SB RANKINGS: SB Riley, Mish. Marian, S. Putnam, Rising Sun final No. 1s

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

The Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association has released its seventh and final set of polls for the 2012 Indiana high school softball season, and your leaders heading into sectional action are Class 4A South Bend Riley, 3A Mishawaka Marian, 2A South Putnam, and Class A Rising Sun.

Elsewhere inside the final Top 10s …

• 4A: Riley rises from third to supplant previous leader (and now-No. 9) Carmel, Lake Central climbs from fourth to third, Northridge noses ahead from fifth to fourth, Floyd Central moves from seventh to fifth, Avon ascends from 11th to sixth, and Pendleton Heights pushes up from ninth to eighth.
• 3A: Woodlan trades places with Gibson Southern in going from third to second, North Harrison jumps from ninth to fifth, Angola ascends from seventh to sixth, and Fairfield flies up from 10th to seventh.
• 2A: Hebron hops up from fifth to fourth, Indianapolis Scecina inches ahead from sixth into a tie for fifth with Evansville Mater Dei (down from fourth), Frankton noses ahead from ninth to eighth, and South Knox moves from 11th to ninth.
• 1A: Lakewood Park Christian swaps spots with Cowan in moving from third to second, Indianapolis Lutheran goes from sixth to fifth, Riverton Parke bumps up from eighth to sixth, Pioneer pushes ahead from 10th to seventh, and Frontier rises from 11th into a tie for ninth with Edinburgh (was fifth).

Teams are listed by ranking followed by school, record, and vote total. The final 84 schools earning ICGSA votes from May 13:

CLASS 4A
1. South Bend Riley 145
2. Center Grove 144
3. Lake Central 129
4. Northridge 109
5. Floyd Central 92
6. Avon 89
7. Hamilton Southeastern 88
8. Pendleton Heights 73
9. Greenwood 71
9. Carmel 71
11. Jennings County 49
12. Terre Haute North 31
13. Ben Davis 25
14. Crown Point 22
15. New Palestine 17
16. Northview 16
17. Greenfield-Central 11
18. Terre Haute South 8
19. Columbia City 7
20. Franklin Central 3

CLASS 3A
1. Mishawaka Marian 134
2. Woodlan 121
3. Gibson Southern 110
4. Lebanon 97
5. North Harrison 84
6. Angola 63
7. Fairfield 62
8. Andrean 53
8. Boonville 53
10. Leo 50
11. Yorktown 45
12. New Prairie 39
13. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran 30
13. Heritage Hills 30
15. Jimtown 24
15. Twin Lakes 24
17. Norwell 16
18. Kankakee Valley 10
18. Edgewood 10
20. Mississinewa 8
21. Charlestown 7
22. Silver Creek 4
23. Lakeland 3
24. Fort Wayne Dwenger 2
25. Greensburg 1

CLASS 2A
1. South Putnam 145
2. Rochester 144
3. Madison-Grant 121
4. Hebron 117
5. Indianapolis Scecina 97
5. Evansville Mater Dei 97
7. North Miami 93
8. Frankton 63
9. South Knox 60
10. Eastern (Greentown) 58
11. Wapahani 43
12. Wheeler 38
13. Union County 27
14. Hammond Noll 25
15. Tipton 24
16. Clinton Central 23
17. Cass 14
18. Cascade 9
19. Forest Park 2

CLASS A
1. Rising Sun 96
2. Lakewood Park Christian 90
3. Cowan 89
4. Tecumseh 82
5. Indianapolis Lutheran 77
6. Riverton Parke 67
7. Pioneer 62
8. Daleville 61
9. Edinburgh 46
9. Frontier 46
11. South Central (Union Mills) 35
12. Lanesville 26
13. Lafayette Central Catholic 20
14. Clinton Prairie 12
15. North Daviess 11
16. Wood Memorial 10
17. New Washington 3
17. North White 3
17. Clay City 3
20. Loogootee 1