LANGLEY — Welcome to the 2021-22 edition of Varsity Letters annual B.C. Boys Top 15, our look at the top Grade 12 players in the province as voted on by our committee representing the five head coaches (UBC, TWU, UFV, UBC Okanagan, Thompson Rivers) of U Sports men’s volleyball programs in our province.
A special thanks is due to Volleyball B.C.’s outstanding technical director Jay Tremonti for helping kick-start the entire process with his in-depth knowledge of the top players around the province.
As with the girls Top 15 released Feb. 10, we’re about two months behind in our production this year due to both technical difficulties and the state of emergency around the province of B.C. this past November which pushed the B.C. championships into early December.
Better late than never, so please salute the accomplishments of our Top 15.
1 SEBASTIEN MANUEL
(Click here to read our in-depth feature on this year’s No. 1-ranked player!)
School — Kelowna
Height — 6-foot-5
Position — Outside hitter
Poll points — 75
Freshman’s Future — UBC Okanagan
2 CHRIS ZIMMERMAN
School — Duchess Park (Prince George)
Height — 6-foot-4
Position — Setter
Poll points — 67
Freshman’s Future — Queen’s
3 KYDEN DMITRUK
School — Pacific Academy (Surrey)
Height — 6-foot-7
Position — Outside hitter
Poll points — 63
Freshman’s Future — Trinity Western
4 NICK JOHNSON
School — Elgin Park (Surrey)
Height — 6-foot-3
Position — Setter
Poll points — 57
Freshman’s Future — UBC
5 LUCAS WOELDERS
School — Langley Christian
Height — 6-foot-5
Position — Outside hitter
Poll points — 49
Freshman’s Future — UBC Okanagan
6 JESSE UMOREN
School — Pacific Christian (Surrey)
Height — 6-foot-5
Position — Middle blocker
Poll points — 46
Freshman’s Future — UBC
7 EVAN BOWMAN
School — Unity Christian (Chilliwack)
Height — 6-foot-8
Position — Middle blocker
Poll points — 36
Freshman’s Future — Trinity Western
8 ELI WOLDRINGH
School — College Heights (Prince George)
Height — 6-foot-4
Position — Outside hitter
Poll points — 35
Freshman’s Future — Douglas
9 HUDSON FARRELL
School — Kelowna
Height — 6-foot-6
Position — Middle blocker
Poll points — 32
Freshman’s Future — UBC Okanagan
10 KENDALL HOMENICK
School — Elgin Park (Surrey)
Height — 6-foot-5
Position — Middle blocker
Poll points — 30
Freshman’s Future — TBD
11 DANIEL LAFLEUR
School — Fraser Heights (Surrey)
Height — 6-foot-5
Position — Outside hitter
Poll points — 23
Freshman’s Future — York
12 SAM BRANDSMA
School — MEI (Abbotsford)
Height — 6-foot-2
Position — Outside hitter
Poll points — 16
Freshman’s Future — TBD
13-tie THOMAS FREW
School — MEI (Abbotsford)
Height — 6-foot-5
Position — Outside hitter
Poll points — 14
Freshman’s Future — TBD
13-tie SAM JABLONSKI
School — Kelowna
Height — 6-foot-5
Position — Outside hitter
Poll points — 14
Freshman’s Future — UBC Okanagan
15-tie LUC BRANDSMA
School — Abbotsford Christian
Height — 6-foot
Position — Setter
Poll points — 11
Freshman’s Future — TBD
15-tie AIDAN PALANCA
School — Notre Dame (Vancouver)
Height — 5-foot-5
Position — Libero
Poll points — 11
Freshman’s Future — McMaster
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