No. 4 Roncalli wins Indiana Class 3A crown while No. 7 Divine Savior Holy Angels three-peats in Wisconsin and No. 20 Winter Park grabs Florida Class 7A banner.
Three teams in the MaxPreps Top 25 high school volleyball rankings captured state titles over the weekend.
In Indiana, No. 4
Roncalli (Indianapolis) capped its perfect season with a sweep of Angola in Class 3A. Oregon commit
Logan Bell led the way with 14 kills, junior
Lydia Stahley added 12 and setter
Addie Haberthy had 32 assists. The Royals didn't lose a set after Sept. 18 on the way to a 35-0 record.
The state brackets in California came out Sunday. San Diego Section Open Division champion and No. 8
Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) received the top seed in the Southern California Open Division regional over No. 2
Mater Dei (Santa Ana), the Southern Section champions.
Cathedral Catholic beat Mater Dei 2-1 in September but the Monarchs were without sophomore hitter
Westley Matavao.
Six of the eight teams in the Southern California Open Division regional bracket are nationally ranked.
Los Alamitos (Calif.) and
Torrey Pines (San Diego) are the two unranked teams in the bracket but made appearances in the MaxPreps Top 25 earlier this season.
No. 4 Roncalli capped an unbeaten season with an Indiana Class 4A title on Saturday sweeping Angola. The Royals were 35-0 and didn't drop a set after Sept. 18. (Photo: Julie L. Brown)
Record: 36-1 | Last week: 1
The Bobcats opened the Class 6A Division 2 playoffs with a pair of sweeps. Up next is Plano West (Plano) on Nov. 12.
Record: 35-4 | Last week: 2
Layli Ostovar and
Westley Matavao each had 12 kills in a sweep of No. 9 Sierra Canyon in the Southern Section Open Division final.
Sam Capinpin had 21 assists and
Ayva Ostovar added 15. The Monarchs open their quest for back-to-back CIF Open Division titles with on Nov. 13 with Torrey Pines (San Diego).
Record: 35-2 | Last week: 3
Macaria Spears had 18 kills and
Taylor Clarke added 11 in a sweep of Ursuline Academy (Dallas) in the quarterfinals of the TAPPS Class 6A bracket. The Lions draw 40-8 John Paul II (Plano) on Nov. 15 in the semifinals.
Record: 35-0 | Last week: 4
The Royals had a 97-5 set differential in winning the Class 3A title.
Record: 39-1 | Last week: 5
After sweeping New Trier (Winnetka) in the Class 4A Super-Sectionals, the Redwings play Huntley on Nov. 15. A potential matchup with No. 21 Marist is possible in the final. Benet has lost just three sets all season.
Record: 47-1 | Last week: 7
The Dashers are 137-8 during their three-year title streak.
Record: 36-0 | Last week: 8
Season complete. Class AAAAAA state champion.
Record: 42-3 | Last week: 14
Sophomore
Jojo Wilson led the Dons with 10 kills while
Madyson McCarthy added nine and
Sophia Johnson and
Mae Kordas each had eight in the sweep of Torrey Pines in the San Diego Section Open championship. The Dons open SoCal play with eighth-seed Los Alamitos on Nov. 13.
Record: 32-5 | Last week: 9
Eva Jeffries had seven kills and seven digs for the Trailblazers in their loss to No. 2 Mater Dei in the Southern Section final. The Trailblazers host No. 11 Mira Costa on Nov. 13.
Record: 33-7 | Last week: 10
The Sailors were idle last week and battle No. 19 Redondo Union on Nov. 13 in the CIF Open Division playoffs.
Record: 27-7 | Last week: 11
Junior
Audrey Flanagan, who has 478 kills on the season, leads the Mustangs against No. 9 Sierra Canyon.
Record: 33-4 | Last week: 12
Season complete.
Record: 39-1 | Last week: 15
Season complete. Class 5A state champion.
Record: 25-8 | Last week: 16
The quest for back-to-back titles saw the Leopards beat Hallsville 3-0 and Lone Star (Frisco) 3-1 in the opening rounds of the Class 5A Division 2 bracket. They tangle with Wilson (Dallas) on Nov. 12 in the regional semifinals.
Record: 28-4 | Last week: 19
Tessa Larkin had 13 kills as the top-seeded Gators opened the Class 6A postseason with a sweep of Valley Vista (Surprise). Up next is Queen Creek on Nov. 12.
Record: 29-4 | Last week: 20
A Monday victory over Plano East moved the Indians into the Class 6A Division 1 regional finals against the winner of Eastlake (El Paso) and Allen.
Record: 29-2 | Last week: 21
Take on Northville in the Division 1 regional semifinals Nov. 12.
Record: 27-0 | Last week: 22
A meeting with Douglas (Elder) is the opening match in the Class AA postseason for the Tigers.
Record: 27-10 | Last week: 23
The Sea Hawks were idle last week and open the playoffs by hosting No. 10 Marymount.
Record: 28-1 | Last week: 25
The Wildcats could be poised to run it back next season as they return their top five hitters.
Record: 29-9 | Last week: NR
A 2-0 win over Normal West (Normal) moves the RedHawks into a Class 4A semifinal match with Lockport. Coach Jordan Vidovic led the Marist boys volleyball program to a state title last spring.
Record: 35-6 | Last week: NR
Behind MaxPreps National Player of the Year finalist
Suliane Davis, the Panthers take on Tascosa (Amarillo) on Nov. 12 in a Class 5A Division 1 regional semifinal.
Record: 30-2 | Last week: NR
Senior
Devyn Wiest had 375 kills this season and leads the Eagles into the second round of the Class 6A playoffs against Hamilton (Chandler) on Nov. 12.
Record: 39-2 | Last week: NR
Juniors
Gwen Koss (429 kills),
Sarah Hickman (339 kills) and
Audrey Cook (1,170 assists) have paced the Spartans all season. They take on Manvel on Nov. 12 in the third round of the Class 6A Division 2 bracket.
Record: 22-4 | Last week: NR
The Bulls won the North Coast Section Open Division title Saturday and host eight seed Rocklin on Nov. 13 in the opening round of the Northern California Open Division bracket. Branson won the CIF Division 1 title in 2022.
On the bubble: Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion, Neb.), 34-5;
Assumption (Louisville, Ky.), 34-8;
Norris (Firth, Neb.), 38-1;
Saint Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.), 34-6;
Pope (Marietta, Ga.), 36-5;
Pace Academy (Atlanta, Ga.), 43-6;
Mill Valley (Shawnee, Kan.), 37-5;
Los Alamitos (Calif.), 32-8;
Saint Francis (Mountain View, Calif.), 28-5;
Pope John Paul II (Royersford, Pa.), 29-0-1
