Top 25 Indiana high school football rankings (11/22/2023)

Six state champions will be crowned this weekend

The Class 6A semistates lived up to the hype, with Ben Davis edging three-time defending state champ Center Grove in overtime and unbeaten Crown Point getting past Westfield in double overtime.

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Indiana high school football rankings

November 22, 2023

1. Ben Davis (12-1)

Previous rank: 1 Last week: Def. Center Grove 37-34 in OT in Class 6A semistate

Miami (Ohio) commit Thomas Gotkowski accounted for four touchdowns – three passing and one running – and threw for 211 yards in the win. Nate Williams caught the game-winning TD from 10 yards out to end the instant classic.

Next game: vs. No. 3 Crown Point (13-0) in Class 6A state final, Nov. 25

2. Center Grove (11-2)

Previous rank: 2 Last week: Lost 37-34 in OT to Ben Davis in Class 6A semistate

Tyler Cherry, a Duke commit, threw for 405 yards and four TDs in the loss.

Next game: Season over

3. Crown Point (13-0)

Previous rank: 3 Last week: Def. Westfield 38-31 in 2 OT in Class 6A semistate

Two more big games for juniors Noah Ehrlich and Larry Ellison helped the Bulldogs stay perfect. Ehrlich established program single-season records for completions (150), passing yards (2,236) and TD passes (27), while Ellison carried 37 times for 165 yards.

Next game: vs. No. 1 Ben Davis (12-1) in Class 6A state final, Nov. 25

4. Westfield (11-2)

Previous rank: 4 Last week: Lost 38-31 in 2 OT to Crown Point in Class 6A semistate

The Shamrocks trailed 17-0 late in the third quarter before rallying behind a pair of Kendall Garnett touchdowns to force overtime. But Crown Point's defense forced an incompletion on fourth down in the second OT to prevail.

Next game: Season over

5. Brownsburg (9-1)

Previous rank: 5

Next game: Season over

6. Bishop Chatard (14-0)

Previous rank: 8 Last week: Def. Knox 42-14 in Class 3A semistate

Junior Daniel Shaw ran for three touchdowns as the Trojans kept rolling.

Next game: vs. No. 24 Heritage Hills (13-1) in Class 3A state final, Nov. 24

7. Fort Wayne Snider (12-1)

Previous rank: 9 Last week: Def. Merrillville 28-0 in Class 5A semistate

Uriah Buchanan ran for 96 yards and three touchdowns and the defense did the rest for the Panthers.

Next game: vs. No. 11 Decatur Central (11-2) in Class 5A state final, Nov. 24

8. Hamilton Southeastern (9-3)

Previous rank: 6

Next game: Season over

9. Penn (10-2)

Previous rank: 7

Next game: Season over

10. East Central (14-0)

Previous rank: 12 Last week: Def. New Palestine 49-0 in Class 4A semistate

Senior Dylan Maxwell led the way on both sides of the ball. He finished with 14 carries for 251 yards and two touchdowns along with seven tackles.

Next game: vs. No. 23 NorthWood (12-2) in Class 4A state final, Nov. 25

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11. Decatur Central (11-2)

Previous rank: 17 Last week: Def. Bloomington South 24-12 in Class 5A semistate

The Hawks won their ninth in a row as senior Halbert Aguirre ran for a TD and had a productive night on defense.

Next game: vs. No. 7 Fort Wayne Snider (12-1) in Class 5A state final, Nov. 24

12. Cathedral (8-4)

Previous rank: 11

Next game: Season over

13. Merrillville (10-3)

Previous rank: 13 Last week: Lost 28-0 to Fort Wayne Snider in Class 5A semistate

The Pirates' season ended in the semistate for the fourth time since 2019.

Next game: Season over

14. Bloomington South (11-2)

Previous rank: 10 Last week: Lost 24-12 to Decatur Central in Class 5A semistate

Senior Gavin Adams had 24 carries for 100 yards and two TDs for the Panthers.

Next game: Season over

15. Fishers (7-4)

Previous rank: 14

Next game: Season over

16. Valparaiso (9-3)

Previous rank: 15

Next game: Season over

17. Mishawaka (9-3)

Previous rank: 16

Next game: Season over

18. New Palestine (11-3)

Previous rank: 18 Last week: Lost 49-0 to East Central in Class 4A semistate

The Dragons' 11-game winning streak was snapped. Two of their three losses were to teams playing for state titles; Decatur Central is the other. The third defeat was against 6A semistate qualifier Westfield.

Next game: Season over

19. Warsaw (9-2)

Previous rank: 19

Next game: Season over

20. Bloomington North (9-1)

Previous rank: 20

Next game: Season over

21. Lawrence North (7-4)

Previous rank: 21

Next game: Season over

22. Fort Wayne Carroll (7-3)

Previous rank: 22

Next game: Season over

23. NorthWood (12-2)

Previous rank: 24 Last week: Def. Leo 45-33 in Class 4A semistate

Senior Owen Roeder had another big game for the Panthers, throwing for two TDs and running for two more.

Next game: vs. No. 10 East Central (14-0) in Class 4A state final, Nov. 25

24. Heritage Hills (13-1)

Previous rank: 25 Last week: Def. Gibson Southern 23-20 in Class 3A semistate

Sophomore Jett Goldsberry had one passing touchdown and one rushing TD for the Patriots, who avenged their only loss of the season.

Next game: vs. No. 6 Bishop Chatard (14-0) in Class 3A state final, Nov. 24

25. Gibson Southern (11-3)

Previous rank: 23 Last week: Lost 23-20 to Heritage Hills in Class 3A semistate

Tanner Boyd ran for one TD and passed for another, but the Titans' nine-game winning streak was snapped.

Next game: Season over

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