High school volleyball rankings: No. 2 Sierra Canyon headlines Southern Section playoff bracket featuring five MaxPreps Top 25 teams

Trailblazers, Mater Dei, Marymount, Redondo Union and Mira Costa all battling for Division 1 title.

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Oct 21, 2025, 10:30am
The Southern Section Division 1 bracket in the high school volleyball hot bed of Southern California has been released and features five teams in the MaxPreps Top 25 with No. 2 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth), No. 3 Mater Dei (Santa Ana), No. 4 Marymount (Los Angeles), No. 11 Redondo Union (Redondo Beach) and No. 21 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach). 

Unlike recent years in which Division 1 included pool play, the section playoffs this season feature a 12-team, single-elimination bracket. 

Mira Costa has a Tuesday contest against Newport Harbor (Newport Beach) while the other four ranked teams have byes. The Mustangs would face Marymount in the quarterfinals Oct. 28 with a win.
Lucky Fasavalu and No. 2 Sierra Canyon enter the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs as the top seed in a bracket that includes five teams ranked in the MaxPreps Top 25. (PHOTO: Jenni Webber)
Lucky Fasavalu and No. 2 Sierra Canyon enter the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs as the top seed in a bracket that includes five teams ranked in the MaxPreps Top 25. (PHOTO: Jenni Webber)
Nov. 1 semifinal matchups could feature the fourth meeting between Sierra Canyon and Mission League rival Marymount along with Mater Dei vs. Redondo Union. 

In Georgia, No. 15 Alpharetta takes on Norcross on Tuesday in Class AAAAAA quarterfinal action. The Raiders are looking for their third-straight state title. 

A potential MaxPreps Top 25 showdown looms in the Indiana Class 4A bracket between No. 7 Carroll (Fort Wayne) and No. 13 Westfield. 

Carroll is unbeaten and recently dropped its lone set of the season to Class 3A favorite No. 18 Roncalli (Indianapolis). The Chargers must get past Harrison (West Lafayette) on Saturday to draw Westfield, which climbed 12 spots this week after beating previously-ranked Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers).

Moving to Florida, No. 17 Winter Park opens its quest for a second-straight Class 7A title Tuesday against Mandarin (Jacksonville). 

The Class 3A field features No. 16 Calvary Christian (Clearwater) and reigning champion Lake Highland Prep (Orlando, Fla.) on the other end of the bracket.

Mansfield (Texas) is the lone newcomer to the rankings at No. 25. The Tigers (42-1) are led by freshman hitter M.C. Crutcher (518 kills) and sophomore setters Emery Thomson (531 assists) and Saydi Walker (510) assists.

MaxPreps Top 25 volleyball rankings

1. Byron Nelson (Trophy Club, Texas)
Record: 34-0 | Last week: 1
The Bobcats look to close out the regular season unbeaten with matches this week against Northwest (Justin) and Bell (Hurst).

Record: 36-3 | Last week: 2
Junior Hanna McGinest leads the Trailblazers with 401 kills.

Record: 29-4 | Last week: 3
UCLA commit Westley Matavao has 303 kills and USC commit Layli Ostovar has 218 for the Monarchs.

Record: 36-5 | Last week: 4
The Sailors beat Mira Costa, their potential quarterfinal opponent, 15-7 in a five-set match Sept. 4.

Record: 27-2 | Last week: 5 
Swept previously-ranked Corona del Sol (Tempe) last week as Tessa Larkin had 17 kills and freshman Sahmone Wadsworth added 11. 

Record: 32-4 | Last week: 6
Finley Krystkowiak pounded 13 kills last week in a sweep of Carlsbad.

Record: 33-0 | Last week: 7
Bailey Sinish had 22 kills in a pair of wins Saturday as the Chargers won the sectional title to advance to the Class 4A state bracket.

Record: 33-4 | Last week: 8
Closed the regular season with wins over Mercy (Louisville), Notre Dame Academy (Park Hills) and DuPont Manual (Louisville). 

Record: 31-4 | Last week: 9
Season complete.

Record: 25-3 | Last week: 10
The Monarchs close out the regular season against Presentation (San Jose) and Valley Christian (San Jose).

Record: 29-6 | Last week: 11
Cal commit Abby Zimmerman had 30 kills in a four-set win over No. 21 Mira Costa to end the regular season.

Record: 31-2 | Last week: 17
The Redwings picked up wins last week over No. 19 Mother McAuley and No. 20 Marist.

Record: 25-1 | Last week: 25
Senior Georgia Bresnahan leads five Shamrock hitters with more than 100 kills while junior setters Emily Blevins and Kenna Robinson have combined for 993 assists.

Record: 22-2 | Last week: 13
Gabi Zachariasen had 16 kills in a sweep of Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen) last week.

Record: 36-1 | Last week: 14
Sophomore Leilani Lamar leads the Raiders with 279 kills while Kennedi White has added 243.

Record: 26-1 | Last week: 15
Junior Noelle Sarigumba quarterbacks the Warriors offense with 798 assists this season.

Record: 26-1 | Last week: 20
Isabel Incinelli (264 kills) and Amelia Mancino (261 kills) have fueled the attack as the Wildcats look to go back-to-back.

Record: 29-5 | Last week: 21
Two of the Royals' losses are to Cathedral (Indianapolis), Saturday's first-round opponent in the Class 3A bracket.

Record: 30-4 | Last week: 18
The Mighty Macs close out the regular season Wednesday against Lyons (Lagrange).

Record: 27-5 | Last week: 19
The RedHawks won the Blocktober Fest tournament with four sweep victories.

Record: 23-9 | Last week: 16
Audrey Flanagan had 23 kills and Simone Roslon added 15 in the loss to Redondo Union. Milly McGee had 43 assists for the Mustangs. 

Record: 30-3 | Last week: 22
Kate Kalczynski leads the Marlins with 301 kills (4.2 per set) as freshman Easton has 688 assists.

Record: 39-3 | Last week: 23
The Dashers beat Wauwatosa East (Wauwatosa) 3-1 on Thursday as Harper Wendlick had 19 kills and Carr added 10.

Record: 22-0 | Last week: 24
Charley Moeddel, Nattie Slusher and Callie Combs have combined for more than 600 kills as the Saints have dropped two sets all season.

Record: 42-1 | Last week: NR
The Tigers have won 26 straight after losing a 2-0 tournament match to Aledo on Aug. 22.

Next 25

35. Allen (Texas), 33-5
37. Austin (Texas), 35-5
38. Keller (Texas), 28-6
42. Buford (Ga.), 29-3

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