How the Sweet 16 fared

Observer rankings of the top 16 high school football programs in our circulation area

Rk	Team	Cl	This week	Rec
1	Mallard Creek	4A	Beat S. Mecklenburg 52-7	11-0
2	Butler	4A	Beat Hoke County 42-20	11-1
3	Char. Catholic	3A	beat Hickory Ridge 42-14	11-0
4	Belmont South Point	3A	lost to Weddington 23-17	10-1
5	Porter Ridge	4A	Beat High Point Central 30-14	11-0
6	Burns	3A	Beat Tuscola 42-12	11-1
7	Rock Hill South Pointe	3A	Beat Union County 41-7	10-1
8	A.L. Brown	3A	beat Ledford 54-28	11-1
9	West Rowan	3A	beat Mt. Pleasant 31-12	10-2
10	Independence	4A	Beat E. Forsyth 29-28	10-2
11	South Iredell	2A	beat E. Davidson 47-6	12-0
12	Olympic	4A	Lost to Myers Park 28-6	9-3
13	Mooresville	4A	Beat East Gaston 35-15	10-2
14	Lincolnton	2A	beat Brevard 49-14	11-1
15	Albemarle	1A	beat W. Columbus 56-8	11-1
16	South Caldwell	4A	Beat Lake Norman 35-0	11-1

N.C. Scores

1A EAST

Manteo 61, Mattamuskeet 0

Southside 34, South Creek 0

Plymouth 56, Columbia 0

Cape Hatteras at Creswell

1A MIDEAST

N. Edgecombe 52, Northampton-East 6

Lejeune 43, North Duplin 42

Jones Senior 28, Northampton-West 0

Southeast Halifax 35, Rosewood 20

1A MIDWEST

Albemarle 56, West Columbus 8

Princeton 21, Union Pines 16 (Saturday)

Lakewood 33, Hobbton 15 (Saturday)

South Stanly 35, South Davidson 0

1A WEST

Murphy 54, Alleghany 20

Union Academy 19, Robbinsville 7

Andrews 28, North Stokes 27

Rosman 7, Hayesville 6

1AA EAST

Ayden-Grifton 48, East Carteret 7

Gates County 35, Dixon 10

Riverside (Martin) 53, Camden County 13

Southwest Onslow 42, Heide Trask 0 (Saturday)

1AA MIDEAST

Wallace-Rose Hill 25, Pender 0

Goldsboro 20, East Montgomery 13

James Kenan 40, East Columbus 18

Red Springs 14, Midway 13

1AA MIDWEST

Monroe 50, East Surry 6

South Stoke 35, Lake Norman Charter 20

West Montgomery 45, North Rowan 6

Monroe Central Academy 27, Mount Airy 23

1AA WEST

Mitchell 33, East Wilkes 8

Hendersonville 55, Bessemer City 7

West Wilkes 54, Cherryville 20

Swain County 63, Avery County 35

2A EAST

Jax. Northside 50, Greene Central 0

Tarboro 34, East Duplin 26 (Saturday)

North Johnston 12, Roanoke Rapids 7

Holmes 30, Croatan 6

2A MIDEAST

Fairmont 48, Wheatmore 17

S. Columbus 20, E. Randolph 14

Jordan-Matthews 8, Randleman 7

East Bladen 25, Providence Grove 21

2A MIDWEST

Starmount 21, East Lincoln 13

Salisbury 24, Carver 17

Wilkes Central 35, Lexington 34

Thomasville 56, Surry Central 26 (Saturday)

2A WEST

Lincolnton 49, Brevard 14

Burke Jimmy C. Draughn 13, Madison 7

Maiden 26, East Rutherford 13

Polk County 13, Swannanoa Owen 7

2AA EAST

Kinston 26, SW Edgecombe 6 (Saturday)

Topsail 10, North Pitt 7 (Saturday)

Northeastern 62, Swansboro 32 (Saturday)

Bunn 49, North Brunswick 28

2AA MIDEAST

Burlington Cummings 38, St. Pauls 6

Franklinton 29, Northwood 7

Reidsville 27, High Point T.W. Andrews 9 (Saturday)

