St. Pat's Jericho Labrador (left) drives on Vancouver College's Lucas Tan-Ngo during 2024 B.C. junior boys semifinal last February at the Langley Events Centre. Both teams are back in the junior top 10 this week. (Photo by Ryan Molag property Langley Events Centre-TFSE 2024. All Rights Reserved)
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B.C. Junior Boys Basketball Top 10: First in-season poll has St. George’s, Argyle, New West and Van College the early Final Four pick when JV fever hits LEC’s 32-team tourney Feb. 22-25!

The B.C. Junior Boys Basketball Association checks in with its first poll of the season.

It’s the start of the run-up to to the 2025 B.C. invitational championship at the Langley Events Centre Feb. 22-25.

Last season’s champions from Terry Fox Secondary in PoCo are now competing at the senior varsity level and opened some eyes this past week at the boys Tsumura Basketball Invitational.

The St. George’s Saints of Vancouver sit No. 1 with the Argyle Pipers of North Vancouver at No. 2.

The next poll is set for Dec. 17 release.

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BC JUNIOR BOYS

TOP 10

1 St. George’s Saints (Vancouver)

2 Argyle Pipers (North Vancouver)

3 New Westminster Hyacks

4 Vancouver College Fighting Irish

5 Holy Cross Crusaders (Surrey)

6 Salish Wolves (Surrey)

7 Abbotsford Traditional Titans

8 Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs (Vancouver)

9 St. Patrick’s Celtics (Vancouver)

10 Burnaby South Rebels

Honourable mention — Fleetwood Park Dragons (Surrey), Killarney Cougars (Vancouver), Princess Margaret, Rutland VooDoos (Kelowna), Sardis Falcons (Chilliwack), St. Thomas More Knights (Burnaby)

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