Video: Top 25 high school volleyball rankingsCathedral Catholic remains on top as Nike TOC looms this weekend.
Cathedral Catholic held serve on the No. 1 spot last with a pair of wins ... but the hold on the top spot could be short-lived depending on the Dons' fortunes at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix this week.
Madison Endsley and freshman Julia Blyashov have provided the power for Cathedral Catholic, while seniors
Kylie Adams and
Teresa Atilano have joined sophomore
Anna Pringle to provide setting and defense for the Dons.
And while not as top heavy at the Durango Fall Classic, the Nike event features some heavyweights in the top-ranked Dons, No. 3 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), No. 13 Marymount (Los Angeles), No. 14 Kamehameha-Kapalama (Honolulu), No. 15 Xavier College Prep (Phoenix) along with powers like Walton (Marietta, Ga.), Plant (Fla.), Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), North Raleigh Christian Academy (Raleigh, N.C.), Millennium (Ariz.), James Logan (Fremont, Calif.) and Hagerty (Oviedo, Fla.).
McIntosh (Peachtree, Ga.), Briarcrest Christian (Eads, Tenn.) and Skutt Catholic (Omaha, Neb.) join the rankings this week. Skutt's Allie Gray and Lindsay Krause set school marks as Gray posted 65 assists and Krause hammered 28 kills in a win over St. Teresa's Academy (Kansas City, Mo.).
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Last week: Swept Point Loma (San Diego) and Patrick Henry (San Diego) 3-0
Highlights: Madison Endlsey had 12 kills and freshman
Julia Blyashov added 11 in the win over Patrick Henry.
This week: TBA at Nike TOC
2. (7) New Castle (Ind.), 23-1Last week: 2-0 wins over Center Grove (Greenwood), Perry Meridian (Indianapolis), Columbus East, Cathedral (Indianapolis) at Cathedral Invitational; 3-0 wins over New Palestine and Pendleton Heights (Pendleton)
Highlights: Mabrey Shaffmaster has 419 kills and 137 digs on the year, while older sister
Melani Shaffmaster leads the Trojans with 557 assists.
This week: Oct. 1 vs. Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis), Oct. 3 vs. Muncie Burris, Oct. 5 vs. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers
Last week: 3-0 win over Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita)
Highlights: Reagan Merk and
Meg Brown each had nine kills for the Monarchs against the Eagles and Merk added 14 digs.
Cadence Gronski had 12 digs and 11 assists, while
Mia Tuaniga had 15 assists, eight digs, three blocks and six kills.
This week: Oct. 1 at JSerra Catholic (San Juan Capistrano), Oct. 2 at Orange Lutheran (Orange), Oct. 4 vs. Millennium (Phoenix), Horizon (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota, Fla.) at Nike TOC
Last week: 3-1 win over Timber Creek (Fort Worth), 3-0 win over Fossil Ridge
Highlights: Paige Flickinger notched 24 kills and 32 digs, and
Skyler McKinnon added 15 for the Bobcats in the win over Timber Creek.
Payton Chamberlain had 73 assists over the two victories.
This week: Oct. 1 at Keller, Oct. 4 vs. Keller Central, Oct. 8 at Guyer (Denton)
Last week: Beat Sacred Heart 3-0
This week: Oct. 3 at Mother McAuley (Chicago), Oct. 8 at Holy Cross (Louisville)
Last week: 3-0 sweeps over Hebron (Carrollton) and Lewisville
Highlights: Kaylee Cox and
Angelique Cyr have paced the Jaguars with 369 and 306 kills, respectively, on the season.
This week: Oct. 1 at Marcus (Flower Mound), Oct. 4 at Irving, Oct. 8 vs. MacArthur (Irving)
Last week: Beat Riverside-Durham (Durham) 3-0, beat Jordan 3-1
Highlights: Junior
Annie Elvin had 14 kills and 16 digs and
Grace Patrick added 15 for the Falcons in the Jordan win.
Sydney Dowler had 19 assists against Jordan and added 20 against Riverside-Durham.
This week: Oct. 1 vs. Cary, Oct. 3 at Panther Creek (Cary), Oct. 8 vs. Athens Drive (Raleigh)
Last week: Swept Gilmour Academy (Gates Mill) and St. Ursula Academy 3-0
Highlights: Ella Mihacevich had 24 assists against Gilmour and added 30 against St. Ursula.
Samantha Ott had 15 digs and
Katie Thompson added 14 in the St. Ursula victory.
This week: Oct. 1 at St. Joseph Academy (Cleveland), Oct. 3 vs. Lake Catholic (Menton), Oct. 5 at Huron, Oct. 8 at Notre Dame-Cathedral Laton (Chardon)
Last week: Beat La Costa Canyon 3-0
Highlights: The Falcons avenged one of their two losses as
Megan Kraft had 16 kills,
Maya Satchell posted 12
Sophia Callahan added 11.
Carly Diehl dished out 41 assists on the night.
This week: Oct. 2 vs. San Marcos, Oct. 4 at Canyon Crest Academy (San Diego)
Last week: Swept No. 13 Marymount, Palos Verdes and Peninsula
This week: Oct. 1 at Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach)
Last week: 3-0 win over Henry Clay (Lexington), 3-1 win over Ursuline Academy, 3-1 loss to Mount Notre Dame
This week: Oct. 2 at Sacred Heart, Oct. 3 vs. Whitefield Academy (Louisville), Oct. 8 vs. North Oldham (Goshen)
Last week: Won the seven-team Weston Invitational
Highlights: Chloe Paschal led the Monarchs with 14 kills in the Weston Invitational title match win over Millard West.
