Week 7 Volleyball Rankings

In Class 7A, No. 1 ranked Walton leads the classification with an 11-0 overall record and 5-0 start in Region 3. No. 2 Lambert is 17-2 with a 3-0 Region 6 record and its only losses came to River Ridge and Buford in cross-classification play. No. 3 Alpharetta is 9-1 with its only loss coming to Greater Atlanta Christian (3-2). The Raiders solidified their spot at No. 3 with a 3-1 win over Roswell on Sept. 23handing the 8-1 Hornets their first loss of the season. South Forsyth jumped from No. 8 to No. 5 after defeating former No. 5 North Forsyth 2-0 on Sept. 26. North Forsyth dropped to No. 6, Harrison comes in at No. 7 and Newnan sits at No. 8. North Gwinnetts 3-2 loss to Mill Creek on Tuesday sent the Bulldogs down to No. 10 and Etowah replaced them at No. 9.

In Class 6A, Riverwood climbed from No. 7 to No. 6 and Kennesaw Mountain dropped down to the No. 7 slot as a result. Class 5A saw no movement as Nationally-ranked McIntosh (23-0) remains at No. 1. There is a new top-ranked team in Class 4A this week as Heritage-Catoosa takes over for No. 2 Marist. Additionally, Islands jumped to No. 3, Jefferson climbed a slot to No. 4 and Northwest Whitfield fell from No. 3 to No. 5.

The Class 3A experienced quite a bit of shuffling this week, but the top remains in place with No. 1 Westminster and No. 2 LaFayette. Savannah Arts climbed from No. 7 to No. 3 after a big 2-0 win over Islands and carries a 13-0 overall record and a 7-0 record in Area 3 play. North Hall fell out of the top 10 after a loss to Dawson County and Jackson debuts at No. 10. The Red Devils are 21-11 overall with a 5-0 Area 2 record.

There was no movement in the Class 2A/A-Private poll this week and the Class 2A/A-Public poll shifted with Lamar County making its debut at No. 5 after defeating Greenvillewhich dropped to No. 7 following the loss. Additionally, Vidalia jumped from No. 10 to No. 8 and Oglethorpe County dropped out of the poll.

Class 7A

1. Walton

2. Lambert

3. Alpharetta

4. Roswell

5. South Forsyth

6. North Forsyth

7. Harrison

8. Newnan

9. Etowah

10. North Gwinnett

Class 6A

1. Buford

2. Pope

3. Sequoyah

4. Lassiter

5. Allatoona

6. Riverwood

7. Kennesaw Mountain

8. River Ridge

9. Lakeside-Evans

10. Kell

Class 5A

1. McIntosh

2. St. Pius

3. Blessed Trinity

4. Greenbrier

5. Whitewater

6. Northside-Columbus

7. Harris County

8. Northgate

9. Starrs Mill

10. Veterans

Class 4A

1. Heritage-Catoosa

2. Marist

3. Islands

4. Jefferson

5. Northwest Whitfield

6. Ridgeland

7. Fayette County

8. North Oconee

9. Central-Carroll

10. North Oconee

Class 3A

1. Westminster

2. LaFayette

3. Savannah Arts

4. Morgan County

5. Greater Atlanta Christian

6. Sonoraville

7. White County

8. Oconee County

9. Gilmer

10. Jackson

Class 2A/A-Private

1. Holy Innocents

2. Hebron Christian

3. Savannah Christian

4. Eagles Landing Christian

5. Brookstone

6. Mt. Paran

7. Athens Academy

8. Heritage-Newnan

9. Wesleyan

10. St. Francis

Class 2A/A-Public

1. Elite Scholars Academy

2. Woodville-Thompkins

3. Gordon Lee

4. Armuchee

5. Lamar County

6. Dade County

7. Greenville

8. Vidalia

9. Lake Oconee Academy

10. Haralson County