AFTER cracking the top 10 last year, the Burnaby South Rebels are aiming higher in 2019 and judging by the rankings for the 2019 B.C. Junior Boys Basketball Provincial Invitational Tournament the Rebels are considered the team to beat, earning the No. 1 seed among the 32 entrants.
The 50th edition of the tournament gets underway on Saturday, February 23 with 32 teams hitting the hardwood at Langley Events Centre for four days and 80 games of basketball action.
The tournament will conclude on Tuesday, February 26 at 7 p.m. with the championship final on the LEC South Court.
Of course, 31 other teams have other intentions than simply conceding the title to the Rebels.
The Vancouver College Fighting Irish (who finished in third place in 2018), Yale Lions and St. Patrick Celtics round out to the top four. The defending champion St. George’s Saints – who defeated the Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers xx-xx in the final – are back in the draw at No. 11 while the Panthers come in seeded 23rd.
For the full draw, click here.
Here’s a quick look at the 32 teams by their rankings:
1. Burnaby South Rebels
2. Vancouver College Fighting Irish
3. Yale Lions
4. St. Patrick Celtics
5. Okanagan Mission Huskies
6. R.A. McMath Wildcats
7. Walnut Grove Gators
8. Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs
9. Claremont Spartans
10. Kelowna Owls
11. St. George’s School Saints
12. M.E.I. Eagles
13. A.R. MacNeill Ravens
14. Charles Hays Rainmakers
15. St. Michaels University School Blue Jags
16. Panorama Ridge Thunder
17. College Heights Cougars
18. Terry Fox Ravens
19. J.L. Jackson Golds
20. Heritage Woods Kodiaks
21. Eric Hamber Griffins
22. Ladysmith 49ers
23. Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers
24. Duchess Park Condors
25. Brookswood Bobcats
26. Magee Lions
27. Sa-Hali Sabres
28. R.E. Mountain Eagles
29. Belmont Bulldogs
30. St. Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints
31. G.W. Graham Grizzlies
32. Jaffray Rebels
For more on the tournament, click here
