Class 5A Team Rankings Update 10/8/24

<!-- 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><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/09/class-5a-team-rankings-update-9-23-24/">5A Top 10 9/23/24</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/09/class-5a-team-rankings-update-9-30-24/">5A Top 10 9/30/24</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Ankeny Centennial (23-3):</strong> Centennial holds onto No. 1 coming off of a strong week. The Jaguars swept Valley and Waukee in CIML matches, and then cruised to the Urbandale tournament title on Saturday without losing a match. During the championship against Waukee Northwest, [player_tooltip player_id='215464' first='Delaney' last='Miller'] led the way with eight kills and 3.0 blocks to go with seven digs. [player_tooltip player_id='215425' first='Jaeden' last='Pratt'] produced seven kills and 12 digs, while [player_tooltip player_id='261088' first='Mya' last='Lei-Butters'] came up with a team-best 18 digs. [player_tooltip player_id='389060' first='Tatem' last='Schmidt'] and Maegen Cheeseman provided 11 assists apiece. Mady Ott had four kills and 3.0 blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –&nbsp;</strong>10/8 vs Johnston, 10/12 at Cedar Rapids Jefferson tournament </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Pleasant Valley (21-2): </strong>A sweep at Davenport North was the lone competition for the Spartans last week. It was enough to move them up to No. 2. In that match, [player_tooltip player_id='243182' first='Isabelle' last='Kremer'] pounded out 11 kills to go with 2.0 blocks, and [player_tooltip player_id='215760' first='Gabriella' last='Ragins'] contributed eight kills and 3.0 blocks. Abbie Staats recorded eight digs, [player_tooltip player_id='508627' first='Stella' last='Smith'] had five kills and 2.0 blocks. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –</strong> 10/8 vs Davenport West, 10/12 at Cedar Rapids Jefferson tournament</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Ankeny (32-4):</strong> The Hawks move up one spot to No. 3 on the basis of an unbeaten week, which included a 3-1 victory against visiting Dowling and a championship at the Waverly-Shell Rock tournament. Against the Maroons, [player_tooltip player_id='215752' first='Olivia' last='Eike'] went off for 15 kills and 2.0 blocks, while [player_tooltip player_id='443093' first='Maya' last='Ridgeway'] added 10 kills and 2.0 blocks. [player_tooltip player_id='215465' first='Reagan' last='Hanfelt'] and [player_tooltip player_id='204525' first='Kamryn' last='Scheib'] each contributed nine kills with the former adding 3.0 blocks and the latter kicking in 18 digs. [player_tooltip player_id='207016' first='Baileigh' last='Carlsen'] came up with 21 digs, and Miya Steinkamp and [player_tooltip player_id='555795' first='Gracyn' last='Adams'] teamed up for 41 assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week – </strong>10/8 at Waukee Northwest</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Dowling Catholic (19-7):</strong> The Maroons dropped a 3-1 decision at Ankeny in their only match of last week. [player_tooltip player_id='500340' first='Kaylie' last='Klein'] registered a team-best 14 kills, and [player_tooltip player_id='215728' first='Kate' last='Nelson'] chipped in 12 and 4.0 blocks. [player_tooltip player_id='189864' first='Annalise' last='Grant'] shined with 22 digs, and [player_tooltip player_id='215412' first='Ella' last='Rogers'] did likewise with 44 assists to go with 10 digs. [player_tooltip player_id='389933' first='Ellie' last='Muller'] contributed nine kills and 4.0 blocks. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week – </strong>10/8 vs Southeast Polk, 10/12 at Cedar Rapids Jefferson tournament</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5.</strong> <strong>Indianola (26-4):</strong> Indianola moves up one spot in the rankings for a second week in a row. Its lone loss in a 6-1 run was to No. 1 Centennial at the Urbandale tournament. [player_tooltip player_id='215470' first='Camryn' last='Overton'] and [player_tooltip player_id='493609' first='Madison' last='Grover'] shared the team lead with five kills each during that match, and [player_tooltip player_id='215468' first='Makenzie' last='Sloan'] added four. [player_tooltip player_id='215466' first='Aspen' last='Nelsen'] recorded 10 assists and six digs, and [player_tooltip player_id='215469' first='Maci' last='Lerseth'] came up with nine digs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –</strong> 10/8 vs Pella, 10/12 Indianola tournament</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Cedar Falls (17-3): </strong>The Tigers fell to visiting Iowa City High in five sets in their only competition last week. [player_tooltip player_id='389853' first='Kennedy' last='Krecklow'] (18 kills), [player_tooltip player_id='215408' first='Grace' last='Hannam'] (14) and [player_tooltip player_id='523167' first='Natalie' last=''] Schmadeke (12) led the attack against the Little Hawks. [player_tooltip player_id='261058' first='Brynn' last='Bakula'] handed out 46 assists to go with 16 digs and seven kills. Anni Wedgbury paced the squad with 26 digs, and Krecklow (21) and [player_tooltip player_id='504019' first='Jada' last='Strohman'] (20) also stood out in the back row. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –</strong> 10/8 vs Dubuque Hempstead, 10/10 Cedar Falls Quad, 10/12 at Bettendorf tournament </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7. Cedar Rapids Prairie (22-9): </strong>The Prairie Hawks continued to hit their stride and rise up the rankings. Their best win of the week was against Clear Creek Amana. [player_tooltip player_id='215742' first='Carly' last='Wazac'] led the outfit with 18 kills, six digs and a pair of blocks. [player_tooltip player_id='447581' first='Grace' last='Knock'] came up with a team-high 13 digs, and [player_tooltip player_id='221340' first='Taylor' last='Ray'] dished out 25 assists. [player_tooltip player_id='493983' first='Heather' last='Hingst'] accumulated 5.0 blocks to go with three kills. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week: </strong>10/8 at Iowa City High, 10/12 at Prairie tournament </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8. Waukee Northwest (22-7):</strong> The Wolves went 3-1 during the week with their most notable results a win against Western Christian and a loss against Centennial in the Urbandale tournament. They had not uploaded their statistics to Bound at the time these rankings published on Tuesday morning. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week –</strong> 10/8 vs Ankeny </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>9. Waukee (10-13): </strong>The lone action of last week for Waukee was a 3-0 loss to visiting Centennial. The Warriors had not uploaded their statistics to Bound at the time these rankings published on Tuesday morning. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week</strong> – 10/8 at Urbandale</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10. Iowa City Liberty (10-15):</strong> The played just once last week. It was a 3-1 home MVC home victory against Western Dubuque. [player_tooltip player_id='215429' first='Asta' last='Hildebrand'] stood out with 16 kills, 19 assists, 17 digs and 6.0 blocks against Western Dubuque. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='316419' first='Edie' last='Miller'] reached 1,000 career digs with 44 in the match, and her twin sister [player_tooltip player_id='316380' first='Hadley' last='Miller'] had 29 assists, five kills and nine digs. [player_tooltip player_id='273001' first='Ellie' last='Wilson'] had seven kills and 25 digs, [player_tooltip player_id='493985' first='Sydney' last='Van Heukelom'] had 12 kills and Ashlyn Nordell was credited with 7.0 blocks. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>This Week: </strong>10/8 vs Iowa City West, 10/10 at Iowa City High, 10/12 at Cedar Rapids Jefferson tournament</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dropped Out:</strong> None</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->