Rockies, Kingsmen Near Top Of Football Polls
INDIANAPOLIS – Plymouth and Penn lead the way for area high school football teams in this week’s Associated Press poll.
The Rockies, fresh off a win at Warsaw in the Northern Lakes Conference opener last Friday night, still sit at No. 2 in the Class 4-A Top 10.
The undefeated Kingsmen moved up one spot to No. 2 this week in the Class 6-A poll.
Northridge, another unbeaten, is No. 5 in the Class 4-A poll. The Raiders have a key NLC clash at Plymouth on Friday night.
Whitko is among the teams receiving votes in the Class 2-A poll.
Following are the Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, rating points and previous rankings:
Class 6-A
1. Center Grove (16) 3-0 358 2
2. Penn (3) 3-0 314 3
3. Fishers — 3-0 280 5
4. Indpls Ben Davis — 2-1 246 1
5. Indpls Cathedral — 2-1 224 6
6. Carmel — 1-2 174 4
7. Indpls Pike — 2-1 164 NR
8. Warren Central — 1-2 78 9
9. Hamilton Southeastern — 2-1 164 NR
10. LaPorte — 3-0 70 NR
(tie) Southport — 2-1 70 10
Others receiving votes: 12, Avon 22. 13, Carroll (Allen) 12. 14, Columbus North 2.
Class 5-A
1. New Palestine (15) 3-0 368 1
2. Ft. Wayne Snider (3) 3-0 308 3
2. Bloomington South (1) 3-0 308 2
4. Columbus East — 3-0 294 4
5. Westfield — 3-0 240 6
6. Mishawaka — 2-1 152 5
7. Whiteland — 2-1 148 10
8. Kokomo — 3-0 56 NR
9. Zionsville — 2-1 54 8
(tie) Terre Haute North — 2-1 54 NR
Others receiving votes: 11, Decatur Central 46. 12, Ft. Wayne North 24. 13, Plainfield 16. 14, Terre Haute South 14. 15, Castle 8.
Class 4-A
1. Ev. Reitz (18) 3-0 378 1
2. Plymouth (1) 3-0 326 2
3. Jasper — 3-0 268 3
4. Andrean — 3-0 262 4
5. Northridge — 3-0 186 6
6. Lowell — 3-0 170 8
7. Northview — 3-0 118 10
8. Leo — 3-0 94 NR
9. E. Central — 2-1 80 7
10. Indpls Roncalli — 1-2 78 5
Others receiving votes: 11, New Haven 32. 12, Beech Grove 28. 13, Ev. Central 22. 14, E. Noble 18. 15, Munster 12. 16, New Prairie 8. 17, Ev. Harrison 6. 18, Ft. Wayne Dwenger 2. 18, Shelbyville 2.
Class 3-A
1. Indpls Chatard (13) 3-0 366 1
2. Gibson Southern (3) 3-0 320 2
3. W. Lafayette (1) 3-0 310 3
4. Ft. Wayne Luers (1) 2-1 240 4
5. Mishawaka Marian (1) 3-0 220 6
6. Heritage Hills — 3-0 216 5
7. Brownstown — 3-0 134 8
8. Indpls Brebeuf — 2-1 60 NR
9. Hamilton Hts. — 2-1 52 10
10. Guerin Catholic — 2-1 46 9
Others receiving votes: 11, Yorktown 42. 12, Batesville 28. 13, Jimtown 20. 14, Tri-West 18. 15, Southridge 12. 16, N. Montgomery 2. 16, Charlestown 2. 16, Hammond 2.
Class 2-A
1. Ev. Mater Dei (17) 3-0 370 1
2. Heritage Christian (1) 3-0 284 3
3. Whiting — 3-0 244 4
4. Eastern Hancock — 3-0 210 6
5. Indpls Ritter — 2-1 204 2
6. Monrovia — 2-1 202 5
7. Indpls Scecina (1) 3-0 156 9
7. Woodlan — 3-0 156 8
9. Eastbrook — 3-0 122 10
10. Oak Hill — 3-0 48 NR
Others receiving votes: 11, Triton Central 26. 11, Bremen 26. 13, Whitko 14. 13, Winchester 14. 15, Winamac 12. 16, Wabash 2.
Class 1-A
1. N. Vermillion (12) 3-0 354 1
2. Lafayette Catholic (7) 3-0 346 2
3. Pioneer — 3-0 316 3
4. Linton — 3-0 260 4
5. Tri-Central — 3-0 206 5
6. Shenandoah — 3-0 198 6
7. LaVille — 3-0 140 7
8. N. White — 3-0 94 8
9. Southern Wells — 3-0 56 9
10. Adams Central — 3-0 48 10
Others receiving votes: 11, Perry Central 18. 12, Attica 16. 13, Monroe Central 10. 13, N. Judson 10. 15, Indpls Lutheran 8. 16, Fountain Central 4. 16, S. Newton 4. 18, Carroll (Flora) 2.
