Class 5 Rankings

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Still early season but a lot of moving and shaking going on. It Appears Liberty is the hotbed for Class 5 volleyball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>1. Liberty Blue Jays 12-0</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Liberty is off to a fantastic start and has knocked off teams from six different states. The biggest win is a 2-1 over Olathe Northwest and squeezed past Park Hill 3-2. 6'2" 2025 [player_tooltip player_id='153930' first='Abigail' last='Mullen'] leads the team in kills with 73, and sister [player_tooltip player_id='99216' first='Ashley' last='Mullen'] runs the offense with 195 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>2. Liberty North Eagles 6-0</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The crosstown rival might be ranked #1, but the Eagles are right behind with a big win over Rock Bridge 22-25, 25-23, and 25-18. 2024 Arizona recruit [player_tooltip player_id='119226' first='Carlie' last='Cisneros'] leads the way with 82 kills. A huge match-up on the 27^th between 1 &amp; 2 at Liberty awaits.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>3. Eureka Wildcats 7-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A massive win for the Wildcats Wednesday night as they traveled to Lafayette and swept the Lancers. With the win, Eureka gave themselves the #1 seed in the district tournament. [player_tooltip player_id='123473' first='Abby' last='Holt'] is leading the team in kills with 84.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>4. Rock Bridge Bruins 9-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Liberty North knocked off the Bruins 1-2, but other than that, they've been solid and won a tournament in Arkansas to start the season. Arkansas recruit [player_tooltip player_id='119220' first='Lily' last='Dudley'] leads the team with 60 kills, and [player_tooltip player_id='184887' first='Kaylen' last='Rush'] scoops up 72 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>5. Kickapoo Chiefs 10-4</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Chiefs are a hard team to figure out. They took a win over Eureka 3-2 but turned around and were swept by Lee's Summit West. They've also lost to Rock Bridge, Nixa, and Conway, AR. Opposite, Grace Gardner and [player_tooltip player_id='124851' first='Isabella' last='Faria'] are doing the damage on pins.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>6. Lee's Summit Tigers 7-1-1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#1 Liberty is the only setback for the Tigers, and a big 3-2 win over St. Teresa's Academy highlights the early season. Hammer on the outside, [player_tooltip player_id='99226' first='Ashlyn' last='Bellamy'] is leading the way with 71 kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>7. Ozark Tigers 8-2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With losses to Kickapoo and Normal, IL, the Springfield power is being led in kills by 2024 [player_tooltip player_id='150036' first='Reagan' last='Baade'] with 82 kills and 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='219778' first='Tara' last='Venable'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>8. Lee's Summit West Titans 4-3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Titans have lost to Blue Valley West, KS, Eureka, and Liberty North but have a sweep over Kickapoo. 2025 6'0" outside [player_tooltip player_id='493090' first='Kamryn' last='McDonald'] is leading the team with 32 kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>9. St. Teresa's Academy Stars 2-5</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Don't let the record fool you; the Stars have lost to Bishop Miege, KS, Liberty, Lee's Summit, Skutt Catholic, NE, and St. Thomas Aquinas, KS but beat Lafayette 3-2. Rutgers recruit [player_tooltip player_id='101697' first='Reagan' last='Fox'] is a beast on the outside with 87 kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>10. Lafayette Lancers 8-5</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lafayette went to Florida for a Nike Tournament and returned with one loss and a 5^th-place finish. Since returning, they have lost 3 or 4 to St. Teresa's Academy, Skutt Catholic, NE, and Aquinas, KS. With the loss to Eureka, Lafayette has lost four straight. Not sure that's been done at Lafayette in decades.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->