MaxPreps Top 25 national high school volleyball rankings

Postseason action set to begin, should start rankings shuffle.

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Oct 29, 2019, 3:00pm
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Postseason should bring about significant changes in upcoming weeks.

With the postseason underway in several states and the regular season winding down in most others, the static movement of the past few weeks in the MaxPreps Top 25 national high school volleyball rankings should turn upside down.

New Castle (Ind.) held serve in its Indiana 4A tournament run as sisters Mabrey and Melani Shaffmaster have paced the top-ranked team.

In California, the Southern and San Diego section postseason begins this week with six Top 25 teams in action across the two brackets. A collision between San Diego powers Cathedral Catholic and Torrey Pines feels imminent, as does a battle between titans Mater Dei, Marymount, Sierra Canyon and Redondo Union.

Two state champions were crowned last week as North Raleigh Christian Academy won the NCISAA 4A title with 25-15, 25-16, 25-19 win over No. 2 Durham Academy, and Briarcrest Christian won the Tennessee Division II Class AA state title with consecutive wins over Knoxville Catholic.

MaxPreps Top 25 national high school volleyball rankings
Cam Hannah (6) readies for a serve for No. 12 Marist.
Cam Hannah (6) readies for a serve for No. 12 Marist.
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1. (Last week 1) New Castle (Ind.), 33-1
Last week: swept Cathedral, Roncalli 3-0
Highlights: Mabrey Shaffmaster posted 22 kills in each victory while sister Melani Shaffmaster added 33 and 42 assists, respectively. Laila Smith added 15 kills in the Roncalli win.
This week: Nov. 2 vs. Center Grove in Indiana 4A tournament

2. (2) Cathedral Catholic (San Diego), 28-4
Last week: 3-0 win over La Jolla
Highlights: Madison Endsley pasted 22 kills in the win over La Jolla while freshman Julia Blyashov added 12. Kylie Adams had 21 assist and Teresa Atilano added 19 as the Dons earned the No. 2 seed in the section playoffs.
This week: Nov. 2 vs. La Jolla Country Day in San Diego Section Open Division payoffs

3. (3) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 27-4
Last week: Did not play
This week: Oct. 30 vs. Mira Costa

4. (4) Marymount (Los Angeles), 31-3
Last week: Did not play
This week: Oct. 30 vs. Vista Murrieta

5. (5) Green Hope (Cary, N.C.), 22-2
Last week: 3-1 win over Jordan
Highlights: Priscilla Jones and Grace Patrick each hammered 14 kills and Annie Elvin added 11 in the four-set win. Patrick also had 18 digs while Sydney Dowler dished up 58 assists.
This week: Oct. 29 vs. Apex Friendship 4A playoffs

6. (6) Padua Franciscan (Parma, Ohio), 25-0
Last week: 3-0 win over Strongville
Highlights: Ella Mihacevich had 26 assists and Brooke Cirigliano posted 10 kills as the Bruins remain unbeaten.
This week: Oct. 31 vs. Notre Dame Academy in Division I tournament

7. (7) Flower Mound (Texas), 37-3
Last week: 3-0 win over Marcus
Highlights: The Jaguars bumped their win streak to 27 games.
This week: Oct. 29 vs. Irving

8. (8) Torrey Pines (San Diego), 33-2
Last week: 3-0 win over Mission Hills, 3-1 win over Canyon Crest Academy
Highlights: Delaynie Maple (13), Maya Satchell (12), Megan Kraft (12) and Trinity Durfee (11) all posted double-digit kills as the Falcons earned the one-seed for the section playoffs.
This week: Nov. 2 vs. Del Norte in San Diego Section Open Division payoffs

9. (9) Byron Nelson (Trophy Club, Texas), 42-2
Last week: 3-0 wins over Fossil Ridge, Keller
Highlights: Payton Chamberlain posted 72 assists in the two victories.
This week: Oct. 29 vs. Keller Central

10. (10) Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.), 35-3
Last week: Did not play
This week: Oct. 30 vs. Aliso Niguel

