Kokomo 14th in 5A preseason IFCA football poll, host #1 New Pal in season opener

The Indiana Football Coaches Association preseason polls are out ahead of the season openers on August 22.

Kokomo is ranked 14th in the 5A. The Wildkats will host the top-ranked 5A New Palestine Dragons in the season opener on August 22.

CLASS 6A

1) Brownsburg (98 votes)
2) Center Grove (78)
3) Lawrence North (66)
Westfield (66)
5) Hamilton Southeastern (48)
6) Crown Point (45)
7) Fishers (32)
Warren Central (32)
9) Carmel (28)
10) Ben Davis (21)
Others receiving votes:
Penn (10), FW Snider (8), Decatur Central (5), Elkhart (5), Zionsville (4), Columbus North (2), Carroll (Allen) (1)

CLASS 5A

1) New Palestine (98)
2) Ind. Cathedral (90)
3) Merrillville (65)
4) Bloomington South (58)
5) East Central (52)
6) Lafayette Jeff (49)
7) Warsaw (36)
8) Valparaiso (30)
9) Concord (26)
10) Castle (17)
Others receiving votes:
Plainfield (16), Whiteland (10), Floyd Central (3), Kokomo (2), Bloomington North (1)

CLASS 4A

1) Ind. Chatard (93)
2) Heritage Hills (84)
3) East Noble (65)
Mishawaka (65)
5) Greenfield-Central (41)
6) Martinsville (39)
7) Evan. Reitz (35)
8) FW Dwenger (31)
9) New Prairie (28)
10) Ind. Roncalli (20)
Others receiving votes:
Danville (15), Leo (8), NorthWood (8), Brebeuf Jesuit (6), Greenwood (6), Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (3), Columbia City (2), Pendleton Heights (1)

CLASS 3A

1) FW Luers (99)
2) Evan. Memorial (81)
3) Gibson Southern (69)
4) Lawrenceburg (65)
5) Evan. Mater Dei (64)
6) Mississinewa (51)
7) West Lafayette (28)
8) Maconaquah (19)
Cascade (19)
10) Knox (18)
Others receiving votes:
Garrett (15), West Noble (15), Guerin Catholic (11), Tri-West (11), Batesville (9), Mishawaka Marian (7), FW Concordia (5), Scottsburg (2)

CLASS 2A

1) Adams Central (97)
2) Linton-Stockton (74)
3) Ind. Lutheran (68)
4) Andrean (59)
5) Laf. Central Catholic (57)
6) Brownstown Central (54)
7) Lapel (33)
8) Heritage Christian (20)
9) Eastbrook (16)
10) Bluffton (14)
Others receiving votes:
Alexandria (9), Eastern (Greentown) (9), Triton Central (7), Ind. Scecina (5), Paoli (5), Eastside (4), Monrovia (4), North Montgomery (4), Northeastern (4), Greencastle (3),  Western Boone (3), Centerville (1)

CLASS 1A

1) Providence (99)
2) North Judson (86)
3) South Putnam (73)
4) North Decatur (52)
5) Carroll (Flora) (45)
6) South Adams (42)
7) Milan (38)
8) Springs Valley (37)
9) Madison-Grant (24)
10) North Miami (20)
Others receiving votes:
Pioneer (13), Frontier (11), Tri (4), Riverton Parke (3), Knightstown (1), Taylor (1), Triton (1)