Bay Area News Group girls volleyball Top 15
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY
Previous ranking: 1
The Monarchs are poised for the conclusion of their regular season after sweeping Presentation and Valley Christian last week. They face Sacred Heart Cathedral on Wednesday.
No. 2 ST. FRANCIS
Previous ranking: 2
St. Francis also had a successful week, beating Sacred Heart Cathedral 3-1 and sweeping Valley Christian in West Catholic Athletic League play. The Lancers, also getting ready for Central Coast Section play, face Archbishop Riordan on Wednesday.
No. 3 JAMES LOGAN
Previous ranking: 3
It’s playoff time for James Logan, which finished the year undefeated in league play with sweeps of Moreau Catholic and Washington-Fremont. Third-seeded Logan takes on sixth-seeded Carondelet on Wednesday in the first round of the North Coast Section Open Division tournament.
No. 4 ST. IGNATIUS
Previous ranking: 4
Another WCAL team poised for a CCS run, the Wildcats swept Riordan and SHC last week and Lowell on Monday. The Cats finished the regular season 20-12 (8-4 WCAL) and await their postseason seeding.
No. 5 FOOTHILL
Previous ranking: 7
The victors of the East Bay Athletic League tournament championship slide up to No. 5. Foothill took down San Ramon Valley in a tightly contested 3-2 finals matchup to claim the top spot in the EBAL. Foothill, seeded No. 4 in the NCS Open Division bracket, next takes on North Bay power No. 5 Redwood in a home quarterfinal matchup.
No. 6 SAN RAMON VALLEY
Previous ranking: 5
SRV, which secured the top seed in the EBAL tournament with a 3-1 win over Monte Vista, made quick work of surging Amador Valley with a sweep in the semifinals. But in the league title match, Foothill got the best of the Wolves, avenging a 3-2 loss from the regular season. SRV slid out of the NCS Open Division bracket altogether and is the top seed in the NCS Division I tournament. The Wolves await the winner of No. 8 Las Lomas and No. 9 Castro Valley in the Division I quarterfinals on Saturday.
No. 7 CARONDELET
Previous ranking: 6
Carondelet swept California 3-0 but lost 3-2 to Foothill to bow out of the EBAL championship race in the league semifinals. The Cougars will get a chance for redemption in their Open Division first-round matchup with James Logan.
No. 8 PALO ALTO
Previous ranking: 9
Palo Alto slides ahead of Los Gatos after a 3-2 win over the Wildcats last week. The Vikings now hold sole possession of first place in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division after also beating Monta Vista (3-1) and Los Altos (3-1).
No. 9 LOS GATOS
Previous ranking: 8
The Cats are solidly in second place in their league despite losing to Palo Alto and should be positioned for a solid seed in CCS play. Los Gatos picked up a league sweep of Gunn and a 3-1 win over Monta Vista to round out its postseason resume.
No. 10 AMADOR VALLEY
Previous ranking: 10
Was Amador Valley’s run a mirage, or are the Dons equipped to do some serious damage in the NCS Division I bracket? We’ll find out …read more
Source:: The Mercury News – Entertainment
