St. Francis’ Whitney Wallace handles an Archbishop Mitty serve in the CCS Open Division Volleyball Championship at Palo Alto High School in Palo Alto, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Bay Area News Group Top 15
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (30-4)
Previous ranking: 1
What’s happened so far: Beat Palo Alto 3-0, Sacred Heart Prep 3-0, St. Francis 3-1 to win CCS Open Division title.
Up next: Tuesday vs. Redwood, 6 p.m.
No. 2 ST. FRANCIS (33-5)
Previous ranking: 2
What’s happened so far: Beat Menlo-Atherton 3-0, Valley Christian 3-0, lost to Archbishop Mitty 3-1 in CCS Open Division championship game.
Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Ignatius, 6 p.m.
No. 3 FOOTHILL (36-1)
Previous ranking: 3
What’s happened so far: Beat Vintage 3-0, Amador Valley 3-1, Marin Catholic 3-2 to win NCS Division I title.
Up next: Tuesday vs. St. Mary’s-Stockton, 6 p.m.
No. 4 SACRED HEART PREP (20-10)
Previous ranking: 5
What’s happened so far: Beat St. Ignatius 3-1, lost to St. Francis in the CCS Open Division semifinals.
Up next: Tuesday vs. Branson, 6 p.m.
No. 5 ST IGNATIUS (20-11)
Previous ranking: 4
What’s happened so far: Lost to Sacred Heart Prep 3-1 in the CCS Open Division quarterfinals.
Up next: Tuesday at St. Francis, 6 p.m.
No. 6 VALLEY CHRISTIAN (21-10)
Previous ranking: 6
What’s happened so far: Beat Menlo School 3-1, lost to St. Francis 3-0 in the CCS Open Division semifinals.
Up next: Tuesday vs. Menlo-Atherton, 6 p.m.
No. 7 BURLINGAME (27-5)
Previous ranking: 7
What’s happened so far: Beat King City 3-0, Archbishop Riordan 3-0, Sacred Heart Cathedral 3-1 to win the CCS Division III title.
Up next: Tuesday vs. Roseville, 6 p.m.
No. 8 MENLO-ATHERTON (20-7)
Previous ranking: 8
What’s happened so far: Lost to St. Francis in the first round of the CCS Open Division playoffs.
Up next: Tuesday at Amador Valley, 6 p.m.
No. 9 SAN RAMON VALLEY (25-8)
Previous ranking: 11
What’s happened so far: Beat Santa Rosa 3-0, California 3-0, lost to Marin Catholic 3-2 in the NCS Division I semifinals.
Up next: Tuesday vs. Christian Brothers-Sacramento, 6 p.m.
No. 10 PALO ALTO (27-5)
Previous ranking: 12
What’s happened so far: Lost to Archbishop Mitty 3-0 in the first round of the CCS Open Division playoffs.
Up next: Tuesday at Rocklin, 6 p.m.
No. 11 AMADOR VALLEY (24-10)
Previous ranking: 9
What’s happened so far: Beat Deer Valley 3-0, Monte Vista 3-0, lost to Foothill 3-1 in the NCS Division I semifinals.
Up next: Tuesday vs. Burlingame, 6 p.m.
No. 12 MENLO SCHOOL (23-12)
Previous ranking: 13
What’s happened so far: Lost to Valley Christian 3-1 in the first round of the CCS Open Division playoffs.
Up next: Tuesday vs.Sacred Heart Prep, 6:30 p.m.
No. 13 ARAGON (23-13)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
What’s happened so far: Beat Sobrato 3-0, San Mateo 3-2, Woodside 3-1 to win the CCS Division II title.
Up next: Tuesday vs. Roseville, 6 p.m.
No. 14 LOS GATOS (18-10)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
What’s happened so far: Beat Leigh 3-0, Branham 3-1, lost to Salinas 3-0 in the CCS Division I final.
Up next: Tuesday at Notre Dame-Belmont, 6 p.m.
No. 15 MONTE VISTA (20-12)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
What’s happened so far: Beat Heritage 3-0, lost to Foothill 3-0 in NCS Division I quarterfinals.
Up next: Tuesday at Buchanan-Clovis, 6 p.m.
Originally published at Joseph Dycus