2021 AVCA/USA TODAY Super 25 national high school volleyball rankings: Week 1

The nation’s 25 best as of Sept. 2

Here is the Super 25 volleyball rankings via the American Volleyball Coaches Association as of September 2, 2021.

Rank | High School | Record

1. Assumption High School (Louisville, Ky.): 5-0

2. Marymount High School (Los Angeles, Calif.): 4-0

3. Eaton High School (Ft. Worth, Texas): 19-1

4. Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, Calif.): 11-1

5. Marian High School (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.): 12-0

6. Brandeis High School (San Antonio, Texas): 24-2

7. St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Overland Park, Kan.): 1-0

8. Sacred Heart Academy (Louisville, Ky.): 10-0

9. Appleton North High School (Appleton, Wis.): 12-0

10. Wayzata High School (Plymouth, Minn.): 1-0

11. Spain Park High School (Birmingham, Ala.): 13-0

12. Redondo Union High School (Redondo Beach, Calif.): 7-0

13. Flower Mound High School (Flower Mound, Texas): 18-3

14. Iolani School (Honolulu, Hawaii): 5-1

15. Papillion-LaVista South High School (Papillion, Neb.): 6-0

16. Sequoyah High School (Canton, Ga.): 17-1

17. St. Pius X (Atlanta, Ga.): 8-0

18. Mount Notre Dame High School (Cincinnati, Ohio): 3-0

19. Washburn Rural High School (Topeka, Kan.): 1-0

20. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (Burnt Hills, N.Y.): 0-0

21. North Allegheny High School (Wexford, Pa.): 0-0

22. Pleasant Valley High School (Bittendorf, Iowa): 3-1

23. Village Christian School (Sun Valley, Calif.): 8-3

24. Highland Park High School (Dallas, Texas): 19-5

25. Grandview High School (Aurora, Colo.): 1-0

Gators News: Volleyball falls to Stanford on the road

It is Wednesday, which means there are only two days that separate us from the return of college football.

It is Wednesday, which means there are only two days that separate us from the return of college football. Along with the gridiron game comes other sports as well as Florida’s athletic programs awaken from their long summer slumbers. The volleyball team is one of two clubs already in action, starting its season out west before opening up at home this Sunday. Unfortunately, they stumbled a bit in their final road match but there is plenty of season left ahead. Here is a look at the latest news.

Gators News: Volleyball sweeps season-opening tournament, soccer falls in OT

College sports season is here, so buckle up folks, it is going to be a heck of a fall.  

Welcome back from the weekend, Gators fans! College football season is officially here — as well as a couple of other sports as well — and there is no doubt that excitement is in the air. As for the athletics currently in action, Florida’s volleyball team kicked off its season with a sweep out west while the soccer team is still struggling to find its first win under the new head coach. College sports season is here, so buckle up folks, it is going to be a heck of a fall.

Lady Vols continue perfect start to 2021 season

Lady Vols continue perfect start to 2021 season.

Tennessee continued its perfect start to the 2021 volleyball season with a pair of wins in the Tennessee Classic Saturday.

Tennessee opened the day by sweeping East Tennessee State, 25-12, 25-16, 25-14, at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Knoxville native and Berean Christian School graduate Lily Felts led Tennessee with 11 kills. She also recorded two aces and one assist.

Breana Runnels recorded 10 kills, 10 digs, one ace and one block against the Buccaneers (1-2).

Morgahn Fingall finished with eight kills and six blocks. Madison Bryant totaled nine digs and six assists, while Natalie Hayward recorded eight assists and Ava Bell had nine blocks.

The Lady Vols (3-0) closed out tournament play by defeating North Carolina State, 25-12, 25-23, 25-16.

Fingall recorded 16 kills, four aces and two assists against the Wolfpack (0-3).

Felts finished with 12 kills and nine digs. Runnels added seven kills, nine digs and one ace.

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ETSU trio set for Knoxville homecoming

ETSU trio set for Knoxville homecoming.

East Tennessee State is slated to play the Lady Vols Saturday in the Tennessee Classic at Thompson-Boling Arena.

