By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor
The Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association has released its fourth set of polls for the 2009 softball season, and we have a new No. 1 in Class 4A as Avon has bumped up to the top spot after last week’s 3-1 defeat of previous leader Center Grove.
The other top teams from last week – 3A New Palestine, 2A Indianapolis Scecina, and 1A Tecumseh – stay the same. Elsewhere, we have minimal movement as the weather hopefully turns non-cruddy on a semi-permanent basis:
In 4A, Homestead moves from ninth to fifth, LaPorte goes from 11th to ninth, and Greenfield-Central ascends from 14th to 10th.
In 3A, Boonville rises from fourth to second, Edgewood rises from fifth to third, and Gibson Southern – or Gibson “Southren” as it consistently appears on the ICGSA website … did somebody lose a bet? – rizes frum 15th to ninth. (Seriously, it’s not like the Titans from Fort Branch are two-time state champs or anything.)
In 2A, South Adams moves from 12th to ninth.
In 1A, Riverton Parke goes from fifth to third, while fellow Wabash River Conference foe Rockville bumps up from 11th to seventh.
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 27:
CLASS 4A
1. Avon (9) 135 13-0
2. Center Grove 122 15-1
3. Carmel 106 13-1
4. Castle 100 11-1
4. Homestead 100 11-0
6. East Central 72 10-1
6. Noblesville 72 9-1
8. Lake Central 61 15-3
9. LaPorte 60 10-1
10. Greenfield-Central 58 14-1
11. Crown Point 50
12. Columbus North 31
13. Harrison (West Lafayette) 30
14. Mishawaka 17
15. Terre Haute South 14
16. Penn 11
17. Pendleton Heights 7
18. Decatur Central 6
18. Elkhart Memorial 6
20. McCutcheon 5
21. Anderson Highland 4
21. Columbus East 4
23. Greenwood 3
24. Lowell 2
25. DeKalb 1
CLASS 3A
1. New Palestine (9) 135 11-0
2. Boonville 114 12-1
3. Edgewood 111 9-0
4. Mishawaka Marian 109 9-2
5. Heritage Hills 105 7-0
6. Jasper 82 11-2
7. Blackford 72 9-3
8. Andrean 67 10-3
9. Gibson Southern 61 7-1
10. Mississinewa 57 7-2
11. Roncalli 46
12. Columbia City 36
13. Corydon 20
14. Benton Central 18
15. North Harrison 14
16. Twin Lakes 12
17. Crawfordsville 10
18. Bellmont 8
19. Greensburg 2
20. Glenn 1
CLASS 2A
1. Indianapolis Scecina (9) 135
2. Jimtown 115 8-1
3. Boone Grove 112 10-3
4. Fairfield 109 9-1
5. Hanover Central 101 7-3
6. Clarksville 81 10-3
7. Delphi 74 8-2
8. Speedway 54 11-3
9. South Adams 49 9-2
10. Madison-Grant 45 4-4
11. Eastside 42
12. Wheeler 29
13. Frankton 27
14. South Putnam 21
15. Cass 18
16. Garrett 12
17. Eastern (Greentown) 10
17. West Washington 10
19. Carroll (Flora) 8
20. Hammond Noll 6
21. Bremen 4
21. Fort Wayne Luers 4
23. Manchester 3
24. Southwood 2
24. Cambridge City Lincoln 2
24. Forest Park 2
24. Oak Hill 2
24. Union County 2
29. Hebron 1
CLASS A
1. Tecumseh (2) 117 10-4
2. Lakewood Park Christian (1) 112 8-1
3. Riverton Parke (2) 111 9-0
4. Whiting 96 6-2
5. Indianapolis Lutheran 93 (4) 7-2
6. Henryville 92 9-2
7. Rockville 78 7-1
8. Frontier 76 9-3
9. North Central (Farmersburg) 74 6-1
10. Cowan 50 8-4
11. Clay City 43
11. Lanesville 43
13. North Daviess 29
14. Pioneer 20
15. Lafayette Central Catholic 14
16. Loogootee 13
17. Southern Wells 8
18. South Central (LaPorte) 7
19. Turkey Run 2
20. Clinton Prairie 1
20. North Vermillion 1
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