TOP OF THE CROP

Volleyball

1: (1) NDCL 10-5

2: (3) Gilmour 9-8

3: (2) Lake Catholic 9-9

4: (4) Mentor 8-7

5: (5) Riverside 10-3

6: (6) Beaumont 4-11

7: (7) VASJ 6-8

8: (8) Kenston 14-4

9: (9) Cardinal 13-2

10: (10) South 8-8

Watch list:

North, Geneva, Berkshire, Newbury, Beachwood

Comments:

NDCL lost to St. Joseph Academy before beating Hudson and falling to Nordonia at the Hudson Quad. The Lions face a challenging week with visits to Gilmour on Sept. 27 and Padua on Oct. 2 . ... Gilmour moves up after a four-set win over Lake Catholic on Sept. 25. At Mentor’s NEO Power Tournament, the Lancers picked up wins over Clay and Massillon Jackson and fell to Walsh Jesuit and tournament champion Cincinnati Ursuline. Gilmour hosts NDCL on Sept. 27 in a rematch of the Lancers’ Sept. 11 loss . ... Lake Catholic beat South and Brecksville-Broadview Heights while dropping matches to Walsh Jesuit and St. Joseph Academy at Mentor’s NEO Power Tournament. The Cougars beat Akron Hoban on Sept. 19 before falling to Gilmour on Sept. 25. Lake Catholic visits Walsh Jesuit for a rematch Sept. 27 . ... Mentor beat South and lost to Olentangy Orange and Walsh Jesuit at its NEO Power Tournament. The Cardinals also picked up league wins over Elyria and Euclid. Mentor faces a test at Brunswick on Sept. 27 before it hosts Beaumont on Sept. 29 . ... Riverside remained undefeated in league play with a win over Madison. The Beavers visit Kenston on Oct. 2 in the de facto WRC championship match. ... Beaumont beat Trinity amid losses to Holy Name, Wadsworth and Padua — all state-ranked competition. The Blue Streaks visit Akron Hoban on Sept. 27 and Mentor on Sept. 29 . ... Villa Angela-St. Joseph beat South and lost to Walsh Jesuit. The Vikings visit St. Joseph Academy on Sept. 27 and host Akron Hoban on Oct. 2 . ... Kenston defeated Brush and fell to Holy Name and Canfield. The Bombers host Riverside on Oct. 2 in a match that will likely decide the WRC title . ... Cardinal remained hot with wins over Fairport and St. John. The Huskies have won 11 matches in a row. Cardinal visits Kirtland on Sept. 27 and hosts Cuyahoga Heights on Oct. 2 . ... South tested itself at Mentor’s NEO Power Tournament, where the Rebels were defeated by St. Joseph Academy, Lake Catholic and Mentor. South picked up a win over rival North last week before falling to VASJ on Sept. 25. The Rebels host Brush on Sept. 27 and Hathaway Brown on Sept. 29.

Note:

Records as of Sept. 25.