Argyle, Holy Cross, M.E.I. and Pacific Christian earn coveted No. 1 seeds

The Seaquam Seahawks (blue) and Riverside Rapids (white) battled in the gold-medal game for the 2024 BC School Sports 4A Girls Basketball Provincial Championship Tournament Title. The Seahawks enter the 2025 as the second seed while the Rapids are the No. 3 seed.

The Pacific Christian Pacers, Holy Cross Crusaders, M.E.I. Eagles and Argyle Pipers are the No. 1 seeds for their respective tournaments at the upcoming BC School Sports Girls Basketball Provincial Championships.

All four tiers will be held at Langley Events Centre from February 26 to March 1.

To mark the 75^th edition of the high school girls’ basketball tournament in the province, the championship finals for all four tiers will be played on the Arena Bowl court. The first of those four finals tipping off at 1:00pm.

1A Tournament

Victoria’s Pacific Christian Pacers – who have won silver in each of the previous two provincial championships – were selected as the No. 1 seed for the BC School Sports Girls Basketball 1A Provincial Tournament. Joining them in the top four seeds are the Sir Alexander Mackenzie Grizzlies (Hagensborg), Credo Christian Kodiaks (Township of Langley) and the Unity Christian Flames (Chilliwack).

The Flames are the defending champions while the Grizzlies defeated the Kodiaks in the 2024 bronze-medal game.

Rounding out the rest of the field are (in alphabetical order): Aberdeen Hall Gryphons (Kelowna), Bulkley Valley Christian Royals (Smithers), Cedars Christian Eagles (Prince George), Fort St. James Falcons, John Knox Hawks (Burnaby), King David Lions (Vancouver), King’s Christian Thunder (Salmon Arm), Salmo Falcons, Southpointe Academy Titans (Delta), St. Andrew’s Sabres (Victoria), Ucluelet Warriors and Vancouver Christian Phoenix.

2A Tournament

Surrey’s Holy Cross Crusaders – open as the No. 1 seed in the BC School Sports Girls Basketball 2A Provincial Tournament.

The St. Michaels University School Blue Jags (Victoria), Langley Christian Lightning (Township of Langley) and St. Thomas More Collegiate Knights (Burnaby) round out the top four.

Langley Christian is the defending 2A champion while Holy Cross placed third. The Blue Jags won the silver medal at the 3A level.

The rest of the field (in alphabetical order) are the: Brentwood College (Mill Bay), Britannia Bruins (Vancouver), Fernie Falcons, Hazelton Spartans, Lambrick Park Lions (Victoria), Mulgrave Titans (West Vancouver), Nechako Valley Viqueens (Vanderhoof), Notre Dame Jugglers (Vancouver), Pacific Academy Breakers (Surrey), Southridge Storm (Surrey), St. Patrick Celtics (Vancouver) and Westsyde Whundas (Kamloops).

3A Tournament

Abbotsford’s M.E.I. Eagles enter the BC School Sports 3A Girls Tournament as the top seed, with the Sa-Hali Sabres (Kamloops), the Duchess Park Condors (Prince George) and the Vernon Panthers checking in at seeds two to four.

The Eagles have been ranked No. 1 for much of the entire basketball season.

Among the rest of the field are (in alphabetical order): the Alberni District Storm (Port Alberni), College Heights Cougars (Prince George), Crofton House Falcons (Vancouver), Little Flower Academy Angels (Vancouver), Mark R. Isfeld Ice (Courtenay), Pitt Meadows Marauders, R.A. McMath Wildcats (Richmond), Robert Bateman Timberwolves (Abbotsford), Sentinel Spartans (West Vancouver), South Kamloops Titans, Stelly’s Stingers (Saanichton) and Valleyview Vikes (Kamloops).

4A Tournament

The Argyle Pipers (North Vancouver) earned the No. 1 seed, followed by the Seaquam Seahawks (Delta), Riverside Rapids (Port Coquitlam) and Brookswood Bobcats (Township of Langley) completing the top four for the BC School Sports 4A Girls Basketball Provincial Tournament.

Seaquam is the defending 4A champion after they defeated Riverside in the 2024 title game while Brookswood is the defending 3A champion before moving up a tier this season.

The rest of the field features (in alphabetical order): Charles Best Blue Devils (Coquitlam), Claremont Spartans (Victoria), G.W. Graham Grizzlies (Chilliwack), Heritage Woods Kodiaks (Port Moody), Kelowna Owls, Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers (Surrey), Mount Baker Wild (Cranbrook), Oak Bay Breakers (Victoria), Okanagan Mission Huskies (Kelowna), Semiahmoo Thunderbirds (Surrey), South Delta Sun Devils (Delta) and the Yale Lions (Abbotsford).

Event Information

Games begin daily at 8:30am.

Tickets are available for purchase and every game of all four championships is also available to stream through pay-per-view at TFSETV.ca. Daily schedules, scores and news can also be found at www.bchighschoolbasketballchampionships.com.

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