Bay Area High School sports - Girls volleyball (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)
This week had no movement in the top five, but that could change next week.
Top-ranked St. Francis plays host to No. 2 Archbishop Mitty in a showdown of number one and two in the rankings.
The Lancers defeated Mitty 2-0 in an earlier tournament, but this is the first matchup between the two teams in league play.
San Ramon Valley, Campolindo, Foothill, Monte Vista and Carondelet are all top-tier teams, and any of those five could be argued to be ranked in any order.
We welcome Dublin to the rankings, a team that has played ‘only’ 13 games but has wins against aforementioned teams like Carondelet.
And now, on to the rankings!
Bay Area News Group Top 15
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 ST. FRANCIS (18-0)
Previous ranking: 1
Update: The Lancers went 4-0 and won the Santa Barbara TOC last week to continue their perfect record. St. Francis finally lost a set, defeating San Clemente 3-1. A matchup against number two Archbishop Mitty is up next.
Up next: Tuesday vs Archbishop Mitty, 5:30 p.m.
No. 2 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (19-4)
Previous ranking: 2
Update: The Monarchs had a relatively-light week, winning their only game against a ranked Sacred Heart Cathedral team. That should have given them plenty of time to prepare for their showdown against St. Francis.
Up next: Tuesday at St. Francis 5:30 p.m.
No. 3 SAN RAMON VALLEY (16-2)
Previous ranking: 3
Update: San Ramon Valley won both of their games against California and Granada and stays at number three in the rankings. Senior outside hitter Audrey Ross leads the team with 155 kills this season.
Up next: Today vs. Dougherty Valley, 6:30 p.m.
No. 4 MONTE VISTA (16-3)
Previous ranking: 4
Update: For the second week in a row, the Mustangs split their two games in the week. Monte Vista defeated Dougherty Valley but lost to Foothill. Their next game is against a talented Carondelet team.
Up next: Today vs Carondelet, 6 p.m.
No. 5 CARONDELET (15-5)
Previous ranking: 5
Update: Carondelet started last week with a 3-0 win against Livermore, but then followed that up with a 0-3 sweep against Amador. Isabelle Ehrlich has 21 blocks on the season.
Up next: Today at Monte Vista, 6 p.m.
No. 6 FOOTHILL (20-6)
Previous ranking: 6
Update: After losing four of five, the Falcons have bounced back and won four of their next five matches. The highlight of last week was a 3-0 win against number-four Monte Vista.
Up next: Today vs Granada, 6:30 p.m.
No. 7 CAMPOLINDO (16-6)
Previous ranking: 8
Update: The Cougars have continued to breeze through their league schedule, moving to 4-0 in Diablo-Foothill play with wins over Las Lomas and Benicia.
Up next: Today vs St. Ignatius, 5:30 p.m.
No. 8 SACRED HEART PREP (15-4)
Previous ranking: 9
Update: The Gators have now won nine straight matches, including a big win at Notre Dame-Belmont and another against Notre Dame-San Jose.
Up next: Today at Notre Dame-Belmont, 6:30 p.m.
No. 9: VALLEY CHRISTIAN (9-5)
Previous ranking: 7
Update: Valley Christian lost its only game of the week when the Warriors dropped a match to No. 1 St. Francis. The team is now 1-4 in WCAL play.
Up next: Today vs St. Ignatius, 5:30 p.m.
No. 10 BISHOP O’DOWD (24-7)
Previous ranking: 12
Update: The Dragons played nine games last week, with most of those being at a tournament in Arizona. Bishop O’Dowd won seven of those nine, and is back to playing a league schedule.
Up next: Wednesday at Piedmont, 6:30 p.m.
No. 11 ST. IGNATIUS (11-10)
Previous ranking: 10
Update: St. Ignatius has a stout batch of ranked opponents coming up soon. Valley Christian, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Archbishop Mitty and St. Francis will test the Wildcats in the next two weeks.
Up next: Today vs Valley Christian, 5:30 p.m.
No. 12 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL (10-7)
Previous ranking: 11
Update: Sacred Heart Cathedral lost to MItty, but also swept Archbishop Riordan and Justin-Siena in back-to-back matches on Saturday. St. Ignatius follows a game against Presentation.
Up next: Today at Presentation, 5:30 p.m.
No. 13 BURLINGAME (16-4)
Previous ranking: 15
Update: Burlingame continued to play well against league competition, winning against Half Moon Bay and Carlmont. Its next test is a surging Menlo-Atherton team that has won three straight matches.
Up next: Today at Menlo-Atherton, 6:15 p.m.
No. 14 DUBLIN (10-3)
Previous ranking: N/R
Update: Dublin hasn’t played the most games in the Bay Area, but they still boast some impressive wins. The Gaels have sins against Carondelet, Palo Alto and California this season.
Up next: Thursday vs. Foothill, 6:30 p.m.
No. 15 NOTRE DAME-BELMONT (13-8)
Previous ranking: 14
Update: ND-Belmont struggled through an 0-4 week that saw them drop games to Sacred Heart Prep from the Bay Area and Sacred Heart from Louisville KY.
Up next: Thursday vs. Menlo School, 6:30 p.m.
OUT OF THE RANKINGS: PALO ALTO
Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. For updated records, please email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com.
Originally published at Joseph Dycus