How the top-ranked IHSAA football teams fared in Week 7

INDIANA, USA — The Operation Football season is entering its twilight weeks. Following Week 7, just two games remain in the regular season for the majority of IHSAA football teams. 

The push to state finals is on with many of the top teams hoping to lock up conference titles and build momentum toward the postseason. 

Here is a class-by-class breakdown of how all the top-ranked teams in the AP poll fared during the week of Oct. 4, 2024:

CLASS 6A

• No. 1 Brownsburg defeated Zionsville 66-28.
• No. 2 Westfield defeated Avon 45-13.
• No. 3 Crown Point defeated LaPorte 42-0.
• No. 6 Lawrence North defeated No. 4 Warren Central 33-7.
• No. 7 Cathedral defeated No. 5 Center Grove 49-45.
• No. 8 Hamilton Southeastern defeated Noblesville 28-21.
• No. 9 Elkhart defeated Penn 7-3.
• No. 10 Columbus North defeated Bloomington South 32-14.
• No. 10 Fishers lost to Franklin Central 22-13.

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CLASS 5A

• No. 1 Concord defeated Goshen 49-0.
• No. 2 Lafayette Jefferson defeated Marion 70-28.
• No. 3 Merrillville defeated No. 7 Valparaiso 35-7.
• No. 4 Bloomington North defeated Columbus East 20.
• No. 5 Plainfield defeated Franklin 34-13.
• No. 6 Decatur Central defeated Greenwood 44-7.
• No. 7 East Central defeated Connersville 62-6.
• No. 9 Castle defeated Jasper 14-13.
• No. 10 Whiteland lost to Mooresville 24-21.

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CLASS 4A

• No. 1 New Palestine defeated Shelbyville 35-0.
• No. 2 Martinsville defeated Perry Meridian 41-21.
• No. 3 Bishop Chatard defeated Andrean 39-14.
• No. 4 Mishawaka lost to Warsaw 21-13.
• No. 6 Evansville Reitz lost to 3A No. 1 Evansville Memorial 47-7.
• No. 7 East Noble defeated No. 5 Columbia City 35-14
• No. 7 Leo defeated Huntington North 34-20.
• No. 9 Greenfield-Central lost to Yorktown 21-7.
• No. 10 Northview lost to Cascade 41-14.
• No. 10 Roncalli lost to Cincinnati LaSalle (OH) 28-17.

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CLASS 3A

• No. 1 Evansville Memorial defeated 4A No. 6 Evansville Reitz 47-7.
• No. 2 Heritage Hills defeated Mt. Vernon (Posey) 55-6.
• No. 3 Mississinewa defeated Elwood 58-0.
• No. 4 Garrett defeated Fairfield 42-12.
• No. 5 Lawrenceburg defeated Rushville 38-6.
• No. 6 Fort Wayne Bishop Luers lost to Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 8-0.
• No. 7 Gibson Southern defeated Washington 39-10.
• No. 8 Evansville Mater Dei defeated Evansville Bosse 49-0.
• No. 9 Maconaquah defeated Lewis Cass 42-21.
• No. 10 West Noble defeated Lakeland 35-0.

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CLASS 2A

• No. 1 Brownstown Central defeated Madison 42-14.
• No. 2 Lafayette Central Catholic defeated Tipton 35-13.
• No. 3 Lutheran defeated Monrovia 49-14.
• No. 3 Western Boone defeated Southmont 36-6.
• No. 5 Bluffton lost to Heritage 51-20.
• No. 6 North Posey defeated Forest Park 42-7.
• No. 7 Adams Central defeated Southern Wells 55-0.
• No. 8 Paoli defeated Crawford County 62-7.
• No. 9 Heritage Christian defeated Lapel 40-21.
• No. 10 Northeastern defeated Shenandoah 42-20.

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CLASS A

• No. 1 North Judson defeated Winamac 48-6.
• No. 2 Providence defeated Milan 35-21.
• No. 3 Carroll (Flora) defeated Clinton Central 45-6.
• No. 4 Madison-Grant defeated Eastbrook 20-14.
• No. 5 North Decatur defeated North Daviess 54-6.
• No. 6 Springs Valley defeated Tecumseh 55-0.
• No. 7 South Putnam defeated Brown county 59-6.
• No. 8 Pioneer defeated Culver 45-20.
• No. 9 Monroe Central lost to Eastern Hancock 52-14.
• No. 10 Triton defeated Caston 42-0.