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The Waterboy is a young and enthusiastic fan of both high-quality H2O and Indiana high school football who has been kind enough to share his insights with us on the 2008 season. Sound off on his thoughts and predictions via the link at the bottom of this story!
CLASS 5A
This week’s Class 5A rankings features several newcomers, and a former No. 1 is no longer in the Top 10.
Carmel moves into the top spot thanks to the combination of its win over Indianapolis Cathedral and the 42-0 pasting given by Warren Central to Merrillville. Warren leapfrogged over several schools, including Pike, to grab the No. 3 spot.
Elsewhere, Hamilton Southeastern moves up to sixth after its wild win over Avon in the final game last weekend at Lucas Oil Stadium. Franklin Central, Fort Wayne Snider, and Ben Davis all make appearances this week after big wins last week. And Penn drops from fifth to 10th after an upset loss to Valparaiso that saw the Kingsmen score only nine points.
Class 5A HoosierAuthority.com Power Rankings Week 2
Teams listed by this week’s ranking, last week’s ranking, school, and previous week’s result
1 2 Carmel (W 28-21 Indianapolis Cathedral)
2 3 Center Grove (W 41-0 Dayton Carroll (OH))
3 7 Warren Central (W 42-0 Merrillville)
4 4 Pike (W 52-14 North Central (Indianapolis))
5 6 Columbus North (W 34-19 Seymour)
6 8 Hamilton Southeastern (W 29-27 Avon)
7 NR Franklin Central (W 14-7 Decatur Central)
8 NR Fort Wayne Snider (W 21-7 Fort Wayne South)
9 NR Ben Davis (W 55-14 Perry Meridian)
10 5 Penn (L 9-10 Valparaiso)
Best of the rest:
Merrillville (L 0-42 Warren Central)
Crown Point (L 0-7 Lowell)
Fishers (W 31-6 Noblesville)
Indianapolis Arlington (W 36-22 Indianapolis Tech)
Avon (L 27-29 Hamilton Southeastern)
CLASS 4A
The top three all stay in order in this week’s 4A rankings.
Indianapolis Cathedral stays at No. 3 after nearly toppling host Carmel in last week’s ESPN game. Evansville Reitz moves up a spot after edging Jeffersonville, 34-33. Plainfield stays at seventh even after destroying Danville, 35-7.
Class 4A HoosierAuthority.com Power Rankings Week 2
Teams listed by this week’s ranking, last week’s ranking, school, and previous week’s result
1 1 Columbus East (W 52-0 Greenwood)
2 2 Lowell (W 7-0 Crown Point)
3 3 Indianapolis Cathedral (L 21-28 Carmel)
4 6 Delta (W 47-28 Jay County)
5 4 Shelbyville (W 35-16 Greensburg)
6 5 Griffith (W 40-13 Hammond Morton)
7 7 Plainfield (W 35-7 Danville)
8 9 Evansville Reitz (W 34-33 Jeffersonville)
9 8 Jasper (W 21-12 Evansville Memorial)
10 10 Roncalli (W 27-7 Southport)
Best of the rest:
Fort Wayne Dwenger (W 36-7 Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran)
East Central (W 41-7 Richmond)
Whiteland (W 33-12 New Palestine)
Mooresville (W 20-6 Lebanon)
Muncie South (W 60-20 Franklin County)
CLASS 3A
The top five in 3A all stay in the top five, but with a little rearranging.
West Lafayette leapfrogs over South Bend St. Joseph’s and Heritage Hills to claim the second spot after dropping 49 points on Crawfordsville, which drops to 10th on the list after the loss. Brebeuf, which beat a good Indianapolis Scecina squad, stays at the fifth spot. NorthWood jumps to sixth after its 21-7 win over Jimtown. And Eastbrook jumps into the Top 10 at No. 9 after a 28-21 win over South Adams.
