Final 2021 AVCA/USA TODAY regional high school volleyball rankings

The regional’s best of 2021

Here are the final regional volleyball rankings of the 2021 season via the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

Region: 1

Rank | High School | Record

t-1. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (Burnt Hills, N.Y.): 43-3-3

t-1. Victor Senior High School (Victor, N.Y.): 49-1

3. Penfield High School (Penfield, N.Y.): 32-5-2

4. Massapequa High School (Massapequa, N.Y.): 32-2-1

5. St. Mary’s High School (Lancaster, N.Y.): 44-8

6. Hopkinton High School (Hopkinton, Mass.): 25-0

7. Bedford High School (Bedford, N.H.): 18-0

8. South Kingstown High School (Wakefield, R.I.): 14-3

9. Our Lady of Mercy High School (Rochester, N.Y.): 9-11-1

10. Portville High School (Portville, N.Y.): 42-5

 

Region: 2

Rank | High School | Record

1.Williamstown High School (Williamstown, N.J.): 38-0 

2. Flint Hill High School (Oakton, Va.): 32-1

3. Loudoun High School (Leesburg, Va.): 26-2

4. North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.): 20-1

5. Arundel High School (Gambrills, Md.): 20-1

6. Maryvale Prep (Brooklandville, Md.): 17-0

7. Parkland High School (Allentown, Pa.): 35-1-1

8. Immaculate Heart Academy (Washington, N.J.): 23-2

9. Bishop O’Connell High School (Arlington, Va.): 32-4

10. Georgetown Day High School (Washington, D.C.): 20-3

 

Region: 3

Rank | High School | Record

1. Santa Fe High School (Alchula, Fla.): 25-3

2. Green Level High School (Cary, N.C.): 25-1

3. Plant High School (Tampa, Fla.): 26-5

4. Spain Park (Hoover, Ala.): 47-4

5. Nolensville High School (Nolensville, Tenn.): 42-4

6. Dorman High School(Roebuck S.C.): 33-4

7. St. Pius X Catholic High School (Atlanta, Ga.): 51-1

8. Walton High School (Marietta, Ga.): 26-3

9. North Raleigh Christian (Raleigh, N.C.): 27-2

10. Bayside High School (Daphne, Ala.): 57-6

 

Region: 4

Rank | High School | Record

1. Brandeis High School (San Antonio, Texas): 47-2

2. Keller High School (Keller, Texas): 32-13

3. Lovejoy (Lucas, Texas): 42-6

4. Eaton High School (Ft. Worth, Texas): 37-4

5. Dawson High School (Pearland, Texas): 41-5

6. Fayetteville High School (Fayetteville, Ark.): 32-4

7. St. Mary’s Dominican (New Orleans, La.): 49-2

8. Highland Park High School (Dallas, Texas): 39-7

9. Jackson Academy (Jackson, Miss.): 38-8

10. Har-Ber (Springdale, Ark.): 33-2

 

Region: 5

Rank | High School | Record

1. Marian High School (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.): 53-1

2. Penn High School (Mishawaka, Ind.): 35-2

3. McCutcheon High School (Lafayette, Ind.): 30-6

t-4. Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac, Mich.): 64-1

t-4. Sacred Heart Academy (Louisville, Ny.): 33-10

6. Hudsonville High School (Hudsonville, Mich.): 52-3-1

t-7. Assumption High School (Louisville Ky.): 30-6

t-7. Grand Rapids Christian (Grand Rapids, Mich.): 33-10

9. Magnificat High School (Rocky-River, Ohio): 23-6

10. St. Henry High School (Erlanger, Ky.): 36-8

 

Region: 6

Rank | High School | Record

1. Dike-New Hartford High School (Dike, Iowa): 54-1

2. Oconomowoc High School (Oconomowoc, Wis.): 39-5-1

3. Appleton North High School (Appleton, Wis.): 41-7-1

4. Cor Jesu Academy (St. Louis, Mo.): 24-5-3

5. Pleasant Valley High School (Pleasant Valley, Iowa): 33-4

6. Metea Valley High School (Aurora, Ill.): 40-2

7. Howard’s Grove High School (Howards Grove, Wis.): 43-5

8. Mater Dei High School (Breese, Ill.): 34-7

9. Lee’s Summit West High School (Lee’s Summit, Mo.): 26-10

10. Montini Catholic High School (Lombard, Ill.): 40-1

 

Region: 7

Rank | High School | Record

1. Papillion-LaVista South High School (Papillion, Neb.): 40-0

2. Wayzata High School (Plymouth, Minn.): 34-0

3. Millard West High School (Millard, Neb.): 28-7

4. East Ridge High School (Woodbury, Minn.): 23-10

5. O’Gorman High School (Sioux Falls, S.D.): 23-4

6. Omaha Skutt High School (Omaha, Neb.): 33-8

7. Eagan High School (Eagan, Minn.): 25-4

8. Century High School (Bismarck, N.D.): 37-2

9. Sioux Falls Washington (Sioux Falls, S.D.): 30-2

10. Norris High School (Firth, Neb.): 35-3

 

