BSoc 2A RANKINGS: Carmel, Evansville Memorial, Warsaw finish 1-2-3

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

The Indiana Soccer Coaches Association has released its eighth and final set of boys soccer rankings for Class 2A (the state’s largest grouping of soccer-playing schools), and your leader heading into this week’s sectional play is Carmel.

The Greyhounds – the state champion in 2006 – pace a final first five of two-time state champ Evansville Memorial (2007-08), Warsaw, Center Grove, and Brownsburg. The Top 10 is rounded out by defending 2A state runner-up Columbus North, 2004 champ Valparaiso, Noblesville, defending 2A state champion Crown Point, and Westfield.

The final 2A boys soccer poll (from Oct. 1):

1. Carmel
2. Evansville Memorial
3. Warsaw
4. Center Grove
5. Brownsburg
6. Columbus North
7. Valparaiso
8. Noblesville
9. Crown Point
10. Westfield
11. North Central (Indianapolis)
12. Elkhart Central
13. Fishers
14. DeKalb
15. Zionsville
16. Avon
17. Bloomington South
18. Indianapolis Cathedral
19. Homestead
20. Chesterton
20. Concord
 
Others receiving votes: Castle, Vincennes Lincoln, Fort Wayne Dwenger, South Bend St. Joseph’s