Area Wrestling Squads In Top 20
Defending state champion Perry Meridian and longtime powerhouse Evansville Mater Dei are ranked 1-2 in the second Indiana high school wrestling poll of the season.
Rankings are determined by a vote of coaches’ representatives around the state. New rankings are to be released every two weeks.
Among the area teams in the top 20 are Penn, Mishawaka, South Bend Clay and Jimtown. Elkhart Memorial also received votes in the poll.
Top 20 Rankings
1, Perry Meridian; 2, Evansville Mater Dei; 3, Indianapolis Cathedral; 4, Merrillville; 5, Crown Point; 6, Franklin; 7, Penn; 8, Bloomington South; 9, New Palestine; 10, Yorktown; 11, Warren Central; 12, Mishawaka; 13, Center Grove; 14, Hamilton Southeastern; 15, Evansville Reitz; 16, Indianapolis Roncalli; 17, Portage; 18, South Bend Clay; 19, Jimtown; 20, Danville.
Also receiving votes: Elkhart Memorial, Fishers, Greenfield Central, Heritage Hills, Lake Central, Lowell, Muncie South, North Montgomery, Westfield.