL
TOP 10 RANKINGS
B.C. SENIOR BOYS
QUAD A
1 Spectrum Thunder (Saanich) (VI) (LW-3)
2 Oak Bay Bays (Victoria) (VI) (1)
3 Dover Bay Dolphins (Nanaimo) (VI) (2)
4 Vancouver College Fighting Irish (VSS) (4)
5 Kelowna Owls (TOK) (5)
6 Fleetwood Park Dragons (Surrey) (SF) (6)
7 Heritage Woods Kodiaks (Port Moody) (FN) (7)
8 Kitsilano Blue Demons (Vancouver) (VSS) (8)
9 Tamanawis Wildcats (Surrey) (SF) (9)
10 St. George’s Saints (Vancouver) (VSS) (10)
Honourable mention — G.W. Graham Grizzlies (Chilliwack) (EV) (NR), Handsworth Royals (North Vancouver) (VSS) (HM), Holy Cross Crusaders (Surrey) (SF) (HM), Semiahmoo Thunderbirds (Surrey) (SF) (HM), Yale Lions (Abbotsford) (EV) (HM)
TRIPLE A
1 St. Patrick’s Celtics (Vancouver) (VSS) (LW-1)
2 Wellington Wildcats (Nanaimo) (9)
3 St. Thomas More Knights (Burnaby) (FN) (2)
4 Magee Lions (Vancouver) (VSS) (3)
5 Rick Hansen Hurricanes (Abbotsford) (EV) (4)
6 MEI Eagles (Abbotsford) (EV) (5)
7 Argyle Pipers (North Vancouver) (VSS) (HM)
8 Windsor Wolves (North Vancouver) (VSS) (6)
9 Pitt Meadows Marauders (FN) (HM)
T-10 Enver Creek Cougars (Surrey) (SF) (T-10)
T-10 L.A. Matheson Mustangs (Surrey) (SF) (8)
Honourable mention — Brookswood Bobcats (Langley) (EV) (7), Edward Milne Wolverines (Sooke) (VI) (HM), A.R. MacNeill Ravens (Richmond) (SF) (NR), Mark Isfeld Ice (Courtenay) (VI) (HM), Richmond Colts (SF) (T-10)
DOUBLE A
1 Pacific Academy Breakers (Surrey (SF) (LW-1)
2 Summerland Rockets (TOK) (2)
3 Collingwood Cavaliers (West Vancouver) (VSS) (3)
4 Westsyde Whundas (Kamloops) (TOK) (4)
5 St. Michaels University School Blue Jags (Victoria) (VI) (6)
6 Brentwood College (Mill Bay) (VI) (7)
7 Lambrick Park Lions (Victoria) (VI) (5)
8 King George Dragons (Vancouver) (VSS) (8)
9 Abbotsford Christian Knights (EV) (9)
T-10 Langley Christian Lightning (EV) (T-10)
T-10 Notre Dame Jugglers (Vancouver) (T-10)
Honourable mention — Khalsa Lions (Surrey) (SF) (HM), Pacific Christian Pacers (Victoria) (VI) (HM), Seycove Seylions (North Vancouver) (VSS) (HM), Southridge Storm (Surrey) (SF) (HM), West Point Grey Wolves (Vancouver) (VSS) (HM)
SINGLE A
1 SJS Eagles (Vancouver) (VSS) (LW-1)
2 Gidgalang Kuuyas Naay Breakers (Haida Gwaii) (NW) (2)
3 Unity Christian Flames (Chilliwack) (EV) (3)
4 King David Lions (Vancouver (VSS) (4)
5 Duncan Christian Chargers (VI) (7)
6 Salmo Falcons (KOO) (9)
7 Aberdeen Hall Gryphons (Kelowna) (TOK) (5)
8 John Knox Christian Hawks (Burnaby) (FN) (8)
9 Osoyoos Rattlers (TOK) (6)
T-10 Houston Christian Wildcats (NW) (T-10)
T-10 Immaculata Mustangs (Kelowna) (TOK) (HM)
Honourable mention — Chetwynd Cavaliers (NC) (NR), Gabriele Roy Phoenix (Surrey) (SF) (HM),, Maple Ridge Christian Hornets (FN) (HM), Nanaimo Christian Trailblazers (VI) (HM), Southpointe Titans (Delta) (SF) (HM)
(All rankings courtesy B.C. School Sports)
KEY: EV — East Valley, FN — Fraser North, KOT — 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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