One hot streak continued. Another came to an end.
That’s the basic formula for a change at the top of this week’s VSN/GeauxPreps Volleyball Power 25 Presented by K Miller Gems and Jewelry Brokerage as Mt. Carmel is back at No.1 in unanimous fashion.
The Volley Cubs have gone 7-0 since losing to Dominican on October 15th including five Power 25 wins (beating No.4 Hannan twice) and received all nine first-place votes from a statewide panel.
“We’re focusing on finishing out this last week of games on a high note,” said Mt Carmel coach Taylor Ricaud. “(We’re) still cleaning things up in our rotation and I really feel we are starting to peak. We’re excited to start playoffs.”
Last week’s No.1 St Michael had a 19-match win streak snapped last Thursday by district foe Parkview Baptist 3-2 (20-25 , 25-19 , 22-25 , 25-22 , 10-15) and fell just one spot to No.2
Dominican also lost this week (3-1 to No.7 Country Day) and are ranked No.3.
Parkview Baptist made the biggest jump climbing five positions into the No.9 position after a 6-0 week that included four Power 25 wins highlighted by beating No.1 St Michael on the road Thursday. The Eagles have won 12 in a row, and 16 out of the last 17.
“All of our players are starting to settle into their roles and are becoming more cohesive with every practice and game,” said Parkview Baptist coach Alison Didier Leake. “We talk often about how we don’t have to be perfect but being better than we were the last touch and how to execute that. We have had players stepping up when one is struggling and that has helped our trust on the court – they’ve truly got each other’s backs, and it’s beautiful to watch.”
1. Mt Carmel 34-3 (3-0 week)… A pair of 4-set wins vs No.4 Hannan and No.23 Chapelle…also win vs John Ehret…current 7-match win streak…Junior Lila Franovich has 409 kills and sophomore setter Sarah Clement 1,067 assists…Power 25 wins this season:17
2. St Michael 29-2 (0-1 week)…, Lost to No.14 Parkview Baptist in five sets (20-25, 25-19, 22-25, 25-22, 10-15)… Power 25 wins this season: 14
3. Dominican 31-4 (2-1 week)…Started the week with a 4-set loss to No.7 Country Day…Win vs East Jeff (3-0) and No.12 Dunham in 4 sets.…Power 25 wins this season: 16
4. Hannan 28-9 (2-1 week)… Wins vs No.13 John Curtis (3-1) and Franklinton…Loss to No.3 Mt Carmel in 4 sets…Power 25 wins this season: 13
5. Slidell 29-7 (2-0 week)….Wins vs Mandeville (3-1) and Hammond…Ava Barduca has 468 kills and is hitting an amazing .494, while senior setter Ava Labat leads the state with 1,263 assists…Power 25 wins this season: 12
6. St Thomas More 30-5 (3-0 week)…Wins over No.19 Teurlings Catholic (3-1), Notre Dame, and Beau Chene…Power 25 wins this season: 14
7. Country Day 22-10 (3-0 week)…Wins vs No.2 Dominican 3-1 (25-23, 15-25, 26-24, 25-19)…Also wins vs Lakeshore and St. Katharine…Power 25 wins this season: 9
8. Haynes 25-5 (3-0 week)…L Wins vs No.13 John Curtis 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-22)…Also wins vs Cabrini and Abramson…Power 25 wins this season: 5
9. Parkview Baptist 24-9 (6-0 week)…4 Power 25 wins this week, riding a 12-match win streak overall…Wins vs No.1 St Michael (3-2), No.18 Newman (3-0), and Collegiate Baton Rouge… Then went 3-0 in Ruston Tournament including wins vs No.17 Fontainebleau and No.21 C.E. Byrd…also win vs Ruston…Power 25 wins this season: 11
10. SSA 22-8 (2-0 week)….Wins vs Mandeville and Pearl River…Power 25 wins this season: 8
11. U-High 25-3 (3-0 week)…Wins vs Ascension Catholic, Helix, and Livonia all 3-0… Power 25 wins this season: 3
12. Dunham 26-9 (1-1 week)… .Win vs No.11 EDW 3-0…Loss to No.2 Dominican 3-1 (16-25, 16-25, 25-13, 18-25).Power 25 wins this season: 7
13. E.D. White 22-9 (1-1 week)….Win vs Lutcher (3-0)…Loss to No.12 Dunham (3-0)…Power 25 wins this season: 10
16. Northshore 23-9 (2-0 week)…Wins vs No.17 Fontainebleau 3-2 (25-18, 19-25, 13-25, 26-24, 15-7) and Covington 3-0…Moved up two spots this week…Power 25 wins this season: 9
15. John Curtis 25-11 (3-3 week)….3 losses to Power 25 teams, 3 wins vs Non-Power 25s…Lost to No.4 Hannan (3-1), No.8 Haynes (3-0), and No.18 Newman (2-1)…Wins vs St Charles, Ursuline, and Morris Jeff…Power 25 wins this season: 5
16. Westminster (Opelousas) 29-7 (1-0 week) Wins vs Sacred Heart GC 3-0 (25-9, 25-11, 25-8)..Power 25 wins this season: 2
17. Fontainebleau 25-15 (3-2 week)….Wins vs No.21 C.E. Byrd, Ruston, and Hammond…Losses to No.14 Parkview Baptist, and No.16 Northshore…Power 25 wins this season: 7
18. Newman 22-9 (3-1 week)….Wins vs No.13 John Curtis (2-1), Sacred heart, and Cohen… Loss to No.14 Parkview Baptist (3-0)…Power 25 wins this season: 3
19. Teurlings Catholic 20-10 (1-1 week) Win vs North Vermillion…Loss to No.6 STM 3-1 (25-19, 14-25, 19-25, 20-25)… Power 25 wins this season: 2
20. Northlake Christian 23-10 (2-0 week)…Wins vs No.22 Dutchtown 3-2 (22-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-22, 15-9) and Kenner Discovery 3-0…Power 25 wins this season: 3
21. Chapelle 21-14 (1-1 week)…Win vs East Jeff…Loss to No.3 Mt Carmel 3-1 (20-25, 25-21, 20-25, 14-2)…Power 25 wins this season: 3
22. St Joeseph’s 15-11 (2-0 week)….Beat Zachary and Woodlawn…Have won seven straight…of their 10 in-state losses eight came from teams currently in the Top 10…Power 25 wins: 6
23. Central Catholic 21-5 (2-0 week)….Wins vs Central Private and South Terrebonne… Power 25 wins this season: 1
24. Dutchtown 20-11 (1-1 week) Win vs EA (3-0)…Loss to No.20 NLC 3-2 (25-22, 22-25, 25-20, 22-25, 9-15)…Power 25 wins: 3
25. C.E. Byrd 30-7 (3-2 week) Wins vs Ruston, Haughton, and Central (BR)…Losses to No.14 Parkview Baptist and No.17 Fontainebleau both 2-0…Power 25 wins this season: 2
Other top vote getters: AOL, Southside Sam Houston, Sacred Heart (NOLA)
VSN Volleyball live streaming schedule this week:
Tuesday October 28
E.D. White @ Vandebilt Catholic
Ascension Catholic @ Covenant Christian
Ascension Christian @ St. Charles
Wednesday October 29
MCA @ Parkview Baptist (Sr Night)
Friday October 31
William Carey @ Loyola