Indiana High School Athletic Association

     9150 North Meridian Street, Box 40650, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240-0650

Phone: 317-846-6601    Fax: 317-575-4244    Website: www.ihsaa.org

Blake Ress, Commissioner

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MEDIA ADVISORY                                                         January 4, 2005

Contact: Jerry Baker, Sports Information Director                                                          

E-Mail: jbaker@ihsaa.org

 

CHANGES UP FRONT IN 3 OF 4 GIRLS BASKETBALL POLLS

The leaders in each of the four classes of girls basketball did some big time shuffling over the holidays, with Hamilton Southeastern (11-1, vs. Brebeuf Jesuit January 4), South Bend St. Joseph’s (10-0, @ South Bend Clay January 7) and Loogootee (12-0, @ Wood Memorial January January 4) taking over the leadership spots in Class 4A, 3A and A respectively. 

 

Only Winamac (12-0, @ Carroll (Flora) January 8) in Class A, managed to survive the holiday action in the No. 1 position.

 

Huntington North (4A) and Brown County (3A) were the only newcomers added to the top-10s this week.

 

                                    ICGSA 01/03/04 GIRLS BASKETBALL POLLS

 

     CLASS 4A                                                   CLASS 3A

RANK

LAST

WEEK

SCHOOL

RANK

LAST

WEEK

SCHOOL

1

2

Hamilton Southeastern

1

2

South Bend St. Joseph’s

2

6

Indpls. Cathedral

2

3

Lebanon

3

5

Castle

3

5

Fort Wayne Luers

4

1

Bloomington North

4

1

Evansville Memorial

5

4

East Chicago Central

5

6

Franklin County

6

7

Valparaiso

6

4

Plymouth

7

10

Franklin Central

7

7

Pendleton Heights

8

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Huntington North

8

8

Corydon Central

9

8

South Bend Washington

9

9

Brebeuf Jesuit

10

3

Gary West

10

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Brown County

 

     CLASS 2A                                                   CLASS A

RANK

LAST

WEEK

SCHOOL

RANK

LAST

WEEK

SCHOOL

1

1

Winamac

1

2

Loogootee

2

3

Harding

2

1

Fort Wayne Canterbury

3

2

Shenandoah

3

3

Clinton Prairie

4

4

South Putnam

4

4

Southern Wells

5

5

Southridge

5

5

Covenant Christian

6

6

Boone Grove

6

8

Indianapolis Lutheran

7

9

Mitchell

7

9

Springs Valley

8

7

Charlestown

8

6

Tri-Central

9

8

Taylor

9

7

Northeast Dubois

10

10

Frankton

10

10

Argos

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL STATS ON-LINE

The compilation for girls basketball statistics for the 2004-05 season is underway and will be updated on a weekly basis, as reported by schools throughout the state.  The update is on the web under Girls Basketball.

 

CROWDED AT TOP IN 4-A BOYS BASKETBALL

It became very crowded at the top of the Class 4A A.P. Poll following holiday action, with Lawrence North (7-1, vs. Franklin Central January 4) and Indianapolis Arlington (8-0, vs. Indianapolis Chatard January 7) tying for the No. 1 spot.  Class 3A also had a new resident atop the list, with Bellmont (10-1, vs. Columbia City January 8) moving into the slot, replacing Washington (8-2, vs. Evansville Mater Dei January 8), which fell to 5th.  There was also a newcomer at the pinnacle of the Class 2A lineup, with Jimtown (7-1, vs. Knox January 7) sliding up from No. 3 in the previous poll, while the former top selection, Bluffton (6-1, vs. Eastbrook January 7) dropped down a notch.

 

Only Tri-Central (8-0, @ Cass January 7) in Class A managed to maintain the No. 1 ranking.

 

Newcomers to this week’s polls included Mishawaka (4A), Wawasee and New Castle (3A), Providence, Winchester and Churubusco (2A) and Jac-Cen-Del (A).

A.P. 01/04/04 RANKINGS

4A                                                                            3A                                              

RANK

LAST

WEEK

SCHOOL

RANK

LAST

WEEK

SCHOOL

1-t

5

Indpls. Arlington

1

2

Bellmont

1-t

1

Lawrence North

2

5

Pendleton Heights

3

3

Muncie Central

3

3

Evansville Mater Dei

4

2

Pike

4

4

Vincennes Lincoln

5

4

Carmel

5

1

Washington

6

6

Anderson

6

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Wawasee

7

7

Bloomington South

7

9

Fort Wayne Dwenger

8

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Mishawaka

8

8

Plymouth

9

10

Concord

9

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New Castle

10

9

North Central (Indpls.)

10

10-T

Andrean

                                           

2A                                                                      A                                                    

RANK

LAST

WEEK

SCHOOL

RANK

LAST

WEEK

SCHOOL

1

3

Jimtown

1

1

Tri-Central

2

1

Bluffton

2

3

Caston

3

8

Frankton

3

4

Fort Wayne Blackhawk

4

5

Centerville

4

5

Lapel

5

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