GBB RANKINGS: Lawrence North, HSE move on up in 4A

The Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association has released its 12th set of polls for the 2007-08 season, and the large-school duo of Lawrence North and Hamilton Southeastern is the story one week ahead of sectionals. Coach Jodie Whitaker’s Wildcats jump from seventh to third in the Class 4A poll, while HSE moves from 16th to ninth.

The previous No. 1s – 4A Ben Davis, 3A Wawasee, 2A Heritage Christian, and 1A Oregon-Davis – all stay the same. New schools this week, meanwhile, are 3A NorthWood (12th) as well as Waldron (19th) and Attica (20th) in 1A.

Teams are listed by current ranking followed by school, number of first-place votes if applicable, record, and vote total. Your 66 ranked schools from Jan. 28:

CLASS 4A
1. Ben Davis (8) 20-1 125
2. South Bend Washington (5) 17-2 122
3. Lawrence North 16-3 84
4. Penn 18-2 83
5. North Central (Indianapolis) 14-4 73
6. Carmel 15-4 57
7. Fort Wayne South 17-3 52
8. Bloomington South 15-3 50
9. Hamilton Southeastern 15-4 16
10. Terre Haute South 16-5 14
11. Perry Meridian 11-7 13
12. Columbus East 14-5 7
12. Decatur Central 16-4 7
14. Jennings County 15-3 6
15. South Bend Clay 16-5 5
16. Highland 16-2 1

CLASS 3A
1. Wawasee (7) 16-2 123
2. Twin Lakes (4) 18-1 112
3. Fort Wayne Elmhurst 18-2 100
4. Northwestern (2) 19-0 85
5. Crawfordsville 17-2 81
5. Indianapolis Chatard (1) 15-4 81
7. Owen Valley 18-1 61
8. Evansville Memorial 15-4 43
9. Plymouth 14-4 41
10. Norwell 14-4 22
11. Vincennes Lincoln 15-3 14
12. NorthWood 14-5 4
13. Gibson Southern 17-3 2
14. Indianapolis Northwest 13-5 1

CLASS 2A
1. Heritage Christian (10) 19-1 144
2. Oak Hill (5) 18-0 140
3. Austin 16-3 96
4. Jimtown 17-1 94
5. Lapel 18-2 86
6. Southwestern (Hanover) 16-5 60
7. Garrett 18-2 59
8. Winamac 17-2 45
8. North Miami 15-2 45
10. Cambridge City Lincoln 16-3 27
11. Fort Wayne Luers 12-7 15
12. Winchester 17-3 7
13. Triton Central 16-2 5
14. Forest Park 14-4 4
15. Bloomfield 15-3 2

CLASS A
1. Oregon-Davis (15) 20-0 150
2. Kouts 18-1 112
3. Jac-Cen-Del 16-2 103
4. Wood Memorial 16-4 98
5. Northeast Dubois 16-3 79
6. Vincennes Rivet 15-3 66
7. Barr-Reeve 14-4 60
8. South Central (Elizabeth) 13-6 41
9. White River Valley 14-4 23
10. Fort Wayne Canterbury 14-5 21
11. West Central 14-4 17
12. Tri 13-6 11
13. Madison Shawe 13-5 9
14. Randolph Southern 14-5 8
14. Southern Wells 12-5 8
14. University 14-6 8
17. Turkey Run 15-4 4
18. New Washington 14-5 3
19. Waldron 12-6 2
20. Attica 12-5 1
20. Tri-Central 13-7 1