IFCA releases initial Coaches Poll for 2023 season

The Indiana Football Coaches Association released its preseason polls for the 2023 season on Monday

.Area schools were well represented. First-place votes are in parenthesis.

CLASS 6A

1. Center Grove (9)
2. Cathedral (1)
3. Ben Davis
4. Hamilton Southeastern
5. Carroll
6. Warren Central
7. Westfield
8. Carmel
9. Brownsburg
10. Fishers
    
    Others receiving votes: Penn, Crown Point, Homestead, Lafayette Jefferson, Lawrence Central, Elkhart, Franklin Central, Lawrence North.

CLASS 5A

1. Valparaiso (8)
2. Snider
3. Whiteland (1)
4. Merrillville
5. Bloomington South (1)
6. North Side
7. Mishawaka
8. Castle
9. Decatur Central
10. Harrison (West Lafayette)

Others receiving votes: Bishop Dwenger, Concord, Plainfield, Bloomington North, Chesterton, Franklin, Michigan City.

CLASS 4A

1. East Central (9)
2. New Palestine (1)
3. Roncalli
4. Evansville Reitz
5. New Prairie
6. Kokomo
7. NorthWood
8. Evansville Memorial
9. Mooresville
10. Brebeuf Jesuit

Others receiving votes: Columbia City, Greenfield Central, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Leo, Hobart, Martinsville, Northridge, Northview, Wayne.

CLASS 3A

1. Chatard (10)
2. Lawrenceburg
3. West Lafayette
4. Gibson Southern
5. Southridge
6. Guerin Catholic
7. Hanover Central
8. Tri-West
9. Western Boone
10. Norwell

Others receiving votes: Yorktown, Danville, Oak Hill, Mishawaka Marian, Monrovia, Knox, South Dearborn, Vincennes Lincoln, Delta.

CLASS 2A

1. Evansville Mater Dei (9)
2. Triton Central (1)
3. Bishop Luers
4. Lafayette Central Catholic
5. Andrean
6. Eastbrook
7. Linton-Stockton
8. Scecina
9. Brownstown Central
10. LaVille

Others receiving votes: Rochester, Heritage Christian, Lapel, North Posey, Bluffton, Eastern (Greentown), Lewis Cass, Tipton.

CLASS 1A

1. Lutheran (10)
2. Adams Central
3. North Decatur
4. North Judson
5. Sheridan
6. Carroll (Flora)
7. South Putnam
8. Providence
9. Park Tudor
10. Covenant Christian/South Adams

Others receiving votes: Tri, Tecumseh, Triton, Monroe Central.