LANGLEY — The calm before the full-force storm of zone championships?
That’s the pocket much of B.C.’s top senior boys basketball sat in this past week as the top six teams at all four tiers remain unchanged.
There was plenty of jockeying going on behind the scenes, however, setting the stage for the 11th-hour stretch drive to the provincial championships set to tip off March 8 at the Langley Events Centre.
BASKETBALL
TOP 10 RANKINGS
B.C. SENIOR BOYS
QUAD A
1 Semiahmoo Thunderbirds (Surrey) (SF) (LW-1)
2 Oak Bay Bays (Victoria) (VI) (2)
3 St. George’s Saints (Vancouver) (VSS) (3)
4 Vancouver College Fighting Irish (VSS) (4)
5 Fleetwood Park Dragons (Surrey) (SF) (5)
6 Kelowna Owls (TOK) (6)
7 West Vancouver Highlanders (VSS) (8)
8 Kitsilano Blue Demons (Vancouver) (VSS) (10-tie)
9 W.J. Mouat Hawks (Abbotsford) (EV) (NR)
10-tie Burnaby South Rebels (FN) (HM)
10-tie Enver Creek Cougars (Surrey) (SF) (10-tie)
Honourable mention — Abbotsford Panthers (EV) (7), Claremont Spartans (Victoria) (VI) (HM), Handsworth Royals (North Vancouver) (VSS) (9), Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs (Vancouver) (VSS) (HM), Tamanawis Wildcats (Surrey) (FN) (HM)
TRIPLE A
1 St. Patrick’s Celtics (Vancouver) (VSS) (LW-1)
2 Dover Bay Dolphins (Nanaimo) (VI) (2)
3 St. Thomas More Knights (Burnaby) (FN) (3)
4 Lord Byng Grey Ghosts (Vancouver) (VSS) (4)
5 Byrne Creek Bulldogs (Burnaby) (FN) (5)
6 MEI Eagles (Abbotsford) (EV) (6)
7 North Delta Huskies (SF) (7)
8 Brookswood Bobcats (Langley) (EV) (9)
9 A.R. MacNeill Ravens (Richmond) (10-tie)
10-tie Valleyview Vikes (Kamloops) (TOK) (10-tie)
10-tie Sir Charles Tupper Tigers (Vancouver) (VSS) (8)
Honourable mention — College Heights Cougars (Prince George) (NC) (HM), Steveston London Sharks (Richmond) (SF) (HM), Carihi Tyees (Campbell River) (VI) (HM), Alberni District Armada (VI) (HM), Argyle Pipers (North Vancouver) (VSS) (NR)
DOUBLE A
1 Brentwood College (Mill Bay) (VI) (LW-1)
2 King George Dragons (Vancouver) (VSS) (2)
3 Pacific Academy Breakers (Surrey (SF) (3)
4 John Barsby Bulldogs (Nanaimo) (VI) (4)
5 St. Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints (North Vancouver) (VSS) (5)
6 West Point Grey Wolves (Vancouver) (VSS) (6)
7 Westsyde Whundas (Kamloops) (TOK) (7)
8 Mulgrave Titans (West Vancouver) (VSS) (8)
9 St. Michaels University School Blue Jags (Victoria) (VI) (9)
10-tie Collingwood Cavaliers (West Vancouver) (VSS) (10-tie)
10-tie Glenlyon Norfolk Gryphons (Victoria) (VI) (10-tie)
Honourable mention —Fernie Falcons (KOO) (HM), Lambrick Park Lions (Victoria) (VI) (HM), Nechako Valley Vikings (Vanderhoof) (NC) (NR), Seycove Seyhawks (North Vancouver) (VSS) (HM), Southridge Storm (Surrey) (SF) (HM)
SINGLE A
1 Unity Christian Flames (Chilliwack) (EV) (LW-1)
2 King David Lions (Vancouver) (VSS) (2)
3 Brookes Westshore Gryphons (Victoria) (VI) (3)
4 St. John’s Eagles (Vancouver) (VSS) (4)
5 Nanaimo Christian Trail Blazers (VI) (5)
6 Aberdeen Hall Gryphons (Kelowna) (TOK) (6)
7 Bulkley Valley Christian Royals (Smithers) (NW) (7)
8 Nisga’a Nighthawks (Gitlaxt’aamiks, Gitwinksihlkw, Laxgalts’ap, Gingolx) (VI) (8)
9 Gidalang Kuuyas Naay Breakers (Daajiing Giids) (NW (9)
10 Credo Christian Kodiaks (Langley) (EV) (10)
Honourable mention — Campbell River Christian Cougars (VI) (HM), Gudangaay Tlaat’sgaa Naay Thunder (Masset) (NW) (HM), John Knox Christian Hawks (New Westminster) (FN) (HM), Meadowridge Gryphons (Maple Ridge) (Fraser North) (HM), Similkameen Sparks (Keremeos) (TOK) (HM)
