The Sierra Nevada Sports Media Polls are voted on weekly by reporters from around the Northern region. One computer formula is included in football voting, although it is given the same weight as the human voters. Schools from any league or classification in Northern Nevada are eligible for the polls. Complete voting results are at the bottom of this page.
FOOTBALL
Reed High School topped the latest Sierra Nevada Sports Media football poll, released Wednesday morning, after soundly beating Fallon 35-13 last week, upping its season record to 7-1 overall and 4-0 in High Desert League play.
The Raiders will face one of their stiffest tests in several weeks Friday night as they host No. 3 McQueen.
Galena remained No. 2 after shutting out Elko and McQueen had no movement after a bye week.
Road-tested Douglas jumped up to No. 4 with its 34-7 win at Hug last week. The Tigers will take on No. 7 Reno in Reno Friday for the Sierra League title in what may be this weekend's most exciting matchup.
Bishop Manogue dropped to No. 5 despite improving to 6-1 on the year with a 26-7 win at Spanish Springs and upstart Dayton dropped to No. 6 despite beating league rival Truckee 13-7.
Sparks came in ranked No. 8, followed by 2A power Battle Mountain and Hug.
BOYS' SOCCER
South Tahoe fended off a charge by Carson, remaining No. 1 by just four points this week. Things will most-likely sort themselves out Wednesday afternoon as the Senators take on the Vikings at Tahoe.
Northern 3A power Truckee moved back to No. 3 despite tying Sparks and Reno dropped to No. 4 with its surprising loss to Hug.
McQueen, North Tahoe, Douglas and Galena remained solid in the middle spots of the poll while Reed moved up from No. 10 to No. 9.
Fallon dropped to No. 10 to round out the poll.
GIRLS' SOCCER
After dropping to No. 8 earlier in the season, the Carson girls' soccer team completed its rise to the top for the time being, overtaking previous No. 1 Galena after the Grizzlies stumbled in a scoreless tie against No. 8 Elko.
Galena dropped to No. 2 this week while Truckee and Reed rounded out the top four.
South Tahoe came in at No. 5 after wins against Hug and North Tahoe and Reno dropped to No. 6 with a tie against Hug.
Douglas moved up to No. 7 with a win against North Valleys and a tie against South Tahoe and Elko dropped from No. 7 to No. 8.
North Tahoe and Incline remained in place at the bottom two spots.
VOLLEYBALL
The poll remained more or less stagnant with Whittell, Yerington, Reno and McQueen taking the four top spots.
Damonte Ranch moved up a spot to No. 5 with big wins against Douglas and Carson and Douglas moved in front to Galena to No. 7 with its win over North Valleys.
Fallon came in No. 6, Lowry came in at No. 9 and Reed took the No. 10 spot with a win against Wooster.
SIERRA NEVADA SPORTS MEDIA POLL
Northern Region
Top Ten
Through Oct. 14
(First place votes are in parentheses, ties are broken by highest average vote)
Football
Team Pts Pvs
1. Reed (10) 100 1
2. Galena 88 2
3. McQueen 75 3
4. Douglas 60 6
5. Manogue 57 4
6. Dayton 54 5
7. Reno 44 7
8. Sparks 26 10
9. Battle Mountain 22 9
10. Hug 7 8
Others receiving votes: Truckee 5, Yerington 2, North Valleys 2, Truckee 1.
Boys' Soccer
Team Pts Pvs
1. South Tahoe (6) 78 1
2. Carson (2) 74 2
3. Truckee 53 4
4. Reno 53 3
5. McQueen 49 5
6. North Tahoe 39 6
7. Douglas 34 7
8. Galena 26 8
9. Reed 15 10
10. Fallon 12 9
Others receiving votes: Battle Mountain 5, Wooster 1.
Girls' Soccer
Team Pts Pvs
1. Carson (6) 78 2
2. Galena (2) 71 1
3. Truckee 59 3
4. Reed 57 4
5. South Tahoe 48 6
6. Reno 45 5
7. Douglas 26 8
8. Elko 24 7
9. North Tahoe 11 9
10. Incline 7 10
Others receiving votes: Spring Creek 6, Lowry 4, Dayotn 2, McQueen 2.
Volleyball
Team Pts Pvs
1. Whittell (8) 80 1
2. Yerington 69 2
3. Reno 66 3
4. McQueen 57 4
5. Damonte Ranch 46 6
6. Fallon 36 5
7. Douglas 33 8
8. Galena 20 7
9. Lowry 16 9
10. Reed 9 10T
Others receiving votes: Carson 8, Dayton 1.
-- The Sierra Nevada Sports Media polls are voted on weekly by sports reporters and broadcasters from around Northern Nevada.
