South Putnam No. 20 in this week’s football poll; three other WIC squads, possible foes also listed
South Putnam remains in the Associated Press Top 10 football rankings this week at No. 20 in Class A after routing Owen Valley 57-14 on Friday.
Other Western Indiana Conference teams getting votes include Northview (13th in 4A), Sullivan (17th in 3A) and Cascade (15th in 2A).
League play starts on Friday for all WIC squads.
Evansville Central received a first-place vote this week in the Class 4A poll and moved up a spot to No. 8.
The Bears are coached by former South Putnam coach Troy Burgess.
Potential sectional opponents for Putnam County teams in the rankings are Monrovia (11th in 3A), Tri-West (18th in 3A), Western Boone (third in 2A with one first-place vote) and Tipton (fourth in 2A with one first-place vote).
The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses and records through Aug. 28::
6A
Rank-School | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
1. Warren Cent. (17) | 2-0 | 340 | 1 |
2. Avon | 2-0 | 272 | 5 |
3. Carmel | 2-0 | 258 | 4 |
4. Penn | 2-0 | 246 | 3 |
5. Brownsburg | 2-0 | 188 | 7 |
6. Indpls Ben Davis | 1-1 | 160 | 2 |
7. Columbus North | 2-0 | 130 | 8 |
8. Indpls N. Central | 2-0 | 122 | 10 |
9. Southport | 2-0 | 48 | NR |
10. Homestead | 2-0 | 30 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Lawrence North 28. Ft. Wayne Snider 12. Center Grove 12. Lafayette Jeff 8. Warsaw 8. Fishers 4. Carroll (Allen) 4.
5A
Rank-School | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
1. N.Palestine (17) | 2-0 | 340 | 1 |
2. Decatur Central | 2-0 | 296 | 3 |
3. Whiteland | 2-0 | 250 | 5 |
4. Indpls Cathedral | 1-1 | 212 | 2 |
5. Michigan City | 1-1 | 178 | 4 |
6. Martinsville | 2-0 | 172 | 10 |
7. Elkhart Central | 2-0 | 98 | NR |
8. Zionsville | 1-1 | 84 | NR |
9. New Albany | 2-0 | 80 | NR |
10. Columbus East | 0-2 | 48 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Castle 36. Indpls Roncalli 32. McCutcheon 26. Seymour 12. Concord 6.
4A
Rank-School | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
1. FW Dwenger (9) | 2-0 | 292 | T3 |
2. Mishawaka (3) | 2-0 | 252 | 5 |
3. New Prairie | 2-0 | 206 | 6 |
4. NorthWood (1) | 2-0 | 180 | 7 |
5. Lowell (1) | 1-1 | 140 | 1 |
(tie) E. Central (1) | 1-1 | 140 | 2 |
7. Angola | 2-0 | 112 | 8 |
8. Ev. Central (1) | 2-0 | 110 | 9 |
9. Ev. Reitz | 1-1 | 108 | T3 |
10. Culver Academy | 2-0 | 88 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: S. Bend St. Joseph’s 40. Jasper 20. Northview 18. Hobart 14. Pendleton Hts. 12. Mooresville 8. Marion 8. Leo 6. Boonville 6.
3A
Rank-School | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
1. Ev. Memorial (11) | 2-0 | 300 | 1 |
2. W. Lafayette (5) | 2-0 | 286 | 2 |
3. Indpls Chatard | 2-0 | 260 | 3 |
4. Gibson Southern | 2-0 | 218 | 5 |
5. Mishawaka Marian | 2-0 | 190 | 6 |
6. Brownstown | 2-0 | 130 | 8 |
7. N. Harrison | 2-0 | 94 | T9 |
8. Ft. Wayne Luers | 1-1 | 76 | 4 |
9. Ft. Wayne Concordia | 1-1 | 72 | 7 |
10. Heritage Hills | 2-0 | 40 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Monrovia 34. Indpls Brebeuf 14. Guerin Catholic 12. Calumet 12. Andrean 10. Batesville 6. Sullivan 4. Tri-West 2.
2A
Rank-School | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
1. Indpls Scecina (14) | 2-0 | 328 | 2 |
2. Eastbrook (1) | 2-0 | 258 | 4 |
3. West. Boone (1) | 2-0 | 244 | 6 |
4. Tipton (1) | 2-0 | 242 | 5 |
5. Rensselaer | 2-0 | 178 | 7 |
6. Triton Central | 2-0 | 146 | 8 |
7. Southridge | 1-1 | 144 | 1 |
8. Ev. Mater Dei | 1-1 | 134 | 3 |
9. Whiting | 2-0 | 50 | NR |
10. Bremen | 2-0 | 30 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Lapel 26. Paoli 22. Shenandoah 20. Woodlan 14. Cascade 12. Delphi 12. Boone Grove 6. Heritage Christian 2. Perry Central 2.
1A
Rank-School | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
1. Pioneer (16) | 2-0 | 338 | 1 |
2. Monroe Cent. (1) | 2-0 | 264 | 2 |
3. N. Cent. (Farm.) | 2-0 | 252 | 3 |
4. Fountain Central | 2-0 | 220 | 4 |
5. Eastern Greene | 2-0 | 170 | 5 |
6. Churubusco | 2-0 | 166 | 6 |
7. Adams Central | 2-0 | 150 | 7 |
8. Southwood | 2-0 | 64 | 9 |
9. Hagerstown | 2-0 | 60 | 8 |
10. Indpls Lutheran | 1-1 | 54 | T10 |
Others receiving votes: Attica 30. S. Adams 30. Parke Heritage 14. W. Washington 12. Sheridan 12. 14, N. Decatur 12. Lafayette Catholic 8. LaVille 6. N. Judson 4. N. Vermillion 2. S. Putnam 2.