LANGLEY — For the first time since issuing its preseason rankings back in the late fall, B.C. Senior Girls Basketball has released new provincial Top 10s for all four of its tiers simultaneously.
The first in-season set of B.C. junior girls rankings are also included today.
PoCo’s Riverside Rapids have managed to retain their hold on No. 1 at Quad-A, while Kelowna’s Okanagan Mission Huskies continued to hold on to No. 2 after rallying Saturday to earn a split in its two-game weekend road series against No. 3 Terry Fox.
The big climbers at B.C.’s largest tier?
Surrey’s Fleetwood Park Dragons jumped from honourable mention status back into the Top 10 at No. 7 coming off a 65-59 over former No. 7 South Delta last week.
At Triple-A, the Burnaby Central Wildcats are the new No. 1, moving up from No. 6 on the strength of a 66-62 win this past Thursday’s against Abbotsford’s visiting, No. 2-ranked MEI Eagles.
At Double-A, Surrey’s Southridge Storm did the most climbing, gaining three spots to No. 6, while Burnaby’s St. Thomas More Knights moved into the rankings at No. 10.
At Single-A, the Eastern Valley grip on the top two spots held as the Unity Christian Flames of Chilliwack and the Credo Christian Kodiaks of Langley remained Nos. 1-2.
At Junior, Victoria’s St. Michaels University School Blue Jags are the new No. 1 after starting the season at No. 5.
Here are all five sets of rankings:
GIRLS
QUAD A
1 Riverside Rapids (Port Coquitlam) (FN) (72 poll points) (LW-1)
2 Okanagan Mission Huskies (Kelowna) (OK) (63) (2)
3 Terry Fox Ravens (Port Coquitlam) (FN) (62) (3)
4 Walnut Grove Gators (Langley) (EV) (55) (4)
5 Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs (Vancouver) (VSS) (49) (5)
6 Kelowna Owls (OK) (42) (6)
7 Fleetwood Park Dragons (Surrey) (SF) (31) (HM)
8-tie Yale Lions (Abbotsford) (EV) (29) (8)
8-tie Abbotsford Panthers (EV) (29) (9)
10 Seaquam Seahawks (North Delta) (SF) (28) (10)
Honourable mention — Claremont Spartans (Victoria) (VI) (16) (HM), South Delta Sun Devils (SF) (10) (7), G.W. Graham Grizzlies (Chilliwack) (EV) (5) (HM), Heritage Woods Kodiaks (Port Moody) (FN) (5) (HM), West Vancouver Highlanders (VSS) (5) (HM)
TRIPLE A
1 Burnaby Central Wildcats (FN) (LW-6)
2 MEI Eagles (Abbotsford) (EV) (2)
3 Brookswood Bobcats (Langley) (EV) (1)
4 R.A. McMath Wildcats (Richmond) (SF) (3)
5 College Heights Cougars (Prince George) (NC) (4)
6 Sa-Hali Sabres (Kamloops) (TOK) (5)
7 Robert Bateman Timberwolves (Abbotsford) (EV) (7)
8 Carson Graham Eagles (North Vancouver) (VSS) (9)
9 Valleyview Vikings (Kamloops) (TOK) (HM)
10 Vernon Panthers (TOK) (HM)
Honourable mention — Alberni District Armada (Port Alberni) (VI) (HM), Pitt Meadows Marauders (FN) (NR), Mount Baker Wild (Cranbrook) (KOO) (8), South Kamloops Titans (TOK) (10), Mark Isfeld Ice (Courtenay) (VI) (HM), Duchess Park Condors (Prince George) (NC) (HM)
DOUBLE A
1 Langley Christian Lightning (EV) (LW-1)
2 St. Michaels University School Blue Jags (Victoria) (VI) (2)
3 Mulgrave Titans (West Vancouver) (VSS) (4)
4 York House Tigers (Vancouver) (VSS) (3)
5 Notre Dame Jugglers (Vancouver) (VSS) (5)
6 Southridge Storm (Surrey) (SF) (9)
7 Kalamalka Lakers (Vernon) (TOK) (8)
8 Abbotsford Traditional Titans (EV) (6)
9 Seycove Seyhawks (North Vancouver) (VSS) (7)
10 St. Thomas More Knights (Burnaby) (FN) (HM)
Honourable mention — Holy Cross Crusaders (Surrey) (SF) (10), Brentwood College (Mill Bay) (VI) (HM), Lambrick Park Pride (Victoria) (VI) (HM), St. John Brebeuf Bears (Abbotsford) (EV) (HM), Collingwood Cavaliers (West Vancouver) (VSS) (HM)
SINGLE-A
1 Unity Christian Flames (Chilliwack) (EV) (LW-1)
2 Credo Christian Kodiaks (Langley) (EV) (2)
3 Kelowna Christian Knights Kelowna (OK) (3)
4 Fernie Falcons (KOO) (4)
5 Pacific Christian Pacers (Victoria) (VI) (5)
6 Khalsa Lions (Surrey) (SF) (6)
7 Vernon Christian Royals (OK) (7)
8 Maple Ridge Christian Hornets (FN) (8)
9 Northside Christian North Stars (Vanderhoof) (NC) (9)
10 King’s Christian Thunder (Salmon Arm) (TOK) (10)
Honourable mention — Osoyoos Rattlers (TOK) (NR) , Albatros de Jules Verne (Vancouver) (VSS) (NR)
JUNIOR
1 St. Michaels University School Blue Jags (Victoria) (VI) (LW-5)
2 Seaquam Seahawks (North Delta) (SF) (3)
3 South Kamloops Titans (TOK) (NR)
4 Okanagan Mission Huskies (Kelowna) (TOK) (4)
5 Little Flower Academy Angels (Vancouver) (VSS) (NR)
6 Yale Lions (Abbotsford) (EV) (NR)
7 Reynolds Roadrunners (Victoria) (VI) (HM)
8 Holy Cross Crusaders (Surrey) (SF) (HM)
9 Pacific Academy Breakers (Surrey) (SF) (NR)
10. Sir Alexander Mackenzie Grizzlies (Hagensborg) (NC) (NR)
Honourable mention — MEI Eagles (Abbotsford) (EV) (7), Walnut Grove Gators (Langley) (EV) (NR), Duchess Park Condors (Prince George) (NC) (HM), Mark Isfeld Ice (Courtenay) (VI) (NR), Heritage Woods Kodiaks (Port Moody) (FN) (8)
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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