GAMES
RANKINGS
THE POWER RANKINGS: Minor movement in this week’s area volleyball rankings
Our Top 10 teams went a combined 17-1 last week. With such overwhelming dominance, there was only marginal movement amongst those same 10 teams.
Liberty Hill hosts Cedar Park while Weiss and Georgetown also clash in a couple of key Top 10 matchups this week which could shake things up.
Here’s a look at our Top 10 as of September 23rd:
VYPE's Public School Volleyball Rankings
1. Dripping Springs Tigers (6A) -- 34-2
2. Liberty Hill Panthers (5A) – 29-5
3. Wimberley Texans (4A) -- 26-2
4. Austin High Maroons (6A) -- 32-4
5. Georgetown Eagles (5A) – 27-7
6. Buda Johnson Jaguars (6A) – 28-6
7. Vandegrift Vipers (6A) – 20-13
8. Weiss Wolves (5A) – 29-8
9. Cedar Park Timberwolves (5A) -- 18-15
10. Round Rock Dragons (6A) – 23-13
Montgomery Volleyball
The Sleepers: Montgomery Bears
The Bears return their top attacker (senior Abby Meador) and setter (senior Isabella Fiaschetti), but otherwise need a lot of youngsters to step up to replace six key graduated seniors.
Meador averaged 2.3 kills per set last year and led Montgomery with 294 total kills. Fiaschetti averaged 5.2 assists per set. Experience is thin apart from that duo.
Senior Abby Wallingford and junior Lauren Williams will have to emerge as premier hitters.
The Bears will need someone to step up at the net defensively. Sophomore Hailey Admire could be that piece.
Defensively, Fiaschetti (1.7 digs per set) or junior Kaysie Lynch (1.4 digs per set) may have to step in.
If it’s Fiaschetti, Lynch has what it takes to pick up the slack at setter (4.6 assists per set). Look for sophomore Mckenzie Hope and senior Sophie Anzueto to make a difference this year. Hope is a talented hitter, and Anzueto is a skilled defensive specialist.
Former Kingwood Park coach Stormi Champion, who was previously an assistant at The Woodlands under Terri Wade, was hired this summer to take over the Bears volleyball program.