The Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association first in-season poll is not much different than the preseason rankings.  The Faribault Bethlehem Academy Cardinals are still ranked 9th in Class A despite starting 0-3.  The Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Buccaneers are still the top ranked team in Class A.  POWER 96 Radio will have the Gopher Conference opener for both teams Thursday with coverage beginning 7:00 p.m.

The Cardinals have a 137 conference winning streak on the line when they travel to Buc Country to face the top ranked Class A team.  The 0-3 start is not something new for Bethlehem Academy due to their incredibly tough schedule.  Their season opening losses have been to #1 Class AAA Lakeville North, #3 Class AA Marshall and #2 Class AA Stewartville.

Waterville-Elysian-Morristown opened their season with a win over the Triton Cobras and then defeated #5 AA Kenyon-Wanamingo in the Knights Castle.  It was a five set thriller that we were privileged to broadcast.

Our featured match on KDHL Thursday is Cannon Falls at Kenyon-Wanamingo with coverage also scheduled to begin approximately 7:00 p.m.  The Knights as noted are still ranked #5 in Class AA.

Defending Big Nine Conference Champion Northfield is rated #10 in Class AAA.  Last season the Raiders ran the table in the conference and made it to the Section final before falling to eventual State Champion Lakeville North.

Below are the Top Ten rankings for each class.  Numbers in parenthesis are first place votes:

Class AAA Rankings
1. Lakeville North (7)
2. Champlin Park (2)
3. Eagan
4. Lakeville South
5. Stillwater
6. Forest Lake
7. Minnetonka
8. Hopkins
9. East Ridge
10. Northfield

Class AA Rankings
1. North Branch (10)
2. Stewartville (1)
3. Marshall (1)
4. Kasson-Mantorville
5. Kenyon-Wanamingo
6. Concordia Academy
7. Southwest Christian
t8. Belle Plaine
t8. Watertown-Mayer
​10. Holy Angels

Class A Rankings
1. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (9)
2. Minneota (3)
3. New Life Academy
4. Caledonia
5. Mayer Lutheran
​6. Wabasso
7. Pine River-Backus
8. Mabel-Canton
9. Bethlehem Academy
10. Rush City

Volleyballs- photo by Gordy Kosfeld
Volleyballs- photo by Gordy Kosfeld
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