Observer Sweet 16 basketball polls: Cox Mill holds at No. 1 boys; new No. 1 girls
The two feature games in last week’s Charlotte Hoops Challenge matched teams ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the Charlotte Observer Sweet 16 poll.
Ardrey Kell’s girls, then ranked No. 2, beat Mallard Creek 54-43. This week, the Knights take over the No. 1 spot in the poll. Mallard Creek drops to No. 2. North Meck debuts at No. 9.
▪ No. 1 Cox Mill stays there after beating No. 2 Providence Day 64-59 on the boys side. Providence Day dropped a spot to No. 3. Independence gets a big debut, jumping in at No. 8
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Girls Sweet 16 Poll
Rk. | Team (Class) | Rec. | Prvs. |
1 | Ardrey Kell (4A) | 4-1 | 2 |
2 | Mallard Creek (4A) | 0-1 | 1 |
3 | Hickory Ridge (4A) | 2-1 | 3 |
4 | Ashbrook (3A) | 2-0 | 4 |
5 | North Iredell (3A) | 2-0 | 5 |
6 | Hough (4A) | 3-0 | 10 |
7 | Hickory (3A) | 0-0 | 8 |
8 | Rock Hill (5A) | 0-0 | 9 |
9 | North Mecklenburg (4A) | 4-0 | NR |
10 | Providence Day (IND) | 3-2 | 7 |
11 | South Mecklenburg (4A) | 3-1 | 5 |
12 | Morganton Freedom (3A) | 0-0 | 11 |
13 | East Burke (2A) | 2-0 | 12 |
14 | Clover, SC (5A) | 1-0 | 13 |
15 | Fort Mill Nation Ford (5A) | 2-0 | NR |
16 | Myers Park (4A) | 1-2 | 16 |
Dropped Out: Charlotte Latin (IND, 0-1); Waxhaw Cuthbertson (3A, 0-1). Also receiving consideration: Berry (4A, 3-0); Vance (4A, 4-1); Piedmont (3A, 3-0); Gastonia Forestview (3A, 2-0); Fort Mill (5A, 3-0); Catawba Bandys (2A, 2-0); Hickory Grove (IND, 4-1)
Boys Sweet 16 Poll
Rk. | Team (Class) | Rec. | Prvs. |
1 | Concord Cox Mill (3A) | 2-0 | 1 |
2 | North Mecklenburg (4A) | 4-0 | 3 |
3 | Providence Day (IND) | 5-1 | 2 |
4 | Butler (4A) | 2-0 | 4 |
5 | Charlotte Christian (IND) | 4-0 | 5 |
6 | Morganton Freedom (3A) | 0-0 | 6 |
7 | Lincoln Charter (1A) | 6-0 | 10 |
8 | Independence (4A) | 2-0 | NR |
9 | West Charlotte (4A) | 2-1 | 16 |
10 | Cannon School (IND) | 2-3 | 8 |
11 | Kings Mountain (3A) | 1-2 | 7 |
12 | Forest Hills (2A) | 0-0 | 11 |
13 | East Rutherford (2A) | 0-0 | 12 |
14 | Piedmont (3A) | 3-0 | 13 |
15 | East Lincoln (2A) | 0-0 | 15 |
16 | Hough (4A) | 2-1 | 14 |
Dropped out: Olympic (4A, 0-1). Also receiving consideration: Ardrey Kell (4A, 3-0); Rocky River (4A, 2-0); Berry (4A, 3-1); Ashbrook (3A, 2-0); Fort Mill Nation Ford (5A, 2-0)
This story was originally published November 27, 2017 at 6:50 PM with the headline "Observer Sweet 16 basketball polls: Cox Mill holds at No. 1 boys; new No. 1 girls."