Final Class 3A Team Rankings of 2024

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/08/prep-dig-iowa-class-3a-preseason-rankings/">3A Preseason Top 10</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/09/class-3a-team-rankings-update-9-3-24/">3A Top 10 9/3/24</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/09/class-3a-team-rankings-update-9-10-24/">3A Top 10 9/10/24</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/09/class-3a-team-rankings-update-9-17-24/">3A Top 10 9/17/24</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/09/class-3a-team-rankings-update-9-24-24/">3A Top 10 9/24/24</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/10/class-3a-team-rankings-update-10-1-24/">3A Top 10 10/1/24</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2024/10/class-3a-team-rankings-update-10-8-24/">3A Top 10 10/8/24</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Mount Vernon (36-4):&nbsp;</strong>The Mustangs lost for just the second time this season to an Iowa-based opponent. Pleasant Valley got them the first time, and Dike-New Hartford topped them, 2-1, in the championship match at Saturday'd Cedar Rapids Jefferson tournament. During the week, they captured a 3-0 WaMaC win against visiting Marion. [player_tooltip player_id='215389' first='Sydney' last='Maue'] pounded out a team-high 14 kills against the the Wolves, and [player_tooltip player_id='215385' first='Chloe' last='Meester'] collected 13. &nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='215387' first='Sydney' last='Huber'] dished out 37 assists, CaliAna Whitaker recorded 3.0 blocks and Eryn Jackson came up with 13 digs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.gobound.com/ia/ighsau/vb/2024-25/brackets/h2024100604005440225370021d0cf41"><strong>PATH TO STATE </strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Western Christian (24-12):</strong> A loss to Sioux Falls O'Gorman in the championship game of their home tournament Saturday was the only blemish on the Wolfpack's record for the week. It collected wins against the Iowa competition, including Des Moines Christian, Hinton and Cherokee Washington. Against Cherokee in the semis, [player_tooltip player_id='753877' first='Scarlett' last='Winterfeld'] led the way with 13 kills, [player_tooltip player_id='489999' first='Bentley' last='Bliek'] added 10 and Morgan Kooiman had nine. [player_tooltip player_id='455736' first='Maggie' last='Van Schepen'] handed out 27 assists and came up with 14 digs. Sydney Feenstra produced 17 digs, and Olivia Ten Napel had seven.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.gobound.com/ia/ighsau/vb/2024-25/brackets/h20241006040354851e67fc6aeb79d43"><strong>PATH TO STATE</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. West Delaware (33-5):</strong>&nbsp;The Hawks may have faced the toughest schedule in the state last week, much of it coming against larger schools. The highlight of the period was a 2-1 victory against Dowling Catholic at Saturday's Cedar Rapids Jefferson tournament. [player_tooltip player_id='508649' first='Brooke' last='Krogmann'] led the way with 11 kills against the Maroons with Vedah Langel and [player_tooltip player_id='730780' first='Hannah' last='Cantwell'] each adding five. [player_tooltip player_id='523167' first='Natalie' last=''] Mensen picked up 14 digs, and Cantwell had 13. Mensen gave out 12 assists, and Kirstyn Kolbet had nine. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.gobound.com/ia/ighsau/vb/2024-25/brackets/h2024100604041924874c9ed0436f04a"><strong>PATH TO STATE</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Dubuque Wahlert (20-7): </strong>A 3-0 win at Cedar Rapids Washington was the Golden Eagles only action last week. [player_tooltip player_id='437486' first='Olivia' last='Donovan'] dished out 25 assists, and Kaylee Walter picked up 11 digs. [player_tooltip player_id='538938' first='Anna' last='Roling'] led the squad with seven kills, and [player_tooltip player_id='215405' first='Audrey' last='Tschiggfrie'] chipped in five. Tschiggfrie and Bella Eisbach had five digs apiece.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.gobound.com/ia/ighsau/vb/2024-25/brackets/h20241006040447836d80aa8dcc01649"><strong>PATH TO STATE</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Davenport Assumption (21-7):</strong>&nbsp;The only blemish on an otherwise perfect week for the Knights was a 2-1 loss to the host in the semifinals of the Center Point-Urbana tournament. They started the week with a 3-0 MAC win at Davenport North. [player_tooltip player_id='215757' first='Alyssa' last='O'Neal'] pounded out a team-best 12 kills, and [player_tooltip player_id='230661' first='Ellah' last='Derrer'] had seven. [player_tooltip player_id='215436' first='Dru' last='Dorsey'] produced 11 digs, and [player_tooltip player_id='215761' first='Ellie' last='Schubert'] put up 23 assists. [player_tooltip player_id='694203' first='Belle' last='Cotton'] had five kills and 3.0 blocks, and [player_tooltip player_id='630696' first='Erin' last='Robbins'] had 4.0 blocks and three kills. