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<p>The first round of Holiday Tournaments are now behind us as we prepare for some more coming in the New Year. Prep Hoops Indiana had boots on the ground coverage from four different events watching 11 games total on Friday and Saturday while keeping eyes and ears in gyms all across the state. Here are our updated Class-by-Class Top 10 Polls.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Class 1A</h2>
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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Team</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>Record</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>Previous Ranking</strong></td></tr><tr><td>#1 Orleans</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">5-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#1</td></tr><tr><td>#2 Clay City</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">7-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#5</td></tr><tr><td>#3 Liberty Christian</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">5-4</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#3</td></tr><tr><td>#4 Bloomfield</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">7-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#4</td></tr><tr><td>#5 Christian Academy</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">7-3</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#2</td></tr><tr><td>#6 Carroll (Flora)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#8</td></tr><tr><td>#7 Kouts</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">5-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#9</td></tr><tr><td>#8 Hauser</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">7-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">NR</td></tr><tr><td>#9 Indianapolis Metropolitan</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10-3</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">NR</td></tr><tr><td>#10 Marquette Catholic</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">3-4</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#10</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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<p>It is getting nearly impossible to rank Class 1A. There are weird losses, teams losing to larger schools, and teams rattling off wins against less-than-stellar schedules. Mincing through it all is quite difficult. Ultimately, due to losses by other teams, we decided to keep Orleans at #1 because losses to South Ripley and Bedford North Lawrence shouldn't really hurt them.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Class 2A</h2>
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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Team</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>Record</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>Previous Ranking</strong></td></tr><tr><td>#1 Bishop Luers</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">4-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#1</td></tr><tr><td>#2 Wapahani</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#4</td></tr><tr><td>#3 South Ripley</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#7</td></tr><tr><td>#4 Gary 21st Century</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#3</td></tr><tr><td>#5 Linton</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">7-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#5</td></tr><tr><td>#6 Parke Heritage</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">8-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#2</td></tr><tr><td>#7 Southwestern (Hanover)</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">7-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#8</td></tr><tr><td>#8 Cardinal Ritter</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#9</td></tr><tr><td>#9 Manchester</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#10</td></tr><tr><td>#10 Northeastern</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">NR</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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<p>Bishop Luers remained at #1 but we had quite a bit of shakeup, finally, as Class 2A lost a handful of undefeated teams. South Ripley made a nice jump after moving to 10-0. Linton beat Parke Heritage, but then turned around and lost to Class 1A Top 5 Bloomfield. Welcome into the Top 10 Northeastern!</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Class 3A</h2>
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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Team</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>Record</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>Previous Ranking</strong></td></tr><tr><td>#1 Cathedral</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">7-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#1</td></tr><tr><td>#2 Crispus Attucks</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">8-4</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#3</td></tr><tr><td>#3 South Bend St. Joseph</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#2</td></tr><tr><td>#4 Guerin Catholic</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#10</td></tr><tr><td>#5 Silver Creek</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">11-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#5</td></tr><tr><td>#6 New Palestine</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">8-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#4</td></tr><tr><td>#7 Brownstown Central</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#7</td></tr><tr><td>#8 Blackhawk Christian</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#6</td></tr><tr><td>#9 NorthWood</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">7-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#8</td></tr><tr><td>#10 East Chicago Central</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9-5</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#9</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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<p>Class 3A is such a gauntlet. Cathedral remains number one, Crispus Attucks moves back up to #2 with South Bend St. Joseph's loss to Zionsville, and Guerin Catholic makes a sizable jump after winning the Lawrenceburg Tournament.</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Team</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>Record</strong></td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center"><strong>Previous Ranking</strong></td></tr><tr><td>#1 Fishers</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">9-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#1</td></tr><tr><td>#2 Lawrence North</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6-1</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#2</td></tr><tr><td>#3 Crown Point</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#3</td></tr><tr><td>#4 Greenfield-Central</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">7-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#4</td></tr><tr><td>#5 Northridge</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">10-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#7</td></tr><tr><td>#6 Evansville Reitz</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">7-0</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">NR</td></tr><tr><td>#7 Jeffersonville</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">5-4</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#8</td></tr><tr><td>#8 Ben Davis</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">4-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#9</td></tr><tr><td>#9 Warsaw</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#6</td></tr><tr><td>#10 Carmel</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">6-2</td><td class="has-text-align-center" data-align="center">#5</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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<p>Fishers is still the team to beat here in Class 4A after defeating Warsaw and Jeffersonville to win the Hall of Fame Classic. Northridge moves up after remaining undefeated and Evansville Reitz makes a big jump after two wins at the Paul Loggan Memorial Invitational.</p>
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The first round of Holiday Tournaments are now behind us as we prepare for some more coming in the New Year. Prep Hoops Indiana had boots on the ground coverage from four different events watching 11 games total on Friday and Saturday while keeping eyes and ears in gyms all across the state. Here are our updated Class-by-Class Top 10 Polls.
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