Norah Sis added 13 kills and
Brooklyn Schram dished out 33 assists.
This week: Oct. 1 at Millard South (Omaha), Oct. 3 at Bellevue West, Oct. 4 at Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln), Oct. 8 vs. Benson (Omaha).
Last week: Lost 3-0 to No. 10 Redondo Union, beat Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) 3-0
Highlights:
This week: Oct. 1 vs. Flintridge Sacred Heart (La Canada), Oct. 2 at Marlborough (Los Angeles), Oct. 8 at Harvard-Westlake (Studio City)
Last week: 3-0 win over Mid-Pacific Institute (Honolulu)
Highlights: Keonilei Akana paced the Warriors with nine kills while
Tara De Sa had 10 digs and
Bryanne Soares added 24 assists.
This week: Oct. 1 at 'Iolani (Honolulu)
Last week: 3-0 sweeps over Red Mountain (Mesa) and Valley Vista (Gilbert)
Highlights: Briana McKnight had 30 kills over the two wins while
Jasmine Knight added 24.
Alexa Shiner had 27 and 35 assists, respectively.
This week: Oct. 2 at Perry (Gilbert), Oct. 4-5 Nike TOC (Phoenix)
Last week: 3-0 wins over Greenfield-Central (Greenfield), Carroll (Fort Wayne) and Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran (Fort Wayne) and a 3-1 win over Cathedral (Indianapolis)
Highlights: Courtney Watkins had 23 kills against Cathedral,
Ellee Stinson added 15 and
Jaylynn Dunsmore chipped in 12.
Kate Vinson dished out 57 assists, averaging 14.3 per set.
This week: Oct. 1 vs. New Palestine, Oct. 3 Wes-Del (Gaston, Ind.) at Delaware County Tournament
Last week: 3-0 wins over Klein Collins (Spring) and Klein Forest (Houston)
Highlights: Clara Brower served up 31 assists for the Highlanders in the Klein Forest win while
Dylan Maberry had 13 kills and
Amanda Ifeany added 11 and
Julieta Valdes posted 10 in the win over Klein Collins.
This week: Oct. 1 vs. Oak Ridge (Conroe), Oct. 8 vs. Klein Oak (Spring)
Last week: 2-0 wins over Camel (Mundelein), Wheaton North, Lincoln-Way East
This week: Oct. 1 at Saint Viator (Arlington Heights), Oct. 3 at Providence Catholic (New Lenox), Oct. 8 vs. Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock)
Last week: 3-0 wins over Paraclete (Lancaster) and Viewpoint (Calabasas)
Highlights: Taylor Simpson had 26 assists and eight kills in the win over Viewpoint.
This week: Oct. 3 vs. Brentwood School (Los Angeles), Oct. 7 at Windward (Los Angeles)
Last week: 3-0 win over Wyoming, 2-0 wins over Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids), Portage Central, and 2-1 win over Rockford
Highlights: Addie VanderWeide had 11 kills and
Evelyn Doezema added 10 in the win over Rockford.
This week: Oct. 1 vs. Wayland, Oct. 1 vs. Hudsonville, Oct. 8 at Forest Hills Eastern (Ada)
Last week: 3-0 win over Fort Bend Elkins
Highlights: Reagan Rutherford had 14 assists and 12 kills in the win over the Knights.
This week: Oct. 1 vs. Fort Bend Clements (Sugar Land), Oct. 4 at Fort Bend Dulles (Sugar Land), Oct. 8 at Fort Bend Kember (Sugar Land)
Last week: 3-0 wins over Mercy (Omaha) and Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny, Iowa), 3-2 win over St. Teresa's Academy (Kansas City, Mo.)
Highlights: Allie Gray broke the school mark with 65 assists in the win over St. Teresa's while
Lindsay Krause also broke the school record with 28 kills in the match.
This week: Oct. 1 vs. Ralston, Oct. 4 at ASICS Challenge vs. Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, Ill.) and St. Charles East (St. Charles, Ill.), Oct. 8 vs. South Sioux City
Last week: 2-0 wins over Chamblee, Carrollton and Lakeside (Atlanta) in Chamblee Playdate
Highlights: The Chiefs' lone loss was to Alpharetta.
This week: Oct. 1 vs. Landmark Christian (Fairburn)
Last week: 2-0 wins over Charles City, Janesville, Fort Dodge, Roosevelt (Des Moines), Dowling Catholic (Des Moines), Osage to win Tiger Invitational tournament
Highlights: Tigers swept through the field to win own tournament.
This week: Oct. 1 vs. Xavier (Cedar Rapids), Oct. 8 vs. Washington (Cedar Rapids)
Last week: Beat Collierville 3-0, beat Marist (Atlanta), Cookeville, Florida State University (Tallahassee, Fla.), T.L. Hanna (Anderson, S.C.) and McGill-Toolen (Mobile, Ala) 2-0 at Southern Invitational tournament, fell 2-1 in gold finals to Nation Ford (Fort Mill, S.C.)
Highlights: Aziah Buckner and
Chloe Bryan are pacing the Saints with 244 and 237 kills, respectively.
This week: Oct. 1 at St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova), Oct. 3 vs. St. George's (Collierville), Oct. 8 vs. St. Agnes Academy (Memphis)
Dropped out: Plano West (Plano, Texas), Marin Catholic (Kentfield, Calif.), Alpharetta (Ga.)
Next Five: Lovejoy (Lucas, Texas), Immaculate Heart Academy (Washington Township, N.J.), Plano West (Plano, Texas), Marin Catholic (Kentfield, Calif.), Sterling (Ill.)
