Highlanders on the move in latest IBCA poll

By GREG MENGELT

Floyd Central moved up from No. 19 to No. 15 in the latest single-class Indiana Basketball Coaches Association poll, which was released Sunday.

The 10-2 Highlanders have won five consecutive games, including a 67-58 Hoosier Hills Conference victory over Jennings County (10-4) on Friday evening. At 3-0, Floyd is the only unbeaten team in the HHC.

The Highlanders were the only local team to receive votes.

No. 1 Chesterton (14-0) took 19 of the 20 first-place votes with No. 2 Fishers (14-2) garnering the other. Defending 4A champion Carmel (11-4) is No. 3, followed by Zionsville (10-2), Tech (15-2), Cathedral (12-4), Westfield (11-4), Homestead (13-5), Ben Davis (12-4) and North Central (11-4).

Regionally, Bloomington North (12-3), Columbus North (11-5), Reitz (6-5), Terre Haute North (16-1) and Linton-Stockton (14-2) received votes.

INDIANA BASKETBALL COACHES POLL
Rank, School (1st place votes) Record
1. Chesterton (19) 14-0, 2. Fishers (1) 14-2, 3. Carmel 11-4, 4. Zionsville 10-2, 5. Indianapolis Tech 15-2, 6. Cathedral 12-4, 7. Westfield 11-4, 8. Homestead 13-5, 9. Ben Davis 12-4, 10. North Central 11-4, 11. Mishawaka Marian 12-2, 12. Valparaiso 14-3, 13. Pike 11-3, 14. Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 12-2, 15. Floyd Central 10-2, 16. Fort Wayne Blackhawk 13-1, 17. Brebeuf 10-4, 18. Penn 11-2, 19. Lawrence North 8-4, 20. Brownsburg 11-6.
Others receiving votes: Anderson 12-3, Bloomington North 12-3, Central Noble 15-1, Chatard 13-1, Columbus North 11-5, Evansville Reitz 6-5, Glenn 15-0, Hammond 11-5, Leo 9-2, Linton-Stockton 14-2, Monroe Central 13-0, NorthWood 15-1, Terre Haute North 16-1, Warsaw 10-5.

NOTE: Records as of Sunday.