FB RANKINGS: No changes at the top of all five classes

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

The Indiana Football Coaches Association has released its fourth set of polls for the 2011 campaign, and there’s all sorts of movement going on behind the five holdover No. 1s: 5A Warren Central, 4A Evansville Reitz, 3A Indianapolis Chatard, 2A Fort Wayne Luers, and Class A Lafayette Central Catholic.

But look at everywhere else:

• 5A: Ben Davis bumps up from fourth to third, Penn does the same in going from fifth to fourth, Brownsburg rockets up from 12th to fifth, Homestead ascends from eighth to sixth, Lawrence Central shoots up from 15th to seventh, Fort Wayne Snider moves from 10th to eighth, and Castle goes from 12th into a tie for ninth with previously third Hamilton Southeastern.
• 4A: Indianapolis Cathedral noses up from third to second, Hammond Morton does likewise in going from fourth to third, East Central climbs from sixth to fourth, Jasper does the same in moving from ninth to seventh, and New Palestine creeps up from 10th to ninth.
• 3A: Heritage Hills swaps spots with Hamilton Heights in moving from fifth to fourth, while Brownstown rises from 10th to eighth.
• 2A: Northwestern noses up from ninth to eighth, North Posey does likewise in going from 10th to ninth, and Paoli pushes up from 11th to seventh.
• 1A: West Central climbs from seventh to fourth, Indianapolis Lutheran leaps from eighth to fifth, Sheridan rises from ninth to seventh, South Adams does the same in going from 10th to eighth, and Attica inches up from 11th to 10th.

Teams are listed by current ranking followed by school name, vote total, and number of first-place votes (if applicable). The IFCA Top 90 schools from Sept. 5:

CLASS 5A
1. Warren Central 98 (8)
2. Carmel 92 (2)
3. Ben Davis 77
4. Penn 73
5. Brownsburg 40
6. Homestead 39
7. Lawrence Central 21
8. Fort Wayne Snider 18
9. Castle 14
9. Hamilton Southeastern 14
11. Avon 13
12. Zionsville 12
13. Lake Central 10
14. Chesterton 6
15. Floyd Central 5
16. Crown Point 4
16. Center Grove 4
16. Valparaiso 4
19. Fishers 3
20. Merrillville 2
21. North Central (Indianapolis) 1
17. Valparaiso 1 (0-2)

CLASS 4A
1. Evansville Reitz 86 (6)
2. Indianapolis Cathedral 69 (3)
3. Hammond Morton 65
4. East Central 45
5. Columbus East 42
6. Fort Wayne Dwenger 40
7. Jasper 38
8. South Bend Washington 35
9. New Palestine 29
10. Delta 19
11. New Haven 13
12. Columbia City 6
13. Leo 3
13. Roncalli 3
15. Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 1
15. Hammond 1

CLASS 3A
1. Indianapolis Chatard 70 (7)
2. South Bend St. Joseph's 57
3. West Lafayette 55
4. Heritage Hills 48
5. Hamilton Heights 47
6. Eastbrook 38
7. Corydon 27
8. Brownstown 12
9. Jimtown 11
10. Mishawaka Marian 8
11. Western Boone 6
12. Western 3
12. Tri-West Hendricks 3

CLASS 2A
1. Fort Wayne Luers 99 (9)
2. Andrean 89 (1)
3. North Putnam 78
4. Evansville Mater Dei 68
5. Speedway 55
6. Bremen 51
7. Indianapolis Ritter 38
8. Northwestern 26
9. North Posey 19
10. Paoli 7
11. Fountain Central 4
12. Shenandoah 3
12. Churubusco 3
14. Guerin Catholic 2
14. Southridge 2
14. Eastern (Greentown) 2
17. Rensselaer 1
17. Fairfield 1
17. Tipton 1
17. Wheeler 1

CLASS A
1. Lafayette Central Catholic 100 (10)
2. Pioneer 89
3. Linton 80
4. West Central 52
5. Indianapolis Lutheran 44
6. Indianapolis Scecina 38
7. Sheridan 31
8. South Adams 30
9. Adams Central 23
10. Attica 22
11. Rockville 12
12. Cambridge City Lincoln 9
13. South Central (Union Mills) 6
14. North Central (Farmersburg) 4
15. North Miami 3
15. North Knox 3
17. Milan 2
17. Southern Wells 2