Burlington Central and Aurora Christian make the biggest moves, while South Elgin enters the rankings.
Top 10
With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Metea Valley 3-1 (1)
Addison Torain helps host Mustangs take fifth at Metea Valley/Oswego East Kickoff Classic.
2. Oswego 1-0 (2)
Panthers start with win over Waubonsie Valley. Travel this weekend to West Aurora Invitational.
3. St. Charles North 6-1 (3)
Haley Burgdorf, Sidney Wright all-tourney as North Stars win Silver at Mizuno Crimson Classic.
4. Geneva 3-4 (4)
Sam Vanda leads Vikings to road wins at Naperville North, Neuqua Valley before tourney slippage.
5. Burlington Central 3-0 (8)
Leah Freesemann, Haidyn Schatz power Rockets to pair of Fox Valley Conference wins.
6. Kaneland 3-3 (5)
Knights take sixth at Wheaton North Blue and Gold Tournament, going 1-2 in Saturday’s finals.
7. Bartlett 4-1 (6)
Hawks capture U-46 Tournament at Larkin. Have won title every season since 2017.
8. Aurora Christian 4-2 (10)
Gabriella Cotto, Madalynn Johnson and Tessa Sepulveda produce double-digit kills in busy week.
9. Harvest Christian 1-2 (9)
Alyssa Burke is off to hot start for Lions, racking up 20 kills in opening three matches.
10. South Elgin 1-0 (NR)
Behind six kills and two aces from Cassie Verley, Storm open season with win over Schaumburg.
Player of the Week
Junior outside hitter Hope Wagner comes through with big start to the season, putting down 46 kills as Aurora Christian goes 4-2.
Paul Johnson is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.