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H.S. polls: Penn boys basketball climbs into top 10 of Class 4A

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BOYS BASKETBALL

AP polls

The Associated Press high school boys basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Monday, Dec. 4, total points, and last week's ranking:

Rank | School | (first place votes) | record | total points

CLASS 4A

1. Fishers (9) 5-0 252; 2. Westfield (1) 3-0 179; 3. Lawrence North (3) 2-0 176; 4. Indpls. Cathedral 4-0 165; 5. Kokomo 3-1 125; 6. Indpls Ben Davis 2-1 119; 7.Brownsburg 3-1 87; 8. Chesterton 3-0 76; 9. Indpls Attucks 2-1 54; 10. Penn 3-0 53; Others receiving votes: Anderson 40. Noblesville 39. Ft. Wayne North 32. Greenfield 25. Center Grove 24. Gary West 18. Carmel 16. Indpls N. Central 15. LaPorte 14. Ft. Wayne Snider 12. Lafayette Harrison 10. S. Bend Riley 9. S. Bend Adams 8. Ft. Wayne Wayne 6. Terre Haute South 6.

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CLASS 3A

1. Guerin Catholic (7) 4-0 226; 2. Scottsburg 4-0 193; 3. NorthWood (4) 0-0 189; 4. Delta 3-0 158; 5. Heritage Hills (1) 3-0 121; 6. Greesbrug 2-0 120; 7. Indpls. Brebeuf 2-1 104; 9. S.B. Saint Joseph 2-1 75; 10. Silver Creek 4-0 5-2; Others receiving votes: Mishawaka Marian 27. S. Bend Washington 26. Evansville Memorial 16. N. Daviess 13. Norwell 13. Peru 10. Hammond Noll 9. Heritage Christian 6. Batesville 6.

CLASS 2A

1. Wapahani (7) 3-0 224; 2. F.W. Blackhawk (3) 1-1 180; 3. Brownstown (2) 3-1 165; 4. Tipton 3-0 141; 5. Linton-Stockton 1-0 138; 6. Southwestern (Jefferson) 3-0 132; 7. Manchester 3-0 110; 8. Providence 2-1 83; 9. North Judson 2-0 47; 10. F.W. Luers 1-0 34; Others receiving votes: Paoli 30. Gary 21st Century 30. Sullivan 30. Eastern Hancock 21. Adams Central 19. Triton Central 17. Indpls Park Tudor 12. Bowman Academy 8. Parke Heritage 7. Forest Park 6. S. Spencer 6.

CLASS 1A

1. Loogootee (7) 4-0 210; 2. Indpls. Lutheran (4) 0-0 167; 3. Morgan Twp. 3-0 134; 4. Bloomfield 2-1 121; 5. Greenwood Christian 3-1 119; 6. Evansville Christian 4-1 102; 7. Orleans 2-1 86; 8. M.C. Marquette 1-0 80; 9. Clay City 3-1 64; 10. Shakamak 2-1 52; Others receiving votes: Barr-Reeve 42. Christian Academy 40. Triton 32. Fountain Central 26. Elkhart Christian 16. Tindley 16. Bethesda Christian 7. Borden 6.

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IBCA poll

Indiana Basketball Coaches Association poll for the week of Dec. 3 (all classes)

Rank | School | (first place votes) | total points | record

1. Lawrence North (18) 436 2-0; 2. Fishers (4) 419 5-0; 3. Indianapolis Cathedral 384 4-0; 4. Westfield 345 3-0; 5. Kokomo 321 3-1; 6. Ben Davis 302 2-1; 7. Brownsburg 282 3-1; 8. Indianapolis Attucks 280 2-1; 9. Noblesville 248 2-1; 10. Chesterton 237 3-0; 11. Guerin Catholic 196 4-0; 12. Center Grove 181 3-2; 13. Scottsburg 150 4-0; 14. Brownstown Central 142 3-1; 15. F.W. Wayne 120 1-1; 16. Penn 91 3-0; 17. Anderson 53 4-0; 18. Jeffersonville 49 1-1; 19. F.W. Blackhawk Christian 44 1-1; 20. Zionsville 40 1-1.

