Chesterton, Lake Central and Portage enter the rankings after winning their season openers.
TOP 10
With records through Wednesday and previous rankings in parentheses.
1. Crown Point 1-0 (1)
Noah Ehrlich passes for 201 yards and four TDs in the Bulldogs’ win against Lowell.
2. Merrillville 1-0 (2)
Warren Brown III makes 10 tackles with a sack in the Pirates’ win against Andrean.
3. Valparaiso 0-1 (3)
Julian Stokes makes six catches for 153 yards and three TDs and also runs for a TD in the Vikings’ loss to Penn.
4. Hanover Central 1-0 (4)
Dylan Bowen makes 12 tackles and two interceptions in the Wildcats’ win against Wheeler.
5. Chesterton 1-0 (NR)
Brady McCormack runs for 230 yards and three TDs in the Trojans’ win against Hobart.
6. Lake Central 1-0 (NR)
Jimmy Johnsen helps make the debut of coach Pete Koulianos a successful one in the Indians’ win against Munster.
7. Michigan City 0-1 (5)
Trin Hart passes for 266 yards, including a TD to Jamin Harvell, in the Wolves’ loss to Warsaw.
8. Andrean 0-1 (6)
Tyler Vo makes 10 catches for 81 yards in the 59ers’ loss to Merrillville.
9. Hobart 0-1 (7)
Aleks Tatum throws a TD pass to Aidan Leonard in the Brickies’ loss to Chesterton.
10. Portage 1-0 (NR)
Daequon Fields runs for 205 yards and three TDs in the Indians’ win, the first for Roy Richards in his second season as coach, against Morton.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Senior running back Marco Castro rushes for 336 yards and three TDs in Kankakee Valley’s 23-0 win against Rensselaer.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore linebacker Kamari Loggins recovers two fumbles, including one returned for a TD, in West Side’s 38-0 win against Indianapolis Washington.
