Girls volleyball: Top 20 rankings
Girls volleyball
Team Comment
1. St. Francis (39-3) Looking to repeat as state champions
2. Benet (36-6) NU-bound Fara could dominate in middle
3. Crystal Lake South (38-3) Class 4A 4th place team returns 4 seniors
4. Geneva (29-10) Only lost 3 seniors from sectional title team
5. Glenbard West (34-4) Schilling can hit on outside
6. Lake Zurich (35-5) Mackenzie Andrews leads NSC power
7. Hersey (22-14) Lill has superb veteran experience returning
8. Naperville North (34-5) Kwak, Wernette will set the pace
9. St. Charles East (31-7) Saints look strong again
10. Stevenson (31-8) Jori Radtke returns for Patriots
11. Barrington (20-17) Jakubowski takes over defending MSL champs
12. Glenbard South (32-7) Bauman, Watterson, LaPonte are tough
13. Cary-Grove (21-16) More experienced Trojans again thinking big
14. St. Charles North (31-6) NU-commit Krage leads attack
15. Fremd (21-14) Pilney has senior-dominated team
16. Schaumburg (23-14) Pancratz' teams always tough
17. WW South (20-17) Setter Burau committed to Wake Forest
18. IC Catholic Prep (36-6) Knights want to repeat as state champs
19. Carmel (31-8) Grace Schofield packs a punch
20. Burlington Central (27-12) Wiltsie among many returners for Rockets