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KVA releases fourth volleyball rankings

By CLINT HARDEN

CatchItKansas.com

3:43 PM CDT, September 27, 2012

WICHITA, Kan.

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Every top-ranked team from last week’s poll remains at the top of the rankings of the week four volleyball rankings. In 6A, despite the loss to Kapaun Mt. Carmel, Wichita Northwest moved up from No. 5 to the No. 3 spot. Olathe East moved from No. 3 to No. 5.

Kapaun remained as the second-ranked team in 5A, as Valley Center fell one spot to No. 4. Bishop Carroll moved into the No. 5 spot a non-ranking last week. Bishop Miege holds on to the top ranking once again for the week.

McPherson dropped two spots to the fourth-ranked team in 4A, just ahead of No. 5 Rose Hill. Topeka Hayden moved from No. 4 to No. 2. The Thunder of St. James Academy is still the top-ranked team in the state.

Garden Plain and Sedgwick both moved up one spot to No. 3 and No. 4, respectively as Silver Lake fell from No. 3 to No. 5.

Below are complete rankings, which do not take into account the new KSHSAA classifications released on Thursday.

Class 6A

1 – Gardener-Edgerton (1)
2 – Topeka Washburn Rural (2)
3 – Wichita Northwest (5)
4 – Blue Valley North (NR)
5 – Olathe East (3)
Others – Lawrence Free State, Maize, Manhattan, Olathe Northwest

Class 5A

1 – Bishop Miege (1)
2 – Kapaun Mt. Carmel (2)
3 – Shawnee Heights (4)
4 – Valley Center (3)
5 – Bishop Carroll (NR)
Others – Andover, BV Southwest, St. Thomas Aquinas, Liberal

Class 4A

1 – St. James Academy (1)
2 – Topeka Hayden (4)
3 – Chanute (3)
4 – McPherson (2)
5 – Rose Hill (NR)
Others – Holton, Jefferson West, Pratt, Wamego

Class 3A

1 – Hillsboro (1)
2 – Burlington (2)
3 – Garden Plain (4)
4 – Sedgwick (5)
5 – Silver Lake (3)
Others – Hoisington, Holcomb, Hutchinson Trinity

Class 2A

1 – Mission Valley (1)
2 – Olpe (2)
3 – Ell-Saline (4)
4 – Burlingame (5)
5 – Hill City (3)
Others – Ellsworth, Jayhawk-Linn, Kiowa County, Pratt Skyline, Smith Center, Washington County

Class 1A Div. 1

1 – Centralia (1)
2 – St. John Hudson (2)
3 – Cedar Vale (3)
4 – Goessel (4)
5 – Hoxie (5)
Others – Spearville, Thunder Ridge, Waverly

Class 1A Div. 2

1 – Baileyville B&B (1)
2 – Norwich (3)
3 – Weskan (4)
4 – Argonia (NR)
5 – Ingalls (2)
Others – Bucklin, St. John’s Beloit, Wallace County, Wilson