Week 8 Volleyball Rankings

In Class 7A, No. 3 Hillgrove will host No. 2 North Cobb on Thursday. North Cobb moved up to No. 2 after growing its win-streak to 16-straight matches and the two Cobb County contenders have split their previous two matches this season with North Cobb winning the first one 2-1 on Aug. 12 and Hillgrove coming away with a 2-1 victory on Aug. 26. Additionally, Marietta moved up to No. 9 and Richmond Hill slid to No. 10 after back-to-back losses to Savannah Arts (2-0) and Islands (2-1). In Class 6A, No. 1 Alpharetta picked up its 31-straight win in a 2-1 victory over Class 7A No. 4 Cherokee to improve to 32-2 overall. The Raiders’ only two losses came to Pace Academy (4A) and North Cobb (7A) and they remain perfect within Class 6A with 73 sets won to just 14 dropped. No. 2 Pope has a nearly identical resume with a 32-3 overall record, but previously fell 3-0 to Alpharetta on Sept. 21—solidifying Alpharetta’s place at the top of the poll. Johns Creek (26-8) remains No. 3 and as a result, Region 6 has the top three spots in the poll and four total teams with Blessed Trinity coming in at No. 10. Johns Creek gets the nod for No. 3 due to a big 2-1 win over No. 4 Lakeside-Evans (34-3) last month.

In Class 5A, No. 1 Kell improved to 30-8 and extended its win-streak to 12-straight. McIntosh moved up to No. 2 after stamping its 11th-straight victory. Northview remains No. 5 and gives Area 6 three teams in the top 4 with No. 1 Kell, No. 4 Greater Atlanta Christian and the fifth-ranked Titans. Dalton moved up to No. 3 and has a previous win over GAC on its resume from a 2-0 sweep on Sept. 5. Additionally, Loganville moved up to No. 6 and Jefferson fell to No 7 after scoring a 2-1 victory over the Dragons to improve to 6-0 in Area 8.

Starr’s Mill moved up to No. 4 in Class 4A and Chestatee shifted up to No. 5 after Chestatee’s dominant 2-0 (25-11, 25-19) win over previously No. 4 ranked North Oconee—who slid to No. 8 after also dropping a match to Madison County in region play.