Posted May 04 2010, 12:14 PM by Tom Berridge

Jordan Or is middle back row. Sean Kim, Brendan Yao and Ben Ta are, second, third and fourth from left. Photo contributed

Brendan Yao of Burnaby Mountain helped the the Focus Xplosion 18-and-under boys' volleyball team to a bronze medal at the Volleyball B.C. provincial club championships at Tradex in Abbotsford on the May 1 to 2 weekend. Yao was the only player from the Xplosion named to the all-tournament team. The Xplosion, including Moscrop's Jordan Or and newcomers Sean Kim and Ben Ta from Burnaby North, placed third following a straight set 25-21, 25-23 victory over clubmates Focus Pounders in the consolation final. Fraser Valley Blue won the gold, beating the Vernon Venom 2-1 in the championship final. The only loss for the Xplosion was a 2-0 defeat to the Blues in the semifinal. The Focus squad swept its pool without dropping a game against Focus Fire, Vernon Vees and Apex Ninjas. They then advanced into the championship round, defeating Air Attack 25-21 and 25-15 in the quarter-finals.

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