Lord Byng's victory at the North Shore Invitational helped vault the Vancouver school to No. 2 in the latest B.C. AAAA girls volleyball rankings. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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10.24.18 edition: B.C. senior girls Top 10 volleyball rankings stirred by North Shore Invitational results

LANGLEY — No one has been able to knock the two-time defending B.C. AAAA champions from their perch, but Victoria’s Belmont Bulldogs got a new neighbour nudging at its fencing this past week.

Vancouver’s fast-rising Lord Byng Grey Ghosts won the North Shore Invitational and moved into No. 2.

North Vancouver’s Handsworth Royals parlayed a second-place finish into a top-four ranking.

Here’s all four tiers of the B.C. Top 10s this week:

SENIOR GIRLS

QUAD A

1 Belmont Bulldogs (Victoria) (LW-1) 

2 Lord Byng Grey Ghosts (Vancouver) (3)

3 Kelowna Owls (4) 

4 Handsworth Royals (North Vancouver) (6)

5 Okanagan Mission Huskies (Kelowna) (NR)

6 Earl Marriott Mariners (Surrey) (5) 

7 Moscrop Panthers (Burnaby) (7) 

8 Oak Bay Breakers (Victoria) (2) 

9 Seaquam Seahawks (9)

10 Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers (Surrey) (8) 

Dropped out — Riverside Rapids (Port Coquitlam) (10)

TRIPLE A

1 Crofton House Falcons (Vancouver) (LW-1) 

2 Little Flower Academy Angels (Vancouver) (2) 

3 Dawson Creek Penguins (3)

4 Elgin Park Orcas (Surrey) (4)

5 Timberline Wolves (Campbell River) (5)

6 Carihi Tyees (Campbell River) (6)

7 South Kamloops Titans (7)

8 College Heights Cougars (Prince George) (8)

9 Mark Isfeld Ice (Courtenay) (9)

10 Nanaimo District Islanders (10)

DOUBLE A

1 York House Tigers (Vancouver) (LW-1)

2 St. Thomas More Knights (Burnaby) (NR)

3 Langley Fundamental Titans (3) 

4 MEI Eagles (Abbotsford) (6) 

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

6 Pacific Academy Breakers (Surrey) (5) 

7 Pacific Christian Pacers (Victoria) (7)

8 George Elliot Coyotes (Lake Country) (8)

9 Brentwood College (Mill Bay) (9)

10 West Point Grey Wolves (Vancouver) (10)

Dropped out — St. Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints (North Vancouver) (2) 

SINGLE A

1 Unity Christian Flames (Chilliwack) (LW-1)

2 Kelowna Christian Knights (2) 

3 Elkford Celtics (5)

4 Aberdeen Hall Gryphons (Kelowna) (3) 

5 Nanaimo Christian Trail Blazers (4) 

6 Vernon Christian Royals (9)

7 Sparwood Spartans (6)

8 Fernie Falcons (7)

9 Mt. Sentinel Spartans (South Slocan) (8) 

10 Southpointe Titans (Delta) (NR)

Dropped out — Vancouver Christian (10)

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