INDIANAPOLIS — Week 3 of Operation Football has concluded following some thrilling games on Friday night. Several of the top-ranked teams had big wins, while others posted tough losses.
Here is a class-by-class breakdown of how all the top-ranked teams in the IFCA Coaches Poll fared during the week of Aug. 30, 2024:
CLASS 6A
- No. 1 Brownsburg defeated Franklin Central 40-0.
- No. 1 Westfield defeated Zionsville 28-10.
- No. 3 Warren Central defeated North Central 30-0.
- No. 4 Hamilton Southeastern defeated Avon 28-10.
- No. 5 Crown Point defeated 5A No. 1 Merrillville 46-13.
- No. 6 Center Grove defeated Louisville Trinity (KY) 24-10.
- No. 6 Cathedral lost to Cincinnati St. Xavier (OH) 35-31.
- No. 8 Carmel defeated Centerville (OH) 44-23.
- No. 9 Lawrence North defeated Wayne (OH) 45-21.
- No. 10 Noblesville lost to Fishers 17-14 in OT.
CLASS 5A
- No. 1 Merrillville lost to 6A No. 5 Crown Point 46-13.
- No. 2 Whiteland lost to No. 5 Decatur Central 42-29.
- No. 3 Valparaiso defeated LaPorte 42-7.
- No. 4 East Central lost to Cincinnati Moeller (OH) 42-13.
- No. 6 Warsaw defeated Goshen 56-7.
- No. 7 Lafayette Jeff defeated Anderson 49-6.
- No. 8 Concord defeated 4A No. 6 Mishawaka 35-34.
- No. 9 Bloomington South defeated Terre Haute North 37-20.
- No. 9 Plainfield defeated Mooresville 42-0.
CLASS 4A
- No. 1 New Palestine defeated Yorktown 41-13.
- No. 2 Bishop Chatard defeated No. 10 Roncalli 9-3.
- No. 3 Evansville Reitz defeated Jasper 28-14.
- No. 4 Greenfield-Central defeated Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 43-29.
- No. 5 New Prairie lost to South Bend St. Joseph 7-0.
- No. 6 Mishawaka lost to 5A No. 8 Concord 35-34.
- No. 7 Leo defeated Norwell 55-13.
- No. 8 Martinsville defeated Greenwood 50-31.
- No. 8 NorthWood defeated Wawasee 49-14.
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CLASS 3A
- No. 1 Evansville Memorial defeated Evansville Central 35-6.
- No. 2 Gibson Southern defeated Princeton 62-7.
- No. 3 Heritage Hills defeated Boonville 38-0.
- No. 4 Guerin Catholic defeated 2A No. 6 Heritage Christian 53-34.
- No. 5 Fort Wayne Bishop Luers defeated Fort Wayne Northrop 40-6.
- No. 6 West Lafayette defeated Lowell 34-14.
- No. 7 Delta defeated Shelbyville 37-7.
- No. 7 Evansville Mater Dei defeated Vincennes Lincoln 34-14.
- No. 9 Lawrenceburg defeated 1A No. 8Milan 41-7.
- No. 10 Tri-West defeated Frankfort 69-8.
CLASS 2A
- No. 1 Lutheran lost to Triton Central 16-13.
- No. 2 Lafayette Central Catholic defeated Logansport 23-21.
- No. 3 Eastern Hancock lost to Centerville 29-26.
- No. 4 North Posey defeated South Spencer 28-16.
- No. 5 Brownstown Central defeated Eastern (Pekin) 62-0.
- No. 6 Heritage Christian lost to 3A No. 4 Guerin Catholic 53-34.
- No. 7 Linton-Stockton defeated Western 26-7.
- No. 8 Adams Central defeated Muncie Central 34-6.
- No. 9 Western Boone defeated Crawfordsville 41-0.
- No. 10 Andrean defeated Kankakee Valley 28-7.
- No. 10 Lapel defeated Shenandoah 41-21.
CLASS A
- No. 1 North Judson defeated South Central (Union Mills) 61-0.
- No. 2 Providence defeated Madison 13-8.
- No. 3 Carroll (Flora) defeated Taylor 35-0.
- No. 3 South Putnam lost to North Putnam 23-22.
- No. 5 Springs Valley lost to Paoli 41-26.
- No. 7 Madison-Grant defeated Blackford 42-0.
- No. 8 Milan lost to 3A No. 9 Lawrenceburg 41-7.
- No. 9 North Decatur defeated No. 5 Monroe Central 42-6.
- No. 10 Forest Park lost to Tell City 41-24.