LANGLEY — Neighbouring programs have flipped for each other in the coveted 10th and final spot in the B.C. senior girls Top 10 AAAA volleyball rankings.
As North Delta’s Seaquam Seahawks drop out of the rankings, their spot is taken over by South Surrey’s Earl Marriott Mariners, now holding the distinction of Surrey’s top-ranked girls team at the province’s largest tier.
No. 2 South Delta, which has handed No. 1 Riverside its only Quad-A loss of the season, could get a chance to reclaim the No. 1 spot is had previously occupied.
The Sun Devils are in PoCo Friday and Saturday, along with a host of other top teams, at this week’s Red Serge Invitational at Riverside.
Could the Rapids and AA No. 2 Notre Dame Jugglers be on track for yet another tourney championship clash?
Here’s are this week’s rankings at all four tiers:
QUAD-A
1 Riverside Rapids (Port Coquitlam) (LW-1)
2 South Delta Sun Devils (2)
3 Nanaimo District Islanders (3)
4 Handsworth Royals (North Vancouver) (4)
5 Claremont Spartans (Victoria) (5)
6 Kelowna Owls (7)
7 Okanagan Mission Huskies (8)
8 Mt. Boucherie Bears (Kelowna) (9)
9 Dover Bay Dolphins (Nanaimo) (6)
10 Earl Marriott Mariners (Surrey) (NR)
Dropped out — Seaquam Seahawks (North Delta) (10)
TRIPLE A
1 Mt. Douglas Rams (Victoria) (LW-1)
2 Little Flower Academy Angels (Vancouver) (2)
3 R.A. McMath Wildcats (Richmond) (3)
4 W.L. Seaton Sonics (Vernon) (4)
5 Magee Lions (Vancouver) (5)
6 George Elliot Coyotes (Lake Country) (6)
7 College Heights Cougars (Prince George) (7)
8 Duchess Park Condors (Prince George) (8)
9 Vernon Panthers (9)
10 Crofton House Falcons (Vancouver) (10)
DOUBLE A
1 Abbotsford Christian Knights (LW-1)
2 Notre Dame Jugglers (2)
3 Pacific Academy Breakers (Surrey) (3)
4 York House Tigers (Vancouver) (5)
5 West Point Grey Wolves (Vancouver) (NR)
6 Kalamalka Lakers (Coldstream)
7 Brentwood College (Mill Bay) (4)
8 Langley Christian Lightning (7)
9 Selkirk Storm (9)
10 St. Patrick’s Celtics (Vancouver) (10)
Dropped out —Summerland Rockets (6), Holy Cross Crusaders (Surrey) (8)
SINGLE A
1 Unity Christian Flames (Chilliwack) (LW-1)
2 Mt. Sentinel Wildcats (South Slocan) (3)
3 Nanaimo Christian Trail Blazers (2)
4 Credo Christian Kodiaks (Langley) (4)
5 Osoyoos Rattlers (5)
6 Southpointe Academy Titans (Delta) (6)
7 Charles Bloom Timberwolves (Lumby) (8)
8 Lions Gate Christian Lions (North Vancouver) (NR)
9 King’s Christian Thunder (Salmon Arm) (NR)
10 Cedars Christian Eagles (Prince George) (NR)
Dropped out — Immaculata Mustangs (Kelowna) (7), Vancouver Christian Phoenix (9), Vernon Christian Royals (10))
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