By GREG MENGELT
After back-to-back losses, including a 55-47 loss at Seymour on Friday, Jeffersonville has fallen out of the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association single-class poll for the first time this season.
The Red Devils (1-2) did receive votes in the poll, which was released Sunday.
Floyd Central (3-1) and North Harrison (4-0) also received votes. The Highlanders defeated New Albany 57-26 on Friday before suffering their first loss of the season, 64-59 at Jeffersontown (Ky.) on Saturday. North Harrison dominated defending Class 3A state champion Silver Creek 65-46 on Friday to seemingly take control of the Mid-Southern Conference race.
Silver Creek (2-2), which has lost back-to-back games to Columbus North and North Harrison, fell out of the poll for the first time this season.
Zionsville (6-0) remains at No. 1 and received 19 of the 20 first-place votes in the poll. No. 2 Cathedral (5-1) got the other. Homestead (5-1), defending 4A state champion Carmel (4-2) and Fishers (5-1) are the top five.
Regionally, No. 13 Bloomington North (3-1) and No. 14 Bloomington South (4-1) can’t seem to get away from each other in the poll. North lost at Mooresville and beat Franklin Central last week, while South rebounded from a loss to Barr-Reeve with a 2-point win at Southport on Friday.
Linton-Stockton (5-0) is No. 16, while Castle (3-0), Evansville Retiz (3-0), North Daviess (6-0) and South Spencer (5-0) earned votes.
INDIANA BASKETBALL COACHES POLL
Rank, School (1st place votes) Record
1. Zionsville (19) 6-0, 2. Cathedral (1) 5-1, 3. Homestead 5-1, 4. Carmel 4-2, 5. Fishers 5-1, 6. Lawrence North 4-1, 7. Brebeuf 4-1, 8. Valparaiso 5-0, 9. Westfield 2-2, 10. Mishawaka Marian 6-0, 11. North Central 5-1, 12. Bloomington North 3-1, 13. Bloomington South 4-1, 14. Ben Davis 3-2, 15. Leo 5-0, 16. Linton-Stockton 5-0, 17. Indianapolis Tech 3-2, 18. Lawrence Central 2-2, 19. Central Noble 4-0, 20. Connersville 5-0.
Others receiving votes: Anderson 4-1, Barr-Reeve 4-2, Beech Grove 3-1, Brownsburg 4-2, Castle 3-0, Chesterton 3-0, Crispus Attucks 3-4, Evansville Reitz 3-0, Floyd Central 3-1, Fort Wayne Blackhawk 3-0, Fort Wayne Snider 1-0, Gary 21st Century 3-0, Hammond 3-1, Jeffersonville 1-2, Lafayette Jefferson 5-1, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 1-1, North Central (Farmersburg) 2-2, North Daviess 6-0, North Harrison 4-0, NorthWood 5-0, Penn 5-0, Pike 2-1, South Spencer 5-0, Warren Central 1-3.
NOTE: Records as of Sunday.
