LANGLEY — B.C.’s highest ranked teams at the Triple- and Double-A tiers took part in this past week’s Tsumura Basketball Invitational, and their performances are reflected within the first in-season Top 10 rankings released by the pollsters at B.C. girls high school basketball.
Here are Top 10s for tiers Triple-, Double- and Single-A. We have also included the Quad-A rankings, released this past Wednesday, at the bottom of this posting.
TRIPLE A
1 Brookswood Bobcats (Langley) (EV) (LW-2)
2 MEI Eagles (Abbotsford) (EV) (3)
3 R.A. McMath Wildcats (Richmond) (SF) (1)
4 College Heights Cougars (Prince George) (NC) (4)
5 Sa-Hali Sabres (Kamloops) (TOK) (5)
6 Burnaby Central Wildcats (FN) (6)
7 Robert Bateman Timberwolves (Abbotsford) (EV) (8)
8 Mount Baker Wild (Cranbrook) (KOO) (9)
9 Carson Graham Eagles (North Vancouver) (VSS) (10)
10 South Kamloops Titans (TOK) (NR)
Honourable mention — Mark Isfeld Ice (Courtenay) (VI) (HM), Valleyview Vikings (Kamloops) (TOK) (7) Vernon Panthers (TOK) (HM), Duchess Park Condors (Prince George) (NC) (HM), Alberni District (Port Alberni) (VI) (NR)
DOUBLE A
1 Langley Christian Lightning (EV) (LW-1)
2 St. Michaels University School Blue Jags (Victoria) (VI) (2)
3 York House Tigers (Vancouver) (VSS) (3)
4 Abbotsford Traditional Titans (EV) (HM)
5 Seycove Seyhawks (North Vancouver) (VSS) (4)
6 Mulgrave Titans (West Vancouver) (VSS) (6)
7 St. Thomas More Knights (Burnaby) (FN) (7)
8 Kalamalka Lakers (Vernon) (TOK) (9)
9 Southridge Storm (Surrey) (SF) (8)
10 Notre Dame Jugglers (Vancouver) (VSS) (HM)
Honourable mention —, Holy Cross Crusaders (Surrey) (SF) (HM), Brentwood College (Mill Bay) (VI) (5), Lambrick Park Lions (Victoria) (VI) (10), St. John Brebeuf Bears (Abbotsford) (EV) (HM), Collingwood Cavaliers (West Vancouver) (VSS) (HM)
SINGLE-A
1 Credo Christian Kodiaks (Langley) (EV) (LW-1)
2 Unity Christian Flames (Chilliwack) (EV) (2)
3 Kelowna Christian Knights Kelowna (TOK) (3)
4 Fernie Falcons (KOO) (4)
5 Pacific Christian Pacers (Victoria) (VI) (5)
6 Khalsa Lions (Surrey) (SF) (6)
7 Vernon Christian Royals (TOK) (8)
8 Maple Ridge Christian Hornets (FN) (9)
9 Charles Bloom Timberwolves (Lumby) (TOK) (10)
10 Northside Christian Northstars (Vanderhoof) (NC) (HM)
Honourable mention — King David Lions (Vancouver) (VSS) (HM), Bulkley Valley Christian Royals (Smithers) (NW) (HM)
QUAD A (released Dec. 15 and previously published)
1 Terry Fox Ravens (Port Coquitlam) (FN) (LW-1)
2 Okanagan Mission Huskies (Kelowna) (OK) (2)
3 Walnut Grove Gators (Langley) (EV) (3)
4 Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs (Vancouver) (VSS) (10)
5 Kelowna Owls (OK) (5)
6 Riverside Rapids (Port Coquitlam) (FN) (4)
7 Fleetwood Park Dragons (Surrey) (SF) (7)
8 Seaquam Seahawks (North Delta) (SF) (9)
9 Yale Lions (Abbotsford) (EV) (HM)
10 South Delta Sun Devils (SF) (NR)
Honourable mention — Claremont Spartans (Victoria) (VI) (8), Abbotsford Panthers (EV) (6), G.W. Graham Grizzlies (Chilliwack) (EV) (HM), Panorama Ridge Thunder (Surrey) (SF) (NR)
ZONE KEY
Eastern Valley — EV
South Fraser — SF
Kootenays — KOO
North Central — NC
North West — NW
South Fraser — SF
Thompson-Okanagan — TOK
Vancouver Island — VI
Vancouver Sea To Sky — VSS
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How did Abbotsford Traditional go from nobody to #4? Where did they come from all of a sudden. Never heard of them before.