Xcellent 25 Volleyball: Central Catholic, Huntsville take a tumble

Central Catholic, Huntsville both lose, but stay in rankings.

Thumbnail image of this articles writer: Kevin Askeland
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Oct 19, 2009, 12:00am
For the first time all season there are no new additions to the Xcellent 25 National Volleyball Rankings, but there was some shifting around this week.

The biggest drop came at No. 9, where Central Catholic of Portland, Ore., dropped to No. 23 after falling to previous No. 23 Jesuit, who defeated the Rams at the Clearwater Tournament over the weekend. The Crusaders move up a spot to No. 22.

Huntsville (Ala.) also lost last week at the area tournament, but it avenged that loss in the regional tournament over the weekend. That allowed the Panthers to stay in the top 25, but it necessitated a drop to No. 19.

MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Volleyball Rankings 

1. (1 last week) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.), 23-0
The Monarchs won the Panther Challenge at Presentation (San Jose, Calif.) with 2-0 wins over Marin Catholic, Mountain View, Los Gatos and Presentation. Rachel Williams led the team with 36 kills in the tournament including 17 in the win over Los Gatos.

2. (2) Reagan (San Antonio, Texas), 38-1
The Rattlers won their only match last week, defeating New Braunfels 3-0. Preslie Alexander led Reagan with 16 kills in the win while Kayla Keller added nine. Keller also had five aces while Kacy Griffin notched 32 assists.
Caroline Douglas, Rose
Caroline Douglas, Rose
Photo by Randy Rimland

3. (3) Ursuline Academy (Cincinnati, Ohio), 22-0
Ursuline picked up impressive wins over Mount Notre Dame (Cincinnati, Ohio) 3-0 and Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio) 3-0 to conclude the regular season undefeated. Jade Henderson had 12 kills and Christina Beer had 10 against Mount Notre Dame. Lauren Marlatt led the team with 15 kills in the Lakota West victory with Henderson adding 14 and Dani Reinert posting 43 assists.

4. (4) Shakopee (Minn.), 24-0
In a possible state championship game preview, Shakopee defeated Chaska 2-0 in the finals of the Eastview Invitational to remain undefeated on the season at 24-0. The Sabers also defeated East Ridge, Bloomington Jefferson and Andover by similar 2-0 scores.

5. (5) Muncie Burris (Muncie, Ind.), 33-0
The Owls completed an impressive regular season with wins over Muncie Central and Yorktown to finish 33-0. Muncie Central was ranked No. 1 in the 4A state coaches poll while Yorktown was ranked No. 1 in the 3A poll. Muncie Burris is the top-ranked 2A team. Against Muncie Central, Taylor Morey had 17 kills and Kendra Carr, Hannah Clemmons and Chelsea Toth each had 10. Allyson Morey finished with 51 assists. Against Yorktown, Taylor Morey had 18 kills, as did Toth, while Allyson Morey had 46 assists. The Owls played without leading hitter Taylor Unroe due to injury.

6. (6) Coffman (Dublin, Ohio), 22-0
The Shamrocks finished the regular season undefeated with three straight wins last week over Notre Dame Academy (Toledo, Ohio), Worthington Kilbourne (Columbus, Ohio) and Upper Arlington (Columbus, Ohio), all by 3-0 scores. Sectional tournament play begins this week in Ohio.

7. (7) Colorado Springs Christian (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 17-0
The Lions won twice by 3-0 scores last week, defeating Florence and Buena Vista. Morgan Broekhuis had 16 kills and 20 assists while Brianne Vande Griend added 13 kills against Florence. Broekhuis had 14 kills against Buena Vista and Hannah Walker led the team with 25 assists.

8. (8) Dos Pueblos (Goleta, Calif.), 17-1
The Chargers won four matches at the Torrey Pines Tournament including a five-game win over defending state champion La Costa Canyon and a victory over host Torrey Pines in the championship match. Dos Pueblos received 21 kills and four aces in the final match from the combined efforts of Sam and Carly Wopat.

9. (10) Amarillo (Texas), 38-3
The Sandies defeated Lubbock 3-0 and San Angelo Central 3-0 to remain undefeated in district play. Danielle Barker had 19 assists against Lubbock.

