VB RANKINGS: Center Grove, Yorktown new No. 1s

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

The Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association has released its third set of volleyball polls for the 2009 season – here’s a breakdown of significant movement by class:

• 4A: Center Grove swaps with Floyd Central in moving from second to first, New Albany rises from fifth to fourth, LaPorte ascends from sixth into a tie for fifth with Muncie Central, Perry Meridians enters the rankings at No. 11, and the duo of Brownsburg and Harrison (West Lafayette) also enter the poll tied for 12th with Castle.

• 3A: Yorktown swaps with Brebeuf in going from second to first, Bellmont bumps up from fourth to third, and North Montgomery enters the rankings at No. 15.

• 2A: Wapahani swaps spots with Southwood in going from fourth to third, Indianapolis Ritter moves from 13th into a sixth-place tie with Heritage Christian, and Adams Central enters the rankings tied with Fort Wayne Luers at No. 14.

• 1A: Springs Valley rises up from eighth to fifth, Shakamak moves from the unranked to eighth, and Northeast Dubois enters the poll tied for 14th with Morristown.

Finally, Muncie Burris and Marquette Catholic maintain their poll-leading dominance in 2A and 1A.

Teams are listed by ranking followed by school and vote total. Here’s your Top 10s-plus in all four classes from Aug. 31:

CLASS 4A
1. Center Grove 125
2. Floyd Central 113
3. Elkhart Memorial 111
4. New Albany 86
5. LaPorte 85
5. Muncie Central 85
7. New Castle 51
8. Penn 39
9. Indianapolis Cathedral 37
10. Columbus East 19
11. Perry Meridian 9
12. Brownsburg 3
12. Castle 3
12. Harrison (West Lafayette) 3
15. Avon 1

CLASS 3A
1. Yorktown 117
2. Brebeuf 104
3. Bellmont 75
4. Roncalli 69
5. Mishawaka Marian 65
6. Fort Wayne Dwenger 59
7. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran 48
8. Indianapolis Chatard 35
9. Delta 34
10. Batesville 18
11. Silver Creek 16
12. Knox 8
13. Heritage Hills 6
14. Jasper 4
15. North Montgomery 2

CLASS 2A
1. Muncie Burris 100
2. Brownstown 89
3. Wapahani 70
4. Southwood 66
5. Fairfield 43
6. Heritage Christian 37
6. Indianapolis Ritter 37
8. Alexandria 24
9. Indianapolis Scecina 19
10. Park Tudor 16
11. Providence 15
12. Speedway 13
13. Cambridge City Lincoln 7
14. Adams Central 6
14. Fort Wayne Luers 6
16. Northeastern 2

CLASS A
1. Marquette Catholic 109
2. Lafayette Central Catholic 97
3. Barr-Reeve 80
4. Wes-Del 68
5. Springs Valley 56
6. Loogootee 42
7. Indianapolis Lutheran 32
8. Shakamak 30
9. Washington Township 24
10. Henryville 22
11. Cowan 21
12. Pioneer 19
13. Randolph Southern 3
14. Morristown 1
14. Northeast Dubois 1