High school volleyball rankings: Durango Fall Classic produces new No. 1 in MaxPreps Top 25

The Durango Fall Classic crowned a familiar champion Saturday and gave the MaxPreps Top 25 high school volleyball rankings a new No. 1 team.

Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) ascends to the top spot after its 25-18, 25-17 Durango final win knocked Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) from that perch. It was the sixth championship at the prestigious tournament for the Monarchs and third in four seasons for head coach Dan O'Dell.

UCLA commit Westley Matavao earned MVP honors while teammates Emma Kingston, Sienna Cicero and Kalea Lee were all-tournament picks.

It's likely the first of three meetings between Mater Dei and Sierra Canyon, who met in the Southern Section championship and Southern California regional final last year. Sierra Canyon won the section final while the Monarchs beat the Trailblazers on their way to an Open Division state championship.

There was plenty of movement in the MaxPreps Top 25 as a result of Durango action as Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah) joined the rankings after a runner-up finish in the Silver Division final. The Chargers went 3-0 in pool play, fell in three sets to Sierra Canyon and then picked up wins over No. 20 Harrisburg (S.D.) and No. 21 Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) before falling in three sets to No. 10 Torrey Pines (San Diego, Calif.).

McKenna McIntosh, Kendall Omoruyi and Eva Jeffries earned all-tournament honors at Durango.

3. Cornerstone Christian (San Antonio, Texas)
Record: 25-4 | Last week: 9

Claire Bolton and Esther Royal-Priest were named to the Durango all-tournament team. The Warriors beat No. 4 Orangewood Christian in the third-place contest.

4. Orangewood Christian (Maitland, Fla.)
Record: 13-2 | Last week: 4

The Rams fell in three sets to Mater Dei in the Durango semifinals as Ellie Enger and Kennedy Langmo made the all-tournament squad.

5. Assumption (Louisville, Ky.)
Record: 22-1 | Last week: 3

The Rockets' lone loss at Durango came against No. 3 Cornerstone Christian in the quarterfinals. Addison Hurley earned all-tournament honors.

6. Allen (Texas)
Record: 28-2 | Last week: 5

Maya Ogbogu had 21 kills in a pair of sweeps last week for the Eagles.

7. Hebron (Carrollton, Texas)
Record: 26-6 | Last week: 7

Kate McGough and Grace Schneekloth combined for 36 kills in a 3-1 win last week over Wakeland (Frisco).

8. Carroll (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Record: 21-0 | Last week: 13

Notre Dame commit Sarah Stegall leads the Chargers with 245 kills this season. Senior setter Elli Oskey has 527 assists on the year.

9. 'Iolani (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Record: 15-2 | Last week: 17

USC beach commit Georgie Lee was an all-tournament pick at Durango. The Raiders notched a fifth-place game victory over No. 12 Prestonwood Christian after falling to Sierra Canyon in the quarters.

10. Torrey Pines (San Diego, Calif.)
Record: 9-3 | Last week: 11

Setter Emery Gonzales was all-tournament as the Falcons bounced back from a qualifying-round loss to No. 3 Cornerstone Christian to grab the Silver Division title with a three-set victory over No. 19 Corner Canyon.

11. Marist (Chicago, Ill.)
Record: 15-2 | Last week: 15

The two losses were to No. 1 Mater Dei and No. 5 Assumption. Senior outside Taylor Berg earned all-tournament honors at Durango.

12. Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas)
Record: 25-4 | Last week: 8

The Lions fell in three sets to No. 4 Orangewood Christian in the Durango quarters and 'Iolani in the fifth-place game. Taylor Johnson earned all-tournament accolades.

13. Norris (Firth, Neb.)
Record: 19-0 | Last week: 14

Alli Bornschlegl became the third player in program history to reach 1,000 kills as the Titans beat Lincoln East (Lincoln), Papillion-LaVista (Papillion) and Lincoln North Star (Lincoln) over the weekend.

14. Byron Nelson (Trophy Club, Texas)
Record: 22-4 | Last week: 11

Freshman Saydee Peterson and Maia Kleckner combined for 46 assists in a sweep over Northwest (Justin) as the Bobcats were without reigning MaxPreps National Player of the Year Sophee Peterson.

15. Duncanville (Texas)
Record: 29-4 | Last week: 16

Sophomore Peyton Smith continues to pace the Pantherettes with 408 kills, bringing her career total to 1,129.

16. Christian (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Record: 19-0 | Last week: 18

The Eagles were led by seniors Piper Cebulski and Grace Goodyke in a sweep last Tuesday over East Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids).

17. Calvary Christian (Clearwater, Fla.)
Record: 11-0 | Last week: 19

Senior Sophia Puleo and freshman Lola Mogridge combined for 28 kills and Noelle Sarigumba had 33 assists as the Warriors swept Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota) on Thursday.

19. Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah)
Record: 15-2 | Last week: NR

The Chargers enter the rankings after a second-place finish in the Durango Silver Division bracket. Auburn commit Maia Schwalger and Grand Canyon commit Berkleigh Minnick shined for Corner Canyon.

20. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.)
Record: 11-2 | Last week: 21

Stanford commit Chayse Courtney and fellow junior Makayla Tran stood out in the Monarchs' 5-2 weekend at Durango.

21. Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, Calif.)
Record: 13-4 | Last week: 23

Baylee Wilson leads the Dons with 116 kills. Three of four losses are to teams ranked higher in the MaxPreps Top 25.

23. Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion, Neb.)
Record: 5-2 | Last week: NR

Tess Solomon and Reese Eymann have combined for 147 assists for the Titans, who return to the rankings after a sweep over Elkhorn South (Omaha).

24. Divine Savior Holy Angels (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Record: 21-2 | Last week: NR

Junior Harper Wendlick and sophomore Maia Kerryy each had nine kills in a 2-1 win over Oconomowoc. Freshman Camryn Carr had 15 assists and junior Tegan Loechler added 10.

Record: 17-1 | Last week: NR

The Tigers dropped a five-set match against previously-ranked Westfield in their season opener and have reeled off 17 straight wins. Sophomore Kendall Rowray leads the team with 248 kills while Hannah Clark has 588 assists.

26. Xavier College Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.), 8-4

27. Mercy (Farmington Hills, Mich.), 22-2

28. Flower Mound (Flower Mound, Texas), 18-6

29. Marian (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), 21-3

30. Mill Valley (Shawnee, Kan.), 13-0

31. Hebron Christian (Dacula, Ga.), 31-1

32. Woods Cross (Utah), 19-2

33. Plainfield (Ind.), 17-3

34. Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.), 18-3

35. Westfield (Westfield, Ind.), 16-2

36. Seton (Cincinnati, Ohio), 12-0

37. Antonian Prep (San Antonio, Texas), 30-2

38. Plant (Tampa, Fla.), 7-1

39. McGill-Toolen (Mobile, Ala.), 26-1

40. O'Connor (Phoenix, Ariz.), 13-0

41. McKinney Boyd (McKinney, Texas), 21-5

42. Newport Harbor (Newport Beach, Calif.), 23-5

43. Marymount (Los Angeles, Calif.), 11-7

44. Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.), 13-10

45. Science Hill (Johnson City, Tenn.), 28-2

46. Argyle (Texas), 25-5

47. Mercy (Louisville, Ky.), 18-6

48. Elkhorn North (Elkhorn, Neb.), 15-2

49. Kamehameha Kapalama (Honolulu, Hawaii), 20-8

50. Blue Valley West (Stilwell, Kan.), 10-2