By GREG MENGELT

Silver Creek dropped from No. 8 to No. 9 in the latest single-class Indiana Basketball Association Coaches Poll, which was released Sunday.

The defending Class 3A state champion Dragons, who are 18-1 and have won six in a row, were surpassed by North Centra (16-5l, which won at Ben Davis (11-7), at No. 10 Fishers (14-4) and at home against Center Grove (11-8) to move up one spot.

Homestead (17-2) remained No. 1 and received 17 of the 20 first-place votes. No. 2 Franklin (18-1) received the other three. Crown Point (15-2), South Bend Washington (18-2) and Bedford North Lawrence, the only team to beat Silver Creek, are the top five.

Lanesville was one of 36 teams to receive votes in the poll. The Eagles are 20-1 and are currently on a 16-game winning streak.

Regionally, Columbus East (15-3) moved up two spots after beating No. 5 BNL 58-51 on the road Tuesday. East Central (15-4) is No. 18. Evansville North (15-2), Jennings County (14-3) and Washington (17-3) received votes.

INDIANA BASKETBALL COACHES POLL
Rank, School (1st place votes) Record
1. Homestead (17) 17-1, 2. Franklin (3) 18-1, 3. Crown Point 15-2, 4. South Bend Washington 18-2, 5. Bedford North Lawrence 17-2, 6. Westfield 16-3, 7. Noblesville 15-4, 8. North Central 16-5, 9. Silver Creek 18-1, 10. Fishers 14-4, 11. Benton Central 21-0, 12. Fort Wayne Snider 13-3, 13. Zionsville 15-5, 14. Lake Central 17-3, 15. Columbus East 15-3, 16. Columbia City 17-1, 17. Garrett 20-1, 18. East Central 15-4, 19. Mishawaka Marian 15-5, 20. Carmel 12-6.
Others receiving votes (in alphabetical order): Ben Davis 11-7, Castle 14-4, Evansville North 15-2, Hamilton Southeastern 11-7, Jennings County 14-3, Lafayette Central Catholic 15-4, Lanesville 20-1, Northridge 16-4, Penn 14-6, South Central (Union Mills) 19-0, Tipton 16-3, Valparaiso 15-3, Waldron 18-1, Warsaw 14-5, Washington 17-3, Winchester 17-1.

NOTE: Records as of Sunday.