INDIANAPOLIS – Coaches will always say they don’t care about preseason polls. They will tell you the only one that matters is the final one, but the Indiana Football Coaches Association still puts out a pre-season poll and some local coaches programs have received some notice from their peers.
Penn’s Kingsman took their normal position in the top ten of class 6A at #6, but in 4A there is a trio of local teams in the top 20.
NorthWood heads the crew, tied for fifth with Angola. In the honorable mention list, is Culver Academy at #14 (based on the number of votes with 16). Plymouth (8 votes) is tied at #16 with Mount Vernon.
Of interest to Rockie fans, opening night opponent East Noble pulls in at #12 (16 votes). Also of interest to Rockie fans NLC foe Concord is in the honorable mention list and future NLC foe Mishawaka checks in at #9 both in the 5A poll.
In 2A a pair of local schools find themselves in the honorable mention rankings in Bremen and LaVille.
Bremen is coming off a stellar season with a semi-state run and a final #3 ranking in the polls. As enrollment continues to increase at LaVille, along with the IHSAA success factor, the Lancers have moved up from Class 1A to Class 2A. Those two teams will open the season squared off with one another on Aug. 23 at Don J. Bunge Field in Bremen.
In class 1A Triton’s Trojans made the honorable mention list after a sectional title a year ago.
2019 IFCA Poll (Pre-Season)
*First place votes in parenthesis () for each class.
6A
1 Carmel (3) 83
2 Warren Central (5) 79
3 Brownsburg (1) 75
4 Center Grove (1) 73
5 Avon 38
6 Penn 33
7 North Central (Indpls) 31
8 Lafayette Jeff 27
9 Columbus East 26
10 Ben Davis 25
Others receiving votes: FW Snider 16, Westfield 13, Lawrence North 8,
Perry Meridian 8, Lawrence Central 5, Columbus North 1, Fishers 1
5A
1 New Palestine (9) 99
2 Indpls Cathedral 77
3 FW Dwenger (1) 66
4 Decatur Central 61
5 Michigan City 58
6 Valparaiso 47
7 Bloomington South 38
8 Whiteland 35
9 Mishawaka 21
10 Castle 17
Others receiving votes: Concord 6, Harrison 6, Elkhart Central 5,
Plainfield 4, TH North 4, LaPorte 3
4A
1 Marion (1) 63
2 Evansville Central (3) 61
3 Mooresville 48
4 East Central 46
5 Angola 37
NorthWood (2) 37
7 New Prairie 33
8 Lowell 31
Mississnewa (1) 31
10 Evansville Reitz (1) 25
Others receiving votes: I. Roncalli (1) 23, East Noble 16, Ev. Memorial 16,
Culver Academies 13, FW Wayne (1) 11, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 8, Plymouth 8,
Boonville 7, Martinsville 7, Delta 6, Northview 5, Beech Grove 3, Hobart 2,
SB Riley 2, Hammond Morton 1, Pendleton Heights 1, Western 1
3A
1 West Lafayette (10) 100
2 Indpls Chatard 83
3 Indpls Brebeuf 67
4 Gibson Southern 62
5 Heritage Hills 49
6 Brownstown Central 42
7 Guerin Catholic 30
8 Mishawaka Marian 27
9 FW Concordia 18
10 Indpls Ritter 17
Others receiving votes: Lawrenceburg 13, Evansville Bosse 9,
Jimtown 8, Batesville 7, Greencastle 6, Vincennes Lincoln 6,
Yorktown 2, Danville 1
2A
1 Western Boone (8) 97
2 Eastbrook 78
3 Indpls Scecina 60
4 FW Luers 46
5 Pioneer (1) 45
6 Andrean (1) 39
7 Evansville Mater Dei 36
8 Triton Central 27
9 Shenandoah 22
10 Rensselaer Central 15
Others receiving votes: Tipton 14, Lewis Cass 12, Lapel 10, Monrovia 8,
Woodlan 8, Paoli 6, Heritage Christian 5, Linton Stockton 5,
South Vermillion 4, Wheeler 4, Centerville 2, LAVILLE 2, Whiting 2,
Blackford 1, Bremen 1, Delphi 1
1A
1 Indpls Lutheran (1) 81
2 North Vermillion (4) 76
3 South Adams (2) 61
4 Adams Central (3) 60
5 Monroe Central 51
6 Churubusco 45
7 Southwood 43
8 Lafayette Central Catholic 31
9 West Washington 27
10 Parke Heritage 26
Others receiving votes: Sheridan 15, North Central (Farmersburg) 14,
Hagerstown 5, Knightstown 4, Covington 3, South Putnam 3,
Triton 3, Milan 2.
