Volleyball: The Woodlands take over top spot in state rankings


Few teams had a stronger start to the 2013 season than The Woodlands.

And now the Highlanders are the state’s top-ranked team in Class 5A after winning the prestigious Texas Volleyball Invitational in Pearland last weekend.

The Highlanders went into the tournament ranked sixth, but they beat higher-ranked teams Southlake Carroll and Coppell, the two-time defending 5A champion. The Woodlands replaces Coppell atop the 5A poll, with the Cowgirls dropping to second and Southlake Carroll staying at fourth.

Barbers Hill moved up to fifth in 4A, while Tarkington held on to its fourth spot in 3A.

Here are the full rankings:

Class 5A
1. The Woodlands
2. Coppell
3. McKinney Boyd
4. Southlake Carroll
5. San Antonio Reagan
6. New Braunfels
7. San Antonio Churchill
8. Plano
9. Mission Veterans Memorial
10. Austin Westlake
Honorable mention: Austin Anderson, Keller Central, Rockwall Heath, Clear Falls, Round Rock, El Paso Franklin, Colleyville Heritage, Allen, Flower Mound, Pflugerville Hendrickson, Round Rock Westwood, Smithson Valley and El Paso Eastwood

Class 4A
1. Cedar Park
2. Dallas Highland Park
3. Aledo
4. Prosper
5. Barbers Hill
6. Amarillo
7. Burleson
8. Lucas Lovejoy
9. Bryan Rudder
10. Leander
Honorable mention: Frisco Centennial, Alamo Heights, Hays, Dumas, Boerne Champion, Dripping Springs, Byron Nelson, Canyon Randall, and Santa Fe

Class 3A
1. Wimberley
2. Liberty Hill
3. Decatur
4. Tarkington
5. Stephenville
6. Argyle
7. Groesbeck
8. Longview Spring Hill
9. Springtown
10. La Grange
Honorable mention: Boerne, Abilene Wylie, Taylor, Fredericksburg and Gatesville

Class 2A
1. Schulenburg
2. Dublin
3. Bushland
4. Crawford
5. White Oak
6. Holliday
7. Centerville
8. Blanco
9. Commerce
10. Hallettsville
Honorable mention: Henrietta, Brock, Salado, Poth, Jarrell and Gunter

Class 1A
1. Jewett Leon
2. Round Top Carmine
3. Wink
4. Water Valley
5. Cayuga
6. Iola
7. Burton
8. Yorktown
9. Dodd City
10. Avery
Honorable mention: Thrall, Windthorst, Brock, Lindsey and Shiner

Categories: High-School
Angel Verdejo