Sierra Canyon, Mater Dei, Torrey Pines and Archbishop Mitty among the programs hoping to hoist trophy Nov. 22.
In California, state brackets are set with seven teams in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school volleyball rankings battling for the Open Division title.
In Texas, No. 1
Byron Nelson (Trophy Club)
continues its march toward back-to-back state and potentially national championships with a Conference 6A Division 1 regional final match
Tuesday against
Plano East (Plano). The Bobcats are riding a 75-match win
streak dating back to last season.
No. 7
Assumption (Louisville, Ky.) capped "25 for 2025" by winning its 25th overall state title and third in a row. Head coach Ron Kordes is 25-1 in state finals over his 37-year career.
The moment of the weekend might have belonged to No. 15
Roncalli (Indianapolis), which won Indiana's Class 3A title. The Royals were able to sub in Xavier commit
Addie Haberthy to serve on championship point. The senior tore her ACL in August during a team-building kickball game.
"I am so glad we were up and able to get her in," Roncalli coach Christina Erazmus said. "It helped heal her heart."
Penn State commit Finley Krystkowiak (center) celebrates with her Torrey Pines teammates after winning the San Diego Section Open Division title Saturday. The Falcons are one of seven teams in the MaxPreps Top 25 in the state Open Division bracket. (PHOTO: Michael Manzano)
1. Byron Nelson (Trophy Club, Texas)
Record: 39-0 |
Last week: 1
Should the Bobcats get past Plano East, they could meet two-time reigning Conference 6A Division 1 champion Grand Oaks (Spring) and Wisconsin commit
Halle Thompson.
Tessa Larkin had 16 kills as the Gators swept Liberty (Peoria) in the 6A quarterfinals Monday. They play Casteel (Queen Creek) on Thursday for a berth in the final.
The Falcons snapped a five-year San Diego Section Open Division title drought with a sweep of No. 25 Cathedral Catholic. Next up is San Juan Hills in the opening round of the state playoffs Wednesday.
The Sailors travel to No. 25 Cathedral Catholic for their opening-round state playoff match.
Season complete.
Swept Saint Francis (Mountain View) for the Central Coast Section title and open the Northern California Open Division regionals against Redwood (Larkspur). Mitty has represented NorCal in the Open Division final in three of the past four seasons.
Brooklynne Brass had eight kills and
Molly Welge added seven as the Redwings beat New Tier (Winnetka) 25-15, 25-12 on Monday to advance to the Class 4A semifinals Friday.
12. Harrisburg (S.D.)
Record: 31-2 |
Last week: 12
The Tigers host Sturgis Brown (Sturgis) on Wednesday in a Class AA play-in game.
Sophia Puleo had 14 kills and
Sam Karjala added 12 as the Warriors won the Class 3A title with a sweep of defending champion Lake Highland Prep (Orlando). Junior
Noelle Sarigumba had 38 kills in the win.
Repeated as Class 7A champions with a 3-1 win over Plant (Tampa) on Saturday.
Amber McClain led Winter Park with 17 kills and
Isabel Incinelli added 15. Head coach Stephanie Gibson won her 902nd match.
Cassidy Cage had nine kills and
Maggie Kurpeikis added seven as the RedHawks beat Normal Community (Normal) 25-8, 25-21 on Monday to advance to the Class 4A semifinals Friday.
Swept Plano West (Plano) on Friday and advanced to the Conference 6A Division 2 regional finals.
Shaye Witherspoon had 32 kills and freshman
Aubrey Toti added 12 as the Lancers won the Class 5 state title 3-1 over Lee's Summit North (Lee's Summit). It was the fourth straight state crown for Lafayette.
Division 1 state champion. Season complete.
Class 5A state champion. Season complete.
Take on McKinney North (McKinney) on Tuesday in a Conference 5A Division 1 regional final.
After dropping only eight sets all season, the Rams open the Division 1 playoffs Tuesday against Hudsonville. Rockford's offense is fueled by junior
Mallory Wandel (526 kills) an senior
Liv Hosford (400 kills). Senior
Izzie Delacher has 1,127 assists.
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