High school volleyball: Northwest Herald Power Rankings for Oct. 20

Crystal Lake South vs. Huntley Girls Volleyball Crystal Lake South celebrates their win after the Crystal Lake South vs. Huntley girls volleyball game on Tuesday, September 21 at Crystal Lake South High School in Crystal Lake. Ryan Rayburn for Shaw Local (Ryan Rayburn for Shaw Local/Ryan Rayburn for Shaw Local)

1. Crystal Lake South (27-5): The Gators won the FVC outright title last week and are three wins away from recording their first 30-win season since 2014.

Huntley vs. Jacobs Girls Volleyball Huntley's Avary DeBlieck (14) and Lauren Bauer (5) go up for a block against Jacobs' Jaclyn Poirier (11) during the Huntley vs. Jacobs girls volleyball game on Thursday, October 7 at Huntley High School in Huntley. Ryan Rayburn for Shaw Local (Ryan Rayburn for Shaw Local/Ryan Rayburn for Shaw Local)

2. Huntley (24-10): The Red Raiders are 14-2 over their past 16 and clinched second place in the FVC with one match to go against conference champion Crystal Lake South on Thursday.

IHSA Girls Volleyball: Cary-Grove VS Jacobs Cary-Grove's Patricia Kennedy spikes over Jacobs' Meg Rothermel, left, and Ellie Gilbert, right, during their Fox Valley Conference girls volleyball match on Thursday, Oct 14, 2021 at Harry D. Jacobs High School. Jacobs won in two sets: 25-23, 25-23. (Paul J. McKenna for Shaw Local Media/Paul J. McKenna for Shaw Local Media)

3. Jacobs (22-10): The Golden Eagles took second at the Maine West Pumpkin Tournament and have won 12 of their past 14 matches.

Woodstock North vs. Johnsburg Girls Volleyball Woodstock North's Alyssa Wickersheim (11) and Kamryn Butenschoen (13) block a shot from Johnsburg's Emmy Wizceb (20) during the Woodstock North vs. Johnsburg girls volleyball game on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Woodstock North High School in Woodstock. Ryan Rayburn for Shaw Local (Ryan Rayburn for Shaw Local/Ryan Rayburn for Shaw Local)

4. Woodstock North (24-7): The Thunder won the KRC championship for the second straight year and have reached 20 wins in each of the past four seasons (excluding the COVID-19 shortened spring).

Huntley vs. Burlington Central Volleyball Burlington Central's Rylie Hahn (right) sets up the ball with Huntley's Allyson Panzloff to block during the Huntley vs. Burlington Central volleyball game on Thursday, September 2 at Huntley High School. Huntley won 2 sets to 1. Ryan Rayburn for Shaw Local (Ryan Rayburn for Shaw Local/Ryan Rayburn for Shaw Local)

5. Burlington Central (18-14): The Rockets beat Cary-Grove on Tuesday in FVC play to move into a tie for fourth place with the Trojans with one match left.

High school volleyball: Northwest Herald Power Rankings for Oct. 20

Alex Kantecki