South Granville 36, Carrboro 21

2AA MIDWEST

West Stokes 34, Piedmont 7

Cuthbertson 48, N. Surry 33

Forest Hills 51, Forbush 0

South Iredell 47, East Davidson 6

2AA WEST

Shelby 60, W. Lincoln 13

Chase 28, Newton-Conover 13

Bandys 40, Ashe County 14

Smoky Mountain 35, Bunker Hill 13

3A EAST

Havelock 49, Hertford County 0

West Carteret 33, Fike 14

S. Brunswick 41, White Oak 28

Currituck County 30, Washington 6

3A MIDEAST

Williams 22, NE Guilford 21 (OT)

Eastern Alamance 49, South Johnston 19 (Saturday)

So. Vance 14, So. Wayne 7

Cleveland 39, So. Lee 14

3A MIDWEST

W. Rowan 31, Mount Pleasant 12

Statesville 32, Cox Mill 22

Concord 30, NW Cabarrus 6

Rockingham County 17, So. Guilford 7

3A WEST

Franklin 28, Hunter Huss 7

E. Henderson 50, W. Iredell 36

Hickory 36, Hibriten 26

Burns 42, Tuscola 12

3AA EAST

Hunt 21, West Brunswick 13

Nash Central 24, Gray's Creek 21

Cardinal Gibbons 24, D.H. Conley 6

Triton 42, Southern Nash 13

3AA MIDEAST

Douglas Byrd 41, Orange 12

Chapel Hill 7, Asheboro 2

W. Alamance 34, Overhills 7

No. Guilford 39, Ea. Guilford 0

3AA MIDWEST

Charlotte Catholic 42, Hickory Ridge 14

Marvin Ridge 31, Berry 12

Kannapolis A.L. Brown 54, Ledford 28

Weddington 23, South Point 17

3AA WEST

Asheville 54, Enka 32

Erwin 35, Ashbrook 7

Kings Mountain 43, Forestview 13

Crest 49, St. Stephens 0

4A EAST

New Bern 42, Clayton 7

Cape Fear 27, W. Johnston 20

SE Raleigh 34, J.H. Rose 22

New Hanover 6, Hoggard 2

4A MIDEAST

Scotland County 55, Harnett Central 13 (Saturday)

SE Guilford 30, No. Durham 12

Fayetteville E.E. Smith 27, So. Durham 20 (Saturday)

Hillside 38, Purnell Swett 32

4A MIDWEST

Porter Ridge 30, HP Central 14

Dudley 29, Davie County 25

Jamestown Ragsdale 26, North Davidson 18 (Saturday)

Mouont Tabor 44, W. Guilford 7

4A WEST

Hopewell 14, Skyland Roberson 9

Sun Valley 52, A.C. Reynolds 23

Watauga 14, Alexander Central 10

Mooresville 35, E. Gaston 15

4AA EAST

Garner 42, Athens Drive 0

Laney 30, Wakefield 27

Wake Forest-Rolesville 31, Millbrook 0

Leesville Road 62, Broughton 21

4AA MIDEAST

Jack Britt 17, South View 0

Cary 27, Lumberton 7

Fuquay-Varina 29, Seventy-First 14

Middle Creek 28, Panther Creek 20

4AA MIDWEST

Greensboro Page 21, Pinecrest 0

NW Guilford 28, Richmond Senior 14

Independence 29, E. Forsyth 28

Butler 42, Hoke County 20

4AA WEST

Mallard Creek 52, S. Mecklenburg 7

Ardrey Kell 48, Vance 20

Myers Park 28, Olympic 6

S. Caldwell 35, Lake Norman 0

NCISAA Division 2

Charlotte Country Day 41, Charlotte Latin 21

Providence Day 40, Raleigh Ravenscroft 7

Next Friday's Games

4AA WEST

Ardrey Kell (8-3) at Mallard Creek (11-0)

Myers Park (8-4) at South Caldwell (11-1)

4AA MIDWEST

Northwest Guilford (9-2) at Greensboro Page (11-0)

Butler (10-1) vs. Independence (10-2)

4AA MIDEAST

Cary (9-2) at Fayetteville Jack Britt (9-2)

Fuquay Varina (10-1) at Middle Creek (9-3)

4AA EAST

Wilmington Laney (8-3) at Garner (12-0)

