Paul Johnson’s high school girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for the Aurora-Elgin area

A clean slate as Hampshire, Newark, South Elgin, West Aurora and Oswego East all join rankings.

Top 10

With records through Monday and previous rankings in parentheses.

1. St. Charles North 7-2 (1)

Sidney Wright comes through with 11 kills to lead the North Stars past Huntley.

2. Metea Valley 10-2 (2)

Olivia Stewart tallies nine kills to lift Mustangs over host Warriors for Willowbrook Invitational title.

3. Hampshire 7-3 (NR)

Anna Schiltz puts down seven kills in win over Mundelein for Whip-Purs, who began season 5-0.

4. Aurora Christian 12-0 (8)

Eagles win Conquer Classic at Schaumburg Christian behind tournament MVP Hope Wagner.

5. Oswego 5-2 (5)

Sara Gilio delivers with nine kills to help Panthers get past Rosary, setting up win over Batavia.

6. Burlington Central 3-2 (3)

Senior outside hitter Haidyn Schatz leads the Rockets with 39 kills so far this season.

7. Newark 7-1 (NR)

Norsemen create stellar start to the fall behind 53 kills from freshman Rylie Carlson.

8. South Elgin 5-3 (NR)

Senior setter Paige Genke continues to run show for Storm, stockpiling 126 assists already.

9. West Aurora 6-5 (NR)

Blackhawks rebound nicely from an 0-3 start to the season.

10. Oswego East 3-3 (NR)

Wolves have gone through a gauntlet of a nonconference schedule thus far.

Player of the Week

Forget red hot. Senior outside hitter Haley Burgdorf puts forth blazing performance for St. Charles North. The Penn State recruit totals 96 kills in the North Stars’ nine matches.

Paul Johnson is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.

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