Langley Christian's Jonas Van Huizen placed a close second to overall winner Roan McCarthy. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved) (Photo by Vancouver Sports Pictures property of VSP 2019. All Rights Reserved)
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Our 11th annual edition: Who are B.C. Top 15 senior boys Grade 12 volleyball players? Check out our 2019-20 Dream Team!

LANGLEY — Our second decade has begun.

It was back in 2009 when we started compiling our annual lists of B.C.’s Super 15 Grade 12 girls and boys volleyball teams.

Year 11 has arrived and the phenoms just continue to announce themselves as B.C. continues to remain a prime producer of both collegiate and national-team level talent.

Today we have the boys, tomorrow we will unveil the girls.

The picture of concentration, George’s Elliot’s Roan McCarthy prepares to serve during the recent B.C. senior boys Double-A volleyball championships at the Langley Events Centre. (Photo by Vancouver Sports Pictures property of VSP 2019. All Rights Reserved)

1 Roan McCarthy

School — George Elliot (Lake Country)

Height — 6-foot-6

Position — Left-side

Poll points — 72 (three 1st-place votes)

Freshman’s Future — UBC

A setter who can just as easily attack at a plus-plus level, Langley Christian’s Jonas Van Huizen will be a Swiss army knife in the Thompson Rivers’ system. (Photo by Vancouver Sports Pictures property of VSP 2019. All Rights Reserved)

2 Jonas Van Huizen (63)

School — Langley Christian

Height — 6-foot-2

Position — Setter

Poll points — 63 (2) 

Freshman’s Future — Thompson Rivers

He never played high school volleyball because his Terry Fox Ravens didn’t field a team. Yet Liam Espedido is one of B.C.’s top rising talents. (Photo by Wilson Wong property of UBC athletics 2019. All Rights Reserved)

3 Liam Espedido

School — Terry Fox (Port Coquitlam)

Height — 6-foot-10

Position — Middle/Hitter

Poll points — 60

Freshman’s Future — Alberta 

MEI Eagles’ middle blocker Tyson Ardell (left) was acknowledged by B.C.’s university men’s coaches as one of the top four players in the provincial graduating Class of 2020. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)

4 Tyson Ardell

School — MEI (Abbotsford)

Height — 6-foot-6

Position — Middle

Poll points — 57

Freshman’s Future — TBD

Talon McMullin (5, red headband) and twin brother Takoda (right), both also top rugby stars, are among the most unique two-sport athletes in B.C. high school history. (Photo by Vancouver Sports Pictures property of VSP 2019. All Rights Reserved)

5 Talon McMullin

School — Earl Marriott (Surrey)

Height — 6-foot-1

Position — Middle

Poll points — 47

Freshman’s Future — TBD

6 Takoda McMullin

School — Earl Marriott (Surrey)

Height — 6-foot-1

Position — Outside Hitter

Poll points — 46

Freshman’s Future — TBD

7 Jackson Corneil

School — Lord Tweedsmuir (Surrey)

Height — 6-foot-7

Position — Middle/Outside Hitter

Poll points — 32

Freshman’s Future — Trinity Western 

Vernon Christian’s Ben Moltwenik helped his Sinlge-A powerhouse repeat as B.C. Single A champions this season. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)

8 Ben Moltwenik — Vernon Christian

Height — 6-foot-4

Position — Outside Hitter

Poll points — 28

Freshman’s Future — UBC Okanagan

Devon Hofsink (centre) was a skilled and passionate lynchpin for the Vernon Christian Royals in 2019. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)

9 Devin Hofsink (27)

School — Vernon Christian

Height — 6-foot-8

Position — Right Side

Poll points — 27

Freshman’s Future — TBD

Claremont’s Ethan Boag (right), one of the best high school basketball players in B.C. for the Quad-A No. 4-ranked Claremont Spartans, is just as accomplished on the volleyball court. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)

10 Ethan Boag

School — Victoria-Claremont

Height — 6-foot-9

Position — Middle

Poll points — 25

Freshman’s Future — TBD

11 Jacob Ringma

School — Centennial Christian (Terrace)

Height — 6-foot-1

Position — Left Side

Poll points — 23

Freshman’s Future — TBD 

Abbotsford Christian’s Josh Apperloo. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)

12 Josh Apperloo

School — Abbotsford Christian

Height — 6-foot-3

Position 

Poll points — 21

Freshman’s Future — TBD 

13 Max McDonald (16)

School — Kelowna

Height — 6-foot-5

Position — Middle

Poll points — 16

Freshman’s Future — TBD 

14 Lucas Yang

School — Eric Hamber (Vancouver)

Height — 6-foot-3

Position — Outside Hitter

Poll points — 15

Freshman’s Future — TBD 

A high flyer, Claremont’s Kaden Brajcich spikes an attack against Kelowna this past September at the UBC Invitational. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)

15 Kaden Brajcich

School — Claremont (Victoria)

Height — 6-foot-5

Position — Left Side

Poll points — 11

Freshman’s Future — TBD

Others receiving votes

Jayden Quinto

School — Centennial (Coquitlam)

Height — 6-foot-2

Position — Right Side

Poll points — 6

Freshman’s Future — TBD 

Kelowna’s Braden White. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)

Braden White

School — Kelowna

Height — 6-foot-4

Position — Setter

Poll points — 6

Freshman’s Future — TBD 

Nic Triemstra (6)

School — Langley Christian

Height — 6-foot-4

Position Outside Hitter

Poll points — 6

Freshman’s Future — TBD

Jesse Lee of Port Coquitlam’s Riverside Rapids. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)

Jesse Lee (Riverside)

School — Riverside (Port Coquitlam)

Height — 6-foot-4

Position — Outside Hitter/Middle

Poll points — 4

Freshman’s Future — TBD

Notre Dame’s Matthew Battad (top) is a pretty rare two-sport athlete as both a football player with the Notre Dame Jugglers and a club volleyball player. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2019. All Rights Reserved)

Matthew Battad

School — (Vancouver-Notre Dame)

Height — 6-foot-0

Position — Outside Hitter

Poll points — 3

Freshman’s Future — TBD 

Claremont’s Crash Wergeland. (Photo by Wilson Wong property of UBC athletics 2019. All Rights Reserved)

Crash Wergeland

School — Claremont (Victoria)

Height — 6-foot-2

Position — Setter

Poll points — 2

Freshman’s Future — TBD

Markus Wong (2).

School — Moscrop (Burnaby)

Height — 6-foot-0

Position — Libero

Poll points — 2

Freshman’s Future — TBD

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