Wake Forest-Rolesville (10-2) at Leesville Road (11-0)

4A WEST

Hopewell (5-6) at Indian Trail Sun Valley (6-5)

Watauga (7-5) at Mooresville (10-2)

4A MIDWEST

Greensboro Dudley (6-5) at Indian Trail Porter Ridge (11-0)

Jamestown Ragsdale (9-2) at Mount Tabor (10-1)

4A MIDEAST

Southeast Guilford (7-4) at Scotland County (11-0)

Fayetteville E.E. Smith (6-5) at Hillside (10-1)

4A EAST

Cape Fear (6-6) at New Bern (10-1)

Southeast Raleigh (9-2) at Wilmington New Hanover (9-2)

3AA WEST

Asheville Erwin (9-2) at Asheville (11-0)

Kings Mountain (6-6) at Boiling Springs Crest (9-3)

3AA MIDWEST

Marvin Ridge (10-1) at Charlotte Catholic (11-0)

Weddington (7-4) at Kannapolis A.L. Brown (11-1)

3AA MIDEAST

Chapel Hill (10-2) at Fayetteville Douglas Byrd (12-0)

Western Alamance (9-3) at Northern Guilford (10-1)

3AA EAST

Nash Central (9-2) at Wilson Hunt (11-0)

Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons (10-1) at Triton (10-1)

3A WEST

East Henderson (8-3) at Franklin (12-0)

Hickory (8-3-1) at Lawndale Burns (11-1)

3A MIDWEST

Statesville (7-4) at West Rowan (10-2)

Rockingham (7-5) at Concord (9-3)

3A MIDEAST

Burlington Williams (6-6) at Eastern Alamance (9-3)

Southern Vance (9-2) at Cleveland (9-3)

3A EAST

West Carteret (9-3) at Havelock (12-0)

South Brunswick (8-3) at Currituck (8-3)

2AA WEST

Bandys (9-3) at Smoky Mountain (6-6)

Chase (9-3) at Shelby (7-5)

2AA MIDWEST

Waxhaw Cuthbertson (6-6) at West Stokes (12-0)

Forest Hills (8-4) at South Iredell (12-0)

2AA MIDEAST

Franklinton (10-2) at Burlington Cummings (10-1)

South Granville (7-5) at Reidsville (9-3)

2AA EAST

Topsail (8-3) at Kinston (10-1)

Bunn (8-3) at Elizabeth City Northeastern (10-2)

2A WEST

Morganton Draughn (9-3) at Lincolnton (11-1)

Maiden (8-4) at Polk (9-3)

2A MIDWEST

Salisbury (10-2) at Boonville Starmount (11-0)

Thomasville (8-4) at Wilkes Central (10-1)

2A MIDEAST

South Columbus (8-3) at Fairmont (12-0)

Jordan Matthews (7-5) at East Bladen (9-2)

2A EAST

Tarboro (9-2) at Jacksonville Northside (12-0)

North Johnston (8-4) at Edenton Holmes (10-0)

1AA WEST

Hendersonville (10-2) at Mitchell (11-1)

West Wilkes (8-3) at Swain County (11-1)

1AA MIDWEST

South Stokes (6-5) at Monroe (9-3)

Monroe Central Academy (6-6) at West Montgomery (9-2)

1AA MIDEAST

Goldsboro (7-4) at Wallace-Rose Hill (11-1)

James Kenan (7-4) at Red Springs (9-2)

1AA EAST

Gates County (5-6) at Ayden Grifton (10-1)

Martin Riverside (7-5) at Southwest Onslow (9-2)

1A WEST

Union Academy (6-5) at Murphy (8-4)

Andrews (7-4) at Rosman (6-6)

1A MIDWEST

Princeton (4-7) at Albemarle (11-1)

Lakewood (7-4) at South Stanly (9-3)

1A MIDEAST

Lejeune (7-5) at North Edgecombe (7-3)

Jones (7-4) at Southeast Halifax (8-4)

1A EAST

Southside (6-5) at Manteo (10-1)

Creswell (8-1)-Cape Hatteras (2-6) winner at Plymouth (10-1)

S.C. Playoffs

4A (Division 1)

Next Friday -- first round

West Ashley (16th seed) at Gaffney (1st seed)

