Photos courtesy of Gary Ahuja Langley Events Centre

By CKPG Today

High school volleyball

Duchess Park Condors in contention at AA Boys Volleyball Championship

Dec 1, 2023 | 5:17 AM

LANGLEY — It is down to the final four teams.

Following pool play on the opening day (Wednesday), the 16 teams were re-seeded for Thursday where they embarked on elimination play with the Round of 16 and quarter-final matchups on Thursday of day two of the BC School Sports AA Boys Volleyball Championship. The four-day tournament is being hosted by Langley Christian at Langley Events Centre.

Left standing in contention to capture the championship are the South Kamloops Titans (Kamloops), Langley Christian Lightning (Langley), Abbotsford Christian Knights (Abbotsford) and the Duchess Park Condors (Prince George).

Friday’s will see the four teams square off in their respective semi-final matches – South Kamloops faces Duchess Park while Langley Christian battles Abbotsford Christian – both of which begin at 5:30pm. At stake will be a spot in Saturday’s championship final, which is scheduled for 4:00pm. The bronze medal game is set for 2:00pm.

The Titans – were seeded first after Pool Play – defeated Smithers 3-0 (25-20, 25-5, 25-17) and D.P. Todd, also by a 3-0 score (25-20, 25-19, 25-12). Through the team’s first five games, they have won 12 of 13 sets.

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Their opponent in the semi-final round will be Duchess Park. The Condors won 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 26-24) over Windermere before a 3-2 (24-26, 28-26, 19-25, 25-18, 15-13) five-set battle against Surrey Christian in the quarter-finals.

And on the other side of the bracket, the defending champion Lightning will face Abbotsford Christian in an all-Eastern Valley clash. Langley Christian needed four sets to defeat Westview 3-1 (25-20, 25-152, 20-25, 25-18) in the Round of 16 before a 3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-12) win in the quarter-final round over Victoria High.

Abbotsford Christian was a 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-13) winner over Kootenay River before defeating their crosstown rivals, the M.E.I. Eagles 3-1 (25-20, 21-25, 25-23, 25-15) to advance to the final four.

For tournament schedule, results and standings, please click here. The games will also be available to stream at the BC School Sports YouTube channel