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California Girls Volleyball High School Top 20 Rankings (10/01/2024)

They say that after a tiring vacation, you need a vacation. And that's the story in California volleyball. After a wild weekend at the Durango Fall Classic in Las Vegas that featured plenty of upsets and fierce battles, many of the top teams traveling to Nevada had a quiet week.

That resulted in few blockbuster showdowns and minimal changes in the SBLive/High School on SI California Top 20 girls volleyball rankings.

Still, there were some big headlines.

Mira Costa-Manhattan Beach defeated Redondo Union-Redondo Beach in a big Bay League battle. Sierra Canyon-Chatsworth also picked up a big win, defeating Marymount-Los Angeles in five sets.

And in two of the top leagues outside of Southern California, Clovis Clovis beat North-Fresno in Tri-River Athletic Conference play and Carondelet-Concord beat Foothill-Pleasanton in an East Bay Athletic League game.

Also check out the very cool night game at Campbell Hall Football Field featuring #2 Sierra Canyon below. STORY/VIDEO

(Recordings through September 29th)

1. Mater Dei-Santa Ana (South Section, 22-3, No. 1 ranking last week)

The Monarchs traveled south and defeated Santa Margarita Christian-Rancho Santa Margarita in four sets, with the key being a third-set win at deuce. The scores were 18-25, 25-20, 27-25, 25-13.

2. Sierra Canyon (SS, 21-2 LW #3)

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Sierra Canyon sophomore Olive Shum was in perfect form during her team's three-game win at Campbell Hall on Sept. 28, 2024. / Photo: Heston Quan

Trailblazers defeated the Marymount Sailors 20-25, 25-20, 20-25, 28-26, 15-12 behind Hanna McGinest's 17 kills.

3. Marymount (SS, 21-4, LW #2)

Marymount is in third place ahead of Costa due to the straight win in Vegas. In the loss to Sierra Canyon, junior Sammy Destler had 21 kills and sophomore Makenna Barnes added 16 kills.

4. Mira Costa (SS, 17-5, LW #4)

The Mustangs defeated Redondo Union-Redondo Beach in four sets on September 26th. Wisconsin's Audrey Flanagan dominated with 27 kills and a .362 attack percentage.

5. Cathedral Catholic-San Diego (San Diego Section, 26-3, LW No. 6)

Cathedral Catholic will regroup after finishing 13th at the Durango Classic. The Dons are still the top team in San Diego. Libero Maya Evens is committed to Notre Dame.

6. Redondo Union (SS, 11-3, LW #5)

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Redondo Union girls volleyball Shewa Adefemiwa (23) and Taylor Boice (11) prepare for a Sierra Canyon serve during a Sept. 10, 2024, game that Redondo won 3-1.jpg / Photo: Kevin Deadwylier

The Sea Hawks lost to Costa but will look to regroup in the second half of league play after a 2-2 start in Bay League play. Watch out for RU in the rematches.

7. Murrieta Valley-Murrieta (SS, 17-6, LW #7)

In a game with the most amazing twists and turns, the Nighthawks defeated Vista Murrieta-Murrieta 25-6, 20-25, 26-28, 25-17, 15-10.

8. Los Alamitos (SS, 22-4, LW #8)

Griffins defeated Newport Harbor-Newport Beach 24-26, 25-17, 25-20, 15-25, 15-11. The Sunset Surf League is competitive, with Huntington Beach still on top at 8-0 and Los Al at 7-1.

9. Torrey Pines (SDS, 13-4, LW #9)

TPHS trailed Westview-San Diego 25-16, 18-25, 25-16, 25-15 behind 16 kills from sophomore Jaycee Mack and 13 from Finley Krystkowiak.

10. Palos Verdes-Palos Verdes Estates (SS, 12-5, LW 10)

In the second round of the Bay League schedule, the Sea Kings will face Redondo Union on October 2nd and host Mira Costa on October 8th.

11. Branson-Ross (North Coast Section, 14-5, LW #12)

Bulls have wins over Archbishop Mitty-San Jose, St. Francis-Mountain View, Torrey Pines and Marin Catholic-Kentfield. On October 9th there was a major battle in Redwood-Larkspur.

12. Santa Margarita Catholic-Rancho Santa Margarita (SS, 14-6, LW #14)

Santa Margarita defeated JSerra Catholic-San Juan Capistrano 25-17, 25-27, 25-19, 22-25, 15-10 behind 25 kills from Ireland Real and 21 from Memphis Burnett. The Eagles then fell to Mater Dei as the Monarchs defeated them 19-25, 25-20, 27-25, 25-12. A close third set suggested they were up almost two sets to one against powerhouse MD.

13. St. Francis (Central Coast Section, 10-3, LW No. 15)

The Lancers won at St. Ignatius-San Francisco 25-21, 25-22, 23-25, 25-23 to win the West

Catholic Athletic League leadership.

14. Huntington Beach (SS, 27-3, LW #16)

The Oilers lead the Sunset Surf League and have big battles in this round, including a visit to Newport Harbor on Oct. 8 and a home game against Los Alamitos two days later.

15. Carondelet (NCS, 15-4, LW not counted)

The Cougars moved to the top of the East Bay Athletic League with five-set wins over San Ramon Valley-Danville and Foothill-Pleasanton. Meena Kasirajan is leading the attack. Sophia Hylen sets and is a great defensive force.

17. St. Mary's-Stockton (San Joaquin Section, 13-4, LW #17)

Rams defeated Folsom 24-26, 25-21, 15-11 to win the Christine Craft Tournament in Oak Ridge. Mckenna McIntosh leads with 4.1 kills per set.

18. Archbishop Mitty (CCS, 11-5, LW #18)

Kacie Caoili and Leyna Nguyen are driving the Monarchs' bus amid injuries to top players including Makenna Crosson, Maya Baker and Isabella Romero.

19. Clovis North (Central Section, 29-3, LW #11)

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Clovis North girls volleyball player Sofia Sanchez with jump serve during Sept. 25 game against Clovis East / Photo: Bobby Medellin

The Broncos lost a TRAC battle to rival Clovis 25-22, 25-20, 25-23.

20. San Marcos (SDS, 23-4, LW #12)

The Knights lost a tournament final to San Dieguito Academy-San Diego 25-21, 17-25, 15-13.

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