Upsets rule in NC high school football state playoffs, shuffle prep football rankings

By Chris Hughes

Updated November 22, 2021 10:20 AM

Julius Chambers’ quarterback Bubba Camp (2) is stopped by Cardinal Gibbons’ Will Mason (1) in the first quarter on Friday, August 29, 2021 in Raleigh, N.C. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com

With the playoffs now underway, the cream will rise to the top a bit more quickly. An expanded playoff season (six weeks instead of five) has led to more thrilling matchups earlier in the brackets, and we saw that happen this past weekend, with a few pretty big upsets, particularly in the state’s top class.

Here are this week’s complete rankings:

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Rank	School	Record	Prev.
1	Hough	(12-0)	1
2	Chambers	(11-1)	2
3	Cleveland	(11-0)	4
4	East Forsyth	(10-1)	6
5	Cardinal Gibbons	(10-2)	8
6	Glenn	(9-2)	10
7	Weddington	(11-1)	11
8	Millbrook	(11-1)	15
9	Hoggard	(11-1)	14
10	Porter Ridge	(8-2)	21

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Rank	School	Record	Prev.
1	Dudley	(11-1)	1
2	Seventy-First	(12-0)	2
3	Statesville	(11-0)	3
4	Northern Nash	(11-1)	5
5	Eastern Alamance	(9-1)	8
6	Crest	(9-2)	4
7	Kings Mountain	(10-2)	10
8	Lee County	(9-3)	13
9	Scotland	(7-4)	14
10	Jacksonville	(9-2)	12

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Rank	School	Record	Prev.
1	Reidsville	(11-0)	1
2	Northeastern	(11-0)	4
3	Salisbury	(11-0)	3
4	Shelby	(11-1)	2
5	Maiden	(12-0)	6
6	Hendersonville	(11-1)	9
7	Whiteville	(11-0)	5
8	Monroe	(9-1)	8
9	St. Pauls	(10-0)	7
10	Princeton	(11-0)	10

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Rank	School	Record	Prev.
1	Eastern Randolph	(10-0)	1
2	Mount Airy	(12-0)	2
3	Tarboro	(10-1)	3
4	Northside	(10-1)	4
5	Mitchell	(10-2)	5
6	Robbinsville	(8-3)	6
7	Murphy	(8-4)	12
8	Thomasville	(9-2)	8
9	North Moore	(10-1)	10
10	Southside	(11-1)	13

This story was originally published November 17, 2021 at 6:00 AM with the headline "Upsets rule in NC high school football state playoffs, shuffle prep football rankings."

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