The Indiana Football Coaches Association has released its seventh set of polls for the 2008 season, and Heritage Christian is the new undisputed No. 1 in Class 2A. The Eagles, tied last week with defending 2A state champion Fort Wayne Luers, now lead the Knights by three rating points, though the latter outpolled them 6-3 in first-place votes.
All the other top-ranked schools from a week ago – Carmel (5A), Columbus East (4A), Indianapolis Chatard (3A), and Sheridan (1A) – remain unchanged. And there was little change elsewhere among the respective Top 10s as we draw closer to Week 10 and sectionals.
Teams are listed by current ranking followed by school name, record, vote total, and number of first-place votes if applicable. The coaches’ polls from Sept. 29:
Class 5A
1. Carmel 6-0 99 (9)
2. Warren Central 6-0 88 (1)
3. Center Grove 5-1 76
4. Fort Wayne Snider 6-0 67
5. Hamilton Southeastern 6-0 60
6. Ben Davis 5-1 51
7. Valparaiso 5-1 29
8. Chesterton 5-1 25
9. Southport 5-1 21
10. Pike 4-2 13
11. Penn 4-2 6
12. Lawrence Central 5-1 5
12. Bloomington South 5-1 5
14. Avon 4-2 3
15. Munster 5-1 1
15. Castle 5-1 1
Class 4A
1. Columbus East 6-0 100 (10)
2. Lowell 6-0 82
3. Fort Wayne Dwenger 6-0 79
4. Shelbyville 6-0 65
5. Whiteland 6-0 57
6. Indianapolis Cathedral 4-2 43
7. Delta 6-0 40
8. Concord 6-0 29
9. Evansville Reitz 5-1 16
10. Mooresville 6-0 15
11. Plymouth 6-0 8
11. East Central 5-1 8
13. Jasper 5-1 6
14. Hobart 5-1 2
Class 3A
1. Indianapolis Chatard 5-1 96 (7)
2. West Lafayette 6-0 90 (2)
3. Western 6-0 75 (1)
4. North Montgomery 6-0 66
5. South Bend St Joseph’s 5-1 62
6. NorthWood 5-1 60
7. Yorktown 5-1 27
8. Mount Vernon (Posey) 5-1 19
9. Evansville Memorial 4-2 12
10. Bellmont 5-1 10
11. Edgewood 5-1 8
11. Heritage Hills 3-2 8
13. Glenn 5-1 6
13. Charlestown 5-1 6
15. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran 2-4 2
16. Washington 4-2 1
16. Brebeuf 4-2 1
16. Lakeland 5-1 1
Class 2A
1. Heritage Christian 6-0 93 (3)
2. Fort Wayne Luers 5-1 90 (6)
3. North Putnam 6-0 73 (1)
4. Fairfield 6-0 57
5. Cass 5-1 51
6. Jimtown 4-2 45
7. Oak Hill 6-0 39
8. Evansville Mater Dei 4-2 25
9. Southridge 5-1 21
10. Wheeler 6-0 20
11. Harding 3-3 7
11. Rochester 5-1 7
13. Speedway 5-1 6
13. North Posey 4-2 6
15. Paoli 6-0 5
16. Brownstown 4-1 3
17. Bremen 5-1 2
Class A
1. Sheridan 6-0 90 (9)
2. Indianapolis Ritter 6-0 73
3. Rockville 6-0 72
4. Churubusco 6-0 65
5. Perry Central 6-0 45
6. Linton 6-0 43
7. Lafayette Central Catholic 5-1 34
8. Tecumseh 6-0 33
9. Southern Wells 6-0 23
10. Pioneer 4-2 11
11. Indianapolis Scecina 3-3 4
12. Whiting 5-1 1
12. North White 4-2 1
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