Pipers, Celtics, Ravens and Panthers earn top four seeds

The Terry Fox Ravens and St. Patrick Celtics tip off during the 2024 Junior Boys Basketball Invitational Tournament championship game at Langley Events Centre. 

North Vancouver’s Argyle Pipers are the top seed for this week’s 55^th annual Junior Boys Basketball Invitational Tournament.

While the Pipers are ranked No. 1, they are joined in the top four by the No. 2 St. Patrick Celtics (Vancouver), the third-seed Terry Fox Ravens (Port Coquitlam) and the No. 4 Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers (Surrey).

The Ravens enter as the defending champions after defeating the Celtics in last February’s gold-medal game.

There are 32 teams competing over the four days with all 80 games being played at Langley Events Centre. Each team plays twice on the opening day (February 22) with the championship final set for February 25 (7:00pm). The opening game gets underway on Saturday at 8:30am.

The rest of the field (in alphabetical order) includes: Abbotsford Traditional Titans (Abbotsford), Brentwood College (Mill Bay), Brookswood Bobcats (Township of Langley), Burnaby South Rebels (Burnaby), Charles Hays Rainmakers (Prince Rupert), Claremont Spartans (Victoria), Duchess Park Condors (Prince George), Fleetwood Park Dragons (Surrey), Holy Cross Crusaders (Surrey), Kelowna Owls (Kelowna), Lambrick Park Lions (Victoria), Langley Fundamental Titans (Township of Langley), New Westminster Hyacks (New Westminster), Oak Bay Bays (Victoria), Pacific Academy Breakers (Surrey), R.E. Mountain Eagles (Township of Langley), Rutland Thunder (Kelowna), Sa-Hali Sabres (Kamloops), Salish Wolves (Surrey), Sardis Falcons (Chilliwack), Shas Ti Kelly Road Grizzlies (Prince George), Similkameen Sparks (Keremeos), Sir Charles Tupper Tigers (Vancouver), Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs (Vancouver), South Delta Sun Devils (Delta), Sullivan Heights Stars (Surrey), Vancouver College Fighting Irish (Vancouver) and the Walnut Grove Gators (Township of Langley).

Tickets can be purchased online at click here For those unable to attend, all 80 games will be available to stream via pay-per-view at TFSETV.ca. For up-to-date results, click here or visit www.bchighschoolbasketballchampionships.com/jrboys.

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