High school volleyball rankings: Mercy of Michigan, Seton of Ohio join this week's MaxPreps Top 25

Sierra Canyon climbs to No. 2 after winning Redondo/Mira Costa Power Classic as runner-up Archbishop Mitty jumps into top 10.

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Oct 7, 2025, 12:00pm
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) jumped back to No. 2 in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school volleyball rankings after winning the Redondo/Mira Costa Power Classic. The Trailblazers beat No. 18 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) 2-1 in the semifinals and then bested No. 10 Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) 2-1 for the title.

Hanna McGinest and McKenna McIntosh each had eight kills in the final while Lucky Fasavalu had 22 assists in the championship game. 

Makenna Crosson and Chayse Courtney earned all-tournament honors for Mitty, which has reached the Open Division state final each of the past two seasons. The last time the Monarchs won a state title was 2017 under coach Bret Almanzan-Cezar, who now coaches at Rocklin (Calif.), which could be among a few who could pose a challenge to Mitty to come out of Northern California.
Sophomore Tegan Loechler of No. 24 Divine Savior Holy Angels is second on team in kills with 208. The Dashers are 31-3 on the season but coming off a pair of losses at the McAuley Asics Challenge. (PHOTO: David Feyen)
Sophomore Tegan Loechler of No. 24 Divine Savior Holy Angels is second on team in kills with 208. The Dashers are 31-3 on the season but coming off a pair of losses at the McAuley Asics Challenge. (PHOTO: David Feyen)
Perhaps no one in the country has played a tougher schedule than Sierra Canyon (33-3), which has 11 wins over teams that have been ranked in the MaxPreps Top 25 this season. The three losses are to No. 1 Byron Nelson (Trophy Club, Texas) in pool play at the Ann Kang Invitational, No. 11 Redondo Union (Redondo Beach) in the Ann Kang semis and No. 4 Marymount (Los Angeles) in the Durango Fall Classic final.

The Trailblazers have one final ranked showdown before the postseason. That comes Tuesday on the road against league foe Marymount.

No. 23 Mercy (Farmington Hills, Mich.) and No. 25 Seton (Cincinnati, Ohio) are the lone newcomers to this week's rankings. 

Mercy took third at the McAuley Asics Challenge, beating No. 19 Marist (Chicago, Ill.) 25-21, 15-25, 25-23 and No. 24 Divine Savior Holy Angels (Milwaukee, Wis.) 25-17, 15-25, 25-23. 

The Saints, meanwhile, are the tops in Ohio and led offensively by junior Charley Moeddel (228 kills), and seniors Nattie Slusher (192 kills) and Callie Combs (141 kills). Setters Kirsten Kemper and Penelope Reisman have combined for more than 600 assists.

The sectional pairings were set in Indiana this week and Sectional 8 (Zionsville) is stacked. Led by No. 12 Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.), it also features 21-1 Westfield (Ind.) which sits just outside the MaxPreps Top 25. It also boasts a 17-11 Zionsville (Ind.) squad with four hitters with more than 150 kills and senior setter Averie Leblanc with 1,046 assists.

MaxPreps Top 25 high school volleyball rankings 

1. Byron Nelson (Trophy Club, Texas)
Record: 30-0 | Last week: 1
Ashlyn Seay had a monster game with 32 kills in a four-set win over Southlake Carroll (Southlake).

2. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) 
Record: 33-3 | Last week: 3
Kendall Omoruyi, Kalyani Olive and Hanna McGinest were all-tournament selections as the Trailblazers took home the Redondo/Mira Costa Power Classic title.

3. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Record: 26-4 | Last week: 2
Layli Ostovar had 17 kills in a sweep over Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) and Westley Matavao had 20 kills in four-set win over JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano).
 
4. Marymount (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Record: 33-4 | Last week: 4 
Samantha Destler had 16 kills in a sweep of Bishop Alemany while Elle Vandeweghe added 10 kills.

5. Xavier College Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Record: 24-2 | Last week: 5 
Tessa Larkin had 25 kills last week as the Gators swept Pinnacle (Phoenix) and beat Millennium (Goodyear) in four.

6. Torrey Pines (San Diego, Calif.)
Record: 21-4 | Last week: 6 
The Falcons haven't lost a set in league play.

7. Carroll (Fort Wayne, Ind.) 
Record: 28-0 | Last week: 7
Bailey Sinish had 20 kills and 11 digs in a sweep of McCutcheon (Lafayette) while Elli Oskey had 38 assists.

8. Assumption (Louisville, Ky.)
Record: 25-4 | Last week: 9 
Libero Emily Keiran was named to the All-Asics Challenge team as the Rockets beat No. 18 Mother McAuley in the title match.

