BT&F RANKINGS: Pike pushes aside Warren, LN on its way to No. 2

It’s time for the fourth set of rankings for the 2008 boys track & field season from our Davyd Cash, and Pike is this week’s big story after the Red Devils juked past Warren Central and Lawrence North and into the second spot behind Ben Davis.

That’s what a dominant Conference Indiana meet performance (winning seven of 16 events) will do for ya, I reckon.

Elsewhere, Noblesville swaps spots with Carmel in moving up to sixth from ninth in anticipation of Friday’s Hamilton County meet involving both schools. And two Conference Indiana teams also rise significantly this week as Lawrence Central and Columbus North bump up to 13th and 15th from 20th and 24th, respectively.

DC’s fourth set of picks for the outdoor boys season from April 29:

1. Ben Davis
2. Pike
3. Warren Central
4. Lawrence North
5. Avon
6. Noblesville
7. Gary Wallace
8. Lafayette Jefferson
9. Carmel
10. Merrillville
11. Bloomington South
12. North Central (Indianapolis)
13. Lawrence Central
14. Fort Wayne Northrop
15. Columbus North
16. Center Grove
17. Marion
18. Mishawaka
19. Homestead
20. Portage
21. Terre Haute North
22. Fishers
23. Northridge
24. Crown Point
25. Indianapolis Cathedral
26. LaPorte
27. South Bend St. Joseph’s
28. Carroll (Fort Wayne)
29. Wawasee
30. Bloomington North
30. Castle