Three Texas teams join Lions in top 10 – Byron Nelson, Cornerstone Christian and Dripping Springs.
Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas) grabbed a pair of wins over nationally-ranked teams en route to the Volleypalooza title, retaining its hold on the No. 1 spot in the MaxPreps Top 25 high school volleyball rankings.
Despite the loss to Prestonwood Christian, Dripping Springs is the biggest climber in this week's rankings, jumping eight spots after racking up 31 wins by the start of September.
More tournament action that could impact the rankings is in store in the coming weeks with the Dave Mohs OC Championship in Southern California this week and the Durango Fall Classic in the middle of the month.
Sophee Peterson and Rayvyn Thomas have helped Byron Nelson to a 20-1 mark and No. 2 spot in the MaxPreps Top 25 volleyball rankings. (Photo: Gregory LaGrange)
Record: 16-1 |
Last week: 1
Macaria Spears was the MVP at Volleypalooza while
Gillian Pitts earned best defender nod.
Anya Baklenko and
Taylor Cook were named to the all-tournament team.
2. Byron Nelson (Trophy Club, Texas)
Record: 20-1 |
Last week: 2
Kylie Kleckner has hammered 270 kills (5.1 per set) as the Bobcats continue to roll during a 15-match win streak.
3. Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
Record: 9-2 | Last week: 4
Junior
Audrey Flanagan is fueling the Mustangs' offense with 165 kills in 30 sets while Taylor Deckert has 165 digs.
Record: 6-1 | Last week: 3
The program's 71-match win streak came to an end with a 3-1 loss to Brownsburg. But the Royals bounced back with sweeps over Providence (Clarksville) and Floyd Central (Floyds Knob).
5. Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill.)
Record: 6-0 | Last week: 5
The Redwings haven't dropped a set on the young season.
6. Cornerstone Christian (San Antonio, Texas)
Record: 20-1 | Last week: 9
Megan Fitch was the MVP of the Kamehameha tournament while coach Mike Carter grabbed his 1,000th career victory.
7. Assumption (Louisville, Ky.)
Record: 4-0 | Last week: 7
Emma Barnett has 38 kills in nine sets as the Rockets have six hitters already with double-digit kill tallies.
8. Divine Savior Holy Angels (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 11
MaxPreps All-American Madison Quest opened the season for the Dashers with 50 kills in 14 sets during their opening weekend. DHSA is the two-time defending Division 1 champion.
9. Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, Calif.)
Record: 9-1 | Last week: 12
Mae Kordas earned all-tournament honors in Hawaii as the Dons fell only to No. 6 Cornerstone Christian.
10. Dripping Springs (Texas)
Record: 31-1 |
Last week: 18
The first team to 30 wins in the nation, the Tigers lost their first match to No. 1 Prestonwood Christian in the Volleypalooza championship game.
11. Plant (Tampa, Fla.)
Record: 7-0 | Last week: 21
The Panthers took down No. 17 Lovejoy (Lucas, Texas), Sacred Heart (Louisville, Ky.) and No. 18 Carrollwood Day (Tampa) on the path to the Nike TOC Southeast title.
12. Cypress Ranch (Houston, Texas)
Record: 17-3 |
Last week: 8
Taylor Porter has 212 kills and freshman
Sade Bello comes in with 173 for the Mustangs, who bounced back after falling in their Volleypalooza bracket opener by finishing with two wins on the consolation side.
13. Alpharetta (Ga.)
Record: 17-0 |
Last week: 13
Abigail Li has 365 assists and
Brooke Boyles has 151 kills for the Raiders. The team has dropped two sets all season.
14. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Record: 4-2 |
Last week: 10
The Monarchs dropped matches to No. 23 Redondo Union and bubble team Torrey Pines last week.
15. Roncalli (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Record: 8-0 |
Last week: 15
16. Skutt Catholic (Omaha, Neb.)
Record: 6-0 |
Last week: 16
The Skyhawks began the season with six straight wins, including a 2-1 tournament title victory over Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion).
17. Lovejoy (Lucas, Texas)
Record: 17-7 |
Last week: 6
A few "good" losses and key wins over No. 19 Grand Oaks and No. 20 Southlake Carroll help offset a large number of defeats for a nationally-ranked team this early in the season.
18. Carrollwood Day (Tampa, Fla.)
Record: 6-1 | Last week: 17
The Raiders are 37-3 since the start of last season.
19. Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas)
Record: 14-6 |
Last week: 20
20. Mother McAuley (Chicago, Ill.)
Record: 7-0 |
Last week: 23
Sophomore
Peyton Heatherly has 121 assists (8.6 per set) along with 13 kills in the first 14 sets this season.
21. Mercy (Farmington Hills, Mich.)
Record: 7-0 |
Last week: 24
The reigning Division I champions opened the year without dropping a set over the first weekend.
22. Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.)
Record: 9-3 | Last week: 25
The Sea Hawks swept No. 14 Mater Dei last week and also own a win over No. 3 Mira Costa.
23. Marist (Chicago, Ill.)
Record: 4-1 |
Last week: 22
The Class 4A runner-up last season opened with four victories before falling to Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort).
24. Notre Dame Academy (Park Hills, Ky.)
Record: 9-1 | Last week: NR
A third-place finish at Nike TOC Southeast bumps the Pandas into the rankings.
Record: 9-1 | Last week: NR
On the bubble:
Grand Oaks (Spring, Texas), 21-7;
Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion, Neb.), 6-1;
Winter Park (Fla.), 7-1;
Highland Park (Dallas, Texas) 16-8;
Torrey Pines (San Diego, Calif.), 3-1;
Mount St. Mary (Oklahoma City, Okla.), 15-1;
Marymount (Los Angeles, Calif.), 6-2;
Kamehameha Kapalama (Honolulu, Hawaii), 13-3;
Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville, Texas), 18-5;
Keller (Texas), 13-2
