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Indiana high school football rankings: See who made top 10 in each class in preseason poll
IHSAA football: Counting down top-10 Class 6A Central Indiana teams
Insider Kyle Neddenriep counts down top-10 teams in Class 6A in Central Indiana
Defending champion Ben Davis is the preseason No. 1 team in Class 6A in the state in the inaugural USA TODAY Network Indiana high school football poll by a vote of statewide media members.
Ben Davis was voted No. 1 on 12 of 13 ballots with last year’s runner-up Crown Point getting the other first place vote and coming in second in the poll. In other classes, Decatur Central is No. 1 in 5A, New Palestine No. 1 in 4A, Heritage Hills in 3A, Lutheran in 2A and South Putnam in Class A.
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Here is a look at the entire poll (First place votes in parentheses, followed by total points):
Class 6A
∎ Central Indiana preview, predictions
1. Ben Davis (12) 129
2. Crown Point (1) 104
3. Center Grove 97
4. (tie) Westfield 76
4. (tie) Warren Central 76
6. Hamilton Southeastern 58
7. Brownsburg 51
8. Carmel 35
9. Carroll (Fort Wayne) 33
10. Cathedral 16
Others receiving votes: Penn 14. Fort Wayne Snider 11. Lawrence North 8. Elkhart 4. Fishers 3.
Class 5A
∎ Central Indiana preview, predictions
1. Decatur Central (11) 126
2. Merrillville (1) 105
3. Valparaiso 87
4. Whiteland 75
5. Bloomington North 74
6. Warsaw 57
7. East Central 55
8. Michigan City 38
9. Plainfield 23
10. Castle 18
Others receiving votes: Bloomington South 16. Concord 11. Columbus East (1) 10. Evansville North 9. Floyd Central 2. Lafayette Jeff 2. Kokomo 1
Class 4A
∎ Central Indiana preview, predictions
1. New Palestine (10) 125
2. Bishop Chatard (1) 110
3. New Prairie 84
4. Brebeuf Jesuit 79
5. Mishawaka (1) 66
6. Greenfield-Central 61
7. Evansville Reitz (1) 46
8. NorthWood 30
9. Martinsville 25
10. Leo 20
Others receiving votes: Hanover Central 13. Mt. Vernon 12. East Noble 9. Fort Wayne Dwenger 9. Kankakee Valley 8. Northridge 7. Mooresville 4. New Haven 4. Mississinewa 2. Jasper 2. Pendleton Heights 1.
Class 3A
∎ Central Indiana preview, predictions
1. Heritage Hills (10) 123
2. Knox (1) 95
3. Evansville Memorial 77
4. Gibson Southern 68
5. Batesville 65
6. Guerin Catholic (1) 57
7. West Lafayette 50
8. Tri-West 42 (1)
9. Lawrenceburg 39
10. Mishawaka Marian 29
Others receiving votes: Hamilton Heights 19. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 18. Tippecanoe Valley 12. South Bend St. Joseph 5. Southridge 5. Peru 4. Fairfield 3. Maconaquah 1.
Class 2A
∎ Central Indiana preview, predictions
1. Lutheran (11) 127
2. Lafayette Central Catholic (1) 88
3. North Posey (1) 81
4. Eastern Hancock 76
5. Linton-Stockton 63
6. Triton Central 53
7. Brownstown Central 51
8. Southmont 38
9. Adams Central 36
10. Andrean 33
Others receiving votes: Lapel 14. Bluffton 11. Heritage Christian 5. Paoli 4. Centerville 3. Rochester 3. Bremen 3. Tell City 2. Alexandria 2. Greencastle 1. Scecina 1.
Class A
∎ Central Indiana preview, predictions
1. South Putnam (8) 105
2. North Judson (1) 88
3. Sheridan 83
4. North Decatur (1) 82
5. Providence (3) 81
6. Carroll (Flora) 57
7. Triton 46
8. LaVille 44
9. Springs Valley 28
10. Madison-Grant 17
Others receiving votes: Pioneer 10. Forest Park 10. South Decatur 7. Monroe Central 5. South Adams 4. Milan 2. North White 1
Call Star reporter Kyle Neddenriep at (317) 444-6649.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — More than 50 Indiana law enforcement agencies are taking to the roof to help local athletes.
Police and safety officers will be stationed around various Dunkin’ Donuts, taking up donations for the Special Olympics. People who monetarily donate will receive a coupon for a free donut. Those who donate $10 or more will receive a coupon for a free medium hot coffee.
“Supporting the Special Olympics isn’t just an event for us — it’s a commitment to people who inspire us every day,” Sergeant Wes Rowlader said. “These athletes show what determination, courage, and community truly look like. Every dollar we raise helps transform that spirit into training, competition, and lifelong confidence.”
More than 20,000 Hoosier athletes train and compete for free within the Special Olympics. To date, Cop on a Rooftop has raised more than $125,000 for Special Olympics Indiana.
The Indiana State Police will be at the Dunkin’ Donuts at 9821 Lima Road in Fort Wayne from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday.
A man’s family is demanding answers after he was shot by a security guard inside a hospital emergency room waiting area on Tuesday night in Gary, Indiana.
Methodist Northlake Hospital officials said, around midnight Tuesday night, its security staff responded quickly after a patient took out a gun. The hospital said he’d threatened to shoot himself or others.
The hospital commended the security guard who shot the man for “neutralizing the threat and helping ensure the safety of our patients and employees.”
Family members identified the man who was shot as Otis Brown. They said he is a kind father to a 12-year-old boy.
“Just a great person, a happy-go-lucky, always out there trying to do the right thing,” said his fiancée, Stacey Taylor.
Taylor said she was on a business trip when she got a call that Brown had been shot multiple times.
“Scared, uncertainty; you know, what story is right? You know, what happened?” she said.
After he was shot, Brown was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment.
Taylor said she had no idea why Brown went to Methodist Northlake Hospital in the first place. His family said he was trying to leave the hospital when the shooting happened, claiming that the hospital gave him his gun back after he was cleared to leave.
“We just want to get answers, just want to know what happened, particularly when people are defaming his name,” Taylor said.
She and Brown’s family hope the hospital has surveillance video footage that can help provide answers.
Gary police have not provided any details on the shooting. The Lake County Sheriff’s Department said it is investigating the shooting at the request of Gary police, but did not provide any further information.
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