The volleyball match (12:30 p.m. EDT) will mark a homecoming for three former Knoxville area high school players.

Sydney Cherney, Jenna Forster and Olivia Cunningham will return home for the Buccaneers.

Cherney, a junior libero, played for Farragut High School under head coach Susan Davidson.

As a sophomore for ETSU last spring, Cherney appeared in all 16 of her team’s matches and made 15 starts. She was a four-time All-Knoxville Interscholastic League standout and a three-time all-district player for the Lady Admirals.

Forster, a sophomore right side player, played her high school volleyball at William Blount. She totaled a record 1,000 career kills for the Lady Governors.

She started all 16 of ETSU’s matches as a freshman last spring.

Cunningham, a junior outside hitter for the Buccaneers, played at Knoxville Catholic High School.

With the Lady Irish, Cunningham played for head coach Brent Carter and appeared in the state tournament four times.

Cunningham started the first five matches for ETSU last season before suffering a season-ending injury.

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Lady Vols sweep Texas Tech in season opener

Lady Vols sweep Texas Tech in season opener.

Tennessee opened its 2021 volleyball season with a three-set victory over Texas Tech Friday night.

The Lady Vols, who were picked to finish fourth in the Southeastern Conference preseason coaches poll, opened its campaign with a 25-15, 25-17, 25-18, victory over Texas Tech at Thompson-Boling Arena.

The match was the first of three in the Tennessee Classic. Tennessee plays East Tennessee State at 12:30 p.m. EDT before closing out tournament play against North Carolina State at 6:30 p.m. EDT on Saturday.

Against Texas Tech (0-1), Breana Runnels and Morgahn Fingall each recorded 17 kills for the Lady Vols.

Runnels also totaled 12 digs and two blocks.

Knoxville native and Berean Christian School graduate Lily Felts finished with 11 kills and 14 digs.

Natalie Hayward added 43 assists for Tennessee (1-0).

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2021 AVCA/USA TODAY preseason regional high school volleyball rankings

The regional’s best as of August 27

Here are the regional volleyball rankings via the American Volleyball Coaches Association as of August 27, 2021.

(Click here to see the latest Super 25)

Region: 1

Preseason Rank | High School | Record

1. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (Burnt Hills, N.Y.): 0-0

2. Victor Senior High School (Victor, N.Y.): 0-0

3. St. Mary’s High School (Lancaster, N.Y.): 0-0

4. Massapequa High School (Massapequa, N.Y.): 0-0

5. Barnstable High School (Hyannis, Mass.): 0-0

6. South Kingstown High School (Wakefield, R.I.): 0-0

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

8. Darien High School (Darien, Conn.): 0-0

9. Smithtown West High School (Smithtown, N.Y): 0-0

10. Frontier High School (Hamburg, N.Y.): 0-0

 

Region: 2

Preseason Rank | High School | Record

1. North Allegheny High School (Wexford, Penn.): 0-0

2. Loudoun County High School (Leesburg, Va.): 0-0

3. Immaculate Heart Academy (Washington, N.J.): 0-0

4. Flint Hill High School (Oakton, Va.): 0-0

5. St. John’s (D.C.) (Washington, D.C.): 0-0

6. Col. Zadok Magruder High School (Derwood Md.): 0-0

7. Northern Valley Demarest High School (Demarest, N.J.): 0-0

8. Hempfield High School (Landisville, Penn.): 0-0

9. Padua Academy (Wilmington, Del.): 0-0

10. Broadneck High School (Annapolis, Md.): 0-0

 

Region: 3

Preseason Rank | High School | Record

1. Spain Park (Birmingham, Ala.): 5-0

2. Sequoyah (Canton, Ga.): 11-0

3. Brentwood (Brentwood Tenn.): 6-2

4. Dorman (Roebuck S.C.): 4-2

5. Bayside (Daphne Ala.): 2-0

6. St. Pius (Atlanta, Ga.): 5-0

7. Lyman (Longwood, Fla.): 0-0

8. Walton (Marietta, Ga.): 4-1

9. North Raleigh Christian (Raleigh, N.C.): 1-0

10. Cardinal Newman (Columbia, S.C.): 2-1

 