11. (12) Assumption (Louisville, Ky.), 30-7
Last week: 3-0 wins over Male, Ballard
Highlights: Rylee Rader had 14 kills in each match and Alyssa Eaton dished up 63 assists across the two wins.
This week: Oct. 30 vs. Sacred Heart in 7th Region semifinals

12. (13) Marist (Chicago), 33-2
Last week: 2-0 wins over Minooka, Crystal Lake, Benet Academy
Highlights: The Red Hawks exacted revenge over Benet, handing the Redwings their first loss. Marist's Cam Hannah was named East Suburban Catholic Conference Player of the Year.
This week: Oct. 29 vs. Maywood in 4A Marist sectional

13. (15) The Woodlands (Texas), 43-3
Last week: 3-0 wins over St. Agnes Academy, Klein Collins
Highlights: Dylan Maberry pasted 33 kills in the two wins as Clara Brower had 78 kills.
This week: Oct. 29 at Klein Forest

14. (15) Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), 33-2
Last week: Did not play
This week: Oct. 30 vs. Foothill

15. (17) Ridge Point (Missouri City, Texas), 38-4
Last week: 3-0 win over Fort Bend Clements
Highlights: Reagan Rutherford had 22 assists, 12 digs and five kills in the Clements' win.
This week: Oct. 29 vs. Fort Bend Dulles

16. (11) Papillion-LaVista (Papillion, Neb.), 34-1
Last week: Lost 2-1 to Papillion-LaVista South
Highlights: Norah Sis had 18 kills, Samantha Riggs added 17 digs and Brooklyn Schram tallied 31 assists as the Monarchs dropped their first match of the season.
This week: Oct. 30 vs. Grand Island

17. (14) Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill.), 34-1
Last week: Lost 2-0 to Marist
Highlights: Redwings suffered first loss of season.
This week: Oct. 29 vs. Plainfield South in 4A Bolingbrook sectional

18. (18) Cedar Falls (Iowa), 39-1
Last week: Did not play
This week: Oct. 29 vs. Washington in 5A Region 6 semifinal

19. (19) North Raleigh Christian Academy (Raleigh, N.C.), 31-4
Last week: Won NCISAA 4A title with 25-15, 25-16, 25-19 win over No. 2 Durham Academy
Highlights: Skylar Buckley had 16 assist and 10 digs, Riley Buckley added 15 assists and seven kills, and Arica Davis posted 10 kills in the title match.

20. (23) Briarcrest Christian (Eads, Tenn.), 39-4
Last week: 3-0 win over Baylor, 3-1 win over Knoxville Catholic, 3-1 win over Knoxville Catholic
Highlights: Saints won Division II Class AA state title with second win over Fighting Irish. Aziah Buckner had 21 kills, Chloe Bryan pitched in 11 and Zykia Jones added 10. Loren Robertson paced Briarcrest with 41 assists in the title match.

21. (20) Yorktown (Ind.), 28-2
Season complete. Class 4A sectional semifinalist.

22. (21) McIntosh (Peachtree City, Ga.), 35-1
Last week: 3-0 wins over Riverwood
This week: Oct. 29 vs. Buford in AAAA semifinal

23. (22) Marin Catholic (Kentfield, Calif.), 29-3
Last week: 3-1 win over Redwood
Highlights: Wildcats earned D-2 top seed in North Coast Section postseason.
This week: Oct. 30 vs. Jesse Bethel in North Coast Section Division 2 playoffs

24. (24) Providence (Clarksville, Ind.), 29-2
Last week: 3-1 win over Castle, 3-2 loss to Center Grove
Highlights: Pioneers season ends with Bloomington North Regional finals loss.
This week: Season over

25. (25) Nation Ford (Fort Mill, S.C.), 44-5-1
Last week: 3-0 win over Riverside
Highlights: Sophie Fischer had 13 kills and Grace Scott added 28 assists in the first-round win.
This week: Oct. 29 vs. Mann in AAAAA playoffs

Dropped out: None

Next Five: Kamehameha Kapalama (Honolulu), Mercy (Farmington Hills, Mich.), Lovejoy (Lucas, Texas), Eagan (Minn.), Leon (Tallahassee, Fla.)

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