KC Metro Power 15: Week 7

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's time! Championship Season is here! Sadly, some teams' seasons will come to an end this week. Some will keep playing. We do have some regular season to finish up in Kansas. Some of the teams in this week's [program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last=''] 15 will see their season come to an end, so here is the final [program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last=''] 15 before the playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1. Mill Valley (28-4) Prev: 1</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A perfect week for the defending state champions, looking to start another run to a title. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2. Blue Valley Southwest (28-4)</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Prev:&nbsp;2</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='523631' first='Catlin' last='Shao'] was impressive in a win over DeSoto with 37 assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. Olathe West (23-7)</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Prev:&nbsp;3</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Impressive sweep of Olathe Northwest this week behind 18 [player_tooltip player_id='807773' first='Ella' last='Stowell'] kills. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. Blue Valley West (28-4)</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Prev: 4</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Four wins this week in tri action over a couple of playing dates for West. [player_tooltip player_id='480396' first='Peyton' last='Kubik'] had 11 kills in their win over Olathe Northwest. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5. St. Thomas Aquinas (25-5) Prev: 5</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>6. Oak Grove (31-0-1)</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Prev: 9</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The regular season is complete, and the loss column stays unblemished. Freshman Ava Chrisco tied the team lead with 12 digs in their regular season finale. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7. Lee's Summit North (25-7)</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Prev: 7</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='357615' first='Piper' last='Bahr'] had a double-double to help the Broncos take care of West in three, including a dominating second set. They did suffer a setback to Liberty North.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8. Lee's Summit West (23-5 Prev: 6</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Titans were swept by number 7 Lee's Summit North to split the season series. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>9.</strong> <strong>St. Michael the Archangel (26-7) Prev: NR</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Winners of 5 straight, [player_tooltip player_id='732904' first='Jordan' last='Redd'] and [player_tooltip player_id='396499' first='Kinley' last='Gillihan'] combined for 22 kills in a win over Blue Springs South. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>10. Park Hill South (22-9)</strong>&nbsp;<strong>Prev: 10</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Panthers had a five-set battle with Grain Valley that ended with Valley getting the win. [player_tooltip player_id='357573' first='Vada' last='Brattin'] paced the team with 14 kills. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>11. Park Hill (16-</strong>4)&nbsp;<strong>Prev: 11</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Park Hill got its first tournament under its belt and suffered its only defeat to a team from Arkansas. [player_tooltip player_id='490206' first='Ava' last='Daneff'] had 9 kills in defeat. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>12. Grain Valley (23-7) Prev: NR</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Winners of 8 straight, including knocking off Park Hill South and Platte County. [player_tooltip player_id='707417' first='Kyleigh' last='Casey'] is averaging 3.5 kills per set. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>13. Maranatha Christian (34-4) Prev: 15</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ten-match winning streak for the defending state champions. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>14. Raymore Peculiar (26-8) Prev: NR</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ray-Pec is back in the rankings at 14. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15. Olathe Northwest (26-8 Prev: 9</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We discussed the tough week ahead for Olathe Northwest. They went 1-4 with losses to two top-five teams and to Washburn Rural. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->