How the top-ranked Indiana high school football teams fared in Week 1

INDIANAPOLIS — The 31st season of Operation Football is finally here! Week 1 featured exciting matchups and unexpected upsets. 

The Operation Football Game of the Week between Ben Davis and Cathedral featured the Fighting Irish avenging their loss in last year's regional and defeating the defending state champion Giants. 

Here is a class-by-class breakdown of how all the top-ranked teams in the Associated Press poll fared during the week of Aug. 23, 2024:

CLASS 6A

• No. 1 Brownsburg defeated Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 45-13.
• No. 4 Crown Point defeated Lowell 44-7.
• No. 5 Westfield defeated No. 2 Center Grove 34-28.
• No. 6 Hamilton Southeastern defeated No. 9 Fort Wayne Carroll 45-21.
• No. 7 Cathedral defeated No. 3 Ben Davis 24-6.
• No. 8 Penn defeated 5A No. 4 Valparaiso 49-42.
• No. 10 Fishers defeated North Central 49-35.

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CLASS 5A

• No. 1 Bloomington North lost to Mooresville 30-27.
• No. 2 Fort Wayne Snider lost to Warren Central 15-0.
• No. 3 Bloomington South defeated Columbus East 27-6.
• No. 4 Valparaiso lost to 6A No. 8 Penn 49-42.
• No. 5 Lafayette Harrison defeated West Lafayette 30-22.
• No. 6 Merrillville defeated Andrean 27-0.
• No. 7 Decatur Central lost to Columbus North 41-15.
• No. 8 Floyd Central lost to Louisville St. Xavier (KY) 56-14.
• No. 9 Mishawaka defeated Mishawaka Marian 41-24.
• No. 10 Castle defeated Evansville North 14-11.

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CLASS 4A

• No. 1 East Central defeated Lawrenceburg 24-3.
• No. 2 Evansville Reitz defeated Evansville Harrison 49-27.
• No. 3 New Palestine defeated No. 9 Kokomo 35-14.
• No. 4 Greenfield-Central defeated Beech Grove 50-8.
• No. 5 Mississinewa defeated Norwell 35-0.
• No. 6 East Noble defeated Bremen 42-6.
• No. 7 New Haven lost to Fort Wayne Northrop 53-48.
• No. 8 Northridge lost to Fort Wayne North Side 32-20.
• No. 10 Leo defeated 2A No. 7 Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 20-17.

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CLASS 3A

• No. 1 Bishop Chatard defeated Brebeuf Jesuit 58-35.
• No. 2 Hanover Central defeated Wheeler 41-21.
• No. 3 Guerin Catholic defeated McCutcheon 36-17.
• No. 3 Tippecanoe Valley defeated Wawasee 44-0.
• No. 5 Hamilton Heights lost to Lapel 29-20.
• No. 6 Gibson Southern defeated Danville 21-14.
• No. 7 Heritage Hills defeated Southridge 43-14.
• No. 8 Tri-West defeated Western 43-7.
• No. 9 Peru lost to Logansport 49-7.
• No. 9 Knox lost to North Judson 42-21.

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CLASS 2A

• No. 1 Triton Central lost to Batesville 21-14.
• No. 2 Linton-Stockton lost to Marion Local (OH) 45-6.
• No. 3 Brownstown Central defeated Corydon Central 54-20.
• No. 4 North Posey defeated Mt. Vernon (Posey) 35-28.
• No. 5 LaVille lost to 1A No. 9 Triton 27-6.
• No. 6 Alexandria-Monroe defeated Wes-Del 41-12.
• No. 7 Fort Wayne Bishop Luers lost to 4A No. 10 Leo 20-17.
• No. 8 Bluffton defeated Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian 39-6.
• No. 9 South Vermillion defeated West Vigo 49-0.
• No. 10 Lafayette Central Catholic defeated Seeger 55-6.

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CLASS A

• No. 1 Lutheran defeated Christel House Manual 41-14.
• No. 2 Adams Central lost to Garrett 20-7.
• No. 3 Carroll (Flora) defeated Caston 55-6.
• No. 4 Providence defeated Christian Academy (TN) 13-2.
• No. 5 Park Tudor defeated Greenwood Christian 44-27.
• No. 6 South Putnam defeated Speedway 28-20.
• No. 7 North White lost to Taylor 14-8.
• No. 8 Springs Valley defeated Eastern Green 45-0.
• No. 9 Triton defeated 2A No. 5 LaVille 27-6.
• No. 10 South Adams lost to Tipton 27-20.
• No. 10 Milan defeated Rushville 42-26.

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