Region: 4

Preseason Rank | High School | Record

1. Eaton High School (Ft. Worth, Texas): 15-1

2. Flower Mound High School (Flower Mound, Texas): 13-1

3. The Woodlands High School (The Woodlands, Texas): 19-0

4. Brandeis High School (San Antonio, Texas): 16-0

5. Ridge Point High School (Missouri City, Texas): 11-1

6. Fayetteville High School (Fayetteville Ark.): 1-0

7. Martin High School (Arlington, Texas): 14-1

8. St. Mary’s Dominican (New Orleans, La.): 0-0

9. Jackson Academy (Jackson, Miss.): 14-1

10. Cypress Ranch High School (Houston, Texas): 17-1

 

Region: 5

Preseason Rank | High School | Record

1. Assumption High School (Louisville Ky.): 3-0

2. Marian High School (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.): 6-0

3. Mount Notre Dame (Cincinnati, Ohio): 0-0

4. Sacred Heart Academy (Louisville, Ny.): 8-0

5. McCutcheon High School (Lafayette, Ind.): 0-0

6. St. Ursula Academy (Cincinnati, Ohio): 0-0

7. Yorktown High School (Yorktown, Ind.): 4-0

8. Notre Dame Academy (Park Hills, Ky.): 2-1

9. Ursuline Academy (Cincinnati, Ohio): 1-0

10. Hudsonville High School (Hudsonville, Mich.): 6-0

 

Region: 6

Preseason Rank | High School | Record

1. Liberty North High School (Liberty Mo.): 0-0

2. Appleton North High School (Appleton, Wis.): 0-0

3. Bolingbrook High School (Bolingbrook, Ill.): 0-0

4. Pleasant Valley High School (Bettendorf, Iowa): 0-0

5. Dike-New Hartford High School (Dike, Iowa): 0-0

6. Nixa High School (Nixa Mo.): 0-0

7. Luxemburg Casco High School (Luxemburg, Wis.): 0-0

8. Champaign Central High School (Champaign, Ill.): 0-0

9. Burlington High School (Burlington, Wis.): 0-0

10. Genoa-Kingston High School (Genoa, Ill.): 0-0

 

Region: 7

Preseason Rank | High School | Record

1. Skutt Catholic High School (Omaha, Neb.): 0-0

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

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

4. O’Gorman High School (Sioux Falls, S.D.): 0-0

5. Eagan High School (Eagan, Minn.): 0-0

6. Mayer Lutheran High School (Mayer, Minn.): 0-0

7. Elkhorn South High School (Elkhorn, Neb.): 0-0

8. East Ridge High School (Woodbury, Minn.): 0-0

9. Century High School (Bismarck, N.D.): 0-0

10. Sioux Falls Washington (Sioux Falls, S.D.): 0-0

 

Region: 8

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.): 0-0

2. Lansing High School (Lansing, Kan.): 0-0

3. Grandview High School (Aurora, Colo.): 0-0

4. St. James Academy (Lenexa, Kan.): 0-0

5. Laramie High School (Laramie, Wyo.): 0-0

6. Cherry Creek High School (Greenwood Village, Colo.): 0-0

7. La Cueva High School (Albuquerque, N.M.): 0-0

8. Washburn Rural High School (Topeka, Kan.): 0-0

9. Copper Hills High School (West Jordan, Utah): 0-0

10. Centennial High School (Las Cruces, N.M.): 0-0

 

Region: 9

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

2. Cathedral Catholic High School (San Diego, Calif.): 0-0

3. Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, Calif.): 0-0

4. Redondo Union High School (Redondo Beach, Calif.): 0-0

5. Village Christian School (Sun Valley, Calif.): 0-0

6. Hamilton High School (Chandler, Ariz.): 0-0

7. Mira Costa High School (Manhattan Beach, Calif.): 0-0

8. Marin Catholic High School (Kentfield Calif.): 0-0

9. La Costa Canyon High School (Carlsbad, Calif.): 0-0

10. Perry High School (Gilbert, Ariz.): 0-0

 

