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The 2010 high school volleyball season begins with two major assumptions.

The first is that defending mythical national champion Archbishop Mitty, which went wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team in the country by the MaxPreps Xcellent 25, will not be as strong as last year's powerhouse. The Monarchs lose all but one of the players who saw any major playing time last year as well as MaxPreps National Player of the Year Rachel Williams.

The second assumption is that the Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association's assumption about Assumption is incorrect. The KVCA ranked the Rockets No. 3 in the state to start the 2010 season behind returning champion Mercy and runner-up Sacred Heart. Assumption didn't even reach the state tournament last year after being eliminated in the district tournament.

However the Rockets have won 14 of the past 18 state titles in Kentucky and with a national-best six seniors on the American Volleyball Coaches Association Senior Watch List, it's hard to overlook Assumption as the No. 1 team in the country to start the 2010 season.

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