Unbeaten Golden Bears vault into Class 3A top 10 state poll

Shelbyville boys basketball rose seven spots in the USA Today Network Indiana High School Boys Basketball Poll.

The unbeaten Golden Bears (4-0) are No. 6 this week, up from No. 13 in last week’s poll.

Indianapolis Cathedral (4-0) is No. 1 in Class 3A followed by Silver Creek (5-0), Northview (3-0), Indianapolis Roncalli (2-0) and Princeton (3-1).

The Golden Bears lead the next five in the 3A poll ahead of Columbia City (4-0), Greenwood (4-1), Guerin Catholic (2-2) and New Palestine (3-1).

Shelbyville hosts Greenwood tonight at Garrett Gymnasium. GIANT fm will have the broadcast with the pre-game show airing at approximately 7 p.m.

Four of the top 10 in Class 3A this week are in the same sectional – Sectional 28. Shelbyville, Greenwood, Roncalli and New Palestine highlight the seven-team sectional field that also includes Beech Grove (4-1), Rushville (2-2) and Indian Creek (0-3).

Batesville (3-0), the final team on Shelbyville’s schedule this season, is ranked No. 15 this week.

Fishers (4-0) leads the Class 4A poll. Crown Point (2-0) is No. 2 followed by Lawrence North (3-0), Pike (4-1), Plainfield (5-0), Carmel (3-0), Mt. Vernon (4-1), Northridge (5-0), Jeffersonville (2-1) and Chesterton (3-0).

Shelbyville is at Mt. Vernon Friday for a Hoosier Heritage Conference contest.

Pendleton Heights (4-1), also a member of the HHC, is ranked No. 12. The Golden Bears host the Arabians on Jan. 17.

Parke Heritage (4-0) sits atop the 2A poll. The rest of the top 10 includes Oak Hill (4-0), Linton-Stockton (4-0), Centerville (4-0), Gary 21^st Century (2-2), Park Tudor (3-0), South Ripley (3-1), Westview (5-1), University (3-1) and Paoli (3-0).

Triton Central (4-1) is ranked No. 21 in the 2A poll.

The top-ranked team in Class A is Kouts (5-0). Barr-Reeve (4-0) is No. 2 ahead of Hauser (4-1), Bloomfield (3-1), Rossville (4-0), Triton (4-1), Washington Township (3-1), Liberty Christian (0-2), Orleans (3-1) and Clay City (2-1).

Tri (4-0), in Sectional 59 with Morristown, Southwestern and Waldron, is ranked No. 14.

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