Region: 10

1. Iolani School (Honolulu, Hawaii): 0-0

2. Skyview High School (Nampa, Idaho): 0-0

3. Russell High School (Great Falls, Mont.): 0-0

4. Punahou School (Honolulu, Hawaii): 0-0

5. West Anchorage High School (Anchorage, Alaska): 0-0

6. Billings West High School (Billings, Mont.): 0-0

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

8. South Anchorage High School (Anchorage, Alaska): 0-0

9. Thunder Ridge High School (Idaho Falls, Idaho): 0-0

10. Colony High School (Palmer, Alaska.): 0-0

 

2021 AVCA/USA TODAY Super 25 national high school volleyball rankings

The nation’s 25 best as of August 27

Here are the Super 25 volleyball rankings via the American Volleyball Coaches Association as of August 27, 2021.

Rank | High School | Record

1. Assumption High School (Louisville, Ky.): 3-0

2. Eaton High School (Ft. Worth, Texas): 15-1

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

4. Flower Mound High School (Flower Mound, Texas): 13-1

5. Marian High School (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.): 6-0

6. Cathedral Catholic High School (San Diego, Calif.): 0-0

7. Skutt Catholic High School (Omaha, Neb.): 0-0

8. St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Overland Park, Kan.): 0-0

9. Iolani School (Honolulu, Hawaii): 0-0

10. Liberty North High School (Liberty, Mo.): 0-0

11. Spain Park High School (Birmingham, Ala.): 5-0

12. The Woodlands High School (The Woodlands, Texas): 19-0

13. Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, Calif.): 0-0

14. Mount Notre Dame High School (Cincinnati, Ohio): 0-0

15. Brandeis High School (San Antonio, Texas): 14-0

16. Lansing High School (Lansing, Kan.): 0-0

17. Sequoyah High School (Canton, Ga.): 11-0

18. Appleton North High School (Appleton, Wis.): 0-0

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

20. Sacred Heart Academy (Louisville, Ky.): 8-0

21. Redondo Union High School (Redondo Beach, Calif.): 0-0

22. Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (Burnt Hills, N.Y.): 0-0

23. North Allegheny High School (Wexford, Penn.): 0-0

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

25. Village Christian School (Sun Valley, Calif.): 0-0

Gators News: Soccer and volleyball on tap this weekend

It is time to get excited Gator fans because Florida sports are on the horizon! While we still have a week to wait for the college football season to begin, one sport is already three games deep into its nascent season while another gets started …

It is time to get excited Gator fans because Florida sports are on the horizon! While we still have a week to wait for the college football season to begin, one sport is already three games deep into its nascent season while another gets started tonight. So enjoy the calm while you can because soon there will be more Florida athletics news than you can shake a stick at. For now, here is a look at the latest from the Gator Nation.

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Lady Vols sweep Appalachian State in exhibition match

Lady Vols sweep Appalachian State in exhibition match.

The Tennessee volleyball team opened its season with an exhibition victory Friday night.

The Lady Vols swept Appalachian State, 25-12, 25-17, 25-18, at Thompson-Boling Arena.

Tennessee head coach Eve Rackham Watt used different lineup combinations and showcased the Lady Vols’ depth as five newcomers appeared in the match against the Mountaineers.

The first-year Lady Vols who played in the match included Paola Laborda, Breana Runnels, Ashlyn King, Nicole Shanahan and Klaudia Pawlik.

Rackham Watt said she was pleased with Tennessee’s effort.

“I think it’s a good way to start,” she said. “The best thing about today is that we got to see a bunch of different lineups and different players on the floor.

“We got a chance to rest some players and we some experience for some players. I was happy about that.”

For Appalachian State, former Knoxville are prep star Sophie Cain had six assists in limited court time.

Cain, a sophomore for the Mountaineers, was a four-year starter at Knoxville’s West High School.

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