Final area volleyball Super 10: Linn-Mar finishes No. 1

The Gazette's final 2018 area volleyball Super 10 for the 2018 season.

1.

Linn-Mar

32-10 (6-1 MVC Valley)

32-10 (6-1 MVC Valley)

MVC tournament: Semifinalist

Postseason: 5A state semifinalist

Previous: 3rd

 

2.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson

37-7 (7-0 MVC Valley)

37-7 (7-0 MVC Valley)

MVC tournament: Runner-up

Postseason: 5A state qualifier

Previous: 1st

 

3.

Cedar Rapids Xavier

29-9 (6-1 MVC Mississippi)

29-9 (6-1 MVC Mississippi)

MVC tournament: Quarterfinalist

Postseason: 4A state runner-up

Previous: 4th

 

4.

Dyersville Beckman

44-4 (5-1 Wamac East)

44-4 (5-1 Wamac East)

Wamac tournament: Champion

Postseason: 2A state semifinalist

Previous: 2nd

 

5.

Tipton

39-4 (6-0 River Valley South)

39-4 (6-0 River Valley South)

River Valley tournament: Champion

Postseason: 3A state runner-up

Previous: 5th

 

6.

Independence

34-7 (6-0 Wamac West)

34-7 (6-0 Wamac West)

Wamac tournament: Quarterfinalist

Postseason: 4A state qualifier

Previous: 6th

 

7.

West Delaware

33-11 (6-0 Wamac East)

33-11 (6-0 Wamac East)

Wamac tournament: Semifinalist

Postseason: 4A state qualifier

Previous: 8th

 

8.

Mount Vernon

28-16 (3-3 Wamac East)

28-16 (3-3 Wamac East)

Wamac tournament: Semifinalist

Postseason: 3A state semifinalist

Previous: 9th

 

9.

Starmont

29-7 (7-0 Tri-Rivers West)

29-7 (7-0 Tri-Rivers West)

Tri-Rivers tournament: Champion

Postseason: 1A state qualifier

Previous: 10th

 

10.

Iowa City High

24-13 (4-3 MVC Mississippi)

24-13 (4-3 MVC Mississippi)

MVC tournament: Consolation champion

Postseason: 5A regional finalist

Previous: NR

 

Dropped out: Center Point-Urbana (7).

Area class rankings

Class 5A — 1. Linn-Mar (32-10), 2. Cedar Rapids Jefferson (37-7), 3. Iowa City High (24-13), 4. C.R. Kennedy (15-20), 5. Cedar Rapids Prairie (18-21)

Class 4A — 1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (29-9), 2. Independence (34-7), 3. West Delaware (33-11), 4. Marion (20-20), 5. Iowa City Liberty (20-15)

Class 3A — 1. Tipton (39-4), 2. Mount Vernon (28-16), 3. West Liberty (26-11), 4. Union Community (29-15), 5. Center Point-Urbana (28-13)

Class 2A — 1. Dyersville Beckman (44-4), 2. West Banch (24-15), 3. Belle Plaine (23-6), 4. Lisbon (25-11), 5. North Cedar (21-18)

Class 1A — 1. Starmont (29-7), 2. Montezuma (30-7), 3. North Tama (25-7), 4. Edgewood-Colesburg (25-11), 5. HLV (19-11)

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