By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor
The third set of team rankings for the upcoming 2008-09 wrestling season has been released by the Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association, and four schools are moving their up in the state’s Top 10.
Merrillville goes from ninth to seventh this week, with Evansville Reitz moving from 11th to eighth, Carmel rising from 14th to ninth, and Center Grove ascending from 19th to 14th. Meanwhile, four new schools – Portage (15th), Penn (16th), Westfield (18th), and Franklin (19th) – enter the rankings this week.
The top six teams from the last poll – Mishawaka, Evansville Mater Dei, Perry Meridian, Crown Point, Indianapolis Cathedral, and Bellmont – all stay the same.
Teams are listed by rank followed by school and number of votes received. Here is your Top 20-plus from Dec. 28:
1. Mishawaka (396)
2. Evansville Mater Dei (344)
3. Perry Meridian (331)
4. Crown Point (322)
5. Indianapolis Cathedral (309)
6. Bellmont (271)
7. Merrillville (228)
8. Evansville Reitz (224)
9. Carmel (201)
10. Castle (191)
11. Lawrence North (176)
12. New Palestine (137)
13. Yorktown (117)
14. Center Grove (101)
15. Portage (98)
16. Penn (86)
17. Elkhart Memorial (77)
18. Westfield (48)
19. Franklin (39)
20. South Bend Riley (32)
Also receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Avon, Bloomington South, Columbia City, Delphi, East Noble, Elkhart Central, Evansville Memorial, Floyd Central, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Jeffersonville, Lafayette Jefferson, Martinsville, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), New Castle, New Haven, Roncalli, Southmont, South Dearborn, Warren Central
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