South Bend-area teams crowd top of Indiana Class 3A boys basketball poll

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NorthWood's Ethan Wolfe (0) drives to the basket against Saint Joseph's Trey Place (22) during the Saint Joseph vs. NorthWood boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 at Saint Joseph High School.
NorthWood's Ethan Wolfe (0) drives to the basket against Saint Joseph's Trey Place (22) during the Saint Joseph vs. NorthWood boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 at Saint Joseph High School.

BOYS BASKETBALL

INDIANA

IBCA poll

Indiana Basketball Coaches Association poll (all class)

1. Ben Davis 20-0, 2. Indianapolis Cathedral 12-2, 3. Penn 13-1, 4. Center Grove 15-1, 5. Brownsburg 15-2, 6. Kokomo 12-4, 7. Hammond Central 16-1, 8. Carmel 11-5, 9. New Palestine 14-0, 10. NorthWood 13-2, 11. Mishawaka Marian 14-2, 12. F.W. Blackhawk Christian15-1, 13. Linton-Stockton 15-1, 14. Westfield 10-3, 15. Jennings County 14-1, 16. Lawrence North 12-3, 17. Greenfield-Central 12-1, 18. Noblesville 11-4, 19. Homestead 14-4, 20. Zionsville 9-5.

Others receiving votes: Anderson 11-3, Bloominton North 10-3, Brownstown Central 9-4, Chesterton 10-4, W.L. Harrison 13-2, Indianapolis Attucks 9-5, Lake Station Edison 13-1, Lawrence Central 11-5, Munster 13-2, North Daviess 14-3, Norwell 13-2, Scottsburg 14-2, Southport 11-5, Tippecanoe Valley 11-3, University 11-1, Wapahani 14-1.

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AP poll

The Associated Press high school boys basketball poll

CLASS 4A

1. Indianapolis Ben Davis 20-0, 2. Penn 13-1, 3. Indianapolis Cathedral 12-3, 4. Center Grove 15-1, 5. Brownsburg 15-2, 6. Hammond Central 16-1, 7. Kokomo 12-4, 8. New Palestine 14-0, 9. Jennings County 14-1, 10. Munster 13-2.

Others receiving votes: Carmel, Westfield, Mishawaka, Lafayette Harrison, Bloomington North.

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CLASS 3A

1. NorthWood 13-2, 2. Mishawaka Marian 14-2, 3. Norwell 13-2, 4. SB Washington 13-2, 5. North Daviess 14-3, 6. West Noble 13-1, 7. Oak Hill 13-1, 8. Indianapolis Chatard 10-3, 9. Lake Station 13-1, 10. Scottsburg 14-2.

Others receiving votes: Indianapolis Brebeuf, Lebanon, Connersville, Tippecanoe Valley, Evansville Memorial.

CLASS 2A

1. Linton-Stockton 15-1, 2. F.W. Blackhawk 15-1, 3. South Spencer 14-1, 4. Wapahani 14-1, 5. Gary 21st Century 14-4, 6. University 11-1, 7. Providence 8-3, 9. Southwestern (Jefferson) 15-2, 10. Taylor 12-2.

Others receiving votes: Carroll (Flora), Tipton, Indianapolis Covenant Christian, Indianapolis Park Tudor, Prairie Heights, Sullivan, Eastern Hancock, Cass, Manchester, Northeastern.

CLASS 1A

1, Orleans 13-1, 2. Bloomfield 14-3, 3. Bethesda Christian 12-2, 4. Indianapolis Lutheran 9-3, 5. Fountain Central 12-3, 6. Loogootee 10-5, 7. Evansville Christian 8-7, 8. Morgan Twp. 13-3, 9. Bethany Christian 10-4, 10. Barr Reeve 9-7.

Others receiving votes: Tri, Blue River, Tindley, Liberty Christian, Edinburgh, Clay City, Borden, M.C. Marquette, Greenwood Christian.

