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The two tops teams in the statewide 4A prep football poll are becoming clear.

Charlotte Christian head football coach Jason Estep has watched his team have a dominant run through the 2018 season so far. The Knights are No. 8 in the latest N.C. 3A poll.
Charlotte Christian head football coach Jason Estep has watched his team have a dominant run through the 2018 season so far. The Knights are No. 8 in the latest N.C. 3A poll.

The top two teams in the N.C. 4A Associated Press poll are pretty clear now.

Wake Forest is No. 1 with six first place votes. Mallard Creek is No. 2 with three first place votes. No other teams received first place voges his week.

Mecklenburg County teams continue to dominate the 4A poll with No. 3 Hough, No. 4 Myers Park, No. 7 Vance and No. 10 Butler all ranked.

In the 3A poll, Charlotte Catholic is No. 2 with one first-place vote. Gastonia Huss is No. 4 and Weddington, which lost 20-0 to Catholic last week, is No. 6. At No. 8 sits Charlotte Christian, a private school that beat Catholic in Week 1.

Class 4-A



† 1. Wake Forest (6) (5-0) 87 1

† 2. Charlotte Mallard Creek (3) (5-0) 84 2

† 3. Cornelius Hough (6-0) 66 3

† 4. Charlotte Myers Park (6-0) 62 4

† 5. Richmond County (4-1) 51 5

† 6. East Forsyth (6-0) 46 6

† 7. Charlotte Vance (5-1) 38 7

† 8. Hope Mills South View (5-0) 22 8

† 9. South Central Pitt (6-0) 19 10

†10. Matthews Butler (4-2) 10 9

¶ Others receiving 10 or more points: None.<

Class 3-A



† 1. Havelock (8) (4-0) 89 1

† 2. Charlotte Catholic (1) (5-1) 78 2

† 3. Jacksonville (3-0) 62 3

† 4. Gastonia Huss (6-0) 54 6

† 5. Southern Nash (4-0) 39 5

† 6. Weddington (5-1) 35 4

† 7. Shelby Crest (5-1) 30 7

† 8. Charlotte Christian (5-0) 26 8

† 9. Monroe Sun Valley (5-1) 25 9

†10. Watauga County (6-0) 11 NR

¶ Others receiving 10 or more points: None.<

Class 2-A



† 1. Lenoir Hibriten (7) (6-0) 88 1

† 2. Reidsville (2) (7-0) 77 2

† 3. Elizabeth City Northeastern (5-0) 75 3

† 4. East Duplin (3-1) 53 4

† (tie) North Davidson (5-1) 53 5

† 6. South Granville (6-0) 34 6

† 7. East Rutherford (6-0) 33 7

† 8. Belmont South Point (4-2) 21 8

† 9. Randleman (6-0) 19 10

†10. Southwest Onslow (2-2) 13 9

¶ Others receiving 10 or more points: South Columbus 11. <

Class 1-A



† 1. Tarboro (9) (6-0) 90 1

† 2. Mt. Airy (6-0) 79 2

† 3. Edenton Holmes (4-1) 67 4

† 4. Murphy (5-1) 64 3

† 5. Mitchell County (5-1) 50 5

† 6. Pamlico County (4-0) 41 6

† 7. North Rowan (4-1) 38 7

† 8. North Stanly (4-2) 22 T8

† 9. East Surry (4-2) 14 T8

†10. Thomas Jefferson (6-0) 7 NR

¶ Others receiving 10 or more points: None.<

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¶ All Associated Press members in North Carolina are eligible to participate in the high school Football poll. Those who voted for this week’s poll are: The Times-News, Burlington; The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte; The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City; The Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville; The News Herald, Morganton; The Salisbury Post, Salisbury; The Wilson Times, Wilson; Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem; The Star- News, Wilmington.

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