After plowing through the competition undefeated, Earl Marriott Secondary's senior boys ended the Kahunaverse Sports BC Volleyball Championships how they hoped they would - on top.
Earl Marriott Secondary's AAA senior boys volleyball team are the 2018 high school provincial champions.
The No.1-ranked Mariners AAA squad did not lose a single set over four days of play at Langley Events Centre, continuing their winning streak to top the Van Tech Talismen 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-19) in the final and secure the B.C. banner.
Earl Marriott defeated Victoria's Claremont Spartans 3-0 (25-14, 25-23, 25-12) in the semi-final on its way to the gold-medal game, while Van Tech beat the Moscrop Panthers in four to make the final.
The Claremont Spartans defeated Moscrop to finish with bronze.
The Mariners' win was especially sweet following last year's bronze-medal finish, when the team expected to be in the final. (Semiahmoo Secondary won). EMS also took home boys volleyball banners in 2013 and 2014.
The tournament's first team all-stars included Earl Marriott's Takoda and Talon McMullin.
