Bay Area News Group girls volleyball Top 15
No. 1 ARCHBISHOP MITTY
Previous ranking: 1
The Monarchs keep saying that they are the best team in the Bay Area. Last week, Mitty collected easy road wins over St. Ignatius (3-1) and Presentation (3-0) in WCAL play. This week, Mitty plays Valley Christian in a WCAL game.
No. 2 ST. FRANCIS
Previous ranking: 2
St. Francis had a perfect week in WCAL play, sweeping Presentation and St. Ignatius at home. The Lancers have dates with Sacred Heart Cathedral and Valley Christian this week.
No. 3 JAMES LOGAN
Previous ranking: 3
The Colts continue to cruise in MVAL play. James Logan swept Kennedy-Fremont and American in league play last week and takes on Moreau Catholic this week.
No. 4 ST. IGNATIUS
Previous ranking: 6
SI had a tough week of games, but they did well against the two best teams in the Bay Area. The Wildcats did well by taking a set in their loss to Mitty, and they were close the whole way (25-22, 25-19, 25-23) even though St. Francis beat them all. The next two WCAL games for SI are against Archbishop Riordan and Sacred Heart Cathedral. They will try to build on their close win against the Lancers.
No. 5 SAN RAMON VALLEY
Previous ranking: 4
After losing to Amador Valley 3-2, SRV fell one spot, but they are still in first place in the EBAL with a 10-2 record. In non-league play, the Wolves also beat Carondelet and Liberty, the second time in three tries. This week, they will play Monte Vista, another team in the EBAL running.
No. 6 CARONDELET
Previous ranking: 5
Carondelet had a rough loss at the hands of SRV, but they came back and won their next six games. The Cougars beat Dougherty Valley in three sets and then beat Nevada Union, Woodcreek, Pleasant Valley, American Canyon, and Windsor all in two sets. This week, Carondelet plays California in a league game.
No. 7 FOOTHILL
Previous ranking: 7
With wins over Dublin and Livermore in the league, Foothill had a quiet week. The Falcons will host Amador Valley this week in a big game. Amador Valley is on a roll, and the Falcons beat them two weeks ago.
No. 8 LOS GATOS
Previous ranking: 8
Los Gatos picked up league wins over Mountain View (3-1), Homestead (3-1) and Gunn (3-0) last week. The Wildcats take on Palo Alto and Monta Vista this week.
No. 9 PALO ALTO
Previous ranking: 9
The Vikings are 9-1 in league play, tied with the Cats. They have a chance to take first place in Los Gatos on Wednesday. This week, Paly plays Los Altos as well.
No. 10 AMADOR VALLEY
Previous ranking: 14
After another big win in EBAL play, Amador is quickly moving up the ranks. This time, the Dons beat SRV 3-2 and also beat Livermore 4-0. After Foothill swept them, AV has won six straight EBAL games, including a sweep of Carondelet. This week, the Dons go to Foothill with a chance to keep moving up in the EBAL rankings. In general, Amador has won 10 straight games.
No. 11 MENLO-ATHERTON
Previous ranking: 15
Last week, the Bears made a statement by beating Burlingame and moving to the top of the PAL Bay Division. Four games in a row, M-A has won all four, including wins over Carlmont, Aragon, and San Mateo. This week, Menlo-Atherton plays Carlmont and Hillsdale.
No. 12 BURLINGAME
Previous ranking: 10
Burlingame had some good times last week. They beat Woodside 3-0 and are still tied for first place in the PAL Bay, but they no longer have sole control of the top spot. The league games this week against San Mateo and Aragon can help Burlingame get going.
No. 13 MERCY
Previous ranking: Not ranked
The scores now include one more school from Burlingame. In its last 10 games against teams from the Bay Area, Mercy has won all of them, which is a great stretch of the season. Last week, the Bears beat Menlo School and Notre Dame-San Jose in WBAL Foothill play. They are now 5-0 and in first place in the league. This week, the league’s only winner will be decided by a very important game against 5-0 Sacred Heart Prep.
No. 14 SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL
Previous ranking: 11
The Irish are still in third place in the WCAL standings, but this week they have important games against St. Francis and St. Ignatius. Last week, SHC beat Riordan 3-1 in league play to take care of business.
No. 15 SACRED HEART PREP
Previous ranking: 12
The Gators also took care of business by beating Notre Dame-Belmont (3-1) and Menlo School (3-0) without any problems in league play. Over the next eight days, SHP will play Mercy twice. These two games will be very important in deciding the WBAL winner.
