LANGLEY — The B.C. junior boys preseason basketball rankings, released Tuesday morning by the Junior Boys Provincial Committee, reflect the strength of programs concentrated through the geographic regions of the Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley and southern Vancouver Island regions.
1 Vancouver College Fighting Irish (VSS)
2 Oak Bay Bays (Victoria) (VI)
3 West Vancouver Highlanders (VSS)
4 Walnut Grove Gators (Langley) (EV)
5 Fleetwood Park Dragons (Surrey) (SF)
6 St. Patrick’s Celtics (Vancouver) (VSS)
7 Burnaby South Rebels (FN)
8 Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs (Vancouver) (VSS)
9 Holy Cross Crusaders (Surrey) (SF)
10 Kelowna Owls (OK)
Honourable mention — Elgin Park Orcas (Surrey) (SF), G.W. Graham Grizzlies (Chilliwack) (EV), Lambrick Park Lions (Victoria) (VI), Prince George Polars (NC), Sa-Hali Sabres (Kamloops) (OK)
ZONE KEY
Eastern Valley — EV
South Fraser — SF
Kootenays — KO
North Central — NC
North West — NW
Okanagan — OK
South Fraser — SF
Vancouver Island — VI
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Did they forget about Semiahmoo basketball?? The team that won grade 8 BC’s two years ago.
I was wondering the same thing. Some notable omissions. Though, there will certainly be some surprises this season…