This week, we’ve broken up our Court Report nicely into a few sections. First, we'll hear from rankings guru, John Tawa, in his opening piece about the race to become No. 1 by November. He’s got his work cut out this year as the rankings seem to shift pretty dramatically each week so far!

Then, yours truly will pick back up and name some early-season surprise teams, recall a few of the biggest Thursday night matches, highlight recent milestones across the country, and add tidbits of information not caught in the latest National Rankings report.

If you’re looking for the PrepVolleyball.com HS National Player and Team of the Week portion of the Court Report, you’re also in luck – it’s packaged in its own article, which can be seen here. And if you're looking for the preview for one of the biggest high school tournaments in the country, the Durango Fall Classic happening this weekend, it's here.