Mission Roadrunners' receiver Tyson Bongo, shown here gaining some YAC versus Lord Tweedsmuir in 2017, brought his sure hands to the show Friday with a touchdown catch in a win over Mt. Boucherie. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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BCHSF Report Saturday morning 09.29.18 mop-up edition: Mission is 2-0, Rutland is 4-0 and Vernon grounds Alberta champions

LANGLEY — We’re cleaning up Friday results in anticipation of a big Saturday that includes AAA Western Conference games of note.

With players like Adam Lecy (77) populating a talented offensive line, the No. 5-ranked Fighting Irish rushed for seven touchdowns Friday in Victoria. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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FINAL EDITION 09.28.18: Varsity Letters’ B.C. High School Football Report, Friday Night Lights edition

LANGLEY — Welcome to Week 4 of the 2018 B.C. high school football season. We have broken out our coverage on the season’s showcase No. 1 vs. No. 2 AAA game between Lord Tweedsmuir and Terry Fox this afternoon in Surrey.

Yosef Drysdale (4) was a dynamic, tackle-breaking force on Friday afternoon as No. 1 Lord Tweedsmuir beat visiting No. 2 Terry Fox 20-14 in a class of AAA superpowers in Surrey. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters)
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Drysdale is dynamite, Panthers’ line blue-chip as No. 1 Tweedy wears down No. 2 Terry Fox in battle of BCHS football super-powers

SURREY — There was a rather revealing moment Friday in a game which pitted B.C.’s two highest-ranked football teams in a AAA clash for the ages.

Carson Graham's Liam Scott (right) is one of the province's top receivers, but circumstance has moved him into the Eagles' starting quarterback role the past two games. His positional status for Saturday is likely a game-time decision. (Photo by Blair Shier property of www.Blair.photo)
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Buchanan Bowl ’18: Carson Graham’s senior WR-turned-QB Liam Scott says “We bring our rugby to our football”

NORTH VANCOUVER — It’s perhaps because Carson Graham Secondary has so steadfastly stared down the trend towards athletic specialization and so tirelessly trumpeted the benefits of multi-sport competition to its student-athletes, that a group as special as the seniors who populate the 2018 Eagles’ varsity football team can reach their Grade 12 years together, with […]

The Burnaby South Rebels, defending champs and No. 1 in VarsityLetters.ca's Big 10 preseason poll, headline at the 7th annual Tsumura Basketball Invitational this December at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Wilson Wong property of UBC athletics)
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Tsumura Basketball Invitational: Our 2018 boys tournament features B.C.’s cream of the crop in Quad-A, Triple-A tiers

LANGLEY — Defending B.C. Quad-A champion Burnaby South heads a star-studded field of 16 senior boys teams this December  at the seventh annual Tsumura Basketball Invitational.

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Vancouver College quarterback Eric Zychlinski leads the Fighting Irish into battle Friday in the provincial capital against the Mt. Douglas Rams. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of Varsity Letters)
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09.26.18 edition B.C. high school football’s Weekend Survival Guide: Big 5 rankings, Top 5 Games to Watch plus full schedule

LANGLEY — Hey B.C. high school football fans, here’s everything you need to enjoy Week 4 of the senior varsity season! Our latest Big 5 rankings, the Top 5 Games to Watch, the weekend’s full schedule by day, tier and conference, plus last weekend’s full scoreboard.

With Little Flower Academy's Maibell Ong (third from left) showing her emotion, the Angels (including clockwise after Ong: Maddie Miller, Ashely Velasco, libero Melanie Tran, Elysse Barfoot and Chiara Mezzarobba) celebrate a point on their way to first place at the Mizuno UBC girls high school invitational. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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Little Flower Power: LFA’s flying Angels make a quick rise to the top of B.C. girls high school volleyball world

VANCOUVER — As of this writing, they are 16-0, and a team so thoroughly connected that all the fun they seem to be having with each other is no illusion.

Heavily recruited as a cornerback, Lord Tweedsmuir senior Kojo Odoom (right) is a standout wherever he plays for B.C.'s AAA No 1 Panthers. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)
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The Mojo of Kojo: When it comes to Tweedy’s senior corner Odoom, his truest measure comes in what you just can’t measure

SURREY — Spend even a few short minutes chatting it up with Kojo Odoom, and you very quickly discover that Lord Tweedsmuir’s blue-chip senior cornerback has a lot more measurables than your average high school football player.

Rutland's Jhavoun Blake (left) rushed for over 200 yards and four touchdowns last Friday against West Vancouver. (Photo property of Rutland Secondary athletics)
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Varsity Letter’s Top 10 Performances of the Week: Rutland Voodoo’s Jhavoun Blake tops the list in win over West Vancouver

LANGLEY — Once again, B.C. high school football’s galaxy of stars continues to confound. Here’s our weekly run through the numbers: Varsity Letters’ B.C. High School Football Top 10 Performances of the Week!

The Langley Christian Lightning, shown celebrating last year's provincial title at the LEC, retained their No. 1 AA ranking this week. (Photo by Paul Yates property of Vancouver Sports Pictures)
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Top 10 boys volleyball churns with changes, yet AAA Earl Marriott and AA Langley Christian retain No. 1 rankings

LANGLEY — There was plenty of jockeying taking place beneath both the Earl Marriott Mariners of Surrey and Langley Christian’s defending champion Lightning, at the respective AAA and AA tiers.