SB RANKINGS: Eight schools make moves of four spots or more

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

The Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association has released its third set of polls for the 2009 softball season, and there’s lots goin’ on. The rundown:

In 4A: Castle rises from seventh to third, Noblesville goes from 10th to sixth, Homestead moves up from 13th to ninth, and Crown Point leaps from 18th to 10th.

In 3A: Boonville ascends from seventh to fourth, while Andrean bumps up from 14th to ninth.

In 2A: Hanover Central goes from ninth to fourth, Speedway rockets up all the way from 23rd to seventh, and Wheeler moves from 13th to 10th.

In 1A: Riverton Parke rises from 11th to fifth.

All four previous No. 1s – 4A Center Grove, 3A New Palestine, 2A Indianapolis Scecina, and 1A Tecumseh – remain atop their respective classes.

Teams are listed by rank followed by school, first-place votes if applicable, rating points, and record (Top 10 schools only). The ICGSA’s 95 ranked schools from April 20:

CLASS 4A
1. Center Grove (9) 135 11-0
2. Avon 125 8-0
3. Castle 100 7-0
4. Lake Central 93 12-2
5. Carmel 83 7-1
6. Noblesville 81 7-0
7. East Central 76 6-0
8. Pendleton Heights 72 7-1
9. Homestead 53 6-0
10. Crown Point 49 7-1
11. LaPorte 47
12. Mishawaka 32
13. Lowell 29
14. Greenfield-Central 27
15. McCutcheon 20
16. Penn 14
17. Columbus North 11
17. South Bend Adams 11
19. Decatur Central 9
20. Harrison (West Lafayette) 4
20. Northridge 4
22. DeKalb 2
22. Munster 2
24. Anderson Highland 1

CLASS 3A
1. New Palestine (8) 134 8-0
2. Mishawaka Marian (1) n/a 7-0
3. Heritage Hills 107 7-0
4. Boonville 98 9-1
5. Edgewood 92 6-0
6. Jasper 88 7-2
7. Blackford 83 7-2
8. Mississinewa 57 2-1
9. Andrean 46 7-2
10. Roncalli n/a 3-0
11. Benton Central 37
12. Bellmont 36
13. Corydon 35
14. North Harrison 30
15. Gibson Southern 26
16. Crawfordsville 17
17. Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 9
18. Columbia City 5
18. New Prairie 5
20. Yorktown 4
21. Shelbyville 2
22. Griffith 1

CLASS 2A
1. Indianapolis Scecina (9) 135 4-1
2. Boone Grove 113 5-1
3. Jimtown 110 4-0
4. Hanover Central 100 4-0
5. Fairfield 93 6-1
6. Clarksville 77 7-1
7. Speedway 61 9-2
8. Delphi 54 5-2
9. Madison-Grant 48 2-2
10. Wheeler 45 3-0
11. Eastside 40
12. South Adams 35
13. Frankton 26
13. Cass 26
13. South Putnam 26
16. Cambridge City Lincoln 22
17. Southwood 18
18. Hebron 15
19. Forest Park 14
20. North Putnam 9
21. Manchester 6
22. Garrett 4
23. Eastern (Greentown) 1
23. Shenandoah 1
23. Wapahani 1

CLASS A
1. Tecumseh (3) 122 7-3
2. Lakewood Park Christian 109 5-0
3. Indianapolis Lutheran (3) 104 3-0
4. Whiting (1) 102 3-1
5. Riverton Parke (2) 91 7-0
6. Henryville 88 6-1
6. North Central (Farmersburg) 88 4-0
8. Frontier 85 7-2
9. Cowan 72 6-1
10. Clay City 45 7-3
11. Rockville 40
12. Lafayette Central Catholic 37
13. Pioneer 36
14. North Daviess 20
15. Lanesville 10
16. Jac-Cen-Del 7
16. Loogootee 7
18. Barr-Reeve 4
19. LaCrosse 3
19. Triton 3
19. Westville 3
22. Wes-Del 2
23. Clinton Prairie 1
23. Morgan Township 1