KC Metro Power 15: Week 2

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Blue Valley West (3-0)</strong> <strong>Prev: 1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No games this week for West, but ahead is the MoKan tournament this weekend. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. St. Thomas Aquinas (5-1) Prev: 2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Saints defeated St. Michael's this week in three as their lone match of the week. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Blue Valley Southwest (8-1)</strong> <strong>Prev: 4</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Winners of the Lansing tournament, Southwest moves up to three. Their signature win in the tournament was a victory over Olathe West. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Olathe West (9-2)</strong> <strong>Prev: 5</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The only loss this week came against tournament champion Blue Valley Southwest. They had a quality win over a ranked Lansing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. St. James (13-2)</strong> <strong>Prev: 6</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Thunder had a 5-1 week, heading East for some tournament action. Their one L came to St. Dominic on the Missouri side. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Mill Valley (9-3)</strong> <strong>Prev: 3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A 7-2 week for Mill Valley with losses to Lawrence Free State and eventual tournament winner Blue Valley North.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7. Park Hill (6-0)</strong> <strong>Prev: 8</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Park Hill only played one match, but it was a rivalry win over ranked Park Hill South in five. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8. Lee's Summit North (12-1)</strong> <strong>Prev: 13</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Broncos had a strong week, despite suffering their first loss of the year. They went East and beat some tough programs like IWA, Cor Jesu, and Howell Central. Their loss came at the hands of Lafayette.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>9. Park Hill South (7-2)</strong> <strong>Prev: 9</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Panthers hold steady with their only loss of the week being to 7th 7th-ranked Park Hill. [player_tooltip player_id='838860' first='Sydni' last='Lafasciano'] had 19 kills in that match. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10. Belton (4-1)</strong> <strong>Prev: 10</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Belton's quality win this week was over Platte County, but it suffered a setback against Grain Valley. They battle Park Hill South this week. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>11. Lee's Summit West (7-2)</strong> <strong>Prev: 7</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wins over competitive teams like Staley, Marquette, Nixa, and Jackson help even out the tough loss to Blue Springs this week for the Titans. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>12. Olathe Northwest (8-1)</strong> <strong>Prev: NR</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Ravens enter the rankings for the first time this season after an 8-1 start. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='355660' first='Alyssa' last='Gray'] is tallying over 4 kills per set. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>13. Oak Grove (8-0)</strong> <strong>Prev: NR</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Oak Grove has started the season 8-0, including wins over Maryville and Liberty North. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>14. Blue Valley North (8-3)</strong> <strong>Prev: NR</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After winning a tournament championship, the Mustangs enter ranked 14th. Renee DeRoy and [player_tooltip player_id='714734' first='Louise' last='Wombolt'] are doing a good job of running the offense for North.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15. Lansing (10-4)</strong> <strong>Prev: 14</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lansing hangs around as they have no bad losses. Every defeat has come to a ranked team this year. [player_tooltip player_id='222091' first='Avery' last='Sands'] is averaging almost 5 kills per set. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dropped: Maranatha Christian, Platte County, St. Michael's</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->