Class 5A Team Rankings Update 9/23/24

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/08/prep-dig-iowa-class-5a-preseason-rankings/">Preseason 5A Rankings</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/09/class-5a-team-rankings-update-9-2-24/">5A Top 10 9/2/24</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/09/class-5a-team-rankings-update-9-10-24/">5A Top 10 9/10/24</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/09/class-5a-team-rankings-update-9-17-24/">5A Top 10 9/17/23</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Ankeny Centennial (14-3):</strong>&nbsp;The Jaguars move into the top spot after winning, 3-2, at previous No. 1 Dowling last Tuesday. It was their lone match of the week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='215464' first='Delaney' last='Miller'] piled up 20 kills during the five-setter in West Des Moines. [player_tooltip player_id='215425' first='Jaeden' last='Pratt'] added 11 kills, and [player_tooltip player_id='215751' first='Finley' last='Greiner'] had 10. Maegen Cheeseman and [player_tooltip player_id='389060' first='Tatem' last='Schmidt'] teamed up for 56 assists, and [player_tooltip player_id='261088' first='Mya' last='Lei-Butters'] was credited with 25 digs. [player_tooltip player_id='758828' first='Sophia' last='Heither'] collected a team-best 3.0 blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –&nbsp;</strong>9/26 at Ankeny</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Dowling Catholic (17-5):</strong>&nbsp;The Maroons played two conference matches last week. It started with the five-set loss against visiting Ankeny Centennial on Tuesday. Two days later, they won at Waukee, 3-0.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='500340' first='Kaylie' last='Klein']'s 32 kills led the way for Dowling last week, while [player_tooltip player_id='389933' first='Ellie' last='Muller'] added 23 and [player_tooltip player_id='215728' first='Kate' last='Nelson'] had 15 (.483). [player_tooltip player_id='189864' first='Annalise' last='Grant'] came up with 43 digs, and [player_tooltip player_id='215412' first='Ella' last='Rogers'] dished out 84 assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –&nbsp;</strong>9/24 vs Johnston, 9/26 vs Liberty &amp; Omaha Skutt </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Pleasant Valley (15-2):&nbsp;</strong>The Spartans hold at No. 3 after a 1-0 week. They won, 3-0, at Bettendorf last Tuesday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='243182' first='Isabelle' last='Kremer'], [player_tooltip player_id='215760' first='Gabriella' last='Ragins'] and [player_tooltip player_id='490015' first='Mazie' last='Sweers'] teamed up for 31 kills against the Bulldogs. Lauren Brohm and [player_tooltip player_id='389006' first='Carsyn' last='Kelley'] combined for 43 assists, while Abbie Staats' 15 digs represented a team-high. [player_tooltip player_id='508627' first='Stella' last='Smith'] produced a team-best 3.0 blocks to go with six kills (.400). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –</strong>&nbsp;9/24 at Clinton, 9/28 at Mount Vernon tournament </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Ankeny (24-3):</strong>&nbsp;The Hawks enjoyed an unbeaten week. They captured a 3-0 decision versus visiting Johnston last Tuesday before taking down the field at the Waukee tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>During a 2-0 victory against Indianola in the championship of that event, [player_tooltip player_id='204525' first='Kamryn' last='Scheib'] slammed down 12 kills (.524) and [player_tooltip player_id='215752' first='Olivia' last='Eike'] added eight (.538) with 3.0 blocks. [player_tooltip player_id='207016' first='Baileigh' last='Carlsen'] and [player_tooltip player_id='215747' first='Ilana' last='Coleman'] teamed up for 15 digs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –&nbsp;</strong>9/24 vs Southeast Polk, 9/26 at Ankeny Centennial</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Cedar Falls (10-2):&nbsp;</strong>A 3-0 sweep of visiting Cedar Rapids Washington last Tuesday was the Tigers only competition of the week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In that quick match, [player_tooltip player_id='389853' first='Kennedy' last='Krecklow'] contributed five kills and six digs, and [player_tooltip player_id='215408' first='Grace' last='Hannam'] posted four kills and 4.0 blocks. [player_tooltip player_id='523167' first='Natalie' last=''] Schmadeke paced the team in assists (25) and digs (10). Kya Bradfield and Brooklyn Scharff aided the attack, and [player_tooltip player_id='389010' first='Annistyn' last='Wedgbury'] had eight digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –</strong> 9/24 at Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 9/28 Cedar Falls Tiger Invitational</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Waukee Northwest (15-4):</strong>&nbsp;The Wolves recorded a pair of CIML sweeps last week, the wins coming against Valley and at Southeast Polk. [player_tooltip player_id='490013' first='Logan' last='Vogt'] led the squad with 12 kills in each match, and her sister, [player_tooltip player_id='389019' first='Avery' last='Vogt'], totaled 54 assists. [player_tooltip player_id='490011' first='Leah' last='Janulewicz'] contributed 12 kills and 21 digs, while [player_tooltip player_id='493601' first='Piper' last='Ladwig']'s 2.0 blocks led the team. She added 13 kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –</strong>&nbsp;9/24 vs Waukee, 9/28 at Cedar Falls tournament </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7.</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Indianola (19-3):</strong>&nbsp;Indianola went 4-1 at Saturday's Waukee tournament. Ankeny beat it, 2-1, in the championship match. During the final, [player_tooltip player_id='215470' first='Camryn' last='Overton'] piled up a team-high 13 kills to go with 11 digs. [player_tooltip player_id='215466' first='Aspen' last='Nelsen'] paced Indianola in assists (14) and digs (13), and also contributed 10 kills. [player_tooltip player_id='215469' first='Maci' last='Lerseth'] chipped in 12 digs and seven assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –</strong>&nbsp;9/24 at Dallas Center-Grimes</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8. Waukee (10-11):&nbsp;</strong>Bound metrics show Waukee with the most difficult schedule in 5A to date. The Warriors lost to Dowling, Ankeny and Indianola last week. They defeated Southeast Polk, Surgeant Bluff-Luton and Carlisle. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='443125' first='Liv' last='Davis'] has been credited with 345 assists this season, and freshman [player_tooltip player_id='498752' first='Allie' last='Ruddy'] has a team-high 122 digs. [player_tooltip player_id='500115' first='Maggie' last='Craig'] (114 kills), [player_tooltip player_id='443092' first='Malia' last='Rogers'] (113) and [player_tooltip player_id='455721' first='Stella' last='Braddock'] (113) have led the attack.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week</strong>&nbsp;– 9/24 at Waukee Northwest</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>9. Iowa City Liberty (6-10):</strong>&nbsp;The Lightning's 3-0 triumph over visiting Dubuque Senior last Tuesday was its only competition for the week. [player_tooltip player_id='215429' first='Asta' last='Hildebrand'] collected 12 kills (.476), 12 assists, five digs and 2.0 blocks. [player_tooltip player_id='316419' first='Edie' last='Miller'] and [player_tooltip player_id='316380' first='Hadley' last='Miller'] (6 kills) teamed up for 20 assists and 31 digs. [player_tooltip player_id='273001' first='Ellie' last='Wilson'] had six kills and 12 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week:&nbsp;</strong>9/24 at Linn-Mar, 9/26 vs Omaha Skutt &amp; Dowling at Dowling, 9/28 Mount Vernon Tournament</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10. Cedar Rapids Prairie (10-8), Iowa City High (11-3), Sioux City East (10-7), West Des Moines Valley (7-14): </strong>A four-way tie at 10 is fitting for 5A in 2024. It all will sort itself out. Right now, it's a glob of very similar teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dropped Out:</strong>&nbsp;None</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->