Girls volleyball Top 20
1. Benet (8-0) Talented Redwings start season just as expected
2. St. Francis (3-1) Joliet West tops defending 3A state champs
3. Barrington (8-3) Young talent performing well
4. St. Charles N. (7-1) Only loss to Normal University
5. Libertyville (9-3) New core group off to strong start
6. WW South (7-3) Tigers have annual invite coming up
7. Huntley (4-1) Naymola gets 500th win
8. Metea Valley (9-3) Hoskins 9 kills, Schuele 18 assists in Benet loss
9. Willowbrook (7-2) Took second to Metea Valley at Willowbrook invite
10. Maine South (8-4) St. Francis ends 4-match win streak
11. Hersey (3-4) Has gone 3-1 since 0-3 start including RM win
12. Rolling Meadows (10-2) Pufundt career-best 22 kills at Viator
13. Glenbard West (6-2) Early losses to Fremd, Benet
14. Downers North (3-1) Starts conference play Tuesday vs. Lyons
15. Fremd 7-5 Off to solid start
16. Geneva (3-5) Five-game losing streak after 3-0 start
17. Lake Park (4-1) Good test coming Tuesday at Batavia
18. Stevenson (3-5) Young group learning their way
19. Naperville North (4-4) Huskies 4-1 in last 5
20. Burlington Central (4-1) Hard-fought 3-set-loss to CL Central
Others to watch: York (7-2), St. Viator (4-3), Glenbard South (6-5), Warren (3-8), Naperville Central (6-7), Timothy Christian (7-2), IC Catholic Prep (6-1), Montini (3-6)