High school volleyball: Northwest Herald Power Rankings for Sept. 29

Crystal Lake South vs. Huntley Girls Volleyball Crystal Lake South's Alyssa Zagroba is introduced during the starting line up before 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 (14-2): The Gators’ 14-match winning streak to start the season came to an end Saturday with a loss to St. Viator in the Prospect Invite championship. South then fell to Cary-Grove, 13-25, 25-19, 25-22, but still leads the Fox Valley Conference at 10-1.

Crystal Lake South vs. Huntley Girls Volleyball Huntley's Luma Acevado (2) returns a serve during 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)

2. Huntley (9-4): The Red Raiders ended a three-match losing skid Tuesday with a sweep over McHenry. Huntley is second in the FVC at 8-3.

Jacobs Varsity Volleyball Invitational Jacobs Rachel Kaczorowski and Yvonne Iskrev tries to block the spike of Wheaton North’s Audrey Brick while competing in In the third place match Saturday afternoon, Sept. 4, 2021, during the Jacobs Varsity Volleyball Invitational at Jacobs High School in Algonquin. (Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media/Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media )

3. Jacobs (10-6): The Golden Eagles lost their last two matches against Crystal Lake South and Crystal Lake Central, falling into third place in the FVC at 7-4.

Woodstock North coach Eric Schulze instructs his players from the sidelines during their season opening volleyball game against McHenry at Woodstock North High School on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021 in Woodstock. (Matthew Apgar - mapgar@shawmedia.com/Matthew Apgar)

4. Woodstock North (15-2): The Thunder have rattled off 14 consecutive wins since a 1-1 start and lead the Kishwaukee River Conference at 5-0. North ended a perfect first half of the conference season with a sweep over crosstown rival Woodstock and has yet to drop a set in KRC matches.

Crystal Lake South vs. Cary Grove Girls Volleyball Cary-Grove's Tricia Kennedy (13) and Meg Rothermel prepare to block a spike from Crystal Lake South's Gabby Wire (left)during the Crystal Lake South vs. Cary-Grove girls varsity volleyball game on Thursday, August 26 at Crystal Lake South High School. Crystal Lake South won 2 sets to 1. Ryan Rayburn for Shaw Local (Ryan Rayburn for Shaw Local/Ryan Rayburn for Shaw Local)

5. Cary-Grove (9-7): The Trojans break into the power rankings for the first time this year after handing Crystal Lake South its first FVC loss. C-G has won three straight matches and is fourth in the FVC at 6-5.

High school volleyball: Northwest Herald Power Rankings for Sept. 29

Alex Kantecki