Dorman (9th seed) at Sumter (8th seed)

Irmo (13th seed) at Dutch Fork (4th seed)

Mauldin (12th seed) at Boiling Springs (5th seed)

Rock Hill (15th seed) at Duncan Byrnes (2nd seed)

Fort Dorchester (10th seed) at Summerville (7th seed)

Blythewood (14th seed) at Lexington (3rd seed)

Wando (11th seed) at Spartanburg (6th seed)

4A (Division 2)

Next Friday -- first round

Lancaster (1th seed) at Goose Creek (1st seed)

Rock Hill Northwestern (9th seed) at Richland Northeast (8th seed)

South Florence (13th seed) at West Florence (4th seed)

J.L. Mann (12th seed) at North August (5th seed)

White Knoll (15th seed) at Greenwood (2nd seed)

Wren (10th seed) at Easley (7th seed)

Laurens (14th seed) at Ashley Ridge (3rd seed)

Conway (11th seed) at Stratford (6th seed)

3A

Fairfield Central 24, Greer 21

Eastside at Seneca

South Pointe 41, Union 7

Greenville 34, Belton-Honea Path 15

Daniel 46, Travelers Rest 0

Nation Ford 35, Clinton 28 (OT)

Wade Hampton 42, Pickens 21

Blue Ridge at York

A.C. Flora 46, Crestwood 14

Socastee 41, Berkeley 7

Brookland-Cayce at Marlboro County

Cane Bay 42, Wilson 16

Myrtle Beach 64, Hilton Head 16

Airport 24, Lakewood 21

Georgetown at Bluffton

Hartsville 41, Dreher 6

Next Friday (2nd round)

Fairfield Central at Seneca

Greenville at Rock Hill South Pointe

Fort Mill Nation Ford at Daniel

York at Wade Hampton

Socastee at A.C. Flora

Cane Bay at Marlboro County

Airport at Myrtle Beach

Hartsville at Bluffton

2A (DIVISION I)

Newberry 41, Palmetto 21

Gilbert 49, Crescent 22

Keenan 21, Broome 14

Eau Claire 40, Emerald 6

Lake City 55, North Charleston 0

Timberland 49, Kingstree 0

Manning 8, Edisto 6

Wade Hampton 21, Stall 0

Next Friday (2nd round)

Newberry at Woodruff

Gilbert at Cheraw

Keenan at Strom Thurmond

Emerald at Pendleton

Lake City at Hanahan

Timberland at Loris

Manning at Dillon

Wade Hampton at Swansea

2A (DIVISION II)

Liberty 21, Indian Land 0

Saluda 33, Kershaw Andrew Jackson 10

Carolina 43, Buford 13

Lewe Central 29, Batesburg-Leesville 12

Barnwell 36, Waccamaw 6

Andrews 44, Pelion 0

Mullins 47, Academic Magnet 0

Garrett 32, Aynor 12

Next Friday (2nd round)

Liberty at Pageland Central

Saluda at Chesnee

Carolina at Mid-Carolina

Lee Central at Columbia

Barnwell at Bishop England

Andews at Marion

Mullins at Woodland

Garrett at Silver Bluff

1A (DIVISION I)

Abbeville 55, Lewisville 13

Landrum 38, Calhoun County 0

Ninety Six 34, Lamar 9

Chesterfield 63, East Clarendon 22

Bamberg-Ehrhardt 40, Estill 14

Ridgeland 14, Johnsonville 0

Burke 22, St. John's 0

Hemingway 21, Carvers Bay 6

Next week (2nd round)

Landrum at Abbeville

Ninety-Six at Chesterfield

Ridgeland at Bamberg-Ehrhardt

Burke at Hemingway

1A (DIVISION II)

Christ Church 54, St. Joseph's 14

Fox Creek 41, Southside Christian 21

McCormick 27, Great Falls 13

Williston-Elko 50, Ridge Spring-Monetta 0

Cross 34, Denmark-Olar 0

Lake View 25, Blackville-Hilda 0

Scott's Branch 60, Whale Branch 40

Timmonsville 30, Bethune Bowman 8

Next Friday (2nd round)

Fox Creek at Christ Church

McCormick at Williston-Elko

Lake View at Cross

Scott's Branch at Timmonsville