The Observer Sweet 16 football poll: champion to be decided on the field
Six of the top seven teams in the Observer’s Sweet 16 poll are all still alive in the playoffs with two weeks left to play.
The lone team not still practicing is N.C. Independent Schools state champion Charlotte Christian.
So, the Sweet 16 champion will, as they say, be decided on the field.
No. 1 Rock Hill South Pointe will play Hartsville for a state championship Saturday in Columbia. The Stallions hunt their fourth straight title.
This week No. 6 Hough is at No. 2 Mallard Creek. No. 7 Vance is at No. 5 Harding, and No. 4 Charlotte Catholic hosts No. 13 Concord Robinson.
Those are all N.C. semifinals.
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Sweet 16 Poll
Rk. | Team (Class) | Rec. | Prvs. |
1 | Rock Hill South Pointe (4A) | 14-0 | 1 |
2 | Mallard Creek (4A) | 13-0 | 2 |
3 | Charlotte Catholic (3A) | 14-0 | 3 |
4 | Charlotte Christian (IND) | 10-1 | 4 |
5 | Harding (4A) | 12-1 | 5 |
6 | Hough (4A) | 12-3 | 7 |
7 | Vance (4A) | 12-3 | 8 |
8 | Myers Park (4A) | 12-2 | 6 |
9 | Butler (4A) | 8-3 | 9 |
10 | Providence (4A) | 9-4 | 10 |
11 | Shelby (2A) | 11-2 | 11 |
12 | Lenoir Hibriten (2A) | 14-0 | 12 |
13 | Concord Robinson (3A) | 11-2 | 15 |
14 | Sun Valley (3A) | 11-3 | NR |
15 | Belmont South Point (2A) | 11-2 | 14 |
T16 | Hickory Ridge (4A) | 11-3 | 13 |
T16 | Kings Mountain (3A) | 12-2 | 16 |
This story was originally published November 27, 2017 at 7:04 PM with the headline "The Observer Sweet 16 football poll: champion to be decided on the field."