Video: Xcellent 25 girls volleyball rankings presented by the Army National Guard
Find out who's on the move this week.
Blue Valley West nudged ahead of last week's No. 1 Oak Ridge as this week's top team in MaxPreps Xcellent 25 Volleyball Rankings presented by the U.S. Army National Guard.
The Jaguars are 70-3 in sets this season and haven't lost a set since beating 31-6 Shawnee Heights (Shawnee, Kan.), 2-1 to win the Lawrence Tournament. They have blanked nine opponents since losing that set.
Prior that, they lost a set on Sept. 17 to 34-4 Newman (Kan.). The Jaguars' other set loss was against 30-4 Northwest (Olathe, Kan.) on Sept. 10.
In addition to the Lawrence and Manhattan tournament titles, Blue Valley West also won the Maize Invitational and the MoKan Tournament, which pits the best of Missouri and Kansas against one another.
Oak Ridge, winners of 98 out of 111 sets, didn't do anything wrong in falling to No. 2. It's just Blue Valley West has been more dominant and against arguably a more challenging schedule.
The War Eagles have continued to win, though they struggled recently with 34-6 The Woodlands (Tex.), needing to win two of the final three sets to take the match, 3-2. In a rematch last week, Oak Ridge blanked The Woodlands 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-22).
New to the Top 10 this week is 25-0 Cox Mill.
New to the Top 25 this week are 24-0 West Valley, George Washington and St. Joseph's Academy.
The biggest mover of the week was Novi jumping from No. 17 to No. 11.
MaxPreps Xcellent 25 Volleyball Rankings presented by the U.S. Army National Guard
1. (2 last week) Blue Valley West (Stilwell, Kan.), 36-0Blue Valley, rotating seven players, blanked a pair of conference opponents and have lost just three sets this season.
2. (1) Oak Ridge (Conroe, Texas), 40-0The War Eagles won their sixth-straight match by a 3-0 margin with wins over The Woodlands (Tex.) and College Park (The Woodlands, Tex.). They are 98-13 in set play this season.
3. (3) Jesuit (Portland, Ore.), 29-0 The Crusaders ran their win streak to 98 when they captured the West Linn Tournament. They did, however, lose three sets while winning eight.
4. (5) Mother McAuley (Chicago, Ill.), 32-1By winning the Autumnfest Classic for the third-straight year, Mother extended its win streak to 24.
5. (6) Eagan (Minn.), 20-0The Wildcats struggled a bit in beating 18-3 Lakeville South (Lakeville, Minn.), 3-2. They lost the first two sets (25-23, 25-23), but won the final three (26-24, 25-23, 15-9).
6. (7) Lewis-Palmer (Monument, Colo.), 17-0L-P is 47-2 in sets this season.
7. (8) Yorktown (Ind.), 30-1 The Tigers have won 20 in a row. They have not lost a set in their last 18 victories.
8. (9) Bishop Moore (Orlando, Fla.), 21-1The Hornets ran their win streak to seven and ended the regular season not losing a set in those victories.
9. (10) Penfield (N.Y.), 39-0The Patriots, who have won 90 of 92 sets this season, won six matches to capture the Horseheads Classic for their fourth tournament title this season.
10. (11) Cox Mill (Concord, N.C.), 25-0 The Chargers continue to run roughshod over opponents and haven't had to go four sets since Sept. 7.
11. (17) Novi (Mich.), 33-1Novi has won 23 straight and hasn't lost a set since Sept. 10 when it suffered its lone loss.
12. (15) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.), 25-3Mitty went 4-0 to win the Stockton Classic.
The Archbishop Mitty Monarchs are No. 12 in the Xcellent 25 volleyball rankings. Mitty won the Stockton Classic last week.
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Santa Margarita has won 14 in a row.
14. (14) Assumption (Louisville, Ky.), 30-5 The Rockets ended the regular season with seven wins in a row. Up next: the postseason.
15. (19) Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock, Ill.), 33-1The Hurricanes captured the Boylan Classic with five wins and defeated 31-2 Keith Country Day (Rockford, Ill.), 2-1 in the finals. Next up: 29-4 Benet (Lisle, Ill.).
16. (16) Sacred Heart (Louisville, Ky.), 31-4The Valkryries have won twice since losing to rival Assumption and have won 14 of their last 15 matches.
17. (20) Midway (Waco, Texas), 38-2The Panthers are led by senior
Allye Beth Deaton leads the team with 365 kills to go with a .409 hit percentage. She also has 455 digs. Setter
Callie Williams is among the national leaders with 1,142 assists (13.1 per set).
18. (21) Skutt Catholic (Omaha, Neb.), 31-0The Skyhawks are 70-5 in set play this season and beat Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.) last weekend.
19. (18) Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.), 41-2Since losing to No. 12 Mitty (2-1), the Cavaliers closed out the regular season with 12 straight wins, including seven at last weekend's Wando Invite.
20. (NR) West Valley (Yakima, Wash.), 24-0The Ravens, led by Outside hitter
Jillian Berg (UNLV commit) and
Parker Webb (a 6-foot-1 right side hitter), won the Sheridan Invite and improved to 24-0.
21. (NR) George Washington (Charleston, W. Va.), 36-1-1The Patriots have won 13 straight without losing a set since tying 1-1. Junior
Ashley McClung is serving 95 percent and has 69 aces in 77 sets.
22. (22) Geneva (Ill.), 26-1 The Vikings will close out the regular season this week by facing 26-7 St. Francis (Wheaton, Ill.) and 14-12-1 West Aurora (Aurora, Ill.).
23. (24) Howell (St. Charles, Mo.), 31-1-1 The Vikings have won 19 in a row. Their lone loss was to 25-3 Lutheran South (St. Louis, Mo.).
24. (NR) St. Joseph's Academy (St. Louis, Mo.), 23-2The Angels have won 11 in a row. Their only losses this season are to Assumption (Louisville, Ken.) and St. Pius X.
25. (25) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 28-4The Monarchs, who have lost twice to Santa Margarita this season, have marked Thursday on their calendars – when they host Santa Margarita.
Dropped Out This Week: Lake Catholic (Ohio), Corona Del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.), Pope John Paul (La.), 30-1.
