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THE POWER RANKINGS: Minor shuffles in this week’s Austin area volleyball rankings
Nothing really changed atop this week’s Power Rankings as the Top 6 teams all cruised to largely dominant wins this past week.
The only changes occurred near the bottom. Liberty Hill moved up a notch, thanks largely to Georgetown’s impressive wins over Weiss and again over 6A Round Rock. Hard to get a bead on non-district play at this late stage so Round Rock remains firmly inside the Top 10 despite the loss, as does Weiss. A five-set road loss against another ranked team can’t hurt anyone too badly, after all.
Tuesday night’s matches close out the regular season, save for any seeding and tie-breaking matches later in the week. Also of note, #2 Austin High gets a rematch with top-ranked Dripping Springs in their regular season finales on Tuesday. Talk about tuning up for the playoffs!
Here’s a look at our Top 10 as of October 28th as we head into the final week of the regular season:
VYPE's Public School Volleyball Rankings
1. (1) Dripping Springs Tigers (6A) -- 43-2 (swept Akins, swept Del Valle)
2. (2) Austin High Maroons (6A) -- 39-5 (swept Del Valle, BYE)
3. (3) Buda Johnson Jaguars (6A) – 36-6 (swept East Central, N/A @ Judson)
4. (4) Wimberley Texans (4A) – 35-3 (swept Fredericksburg, swept Bandera)
5. (5) Vandegrift Vipers (6A) – 28-14 (BYE, swept Hutto)
6. (6) Cedar Park Timberwolves (5A) – 28-15 (swept @ Leander, swept Glenn)
7. (8) Liberty Hill Panthers (5A) – 37-7 (swept Hays, swept Lehman)
8. (10) Georgetown Eagles (5A) – 36-8 (W 3-2 vs. Weiss, W 3-1 vs. Round Rock)
9. (7) Round Rock Dragons (6A) – 31-14 (swept McNeil, L 3-1 @ Georgetown)
10. (9) Weiss Wolves (5A) – 36-10 (L 3-2 @ Georgetown, swept Pflugerville)
THE POWER RANKINGS: Top teams tread water in this week’s Austin area volleyball rankings
Only two teams in our Top 10 dropped a match this past week. Both of those we 5-set matches; Liberty Hill falling at fellow-ranked Cedar Park and Weiss dropping a non-district match at Waco Midway. (Non-district matches are mostly meaningless scrimmages this late in the season.)
As a result, not much has changed this week. Wimberley did sneak back in front of Vandegrift, thanks in large part to a clutch road win at Davenport. While Cedar Park remained at #6 after sweeping the season series against Liberty Hill, Round Rock ticked up as the Lady Panthers slipped a spot.
Here’s a look at our Top 10 as of October 21st as we head into the next-to-last week of the regular season:
VYPE's Public School Volleyball Rankings
1. (1) Dripping Springs Tigers (6A) -- 41-2 (3-1 @ Westlake, swept Lake Travis)
2. (2) Austin High Maroons (6A) -- 39-5 (swept Lake Travis, swept Akins)
3. (3) Buda Johnson Jaguars (6A) – 35-6 (BYE, 3-1 @ Clemens)
4. (5) Wimberley Texans (4A) – 33-3 (swept Navarro, 3-1 @ Davenport)
5. (4) Vandegrift Vipers (6A) – 26-14 (swept Stony Point, vs. Manor N/A)
6. (6) Cedar Park Timberwolves (5A) – 26-15 (swept Hays, 3-2 v. Liberty Hill)
7. (8) Round Rock Dragons (6A) – 30-13 (3-1 @ Vista Ridge, swept Westwood)
8. (7) Liberty Hill Panthers (5A) – 35-7 (swept Leander, L 3-2 @ Cedar Park)
9. (9) Weiss Wolves (5A) – 35-9 (swept Hendrickson, L 3-2 @ Midway)
10. (10) Georgetown Eagles (5A) – 34-8 (swept Elgin, swept Hendrickson)