Region: 8

Rank | High School | Record

1. Blue Valley North High School (Overland Park, Kan.): 40-2

2. Lansing High School (Lansing, Kan.): 40-1

3. Laramie High School (Laramie, Wyo.): 32-2

4. Cherry Creek High School (Greenwood Village, Colo.): 26-2

5. St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.): 38-4

6. La Cueva High School (Albuquerque, N.M.): 24-1

7. Washburn Rural (Topeka, Kan.): 40-2

8. Centennial High School (Las Cruces, N.M.): 23-3

9. Copper Hills High School (West Jordan, Utah): 27-4

10. Grandview High School (Aurora, Colo.): 24-5

 

Region: 9

Rank | High School | Record

1. Marymount High School (Los Angeles, Calif.): 35-0

2. Cathedral Catholic High School (San Diego, Calif.): 35-5

3. Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, Calif.): 36-6

4. Marin Catholic High School (Kentfield Calif.): 28-3

5. Mira Costa High School (Manhattan Beach, Calif.): 28-9

6. Hamilton High School (Chandler, Ariz.): 24-2

7. Village Christian School (Sun Valley, Calif.): 27-9

8. Lakewood High School (Lakewood, Calif.): 24-5

9. Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, Calif.): 20-10

10. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.): 37-8

 

Region: 10

Rank | High School | Record

1. Skyview High School (Nampa, Idaho): 34-2

2. C.M. Russell High School (Great Falls, Mont.): 26-0

3. Sugar-Salem High School (Sugar City, Idaho): 36-0

4. Punahou School (Honolulu, Hawaii): 15-3

5. Mead High School (Spokane, Wash.): 26-3

6. Billings West High School (Billings, Mont.): 22-2

7. Kamehameha High School (Honolulu, Hawaii): 13-6

8. Bothell High School (Bothell, Wash.): 31-3

9. West Linn High School (West Linn, Ore.): 21-2

10. South Anchorage High School (Anchorage, Alaska): 43-14

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2021 AVCA/USA TODAY regional high school volleyball rankings: Week 12

The regional’s best as of Nov. 17 2021

Here are the regional volleyball rankings via the American Volleyball Coaches Association as of November 17, 2021.

Region: 1

Rank | High School | Record

1. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (Burnt Hills, N.Y.): 40-3-3

2. Victor Senior High School (Victor, N.Y.): 44-1

3. Massapequa High School (Massapequa, N.Y.): 30-0-1

4. Penfield High School (Penfield, N.Y.): 32-5-2

5. St. Mary’s High School (Lancaster, N.Y.): 39-8

6. Hopkinton High School (Hopkinton, Mass.): 21-0

7. North Kingstown High School (North Kingstown, R.I.): 16-0

8. Bedford High School (Bedford, N.H.): 18-0

9. Our Lady of Mercy High School (Rochester, N.Y.): 9-11-1

10. Portville High School (Portville, N.Y.): 36-5

 

Region: 2

Rank | High School | Record

1. Parkland High School (Allentown, Pa.): 34-0-1

2. Williamstown High School (Williamstown, N.J.): 35-0

3. Flint Hill High School (Oakton, Va.): 32-1

4. Immaculate Heart Academy (Washington, N.J.): 23-2

5. Arundel High School (Gambrills, Md.): 16-1

6. North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.): 18-1

7. Bishop O’Connell High School (Arlington, Va.): 32-4

8. Georgetown Day High School (Washington, D.C.): 21-3

9. Maryvale Prep (Brooklandville, Md.): 17-0

10. Reservoir High School (Fulton, Md.): 12-2

 

Region: 3

Rank | High School | Record

1. Ponte Vedra High School (Ponte Vedra, Fla.): 30-1

2. Santa Fe High School (Alchula, Fla.): 25-3

3. Green Level High School (Cary, N.C.): 25-1

4. Spain Park (Hoover, Ala.): 47-4

5. Nolensville High School (Nolensville, Tenn.): 42-4

6. Dorman High School(Roebuck S.C.): 33-4

7. St. Pius X Catholic High School (Atlanta, Ga.): 51-1

8. Walton High School (Marietta, Ga.): 26-3

9. North Raleigh Christian (Raleigh, N.C.): 27-2

10. Bayside High School (Daphne, Ala.): 57-6

 

Region: 4

Rank | High School | Record

1. Brandeis High School (San Antonio, Texas): 45-2

2. Keller High School (Keller, Texas): 31-12

3. Lovejoy (Lucas, Texas): 40-6

4. Eaton High School (Ft. Worth, Texas): 37-4

5. Dawson High School (Pearland, Texas): 41-5

6. Fayetteville High School (Fayetteville, Ark.): 32-4

7. St. Mary’s Dominican (New Orleans, La.): 47-2

8. Highland Park High School (Dallas, Texas): 39-7

9. Jackson Academy (Jackson, Miss.): 38-8

10. Har-Ber (Springdale, Ark.): 33-2

 

