St. Patrick earns No. 1 seed for 3A Tournament

After winning silver at the 2025 BC School Sports 3A Boys Basketball Provincial Tournament, Burnaby's St. Thomas More Collegiate is back in the field for the 2026 Tournament. Garrett James photo

The path to provincial glory is locked in.

The St. John’s School Eagles (1A), Notre Dame Jugglers (2A), St. Patrick Celtics (3A) and Dover Bay Dolphins (4A) enter the 2026 BC School Sports Boys Basketball Provincial Championships as the No. 1 seeds in their respective tiers.

The first three teams are all Vancouver schools while Dover Bay is in Nanaimo.

The official draws were released today (March 1) for the four-day championship tournament set for March 4-7 at Langley Events Centre. The event will showcase 64 teams, 128 games and four provincial champions crowned across the 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A divisions.

The St. Patrick Celtics (Vancouver) enter the 3A Tournament ranked No. 1, followed by the L.A. Matheson Mustangs (Surrey), M.E.I. Eagles (Abbotsford) and Lambrick Park Lions (Victoria).

Joining those four teams in the field are (in alphabetical order): Argyle Pipers (North Vancouver), Brentwood College, Byrne Creek Bulldogs (Burnaby), College Heights Cougars (Prince George), Edward Milne Wolverines (Sooke), Enver Creek Cougars (Surrey), George Elliot Coyotes (Lake Country), Mount Baker Wild (Cranbrook), Penticton Lakers, Salish Wolves (Surrey), St. Thomas More Collegiate Knights (Burnaby) and Sir Charles Tupper Tigers (Vancouver).

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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