Triton Central’s come-from-behind 21-14 win at New Castle Friday helped the Tigers climb two spots in this week’s Indiana Football Coaches Association Poll.
Triton Central rises to No. 7 and is one of six unbeatens ranked in the top 10.
Evansville Mater Dei (2-0) remains No. 1 in the Class 2A coaches poll ahead of Eastbrook (2-0), Linton-Stockton (2-0), Andrean (0-2), Scecina (2-0), Fort Wayne Luers (1-1), Triton Central (2-0), Heritage Christian (2-0), Eastside (1-1) and Lafayette Central Catholic (1-1).
Triton Central will host the top-ranked team in Class A Friday at Mendenhall Field.
Indianapolis Lutheran (2-0) remains the No. 1 team in Class A with Adams Central (2-0), South Adams (2-0), Monroe Central (2-0), North Judson (2-0), Park Tudor (2-0), North Decatur (2-0), Tri (2-0), Carroll (Flora) (2-0) and South Decatur (0-2).
Chatard stays atop the Class 3A poll with a 2-0 record. West Lafayette (2-0) is No. 2 ahead of Gibson Southern (2-0), Western Boone (2-0), Guerin Catholic (2-0), Mishawaka Marian (1-1), Tri-West (1-1), Heritage Hills (2-0), Norwell (2-0) and Lawrenceburg (1-1).
Delta (2-0), Shelbyville’s week three opponent Friday, is ranked No. 12.
New Palestine’s emphatic win over previous Class 5A, No. 2 Decatur Central was enough to vault the Dragons’ to the top spot in Class 4A.
Roncalli (2-0), last week’s No. 1, falls to No. 2 with Mooresville (2-0), East Central (2-0), Kokomo (2-0), Northwood (2-0), Brebeuf Jesuit (1-1), Greenfield-Central (2-0), New Prairie (2-0) and Mt. Vernon (0-2) following in the poll.
Three of the top 10 teams, New Palestine (2-0), Greenfield-Central and Mt. Vernon, are from the Hoosier Heritage Conference.
Merrillville (2-0) maintains the top spot in Class 5A ahead of Whiteland (2-0), Mishawaka (2-0), Fort Wayne Snider (1-1), Decatur Central (1-1), Franklin (2-0), Valparaiso (1-1), Fort Wayne Dwenger (1-1), Fort Wayne North (1-1) and Harrison (West Lafayette) (1-1).
With wins this season over Warren Central and Carmel, Center Grove (2-0) sits firmly atop the Class 6A poll but Brownsburg (2-0) is giving chase.
Brownsburg defeated previously No. 2-ranked Cathedral Friday to jump over the Irish in the poll.
Cathedral (1-1) is No. 3 followed by Ben Davis (1-1), Hamilton Southeastern (2-0), Carmel (0-2), Warren Central (1-1), Penn (2-0), Carroll (Allen) (2-0) and Homestead (2-0).
