Previous No. 1 Indianapolis Scecina lost Friday to Heritage Christian, 35-21. The loss dropped the Crusaders to No. 6 in this week’s poll – one spot ahead of Heritage Christian.
The new No. 1 team in Class 2A is Brownstown Central. Linton-Stockton jumped from No. 7 to No. 2 this week followed by Triton Central, Bluffton and LaVille in the top five.
Scecina, Heritage Christian, Eastbrook, Fort Wayne Luers and Alexandria complete the top 10. Also receiving votes were powerhouse football programs Andrean and Evansville Mater Dei – the preseason No. 1 in the IFCA poll.
The top five teams in the Class A poll remain unbeaten. Indianapolis Lutheran, Adams Central, Carroll (Flora), Providence and Park Tudor are 5-0. The next five in the poll are South Putnam, Sheridan, Pioneer, Clinton Prairie and North White.
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard maintains its grip atop the Class 3A poll. Guerin Catholic is No. 2 followed by Lawrenceburg, West Lafayette, Hanover Central, Gibson Southern, Heritage Hills, Tri-West, Hamilton Heights and Vincennes Lincoln.
Seven of the 10 teams in the Class 4A poll are undefeated, including all of the top five. East Central is still No. 1 ahead of Kokomo, Evansville Reitz, Evansville Memorial and Greenfield-Central.
The second five are New Palestine, Columbia City, Roncalli, Northridge and Northview.
No. 6 New Palestine is at No. 5 Greenfield-Central Friday.
Fort Wayne Snider continues to hold off a pair of Bloomington schools and Valparaiso for the No. 1 ranking in Class 5A. Bloomington North and Valparaiso are tied for the No. 2 ranking with Bloomington South, Merrillville, Plainfield, Mishawaka, Harrison (West Lafayette), Decatur Central and Concord completing the top 10.
Center Grove is the No. 1 team in Class 6A. Ben Davis and Brownsburg are tied for No. 2 with Westfield, Crown Point, Hamilton Southeastern, Indianapolis Cathedral, Fishers, Carmel and Warsaw rounding out the top 10.
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