MICHIGAN

AP poll

DIVISION 3

1, Detroit Loyola 10-0, 2. Laingsburg 11-0, 3. Flint Beecher 9-2, 4. Iron Mountain 9-0, 5. Brandywine 8-1, 6. Traverse City St. Francis 8-1, 7. (tie) Napoleon 11-0 and Bad Axe 9-1, 9. Grandville Calvin Christian 10-1, 10. Maple City Glen Lake 8-1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

INDIANA

IBCA poll

Indiana Basketball Coaches Association poll (all class)

1. South Bend Washington 21-0, 2. Noblesville 20-3, 3. Fishers 18-2, 4. Hamilton Southeastern 19-2, 5. F.W. Northrop 18-1, 6. Bedford North Lawrence 19-3, 7. Zionsville 18-2, 8. Twin Lakes 21-0, 9. Columbia City 18-2, 10. Homestead 16-4, 11. Indian Creek 21-1, 12. Center Grove 17-4, 13. Evansville Memorial 21-1, 14. Lake Central 17-5, 15. Warren Central 14-5, 16. F.W. Snider 16-4, 17. Valparaiso 19-2, 18. Warsaw 16-5, 19. Northridge 18-4, 20. Norwell 17-3.

Other receiving votes: Andrean 19-3, Brownsburg 14-8, F.W. Carroll 13-6, Cascade 18-2, Central Noble 20-2, Corydon Central 20-2, East Central 14-10, Fairfield 20-2, Forest Park 18-3, Franklin Community 14-5, Huntington North 15-4, Jay County 20-2, Jennings County 15-5, Lanesville 21-2, Lawrence Central 16-6, Mishawaka Marian 18-5, Mooresville 15-6, North Knox 21-1, Tri 21-0.

ICGSA polls

Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association polls

CLASS 4A

1. South Bend Washington 21-0, 2. Noblesville 20-3, 3. Fishers 18-2, 4. Hamilton Southeastern 19-2, 5. Zionsville 18-2, 6. Bedford North Lawrence 19-3, 7. F.W. Northrop 18-2, 8. Columbia City 18-2, 9. Homestead 16-4, 10. Warren Central 14-5.

Others receiving votes: Center Grove 17-4, Lake Central 18-5, Valparaiso 19-2, Warsaw 16-5, F.W. Snider 16-4, Brownsburg 14-8.

CLASS 3A

1. Twin Lakes 21-0, 2. Jay County 20-1, 3. Evansville Memorial 21-1, 4. Indian Creek 21-1, 5. Norwell 17-3, 6. Corydon Central 20-2, 7. Fairfield 21-2, 8. Mishawaka Marian 18-5, 9. West Lafayette 16-5, 10. Bellmont 16-4.

Others receiving votes: Northwestern 14-4, Hamilton Heights 16-5.

CLASS 2A

1. North Knox 21-1, 2. Forest Park 18-3, 3. Central Noble 20-2, 4. Andrean 19-3, 5. Blackford 18-2, 6. Lafayette Central Catholic 15-6, 7. Eastern Hancock 17-3, 8. (tie) Carroll (Flora) 18-3 and Pioneer 18-3, 10. University 15-4.

Others receiving votes: Eastbrook 16-4, Linton-Stockton 16-3, Seeger 17-3, Triton Central 16-4, Brownstown Central 15-7.

CLASS 1A

1. Tri 21-0, 2. Lanesville 21-2, 3. Caston 19-1, 4. Northeast Dubois 16-4, 5. (tie) Trinity Lutheran 16-6 and Bethany Christian 19-3, 7. Washington Twp. 15-6, 8. (tie) Kouts 14-7 and Borden 15-5, 10. Morgan Twp. 11-7.

Others receiving votes: Tri-Twp. 15-5, Clinton Central 16-5, Blue River 15-7, DeMotte Christian 17-5, Vincennes Rivet 11-9.

This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: High school basketball polls for the week of January 22, 2023