Ali McCullom of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
The top three teams in this Top 25 volleyball poll will face huge league matches this week. No. 1 Mayfield plays Pasadena Poly on Tuesday and has Chadwick (12-2) at home Thursday in the Prep League. Whittier Christian has a big match against visiting Village Christian (10-4) Tuesday in the Olympic League. Flintridge Sacred Heart plays at Harvard Westlake on Thursday.
1. Mayfield (13-1) Big showdown vs. Chadwick Thursday (1)
2. Whittier Christian (17-3) Powerful Village Christian up next (2)
3. Flintridge Sacred Heart (8-5) Split against two ranked teams in 1AA (4)
4. San Gabriel (13-1-1) Only has Almont League matches to go (3)
5. Glendora (8-3) Beat highly regarded Alta Loma in three (6)
6. South Pasadena (8-1) Lone loss to Mayfield (7)
7. La Serna (8-2) Swept Santa Fe in league opener (5)
8. Gabrielino (13-4) Eight-match winning streak (11)
9. St. Paul (18-7) Cantwell and Pomona Catholic this week (9)
10. St. Lucy’s (6-7) Lost to Rancho Cucamonga in five (8)
11. Gladstone (12-5) Defeated Daurte in five games (12)
12. La Salle (8-10) Plays at Bishop Amat on Thursday (13)
13. Duarte (14-5) Daisy Portillo almost got them Gladstone win (10)
14. Diamond Ranch (11-3) Three consecutive 3-1 wins (16)
15. Bonita (12-5) Rebounded with four-game win vs. Diamond Bar (15)
16. Arcadia (4-6) Lost in five games to Glendale (14)
17. Maranatha (13-7) Won pool in Nike TOC in Phoenix (20)
18. Westridge (6-3) Got one game off of Mayfield (18)
19. West Covina (9-6) Back-to-back wins (21)
20. South Hills (11-3) Won league opener vs. Ayala in five (unranked)
21. California (6-4) Faces La Serna on Thursday (19)
22. Monrovia (7-5) Will play South Pasadena on Thursday (22)
23. La Mirada (7-7-1) Tied San Gabriel in Kennedy tournament (25)
24. Los Altos (8-10) Had week off (23)
25. Walnut (11-6) Faces Walnut and West Covina this week (24)