Sweet 16

Area high school sports team rankings.

Observer area rankings for high school baseball.

Observer area rankings for high school girls' soccer.

Olympic and West Charlotte began the season at the top of the Sweet 16. As we start the postseason this week with conference tournaments, the same two teams are again in the top two spots.

Friday night, the Carson High girls' basketball team beat Statesville 71-16 to win its sixth straight game. Carson, from China Grove, improved to 18-1 and set a school record for wins.

As the home stretch of the high school basketball season approaches, the Observer's Sweet 16 poll is beginning to see less and less movement as the top teams have established themselves.

There's some minor changes in The Charlotte Observer boys' and girls' Sweet 16 basketball polls this week, but not much at the top.

And the 2011 Charlotte Observer Sweet 16 football champion is Rock Hill's South Pointe High.

The Salisbury High Hornets, fresh off an N.C. 2A title, are The Observer's Sweet 16 boys' soccer champions for 2011.

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