Region: 5

Rank | High School | Record

1. Marian High School (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.): 48-1

2. McCutcheon High School (Lafayette, Ind.): 30-6

3. Penn High School (Mishawaka, Ind.): 35-2

4. Hudsonville High School (Hudsonville, Mich.): 51-2-1

5. Sacred Heart Academy (Louisville, Ny.): 33-10

6. Assumption High School (Louisville Ky.): 30-6

7. Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac, Mich.): 61-1

8. Grand Rapids Christian (Grand Rapids, Mich.): 32-9

t-9. St. Henry High School (Erlanger, Ky.): 36-8

t-9. Magnificat High School (Rocky-River, Ohio): 23-6

 

Region: 6

Rank | High School | Record

1. Dike-New Hartford High School (Dike, Iowa): 54-1

2. Oconomowoc High School (Oconomowoc, Wis.): 39-5-1

3. Appleton North High School (Appleton, Wis.): 41-7-1

4. Cor Jesu Academy (St. Louis, Mo.): 24-5-3

5. Pleasant Valley High School (Pleasant Valley, Iowa): 33-4

6. Metea Valley High School (Aurora, Ill.): 40-2

7. Howard’s Grove High School (Howards Grove, Wis.): 43-5

8. Mater Dei High School (Breese, Ill.): 34-6

9. Lee’s Summit West High School (Lee’s Summit, Mo.): 26-10

10. Montini Catholic High School (Lombard, Ill.): 40-1

 

Region: 7

Rank | High School | Record

1. Papillion-LaVista South High School (Papillion, Neb.): 40-0

2. Wayzata High School (Plymouth, Minn.): 34-0

3. Millard West High School (Millard, Neb.): 28-7

4. Sioux Falls Washington (Sioux Falls, S.D.): 28-1

5. East Ridge High School (Woodbury, Minn.): 23-10

6. Omaha Skutt High School (Omaha, Neb.): 33-8

7. Eagan High School (Eagan, Minn.): 25-4

8. O’Gorman High School (Sioux Falls, S.D.): 20-4

9. Century High School (Bismarck, N.D.): 33-2

10. Norris High School (Firth, Neb.): 35-3

 

Region: 8

Rank | High School | Record

1. Blue Valley North High School (Overland Park, Kan.): 40-2

2. Lansing High School (Lansing, Kan.): 40-1

3. Laramie High School (Laramie, Wyo.): 32-2

4. Cherry Creek High School (Greenwood Village, Colo.): 26-2

5. St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.): 38-4

6. La Cueva High School (Albuquerque, N.M.): 24-1

7. Washburn Rural (Topeka, Kan.): 40-2

8. Centennial High School (Las Cruces, N.M.): 23-3

9. Copper Hills High School (West Jordan, Utah): 27-4

10. Grandview High School (Aurora, Colo.): 24-5

 

Region: 9

Rank | High School | Record

1. Marymount High School (Los Angeles, Calif.): 33-0

2. Cathedral Catholic High School (San Diego, Calif.): 35-4

3. Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, Calif.): 36-6

4. Marin Catholic High School (Kentfield Calif.): 28-3

5. Mira Costa High School (Manhattan Beach, Calif.): 28-9

6. Hamilton High School (Chandler, Ariz.): 24-2

7. Village Christian School (Sun Valley, Calif.): 27-9

8. Lakewood High School (Lakewood, Calif.): 24-5

9. Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, Calif.): 20-10

10. Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.): 35-7

 

Region: 10

Rank | High School | Record

1. Skyview High School (Nampa, Idaho): 34-2

2. C.M. Russell High School (Great Falls, Mont.): 26-0

3. Sugar-Salem High School (Sugar City, Idaho): 36-0

4. Punahou School (Honolulu, Hawaii): 15-3

5. Lakeside High School (Seattle, Wash.): 25-0

6. Billings West High School (Billings, Mont.): 22-2

7. Kamehameha High School (Honolulu, Hawaii): 13-6

8. Mead High School (Spokane, Wash.): 26-3

9. West Linn High School (West Linn, Ore.): 21-2

10. South Anchorage High School (Anchorage, Alaska): 43-14

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Winter Juniors Finalist Bryce Ortanes Selects Notre Dame

Notre Dame continues to receive verbal commitments for its Class of 2025.

Notre Dame continues to receive verbal commitments for its Class of 2025. The latest swimmer to pledge his services to the Irish is Bryce Ortanes, a senior at Cherry Creek High School in the Denver area. Ortanes made the following Instagram post in announcing his decision:

Ortanes is at his best when it comes to the backstroke. That’s a relief to an Irish team that just graduated Jack Montesi, its best swimmer in that event last season. However, backstrokers Joe Hunt and Kaden Smesko will join Notre Dame this season.

In 2019, Ortenas was on a Cherry Creek team that won a state championship. He was on the relay teams that won both the 200-meter medley and 400 freestyle. Individually, he was fourth in the 50 freestyle (21.11 seconds) and eighth in the 100 backstroke (51.15).

Ortenas does his club swimming with the Aquawolves Swim Team, which he represented in the 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Championships. There, he set personal bests in the 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 100 and 200 backstrokes.

The Irish landed a real winner here, and he should make an impact quickly upon arriving in South Bend.