Others receiving votes (alphabetical): Brebeuf Jesuit (2-1), Carmel (2-1), Delta (3-0), Evansville Harrison (2-0), Evansville Memorial (1-0), Fort Wayne North Side (2-0), Greenfield-Central (2-0), Hammond Bishop Noll (3-0), Hammond Central (3-2), Heritage Hills (3-0), Indianapolis Lutheran (0-0), Lawrence Central (2-1), Leo (1-1), Manchester (3-0), Morgan Township (3-0), New Palestine (2-0), North Central (Indianapolis) (2-1), Northridge (3-1), NorthWood (0-0), Orleans (2-1), Plainfield (3-1), Richmond (2-0), South Bend Riley (4-0), South Bend St. Joseph (2-1), Tipton (3-0), Wapahani (3-0)

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

IBCA poll

Indiana Basketball Coaches Association poll for week of Dec. 3 (all classes)

Rank | School | (first place votes) | total points | Record

n1. Columbia City (19) 399 9-0; 2. Hamilton Southeastern (1) 361 8-1; 3. Lawrence Central 353 6-1; 4. Lawrence North 337 7-1; 5. F.W. Snider 336 9-1; 6. Center Grove 264 8-1; 7. Bedford North Lawrence 239 8-1; 8. Jennings County 230 7-1; 9. Homestead 226 5-1; 10. Lake Central 188 7-1; 11. Franklin Community 185 9-2; 12. SB Washington 170 7-2; 13. (tie) Northridge 155 9-1 and Zionsville 155 6-2; 15. Noblesville 89 5-4; 16. Norwell 86 7-2; 17. Plainfield 77 8-1; 18. Hamilton Heights 74 7-1; 19. Fishers 50 7-3; 20. Indian Creek 47 7-2.

Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Borden (8-0), Caston (8-0), Eastern Hancock (8-0), Fort Wayne Northrop (5-2), Franklin Central (3-3), Gibson Southern (6-2), Greensburg (7-2), Lanesville (9-0), Marquette Catholic (8-0), Mooresville (8-2), North Knox (9-1), Rensselaer Central (10-0), Silver Creek (6-1), South Knox (7-1), Twin Lakes (6-2), Warsaw (6-3), Western (8-0), Westfield (6-1).

ICGSA polls

Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association polls for week of Dec 3.

CLASS 4A

1. Columbia City 9-0; 2. Lawrence Central 6-2; 3. Hamilton Southeastern 8-1; 4. Lawrence North 7-1; 5. F.W. Snider 9-1; 6. Center Grove 8-1; 7. Bedford North Lawrence 8-1; 8. Jennings County 7-1; 9. Franklin 9-2; 10. Homestead 5-1; 11. Lake Central 7-1; 12. Northridge 9-1; 13. S.B. Washington 7-2; 14. Silver Creek 6-1; 15. Plainfield 8-1; 16. Franklin Central 3-3; 17. Noblesville 5-4.

CLASS 3A

1. Hamilton Heights 7-1; 2. Rensselaer Central 10-0; 3. Norwell 7-2; 4. Indian Creek 7-2; 5. Western 8-0; 6. Greensburg 7-2; 7. (tie) Gibson Southern 6-2 and Benton Central 5-1; 9. Twin Lakes 6-2; 10. Scottsburg 8-11. West Lafayette 7-4; 12. Evansville Memorial 5-1; 13. Fairfield 8-1; 14. Washington 7-3; 15. Tippecanoe Valley 8-1.

CLASS 2A

1. North Knox 9-1; 2. Eastern Hancock 8-0; 3. South Knox 7-1; 4. Eastbrook 6-0; 5. Lapel 8-1; 6. Brownstown Central 6-1; 7. Alexandria 8-1; 8. (tie) Carroll (Flora) 6-2 and F.W. Luers 5-2; 10. Crawford County 10-1; 11. Triton Central 5-2; 12. (tie) Linton-Stockton 6-3 and Lewis Cass 6-1.

CLASS 1A

n1. Borden 8-0; 2. Lanesville 9-0; 3. Bethany Christian 7-0; 4. Caston 8-0; 5. Marquette Catholic 8-0; 6. (tie) Morgan Twp. 7-1 and Springs Valley 7-1; 9. Orleans 7-0; 10. Jac-Cen-Del 6-2; 11. Tri 6-1; 12, Tecumseh 5-2; 13. Oldenburg Academy 6-2; 14. Washington Twp. 6-2.

WRESTLING

IndianaMat.com rankings for week of Dec. 3.

1. Crown Point 2-0; 2. Brownsburg 6-0; 3. Center Grove 7-0; 4. Perry Meridian 6-0; 5. Avon 7-0; 6. Penn 1-0; 7. Evansville Mater Dei 5-0; 8. Roncalli 6-0; 9. Warren Central 4-2; 10. Indianapolis Cathedral 3-2; 11. Carmel 5-1; 12. Floyd Central 6-3; 13. Mishawaka 6-1; 14. Zionsville 4-2; 15. Terre Haute South 8-0; 16. Greenfield Central 10-3; 17. Jay County 6-0; 18. Franklin Community 7-1; 19. Bellmont 13-0; 20. Hobart 1-0.

This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: High school polls for week of December 3, 2023