The last major tournament weekend of the high school volleyball season did not disappoint. There were upsets, teams rising up and rivalry matches that may be revisited in the postseason. When the dust settled, the wild results produced a new No. 1-ranked team in the MaxPreps Top 25 – the third different program to hold that spot this season.
Tournament MVP
Teraya Sigler of Horizon lived up to the billing as the No. 1-rated player in the Class of 2025, according to Prep Dig, with one opposing coach putting her in the National Player of the Year conversation. The Huskies lost three sets on the weekend as they handled a suddenly-hot
Casteel (Queen Creek, Ariz.) team in the final.
Record: 27-1 |
Last week: 2
Winners of 23 straight matches, the Bobcats have overcome the early-season loss of Rice commit and Preseason MaxPreps All-American
Sydnee Peterson.
3. Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill.)
Record: 21-0 |
Last week: 3
Lynney Tarnow has seven kills and
Brooklynne Brass added six kills and six digs as the Redwings beat No. 25 Skutt Catholic 25-21, 25-16 before the Sky Hawks competed in the Asics Challenge.
4. Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas)
Record: 27-2 |
Last week: 4
Macaria Spears had 22 kills in a sweep of Ursuline Academy (Dallas) and another 17 in a 3-0 win over John Paul II (Plano) last week.
5. Roncalli (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Record: 26-0 |
Last week: 5
The Royals are the top-seeded team in Class 3A as the Hoosier State playoff pairings were announced over the weekend.
6. Dripping Springs (Texas)
Record: 38-2 |
Last week: 8
The second half of district play awaits the Tigers, who only dropped two sets in the first go-round. Junior
Henley Anderson leads the team with 419 kills.
7. Divine Savior Holy Angels (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Record: 33-1 |
Last week: 6
The Dashers rebounded from their first loss in 49 matches to capture the consolation title with wins over Assumption (Louisville, Ky.) and Mercy (Farmington Hills, Mich.).
8. Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.)
Record: 26-2 |
Last week: 9
The top-seed in the Section 8 Sectional, the Royals are looking for their third-straight Class 4A title.
9. Alpharetta (Ga.)
Record: 29-0 |
Last week: 11
10. Marymount (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Record: 27-5 |
Last week: 13
After falling 2-1 to Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.) in the Nike TOC qualifying round, the Sailors cut through the Gold bracket, beating Sunnyslope (Phoenix, Ariz.), No. 11 Cornerstone Christian (San Antonio, Texas) and Omaha Westside (Omaha, Neb.) for the title.
Sam Destler was named to the all-tournament team.
11. Cornerstone Christian (San Antonio, Texas)
Record: 34-4 |
Last week: 7
The Warriors fell to Marymount for the second time in three weeks after dropping to the Gold bracket with a qualifying round loss to No. 21 Xavier College Prep.
12. Notre Dame Academy (Park Hills, Ky.)
Record: 24-2 |
Last week: NR
In addition to running through Assumption, Marist (Chicago, Ill.) and Skutt Catholic to win the Asics Challenge, the Pandas also have wins over teams from Florida, Georgia and Ohio.
13. Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Record: 26-3 |
Last week: 12
Hanna McGinest was an all-tournament nod at the Molten Power Classic hosted by Mira Costa and Redondo Union.
14. Plant (Tampa, Fla.)
Record: 15-1 |
Last week: 10
The Panthers dropped their first match of the season after being off for a week due to Hurricane Helene. They have canceled all games this week as Hurricane Milton bears down on Tampa.
15. Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
Record: 22-6 |
Last week: 15
Milly McGee and
Taylor Deckert were all-tournament picks at the Molten Power Classic as the Mustangs fell to No. 23 Redondo Union, who they will meet Oct. 15 in the final league match.
16. Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, Calif.)
Record: 28-3 |
Last week: 17
The Dons will be halfway through league after Tuesday's match against Christian (El Cajon).
17. Lovejoy (Lucas, Texas)
Record: 26-7 |
Last week: 18
Emerson Boyd and
Brooke Starr combined for 30 assists while
Anna Barr had 11 kills and
Skylar Jackson added 10 in a sweep of Sherman on Friday.
18. Mount St. Mary (Oklahoma City, Okla.)
Record: 32-1 |
Last week: 20
Ella Hale had 16 kills and
Livia Ward dished up 30 assists as the Rockets swept Bishop Kelley (Tulsa) on Thursday.
19. Yorktown (Ind.)
Record: 21-2 |
Last week: 21
Addi Applegate broke the school record for digs with 1,894.
20. Horizon (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Record: 14-3 |
Last week: NR
After three early losses, the Huskies have come on strong with the Nike TOC title as a testament.
21. Xavier College Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Record: 20-3 |
Last week: 16
The test at a tournament like Nike TOC is what happens following a loss. The Gators showed their grit by bouncing back following a loss to Casteel (Queen Creek) and running off a pair of wins on the consolation side of the Platinum bracket to take fifth place.
22. Keller (Texas)
Record: 22-3 |
Last week: 23
An Oct. 15 showdown with No. 1 Byron Nelson looms as senior
Carley Wright has 243 kills and paces an Indians team with four hitters over 100 kills.
23. Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.)
Record: 23-8 |
Last week: 24
The Sea Hawks won their own Molten Power Classic for the first time since 2019 as
Abby Zimmerman was MVP while
Taylor Boice and
Rowan DeVore were all-tourney picks.
24. Los Alamitos (Calif.)
Record: 28-6 |
Last week: 22
Ronni Lyons and
Kaitlyn Herweg were all-tournament selections at the Molten Power Classic as the Griffins fell to Redondo in the semifinals.
25. Skutt Catholic (Omaha, Neb.)
Record: 21-6 |
Last week: NR
The SkyHawks had an impressive run at Asics, beating previously-ranked Mercy (Farmington Hills, Mich.) and Mother McAuley (Chicago, Ill.) before falling to No. 12 Notre Dame Academy in the final.
On the bubble: Stratford (Houston, Texas), 30-2;
Mother McAuley (Chicago, Ill.), 21-3;
Mercy (Farmington Hills, Mich.), 16-2;
Casteel (Queen Creek, Ariz.), 22-11;
Winter Park (Fla.), 21-1;
Cypress Ranch (Houston, Texas), 30-6;
Saint Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.), 22-3;
Assumption (Louisville, Ky.), 23-7;
Archbishop Hoban (Akron, Ohio), 20-0;
Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville, Texas), 27-5
