LANGLEY — Basketball is back!
The B.C. senior boys basketball season will officially tip off this coming Monday, setting in motion a 75th anniversary season filled with ties to its glorious past.
Look no further than our pre-season Quad-A rankings, populated by so many traditional powers.
The Burnaby South Rebels, Vernon Panthers, Vancouver’s King George Dragons, and the Kelowna Christian Knights all open at No. 1 at their respective tiers.
The next set of rankings will arrive on Dec. 4, and then, for the most part save a short holiday season sabbatical, will appear every Wednesday throughout the course of the season.
We’ll follow with the B.C. senior girls rankings on Friday.
BOYS
QUAD A
1 Burnaby South Rebels
2 Vancouver College Fighting Irish
3 Holy Cross Crusaders (Surrey)
4 Centennial Centaurs (Coquitlam)
5 Kelowna Owls
6 St. George’s Saints (Vancouver)
7 Belmont Bulldogs (Victoria)
8 Terry Fox Ravens (Port Coquitlam)
9 Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers (Surrey)
10 Claremont Spartans (Victoria)
Honourable mention — Semiahmoo Totems (Surrey), Tamanawis Wildcats (Surrey), Oak Bay Bays (Victoria), Walnut Grove Gators (Langley), Heritage Woods Kodiaks (Port Moody)
(Howard Tsumura, VarsityLetters.ca)
TRIPLE A
1 Vernon Panthers
2 Duchess Park Condors (Prince George)
3 A.R. MacNeill Ravens (Richmond)
4 G.W. Graham Grizzlies (Chilliwack)
5 R.A. McMath Wildcats (Richmond)
6 Sir Charles Tupper Tigers (Vancouver)
7 Rick Hansen Hurricanes (Abbotsford)
8 Byrne Creek Bulldogs (Burnaby)
9 Sa-Hali Sabres (Kamloops)
10 St. Michaels University School Blue Jags (Victoria)
Honourable mention — Pitt Meadows Marauders, St. Patrick’s Celtics, Steveston London Sharks, Mark Isfeld Ice, Carson Graham Eagles (North Vancouver)
(B.C. High School Boys Basketball Association)
DOUBLE A
1 King George Dragons (Vancouver)
2 Charles Hays Rainmakers (Prince Rupert)
3 D.P. Todd Trojans (Prince George)
4 Lambrick Park Lions (Victoria)
5 Brentwood College (Mill Bay)
6 St. Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints (North Vancouver)
7 Westsyde Whundas (Kamloops)
8 Collingwood Cavaliers (West Vancouver)
9 Abbotsford Christian Knights
10 Langley Christian Lightning
Honourable mention (alphabetical)— Clarence Fulton Maroons (Vernon), Hugh Boyd Trojans (Richmond), Mulgrave Titans (West Vancouver), Pacific Academy Breakers (Surrey), Southridge Storm (Surrey)
(Lyle Dhur, SportVictoria.com)
SINGLE A
1 Kelowna Christian Knights
2 Highroad Academy Knights (Chilliwack)
3 Credo Christian Kodiaks (Langley)
4 Unity Christian Flames (Chilliwack)
5 Glenlyon Norfolk Gryphons (VIctoria)
6 Similkameen Sparks (Keremeos)
7 King David Lions (Vancouver)
8 Vernon Christian Royals
9 Cedars Christian Eagles (Prince George)
10 Northside Christian Northstars (Vanderhoof)
Honourable mention — Barriere Cougars, Fernie Falcons, Gudangaay Tiaat’sgaa Naay Thunder (Masset), Bulkley Valley Christian Royals (Smithers), Pemberton Red Devils, St. John’s Eagles (Vancouver)
(B.C. High School Boys Basketball Association)
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