KC Metro Power 15: Week 7/8

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Work travel made it impossible for me to put out the rankings last week, so here is a combo that includes results from two weeks ago.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. St. Thomas Aquinas (30-5)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They are still rolling at the top of the poll. Perfect record over the last two weeks including a sub-state title. [player_tooltip player_id='153937' first='Alea' last='Goolsby'] was recently named a participant in the Under Armour All-American match.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Olathe West (31-4)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Owls are state-bound after winning their sub-state. They remain at number two after [player_tooltip player_id='222099' first='Ella' last='Stowell'] led them with 8 kills over Gardner-Edgerton in the finals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Blue Valley West (33-4)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They did suffer a slight setback with a three-set loss to Seaman two weeks ago. They return to state after winning their sub-state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Blue Valley Southwest (32-5)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>BVSW also advances to the Kansas state tournament. Their best win in the stretch has been over Shawnee Heights.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. Blue Valley North (25-8)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Mustangs return to state and have beaten every team in front of them over the last two weeks to make a big jump in the rankings. They defeated Mill Valley along the way. [player_tooltip player_id='154041' first='Logan' last='Parks'] was also recently named as a player for the All-American match in Florida this coming January.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Mill Valley (32-5)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The only blemish over the last two weeks came to Blue Valley North. They would win their sub-state to get the chance to defend their state title.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7. St. James (28-6)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sub-State champions. The Thunder dropped a couple of matches a couple of weeks back, forcing a drop from 4 to 7.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8. Park Hill South (29-8)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A win over Liberty in the last couple of weeks moves them up a tad. They will have to face that same Liberty team this evening in the district final. [player_tooltip player_id='219763' first='Peyton' last='Liming'] has been great for the Panthers all season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>9. Liberty (26-6)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Blue Jays suffered one loss, to the team ranked above them. They will battle it out to advance to the quarterfinal round. [player_tooltip player_id='153930' first='Abigail' last='Mullen'] was selected for the Under Armour Next Level match in January.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10. Belton (33-3-1)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Belton has a district final tonight versus Notre Dame De Sion. They are heavily favored.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>11. Lee's Summit West (20-10)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Titans keep winning and have a chance to advance to the state quarterfinals in consecutive seasons with a win over Raymore-Peculiar tonight.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>12. Platte County (20-11-1)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Platte County enters the rankings after putting together a string of victories over the last month. They captured a district title last week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>13. Maranatha Christian Academy (37-6)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>MCA is state-bound after clinching a sub-state championship over the weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>14. St. Michael the Archangel (22-4)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Guardians were upset in the district semifinals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15. Truman (31-5-1)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Truman had their season end in the district semifinals to Raymore Peculiar. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->