Despite a convincing 38-14 win over previous Class 2A, No. 7 Indianapolis Scecina, Triton Central remained No. 2 in the 2A poll behind Linton-Stockton.
Brownstown Central rose one spot to No. 3 after Bluffton, the only unbeaten left in 2A lost Friday night to Heritage, 27-21. Bluffton dropped to No. 6 in this week’s poll with LaVille and Fort Wayne Luers now in between Brownstown Central and Bluffton.
Alexandria is No. 7 followed by Eastbrook, Heritage Christian and Scecina. Also receiving votes are Lafayette Central Catholic, Rochester, North Posey, Andrean and Evansville Mater Dei.
The top nine teams in the Class A poll are unchanged after week seven.
Indianapolis Lutheran is No. 1 ahead of Adams Central, Carroll (Flora), Providence, Park Tudor, South Putnam, Sheridan, Madison-Grant, North White and new entrant to the poll, Triton, at No. 10.
Pioneer and West Central shared the No. 10 ranking last week. Other programs receiving votes are North Decatur, Clinton Prairie, Milan, North Judson, Springs Valley and West Central, which suffered its first loss of the season Friday, 22-14 to Winamac.
Indianapolis Chatard is one of four unbeatens in the Class 3A top 10. Chatard and Guerin Catholic are No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, with unbeaten Hanover Central, Gibson Southern and Tri-West completing the top five.
Heritage Hills is No. 6 followed by unbeatens Hamilton Heights and Tippecanoe Valley at No. 7 and No. 8. West Lafayette shares that No. 8 rating with Tippecanoe Valley and Lawrenceburg is No. 10
Other programs receiving votes are Batesville, Knox, Peru and Vincennes Lincoln. Knox and Peru are still undefeated.
After starting the season 0-2, New Palestine has won five straight and climbed to No. 3 in the Class 4A poll behind East Central and Evansville Reitz, both 7-0. Kokomo is No. 4 and unbeaten New Haven is No. 5.
Greenfield-Central leads the second five at No. 6 followed by New Prairie, Northridge, Evansville Memorial and unbeaten Mississinewa.
Other programs receiving votes are East Noble, Leo, Indianapolis Attucks, Pendleton Heights, Brebeuf Jesuit, Northview and South Bend Riley.
The top three remained the same in Class 5A with Bloomington North, Fort Wayne Snider and Bloomington South in the top three spots. Valparaiso is No. 4 followed by Harrison (West Lafayette), Plainfield, Merrillville, Decatur Central, Mishawaka and Floyd Central.
Evansville North is the only other program to receive votes in this week’s poll.
The top eight are unchanged in Class 6A with Center Grove leading the way. Ben Davis is No. 2 followed by Brownsburg, Crown Point, Hamilton Southeastern, Cathedral, Westfield and Fishers.
Penn moved up one spot to No. 9 and Carroll (Fort Wayne) is No. 10.
Also receiving votes are Lawrence North, Avon, Warsaw, Carmel and Warren Central.
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