Class 3A HoosierAuthority.com Power Rankings Week 2
Teams listed by this week’s ranking, last week’s ranking, school, and previous week’s result
1 1 Indianapolis Chatard (W Indianapolis Broad Ripple 45-6)
2 4 West Lafayette (W Crawfordsville 49-31)
3 2 South Bend St. Joseph’s (W South Bend Adams 17-14)
4 3 Heritage Hills (W Vincennes Lincoln 34-0)
5 5 Brebeuf (W Indianapolis Scecina 21-10)
6 NR NorthWood (W Jimtown 21-7)
7 10 Mount Vernon (Posey) (W Tell City 45-0)
8 9 Lakeland (W Prairie Heights 45-7)
9 NR Eastbrook (W 28-21 South Adams)
10 8 Crawfordsville (L West Lafayette 31-49)
Best of the rest:
Danville (L Plainfield 7-35)
Hamilton Heights (L Tipton 7-14)
New Prairie (L LaPorte 14-35)
Andrean (L Portage 7-40)
Tippecanoe Valley (L Culver Academies 14-24)
CLASS 2A
Some major movement in the 2A ranks after last week’s shakeups.
Jimtown goes from second to sixth after its home loss to NorthWood. Heritage Christian, which proved it can definitely move the ball through the air at Lucas Oil Stadium, goes from eighth to fourth. And a new addition to the Top 10 is Cass, a 24-7 winner over Pioneer.
Class 2A HoosierAuthority.com Power Rankings Week 2
Teams listed by this week’s ranking, last week’s ranking, school, and previous week’s result
1 1 North Putnam (W 35-9 North Posey)
2 3 Fort Wayne Luers (W 25-0 Fort Wayne Northrop)
3 4 Speedway (W 41-6 Cloverdale)
4 8 Heritage Christian (W 48-0 Elwood)
5 5 Rochester (W 42-20 Peru)
6 2 Jimtown (L 7-21 NorthWood)
7 6 Evansville Mater Dei (W 21-10 South Spencer)
8 7 Fairfield (W 41-14 Central Noble)
9 9 Tri-West Hendricks (W 27-0 Cascade)
10 NR Cass (W 24-7 Pioneer)
Best of the rest:
Triton Central (W 55-21 Eastern Hancock)
Garrett (W 37-8 Eastside)
Harding (W 24-19 Fort Wayne North)
Wheeler (W 48-12 Highland)
CLASS A
No movement in the top six of the 1A rankings as the favorites took care of business against the competition.
Sheridan coach Bud Wright is just one win away from passing Chris Geesman for second on the all-time coaching wins list, and his No. 1 Blackhawks can get it Friday against Hamilton Heights. Rockville survived Wabash River Conference rival Seeger despite giving up several big plays on defense. Lafayette Central Catholic proved that two-platoon football can work at the 1A level with a huge win over Delphi. And both Churubusco and North Miami make their debuts in the Top 10 this week after impressive showings last week.
Class A HoosierAuthority.com Power Rankings Week 2
Teams listed by this week’s ranking, last week’s ranking, school, and previous week’s result
1 1 Sheridan (W 55-28 Western Boone)
2 2 Rockville (W 45-38 Seeger)
3 3 Indianapolis Ritter (W 40-0 Indianapolis Washington)
4 4 Perry Central (W 43-6 Corydon)
5 5 Lafayette Central Catholic (W 54-7 Delphi)
6 6 Linton (W 34-16 Eastern Greene)
7 9 South Newton (W 34-0 North Newton)
8 10 Clinton Central (W 34-14 Hagerstown)
9 NR Churubusco (W 56-17 Fremont)
10 NR North Miami (W 25-6 Maconaquah)
Best of the rest:
Tecumseh (W 12-7 North Daviess)
North Central (Farmersburg) (L 6-34 Union (Dugger))
Lapel (W 40-13 Tri-Central)
Guerin Catholic (W 31-14 Park Tudor)
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