Soccer: County girls claim top four 3A spots, all five boys 3A teams rank in top 20

The REPORTER

The Indiana Soccer Coaches Association released its pre-season polls this week, and to no one’s surprise, Hamilton County teams were all over the lists.

This year’s pre-season rankings are even more impressive than usual, though. In the Girls Class 3A list, local teams have claimed the top four positions. Defending state champion Noblesville is ranked first, while its longtime Sectional 8 and Hoosier Crossroads Conference rival Hamilton Southeastern is rated second.

Carmel, a sectional champion last year, holds the No. 3 ranking. Westfield is fourth; the Shamrocks’ program has been steadily on the rise for years. Those two teams both play in Sectional 9 again this season.

In Class 2A, defending state champion Guerin Catholic is correctly ranked No. 1. The Golden Eagles broke through for their first-ever state title last season with a 1-0 win over Leo. Hamilton Heights is rated No. 17 in 2A.

Meanwhile, the Hamilton County Class 3A boys soccer teams hold exactly one quarter of the ranking spots in that pre-season poll: all five teams are ranked in the top 20. Leading the way is Noblesville, the top-rated team and three-time defending state champion. Carmel is ranked No. 2 in the 3A boys pre-season poll. The Millers and the Greyhounds have been grouped in the same sectional (#9) this season.

Fishers is ranked No. 4 in the 3A poll, while its Mudsock rival Hamilton Southeastern is rated No. 14. Those schools both remain in Sectional 8. Westfield is ranked No. 20; the Rocks play in Sectional 9.

In the smaller classes, Guerin Catholic is ranked No. 2 in boys’ Class 2A, while Hamilton Heights is rated No. 16. University’s boys are rated No. 15 in Class 1A.

Here is a complete list of pre-season rankings.

 

GIRLS CLASS 3A

1. Noblesville
2. Hamilton Southeastern
3. Carmel
4. Westfield
5. Castle
6. Crown Point
7. Cathedral
8. Penn
9. Fort Wayne Carroll
10. Evansville Memorial
11. Brownsburg
12. Bloomington South
13. East Central
14. Evansville Reitz
15. Chesterton
16. Northridge
17. Zionsville
18. Homestead
19. Center Grove
20. Munster

 

BOYS CLASS 3A

1. Noblesville
2. Carmel
3. Zionsville
4. Fishers
5. Center Grove
6. Cathedral
7. Lake Central
8. Bloomington South
9. Pike
10. Columbus North
11. Northridge
12. Fort Wayne Carroll
13. Goshen
14. Hamilton Southeastern
15. Harrison
16. Crown Point
17. Brownsburg
18. Castle
19. Munster
20. Westfield

 

GIRLS CLASS 2A

1. Guerin Catholic
2. Bishop Dwenger
3. Mishawaka Marian
4. Bellmont
5. Brebeuf Jesuit
6. Bishop Chatard
7. Lawrenceburg
8. Gibson Southern
9. West Lafayette
10. Tri-West
11. Heritage Hills
12. Bishop Noll
13. Washington
14. NorthWood
15. Hanover Central
16. Park Tudor
17. Hamilton Heights
18. Silver Creek
19. Danville
20. Fort Wayne Canterbury

 

BOYS CLASS 2A

1. Evansville Memorial
2. Guerin Catholic
3. Illiana Christian
4. Bishop Luers
5. Speedway
6. Concordia Lutheran
7. Heritage Christian
8. Heritage Hills
9. West Lafayette
10. Bishop Dwenger
11. Washington
12. Cascade
13. Bishop Noll
14. Culver Academies
15. Park Tudor
16. Hamilton Heights
17. Leo
18. Southridge
19. West Noble
20. Hanover Central

 

GIRLS CLASS 1A

1. Providence
2. Evansville Mater Dei
3. Heritage Christian
4. Evansville Christian
5. Oldenburg Academy
6. Faith Christian
7. Trinity
8. Andrean
9. Bremen
10. Forest Park
11. Westview
12. Southmont
13. Argos
14. Tipton
15. Greencastle
16. Switzerland County
17. Wheeler
18. Bethany Christian
19. Covenant Christian
20. Bethesda Christian

 

BOYS CLASS 1A

1. Bethany Christian
2. Providence
3. Covenant Christian
4. Faith Christian
5. Westview
6. Greenwood Christian
7. Fort Wayne Canterbury
8. Forest Park
9. Wheeler
10. Oldenburg Academy
11. Covington
12. Southwestern Shelby
13. Blackhawk Christian
14. Muncie Burris
15. University
16. Carroll
17. Northwest Dubois
18. North Putnam
19. Rock Creek Academy
20. Trinity