INDIANAPOLIS – The area is well represented once again this week in the Associated Press high school football polls.

Perennial power Penn and Plymouth are the two highest rated local squad. The Kingsmen (5-1) check in at No. 2 in the latest Class 6-A poll. The undefeated Rockies (6-0) sit at No. 2 in the Class 4-A poll again this week.

Mishawaka is ranked No. 9 in Class 5-A with Mishawaka Marian at No. 4 and Jimtown at No. 10 among Class 3-A teams. Northfield, members of the Three Rivers Conference, is at No. 8 in Class 1-A.

A slew of area teams are receiving votes this week as well. That list includes South Bend Adams and Concord in 5-A, East Noble, Northridge and South Bend Washington in 4-A,  Winamac in 2-A and LaVille in 1-A.

Another team receiving votes this week in the Class 6-A poll is Merrillville. The Pirates are coached by former Warsaw and Ball State standout Brad Seiss, who is in his first season after previously coaching the past three seasons at Muncie Central High School. Merrillville is 4-2 overall with a four-game winning streak, including a 38-16 win over LaPorte last Friday night. The Pirates are tied atop the Duneland Conference standings with Lake Central at 4-0 and play at Valparaiso this Friday night.

Following are the Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through games of Tuesday, September 29, 2015, rating points and previous rankings:

Class 6A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs

1. Center Grove (18) 6-0 378 1

2. Penn (1) 5-1 310 2

3. Carmel – 4-2 294 3

4. Cathedral – 4-2 268 4

5. Hamilton Southeastern – 5-1 242 5

6. Warren Central – 4-2 188 7

7. Avon – 4-2 134 9

8. Columbus North – 5-1 116 8

9. Fishers – 4-2 66 6

10. Ben Davis – 3-3 42 10

Others receiving votes: 11, Lake Central 22. 11, Southport 22. 13, Merrillville 4. 13, Carroll (Allen) 4.

Class 5A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs

1. New Palestine (14) 6-0 366 1

2. Ft. Wayne Snider (4) 6-0 322 2

3. Columbus East – 6-0 312 3

4. Bloomington South (1) 6-0 292 4

5. Kokomo – 6-0 224 5

6. Whiteland – 4-2 154 8

(tie) Decatur Central – 5-1 154 7

8. Westfield – 4-2 104 6

9. Mishawaka – 4-2 54 NR

10. Ft. Wayne North – 4-2 42 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Zionsville 22. 12, S. Bend Adams 12. 12, Concord 12. 14, Lafayette Jeff 6. 14, Terre Haute North 6. 16, Castle 4. 17, McCutcheon 2. 17, Floyd Central 2.

Class 4A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs

1. Ev. Reitz (18) 6-0 376 1

2. Plymouth (1) 6-0 340 2

3. Lowell – 6-0 286 3

4. Northview – 6-0 264 4

5. Jasper – 5-1 208 6

6. E. Central – 5-1 158 8

7. Ft. Wayne Dwenger – 5-1 138 9

8. Leo – 5-1 116 5

9. Shelbyville – 6-0 90 NR

10. New Haven – 5-1 36 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Andrean 18. 12, E. Noble 14. 12, Roncalli 14. 14, Ev. Central 8. 14, Delta 8. 16, S. Bend Washington 6. 17, Ev. Harrison 4. 17, Northridge 4. 19, Munster 2.

Class 3A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs

1. Gibson Southern (11) 6-0 356 1

2. W. Lafayette (4) 6-0 342 T1

3. Bishop Chatard (3) 5-1 302 3

4. Mishawaka Marian (1) 6-0 264 6

5. Ft. Wayne Luers – 4-2 182 4

6. Guerin Catholic – 5-1 154 7

7. Heritage Hills – 5-1 110 5

8. Brebeuf Jesuit – 4-2 108 10

9. N. Harrison – 6-0 98 T8

10. Jimtown – 4-2 40 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Southridge 38. 11, Bellmont 38. 13, Hamilton Hts. 18. 14, N. Montgomery 14. 15, Western Boone 12. 16, Batesville 6. 17, Brownstown 4. 17, Wheeler 4.

Class 2A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs

1. Ev. Mater Dei (19) 6-0 380 1

2. Eastern Hancock – 6-0 318 2

3. Monrovia – 5-1 284 3

4. Woodlan – 6-0 272 4

5. Eastbrook – 6-0 234 5

6. Heritage Christian – 5-1 160 6

7. Oak Hill – 6-0 146 8

8. Whiting – 5-1 110 9

9. Winchester – 5-1 56 10

10. Cardinal Ritter – 3-3 38 7

Others receiving votes: 11, Scecina 28. 12, Howe 18. 13, Triton Central 16. 14, Winamac 14. 15, N. Putnam 10. 16, Cass 6.

Class A

Rank-School FPV Rcd TP Pvs

1. Lafayette Catholic (16) 6-0 370 1

2. Pioneer (2) 6-0 338 2

3. Linton (1) 6-0 314 3

4. Tri-Central – 6-0 234 4

5. N. Vermillion – 5-1 216 5

6. N. White – 6-0 166 7

7. Adams Central – 6-0 144 8

8. Northfield – 6-0 88 10

9. Shenandoah – 5-1 74 9

10. Perry Central – 6-0 64 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, LaVille 40. 12, Monroe Central 12. 13, Fountain Central 8. 14, Lutheran 6. 14, W. Washington 6. 16, Southern Wells 4. 16, Eastern Greene 4. 18, S. Newton 2.