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.gobound.com/ia/ighsau/vb/2024-25/brackets/h20241006040510081643fc382c10a46"><strong>PATH TO STATE</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Mid-Prairie</strong>&nbsp;<strong>(28-7):&nbsp;</strong>The Golden Hawks' lone losses last week happened against ranked 4A teams in North Scott and Clear Creek Amana at the latter's tournament on Saturday. They captured an impressive 3-0 RVC victory at Regina earlier in the week. [player_tooltip player_id='215390' first='Jovi' last='Evans'] led the way with 16 kills, and [player_tooltip player_id='389071' first='Harper' last='Pacha'] had 11. [player_tooltip player_id='775157' first='Jeorgia' last='Evans'] picked up 25 digs, and [player_tooltip player_id='215395' first='Dakota' last='Mitchell'] added 18. [player_tooltip player_id='730801' first='Callie' last='Huber'] chipped in nine kills and 2.0 blocks. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.gobound.com/ia/ighsau/vb/2024-25/brackets/h202410060407172583e5a801a302343"><strong>PATH TO STATE</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7. Cherokee Washington (24-4):&nbsp;</strong>Cherokee fell against 4A Kuemper Catholic and to Western Christian in the Wolfpack's tournament on Saturday. Two days earlier, it swept Sioux City West, 3-0. [player_tooltip player_id='574225' first='Addy' last='Wolfswinkel'] registered 21 assists and six digs in that match. [player_tooltip player_id='493982' first='Deidra' last='Doeden'] hammered out a team-high eight kills, and [player_tooltip player_id='730843' first='Keylee' last='Gregg'], [player_tooltip player_id='508655' first='Laney' last='Wolfswinkel'] and Kadyn Volkert had seven apiece. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.gobound.com/ia/ighsau/vb/2024-25/brackets/h20241006040558138296a8c1afb4f4d"><strong>PATH TO STATE</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8. Des Moines Christian (21-14):</strong>&nbsp;Most of the Lions' losses this season have come against ranked teams in larger classes. They started last week with a 3-0 senior night victory against Madrid. [player_tooltip player_id='203590' first='Hadley' last='Hardersen'] piled up 27 assists, six kills, five digs and 2.0 blocks, and [player_tooltip player_id='215732' first='Sydney' last='Brandmeyer'] had nine kills and nine digs. Brynn Van Mersbergen came up with eight digs, and Olivia Wolven added five. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.gobound.com/ia/ighsau/vb/2024-25/brackets/h2024100604063272863188d3e8c9545"><strong>PATH TO STATE</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>9. Kuemper Catholic (27-2):&nbsp;</strong>Kuemper recorded the most impressive wins in 3A last week, a 3-1 decision against visiting Lewis Central, and a 2-1 triumph versus Ankeny Christian in the final of Saturday's Hampton-Dumont tournament. Against Lewis Central, [player_tooltip player_id='389937' first='Brianna' last='Wittrock'] cranked out 20 kills, and Mariah Heuton had 13. [player_tooltip player_id='500113' first='Kaylie' last='Simons'] picked up 36 digs, and [player_tooltip player_id='753919' first='Elsa' last='Tiefenthaler'] and Karsyn Overmohle combined for 39 assists. Brooke Rohe contributed 10 digs to the cause. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.gobound.com/ia/ighsau/vb/2024-25/brackets/h2024100604063272863188d3e8c9545"><strong>PATH TO STATE</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10. Center Point-Urbana (12-9):</strong> The Stormin' Pointers bounced back from a five-set WaMaC loss against West Delaware to take down Assumption, 2-1, at their home tournament on Saturday. [player_tooltip player_id='730773' first='Addy' last='Tupa'] registered a squad-best 14 kills versus the Hawks, and [player_tooltip player_id='555725' first='Brielle' last='Trout'] had 14. CPU got a combined 48 assists from [player_tooltip player_id='402663' first='Jayce' last='Grennan'] and [player_tooltip player_id='701976' first='Adelyn' last='Stien'], [player_tooltip player_id='242669' first='Gracie' last='Hoskins'] came up with 32 digs. Addilyn Wade contributed 13 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.gobound.com/ia/ighsau/vb/2024-25/brackets/h20241006040510081643fc382c10a46"><strong>PATH TO STATE</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dropped Out:&nbsp;</strong>None </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->