9. Cornerstone Christian (San Antonio, Texas)
Record: 31-4 | Last week: 11 
The Warriors haven't dropped a set since the Durango Fall Classic with wins over Westlake (Austin), Austin and Canyon (New Bruanfels).

10. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.)
Record: 21-3 | Last week: 14
This weekend's Stockton Classic features top teams from around Northern California.

11. Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.)
Record: 26-6 | Last week: 10
Fell to Mitty in the semifinals of the Power Classic as Abby Zimmerman and Taylor Boice earned all-tourney honors. They have three league matches left, capped with a regular-season ending showdown with No. 16 Mira Costa.

12. Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.)
Record: 26-3 | Last week: 8 
Down three starters, the Royals fell in five sets to Center Grove (Greenwood) before bouncing back to sweep Franklin Community (Franklin).

13. Harrisburg (S.D.)
Record: 15-2 | Last week: 12
Josalyn Samuels had 26 assists and Gabi Zachariasen pounded 15 kills in a sweep of Jefferson (Sioux Falls).

14. Alpharetta (Alpharetta, Ga.)
Record: 32-1 | Last week: 13 
The Raiders avenged their lone loss with a five-set win over Cartersville on Thursday. Sophomore Leilani Lamar led the way with 18 kills as seniors Kennedi White had 17 kills and Audrey Simpson added 10. Freshman Susie Dai had 23 assists

15. Calvary Christian (Clearwater, Fla.)
Record: 22-1 | Last week: 17
Sophia Puleo had 23 kills and senior Sam Karjala added 21 in a five-set victory over Tampa Prep (Tampa).

16. Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
Record: 21-8 | Last week: 18
Ryann Bennett and Audrey Flanagan were named to the all-tournament team at the Redondo/Mira Costa Power Classic.

17. Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill.)
Record: 24-2 | Last week: 19 
The Redwings got 30 assists from Ellie Stiernagle while Lynney Tarnow and Brooklynne Brass combined for 26 kills in a 26-24, 23-25, 25-21 win over 22-3 St. Charles North (St. Charles) on Monday. 

18. Mother McAuley (Chicago, Ill.)
Record: 22-3 | Last week: 15 
Finished second in their tournament as Peyton Heatherly was named to the All-Asics Challenge team.

19. Marist (Chicago, Ill.)
Record: 21-4 | Last week: 16 
Beat Assumption (Davenport, Iowa) and Skutt Catholic (Omaha, Neb.) after falling to No. 23 Mercy in the opening round of bracket play at the Asics Challenge.

20. Winter Park (Winter Park, Fla.)
Record: 22-1 | Last week: 20
The reigning Class 7A champions wrap up regular-season play this week with home matches against Osceola (Kissimmee) and Bishop Moore (Orlando).

21. Roncalli (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Record: 23-4 | Last week: 21 
Freshman setter Norah Bell continues to shine with 72 assists in a pair of sweeps on Saturday over Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis) and Franklin Central (Indianapolis).

22. Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.)
Record: 22-2 | Last week: 24
Nine regular-season matches remain, including two meetings with No. 5 Xavier College Prep. 

23. Mercy (Farmington Hills, Mich.)
Record: 23-2 | Last week: NR
Senior Kate Kalczynski leads the offense with 184 kills while freshmen Kaelyn Easton had 430 assists and libero Kate Berghoff has 117 digs.

24. Divine Savior Holy Angels (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Record: 31-3 | Last week: 23 
Tegan Loechler earned All-Asics Challenge honors as the Dashers finished fourth.

Record: 19-0 | Last week: NR
The Saints, reigning Division 1 champions, have run through the best of Ohio while only dropping two sets all season.

Next 25 
26. Westfield (Ind.), 21-1
27. Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, Calif.), 13-6
28. Skyview (Nampa, Idaho), 19-6
29. Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas), 27-4
30. Austin (Texas), 32-4
31. Keller (Texas), 26-4
32. Southlake Carroll (Southlake, Texas), 22-5
33. Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion, Neb.), 19-5
34. Mansfield (Texas), 38-1
35. Norris (Firth, Neb.), 26-0
36. Orangewood Christian (Maitland, Fla.), 19-4
37. Plano West (Plano, Texas), 22-4
38. Lafayette (Wildwood, Mo.), 21-1
39. Lovett (Atlanta, Ga.), 36-3
40. Hebron Christian (Dacula, Ga.), 42-2
41. Dawson (Pearland, Texas), 29-4
42. Buford (Ga.), 25-3
43. Rockford (Mich.), 23-1
44. O'Connor (Helotes, Texas), 32-5
45. Allen (Texas), 30-5
46. McGill-Toolen (Mobile, Ala.), 31-2
47. Tompkins (Katy, Texas), 28-5
48. Rocklin (Calif.), 21-3
49. Marian (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), 28-2
50. Highland Park (Dallas, Texas), 30-8

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