Heading into Qualifying for BC Championships- Week 8 rankings
These are the ranking for BC High School Boys’ Volleyball AA and AAA tiers, heading into the Zone Championships week—the last step of qualifying for the BC Championships!
Earl Marriott’s Ben Francois (2) hitting a ball past the block. Photo by Vancouver Sports Pictures.
AAA (20 teams qualify for Provincials):
| 1 | Earl Marriott |
| 2 | Kelowna |
| 3 | Claremont |
| 4 | Oak Bay |
| 5 | Argyle |
| 6 | Mt Boucherie |
| 7 | Eric Hamber |
| 8 | Seaquam |
| 9 | Riverside |
| 10 | OKM |
| 11 | Delta |
| 12 | Fraser Heights |
| 13 | Steveston-London |
| 14 | Yale |
| 15 | New Westminster |
| 16 | Semiahmoo |
| 17 | Penticton |
| 18 | Van Tech |
| 20 | Burnaby Central |
AA (16 teams qualify for the Provincials)
| 1 | Langley Chr. |
| 2 | Abbotsford Chr. |
| 3 | MEI |
| 4 | George Elliot |
| 5 | Langley Fundamental |
| 6 | College Heights |
| 7 | Pacfic Academy |
| 8 | Pacific Christian |
| 9 | Duchess Park |
| 10 | Surrey Christian |
| 11 | McRoberts |
| 12 | Princess Margaret |
| 13 | Sa-Hali |
| 14 | St. Michael’s |
| 15 | WL Seaton |
| 16 | Highland |
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Food Drive
FOOD DRIVE – TEAM COMPETITION
As we near the holiday season, it’s important to remember there are those in need around us. We are asking volleyball coaches and players who are coming to the BCs to donate to our province wide food drive.
NEW for 2018: All teams have the option to donate to their local food bank, or bring their non-perishable items with them to the BCs. Start collecting NOW! Challenge each team member to bring non-perishable, unexpired food items to every practice.
Take your team out to dinner ($300) by bringing in the most non-perishable food items.
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Donating to your local Food Bank BEFORE coming to the BCs
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DONATING TO LANGLEY FOOD BANK
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Grand prize draw tonight at gold medal matches
You have probably seen the girls’ Instagram prize table hanging around in the Fieldhouse at LEC. Their photo contest has been continuing on this year once again!
Abbey Lin from the prize booth (Photo by Sarah Wiebe)
All the small prizes (hats, lanyards, mini-volleyballs, socks, etc) have already been claimed, but they still have their GRAND PRIZE Baden brand volleyballs that will be awarded to 4 lucky people tonight.
Come out during the AAA (5:00pm) & AA (7:00pm) gold medal matches, and have your chance to win with 3 easy steps (listed below). Winners will be chosen between matches.
*The more interesting your photo, the better chance it will have at winning. Photos will be judged on entertainment & fun value!*
To be entered you must:
- Be following @bcboysvolleyball on Instagram.
- Post a photo at the tournament, with the hashtags #bcboysvball and #bigkahunabcs in your caption.
- Tag @bcboysvolleyball in the photo.
*Winners must be present when the photo is chosen to obtain prizes*
Moscrop, Boucherie join final-four party
By Bob Carter
Moscrop and Mount Boucherie moved to a Friday night AAA semifinal matchup, joining Vancouver Island teams Dover Bay and Oak Bay.
Moscrop, the second seed, was pushed hard by Van Tech, a team the Panthers had beaten twice earlier, before prevailing 18-25, 25-23, 25-22, 23-25, 
15-11.
A pulsating defence and power hitting Coltyn Liu kept Tech close all the way. The Talismen tied the match at 2-2 with a 25-23 fourth-set win and then jumped to a 6-3 lead in the deciding fifth, forcing a Moscrop timeout.
“We just wanted to set it up,” said coach David Tam. “We just wanted them to be relaxed and understand that it’s still a long game, to settle down and get mentally prepared again.”
The Panthers rallied to tie it at 10-10 and then Jerry Yan and setter Justin Yee took control.
Yee deftly dropped a reverse dump just inside the sideline, drawing some gasps from the crowd, to give Moscrop the lead. He followed with two perfect sets to Yan, who hammered winners from the left side on both for a 3-point margin, essentially sealing the victory.
Tam said he wasn’t surprised by how well Van Tech played. “They’re definitely one of the top defensive teams here,” he said.
Third-seeded Boucherie dropped the first set to Fraser Heights, 25-20, then won three straight, 25-12, 26-24, 27-25.
Bears coach Joel Kern said he was impressed by Fraser Heights’ play. “They’re a scrappy team. We didn’t allow ourselves to get frustrated by their defensive play.”
Kern said that middle Sean Haylow was a difference-maker. “He did a great job offensively, was a dominant force. He made our team less one-dimensional.”
Haylow’s play helped outside attackers Jeremy Bednar and Brodie Kern, the coach’s son.
“Jeremy had a very strong game,” the coach said. “We needed some energy, and he gave it to us.”
In the placement draw, Walnut Grove beat Riverside 22-15; Surrey Christian defeated Reynolds 25-20, 29-27; David Thompson rolled past Mount Baker 25-15, 25-13; and Delta got past Penticton 25-16, 25-23.
McMath beat Belmont in two and North Peace in three. North Peace earlier defeated Prince George in two.
