Two Observer-area teams sit atop Associated Press statewide media football polls
Two Charlotte Observer area teams are ranked No. 1 in their respective classes in the final Associated Press statewide media football polls of the season.
Charlotte Catholic is a near-unanimous No. 1 in 3A, where it got 12 of 13 first-place votes.
In 2A, Belmont South Point -- fresh off Friday’s resplendent 35-15 win over four-time state champ Shelby -- got 11 of 13 first-place votes.
Shelby fell from No. 2 to No. 6.
Final Associated Press statewide media poll
^Class 4-A=
1. Wake Forest (8) ‡(11-0)•‡124‡1•‡
2. Charlotte Mallard Creek (4) ‡(11-0)•‡120‡2•‡
3. West Forsyth ‡(11-0)•‡95•‡4•‡
4. Wilmington Hoggard (1) ‡(11-0)•‡80•‡6•‡
5. Scotland County ‡(9-1)••‡76•‡5•‡
6. Wake Forest Heritage ‡(10-1)•‡61•‡3•‡
7. Charlotte Harding ‡(10-1)•‡57•‡8•‡
8. Greensboro Page ‡(10-1)•‡43•‡9•‡
9. Kernersville Glenn ‡(10-1)•‡22•‡7•‡
10. Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons ‡(11-0)•‡21•‡10‡
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¶ Others receiving 10 or more points: Matthews Butler 11 (8-2). <
^Class 3-A=
1. Charlotte Catholic (12) ‡(11-0)‡127‡1•‡
2. Lee County (1) ‡(11-0)‡94•‡4•‡
3. Western Alamance ‡(11-0)‡85•‡7•‡
4. Wilmington New Hanover ‡(10-1)‡67•‡2•‡
5. Havelock ‡(10-1)‡66•‡5•‡
6. Southern Nash ‡(10-1)‡64•‡8•‡
7. Waxhaw Marvin Ridge ‡(10-1)‡55•‡3•‡
8. Clayton ‡(11-0)‡40•‡T9‡
9. Winston-Salem Mt. Tabor ‡(9-2)•‡30•‡NR‡
10. Greensboro Dudley ‡(9-2)•‡28•‡6•‡
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¶ Others receiving 10 or more points: Greenville Conley (10-1) 26, Kings Mountain (10-1) 15. <
^Class 2-A=
1. Belmont South Point (11) ‡(11-0)‡127‡1•‡
2. Lenoir Hibriten (1) ‡(11-0)‡99•‡3•‡
3. Reidsville ‡(11-0)‡98•‡4•‡
4. East Duplin ‡(11-0)‡91•‡5•‡
5. Elizabeth City Northeastern (1) ‡(11-0)‡83•‡6•‡
6. Shelby ‡(9-2)•‡65•‡2•‡
7. North Davidson ‡(10-1)‡49•‡7•‡
8. Wallace-Rose Hill ‡(9-1)•‡36•‡8•‡
9. Franklin ‡(11-0)‡27•‡10‡
10. Burnsville Mountain Heritage ‡(10-0)‡18•‡9•‡
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¶ Others receiving 10 or more points: South Granville (11-1) 10. <
^Class 1-A=
1. Tarboro (13) ‡(11-0)•‡130‡1•‡
2. Mt. Airy ‡(11-0)•‡113‡2•‡
3. Edenton Holmes ‡(10-1)•‡99•‡3•‡
4. North Duplin ‡(11-0)•‡86•‡4•‡
5. Mitchell County ‡(10-1)•‡79•‡5•‡
6. North Stanly ‡(10-1)•‡69•‡7•‡
7. Murphy ‡(9-2)••‡47•‡10‡
8. Cherokee ‡(10-1)•‡27•‡6•‡
9. East Wilkes ‡(9-2)••‡15•‡8•‡
10. Northampton ‡(10-1)•‡14•‡NR‡
(tie) West Montgomery ‡(9-2)••‡14•‡NR‡
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¶ Others receiving 10 or more points: Bessemer City (10-1) 13. <
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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 Sun Journal, New Bern; The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte; The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City; The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City; The Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville; Gaston Gazette, Gastonia; The Daily News, Jacksonville; The News Herald, Morganton; News & Observer, Raleigh; The Salisbury Post, Salisbury; The Wilson Times, Wilson; Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem; The Star-News, Wilmington.‡
This story was originally published November 7, 2017 at 5:03 PM with the headline "Two Observer-area teams sit atop Associated Press statewide media football polls."