10. (11) JH Rose (Greenville, N.C.), 19-0-2
The Rampants stayed undefeated with 3-0 wins over New Hanover and Laney. Emily Neideffer powered Rose with 12 kills against New Hanover.

11. (12) Newport Harbor (Newport Beach, Calif.), 17-3
The Sailors won a Sunset League showdown with Los Alamitos, 3-1, and also knocked off Marina 3-1 to stay undefeated in league play and ranked No. 1 in the Southern Section Division I rankings.

12. (13) Marian (Omaha, Neb.), 30-1
The Crusaders avenged their only loss of the season, beating Elkhorn 3-0 to win the Omaha Westside Invitational. The tournament featured six of the top 10 teams in Nebraska, according to the Omaha World-Herald. Lauren Sieckmann had seven kills and 18 assists in the win over Elkhorn.

13. (14) Randall (Amarillo, Texas), 33-1
The Raiders defeated Caprock 3-0 and Hereford 3-0 to win the District 3-4A title with a 10-0 record. The Raiders have dropped just four games in 34 matches this season. Raegan Shelton and Aubree Piper each had 13 kills in the win over Hereford that clinched the title.

14. (15) Assumption (Louisville, Ky.), 32-4
The Rockets defeated Sacred Heart 2-0 to capture the District 24 championship last week. Assumption opened the four-team tournament with a 2-0 win over Waggener. Assumption began 7th region play Monday against Christian Academy of Louisvile.

15. (16) Catholic Academy (Joliet, Ill.), 30-1
The Angels defeated Mother McAuley 25-7, 25-18, to capture first place at the Glenbard East tournament. Catholic Academy completes the regular season this week against Marian Catholic and Providence Catholic.

16. (18) Plant (Tampa, Fla.), 20-1
The Panthers won three matches last week, beating Bloomingdale, Brandon and Wharton, by 3-0 scores. Maddie Martin and Alex Johnson each had 11 kills against Bloomingdale with Martin leading the way against Brandon and Wharton with 12 and 11 kills respectively.

17. (19) Yorktown (Ind.), 31-1
Yorktown lost its only match of the regular season to Muncie Burris 3-2 in a nonleague matchup. Jill Hopper had 18 kills in defeat to lead the Tigers who finish the season ranked No. 3 in the Indiana state 3A rankings. Yorktown also defeated Greenfield-Central 3-0 and Shelbyville 3-0.

18. (21) Ankeny (Iowa), 26-0
The Hawks defeated Urbandale 3-0 and Oskaloosa 3-0 last week to remain undefeated. Erin Roggenburg had 11 kills in the Urbandale victory and seven against Oskaloosa.

19. (17) Huntsville (Ala.), 52-2
The Panthers lost an Area 16 final match to Grissom, 3-1, but came back at the regional tournament on Saturday to defeat Bob Jones 3-0, Shades Valley 3-0 and Grissom 3-1 to advance to the substate tournament.

20. (20) Pope (Marietta, Ga.), 48-2
The Greyhounds defeated Marietta 3-0 in the first round of the Georgia AAAAA state playoffs and advanced to play Peachtree Ridge in the second round.

21. (22) Marian (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), 54-2
The Mustangs won eight matches at the ESC Invitational and also defeated Ladywood 3-0 in league play to up their season record to 54-2.

22. (23) Jesuit (Portland, Ore.), 23-1
The Crusaders defeated Canby and Westview, each by 3-0 scores, last week. Jesuit also participated in the Clearwater Classic in Bend and defeated Central Catholic in the finals to avenge its only defeat of the season.

23. (9) Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.), 30-1
The Rams lost to Jesuit in the finals of the Clearwater Tournament in Bend over the weekend for their first loss of the season. Central Catholic and Jesuit have split their two meetings this year. Central Catholic defeated West Albany (twice), Thurston, Bend, and Crook County before falling to the Crusaders.

24 (24) Pearce (Richardson, Texas), 35-5
The Mustangs won both of their matches last week, defeating Rockwall 3-0 and Carrollton Newman Smith 3-0.

25. (25) Martin County (Tampa, Fla.), 25-1
The Tigers won their only match last week, defeating Spanish River 3-0. Elise Walch had 20 kills and Nicole Walch had 12.

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