Nationally ranked Myers Park moves to No. 1 in the Observer’s Sweet 16 poll
It’s taken awhile, but Myers Park has finally ascended to No. 1 in the Charlotte Observer’s Sweet 16 football poll.
The Mustangs, ranked as high as No. 53 nationally, have been No. 2 all season behind Mallard Creek, which has been ranked as high as No. 13 in national polls.
But Vance upset Mallard Creek Friday and allowed the Mustangs to move to the top.
Myers Park won’t get to enjoy their ranking long. Myers Park (12-0) plays at new No. 2 RIchmond Senior (12-0) Friday in a rematch of the Mustangs’ 37-14 second round playoff win in Rockingham last season.
▪ Elsewhere, Charlotte Christian, a three-time Division I private school champion, is in at No. 16, tied with a North Lincoln team that has not lost to a 2A team all season and has won 12 consecutive games, the last eight in convincing blowout fashion.
Also new this week is No. 13 West Rowan, which beat Boiling Springs Crest 35-30 on Friday. Crest was No. 10 in last week’s poll. The Chargers are now No. 15.
Quick Links
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Friday’s NC, SC playoff scores, how Sweet 16 fared, next week’s schedule
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Playoff shocker! Vance upsets No. 1 Mallard Creek
The Sweet 16
| Rk. | School (Cl) | Rec | Prvs. |
| 1. | Myers Park (4A) | 12-0 | 2 |
| 2. | Richmond Senior (4A) | 12-0 | 3 |
| 3. | Weddington (3A) | 13-0 | 4 |
| 4. | Vance (4A) | 10-2 | 9 |
| 5. | Mallard Creek (4A) | 10-1-1 | 1 |
| 6. | Shelby (2A) | 11-1 | 7 |
| 7. | Northwest Cabarrus (3A) | 12-1 | 11 |
| 8. | Kings Mountain (3A) | 11-2 | 12 |
| 9. | Charlotte Catholic (3A) | 9-3 | 14 |
| 10. | Boone Watauga (3A) | 12-1 | 13 |
| 11. | Ardrey Kell (4A) | 11-2 | 5 |
| 12. | Clover, SC (5A) | 12-1 | 6 |
| 13. | West Rowan (3A) | 9-4 | NR |
| 14. | Statesville (3A) | 12-1 | 8 |
| 15. | Boiling Springs Crest (3A) | 10-3 | 10 |
| T16. | North Lincoln (2A) | 12-1 | NR |
| T16. | Charlotte Christian (IND) | 8-2 | NR |
Dropped Out: Gastonia Huss (3A, 9-3); Butler (4A, 8-4). Also receiving consideration: Providence Day (IND, 8-3); West Lincoln (2A, 10-3); Lawndale Burns (2A, 11-2); Salisbury (2A, 11-2); Mountain Island Charter (1A, 11-2); North Rowan (1A, 9-3); Mooresboro Thomas Jefferson (1A, 11-1)
This story was originally published November 23, 2019 at 8:00 PM.
