BURNABY — The first set of Top 10 rankings for B.C. senior boys high school basketball have arrived for 2023, and Surrey schools have surged in the largest Quad-A tier.
Here’s the lastest from our B.C. pollsters at all four tiers for Jan 11, 2023:
BASKETBALL
TOP 10 RANKINGS
B.C. SENIOR BOYS
QUAD A
1 Semiahmoo Thunderbirds (Surrey) (SF) (LW -1)
2 Vancouver College Fighting Irish (VSS) (2)
3 Oak Bay Bays (Victoria) (VI) (6)
4 St. George’s Saints (Vancouver) (VSS) (3)
5 Kelowna Owls (OK) (4)
6 Fleetwood Park Dragons (Surrey) (SF) (5)
7 Abbotsford Panthers (EV) (7)
8 Tamanawis Wildcats (Surrey) (FN) (8)
9 Enver Creek Cougars (Surrey) (SF) (HM)
10-tie Burnaby South Rebels (FN) (10-tie)
10-tie Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs (Vancouver) (VSS) (HM)
Honourable mention — Claremont Spartans (Victoria) (VI) (HM), Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils (FN) (NR), Heritage Woods Kodiaks (Port Moody) (FN) (HM), Holy Cross Crusaders (Surrey) (SF) (9), Terry Fox Ravens (Port Coquitlam) (FN) (HM)
TRIPLE A
1 Dover Bay Dolphins (Nanaimo) (VI) (LW-1)
2 St. Patrick’s Celtics (Vancouver) (VSS) (2)
3 Lord Byng Grey Ghosts (Vancouver) (VSS) (3)
4 Byrne Creek Bulldogs (Burnaby) (FN) (4)
5 Brookswood Bobcats (Langley) (EV) (8)
6 St. Thomas More Knights (Burnaby) (FN) (6)
7 North Delta Huskies (SF) (5)
8 MEI Eagles (Abbotsford) (EV) (7)
9 Wellington Wildcats (Nanaimo) (VI) (9)
10 Valleyview Vikes (Kamloops) (OK) (10)
Honourable mention — Steveston London Sharks (Richmond) (SF) (HM), A.R. MacNeill Ravens (Richmond) (SF) (NR), South Kamloops Titans (OK) (NR), Alberni District Armada (VI) (NR), College Heights Cougars (Prince George) (NC) (NR)
DOUBLE A
1 Brentwood College (Mill Bay) (VI) (LW-1)
2 St. Michaels University School Blue Jags (Victoria) (VI) (2)
3 Lambrick Park Lions (Victoria) (VI) (3)
4 Pacific Academy Breakers (Surrey) (SF) (4)
5 King George Dragons (Vancouver) (VSS) (5)
6 St. Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints (North Vancouver) (VSS) (6)
7 John Barsby Bulldogs (Nanaimo) (VI) (8)
8 Southridge Storm (Surrey) (SF) (7)
9 Collingwood Cavaliers (West Vancouver) (VSS) (9)
10 West Point Grey Academy Wolves (Vancouver) (VSS) (10)
Honourable mention —Britannia Bruins (Vancouver) (VSS) (HM), Glenlyon Norfolk Gryphons (Victoria) (VI) (HM), Langley Christian Lightning (EV) (HM), Mulgrave Titans (West Vancouver) (VSS) (HM), Westsyde Whundas (Kamloops) (OK) (HM)
SINGLE A
1 Unity Christian Flames (Chilliwack) (EV) (LW-1)
2 Credo Christian Kodiaks (Langley) (EV) (2)
3 King David Lions (Vancouver) (VSS) (3)
4 Brookes Westshore Gryphons (Victoria) (VI) (4)
5 Kelowna Christian Knights (OK) (5)
6 Aberdeen Hall Gryphons (Kelowna) (OK) (6)
7 Nanaimo Christian Trail Blazers (VI) (7)
8 Similkameen Sparks (Keremeos) (OK) (NR)
9 Bulkley Valley Christian Royals (Smithers) (NW) (10)
10 Fraser Academy Mustangs (Vancouver) (VSS) (9)
Honourable mention — Campbell River Christian Cougars (VI) (HM), Cedars Christian Eagles (Prince George) (NC) (NR), Deer Lake Falcons (Burnaby) (FN) (NR), Queen Margaret Royals (Duncan) (Vancouver Island) (HM), Vernon Christian Royals (OK) (HM)
JUNIOR
1 Tamanawis Wildcats (Surrey) (SF) (LW-9)
2 Vancouver College (VSS) (1)
3 Burnaby South Rebels (FN) (6)
4 Heritage Woods Kodiaks (Port Moody) (FN) (2)
5 Brookswood Bobcats (Langley) (EV) (4)
6 Sullivan Heights Stars (Surrey) (SF) (5)
7 St. Patrick’s Celtics (Vancouver) (VSS) (HM)
8. St. Thomas More Knights (Burnaby) (FN) (7)
9 Semiahmoo Thunderbirds (Surrey) (SF) (8)
10 Oak Bay Bays (Victoria) (VI) (3)
Honorable Mention — Dover Bay Dolphins (Nanaimo) (VI) (NR), Elgin Park Orcas (Surrey) (SF) (NR), Kelowna Owls (OK) (HM), Rutland VooDoos (Kelowna) (OK) (10), Westsyde Whundas (Kamloops) (OK) (HM)
ZONE KEY
Eastern Valley — EV
Fraser North — FN
South Fraser — SF
Kootenays — KOO
North Central — NC
North West — NW
Okanagan — OK
Vancouver Island — VI
Vancouver Sea To Sky — VSS
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