Nine new teams join North Carolina statewide high school basketball rankings
There are nine new teams in The Charlotte Observer and News & Observer of Raleigh statewide high school basketball rankings this week.
Five of the new teams are girls’ squads, four are new boys’ teams. There are also two new No. 1 ranked programs this week.
▪ In the girls’ polls, Bertie (1-0) is new at No. 10 in the 1A poll; No. 10 East Davidson (1-0) is new in 2A; No. 7 Southern Guilford (1-0) and No. 10 Havelock (1-0) join the 3A poll; and Independence debuts at No. 2 in 4A. The Patriots moved to No. 1 in The Observer’s Sweet 16 regional poll this week after beating preseason No. 1 Mallard Creek at the Charlotte Hoops Challenge on Friday.
Seaforth is the new No. 1 in 2A after starting 0-2. Salisbury, previously in the top spot, has lost its first two games. The Hornets fell to No. 7 this week.
▪ On the boys’ side, Oxford Prep (7-1) joins the 1A poll at No. 10. Bishop McGuinness, which hasn’t played its first game, takes over the No. 1 spot after preseason No. 1 Wilson Prep started 1-2.
In the 3A poll, Roxboro’s Person High (2-0) is in at No. 10; in 4A, Knightdale (3-0) is new at No. 10; and a Providence Day team that’s won multiple NC private school state titles is off to a 3-1 start for interim coach Jonathan McIntyre. The Chargers are 3-1 and ranked 10th this week.
Girls’ rankings
NCISAA
| Rank | School | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Grace Christian | 3-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Cannon School | 4-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Concord Academy | 1-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Wayne Country Day | 1-0 | 6 |
| 5 | High Point Christian | 2-0 | 7 |
| 6 | Providence Day | 3-3 | 4 |
| 7 | Wesleyan Christian | 3-1 | 8 |
| 8 | United Faith | 3-1 | 9 |
| 9 | Crossroads Christian | 2-1 | 10 |
| 10 | Northside Christian | 2-3 | 5 |
NCHSAA 1A
| Rank | School | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Bishop McGuinnes | 0-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Chatham Charter | 5-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Falls Lake Charter | 5-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Robbinsville | 0-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Cherokee | 0-0 | 5 |
| 6 | North Duplin | 0-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Southside | 2-0 | 7 |
| 8 | Bear Grass Charter | 2-0 | 8 |
| 9 | Perquimans | 0-0 | 9 |
| 10 | Bertie | 1-0 | NR |
NCHSAA 2A
| Rank | School | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Seaforth | 2-0 | 2 |
| 2 | East Burke | 3-0 | 3 |
| 3 | East Rutherford | 1-0 | 4 |
| 4 | Shelby | 0-0 | 5 |
| 5 | North Pitt | 1-1 | 6 |
| 6 | St. Pauls | 2-1 | 10 |
| 7 | Salisbury | 0-2 | 1 |
| 8 | T.W. Andrews | 0-0 | 8 |
| 9 | Southwest Onslow | 1-0 | 9 |
| 10 | East Davidson | 1-0 | NR |
NCHSAA 3A
| Rank | School | Record | Previous |
| 1 | West Rowan | 0-0 | 1 |
| 2 | East Lincoln | 1-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Cape Fear | 1-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Ben L. Smith | 0-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Rocky Mount | 2-0 | 5 |
| 6 | West Henderson | 0-0 | 8 |
| 7 | Southern Guilford | 1-0 | NR |
| 8 | E.E. Smith | 2-2 | 7 |
| 9 | Terry Sanford | 1-1 | 9 |
| 10 | Havelock | 1-0 | NR |
NCHSAA 4A
| Rank | School | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Panther Creek | 1-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Independence | 3-0 | NR |
| 3 | Charlotte Catholic | 2-0 | 2 |
| 4 | Mallard Creek | 2-1 | 3 |
| 5 | Lake Norman | 3-0 | 7 |
| 6 | Rolesville | 2-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Watauga | 0-1 | 4 |
| 8 | Northern Guilford | 1-0 | 8 |
| 9 | Willow Spring | 3-0 | 9 |
| 10 | Asheville | 1-0 | 10 |
Boys’ rankings
NCISAA
| Rank | NCISAA | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Christ School | 5-1 | 1 |
| 2 | The Burlington School | 6-2 | 2 |
| 3 | Victory Christian | 7-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Forsyth Country Day | 6-1 | 7 |
| 5 | Northside Christian | 4-2 | 4 |
| 6 | Cannon | 5-2 | 9 |
| 7 | United Faith | 7-1 | 5 |
| 8 | Davidson Day | 4-2 | 8 |
| 9 | Fayetteville Academy | 3-2 | 6 |
| 10 | Providence Day | 3-1 | NR |
NCHSAA 4A
| Rank | NCHSAA 4A | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Myers Park | 0-1 | 1 |
| 2 | North Mecklenburg | 2-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Lake Norman | 3-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Richmond | 2-0 | 5 |
| 5 | New Hanover | 1-0 | 6 |
| 6 | Chambers | 1-1 | 4 |
| 7 | Mt. Tabor | 0-0 | 7 |
| 8 | Green Level | 2-0 | 8 |
| 9 | Millbrook | 0-1 | 9 |
| 10 | Knightdale | 3-0 | NR |
NCHSAA 3A
| Rank | NCHSAA 3A | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Central Cabarrus | 1-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Southern Durham | 1-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Orange | 2-1 | 2 |
| 4 | Westover | 1-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Hickory | 0-0 | 5 |
| 6 | White Oak | 2-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Ben Smith | 0-0 | 7 |
| 8 | Hunter Huss | 0-0 | 9 |
| 9 | Crest | 0-0 | 10 |
| 10 | Person | 2-0 | NR |
NCHSAA 2A
| Rank | NCHSAA 2A | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Northwood | 0-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Reidsville | 0-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Farmville Central | 1-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Hendersonville | 1-0 | 5 |
| 5 | South Granville | 0-0 | 6 |
| 6 | Hertford | 0-0 | 7 |
| 7 | Northeastern | 0-0 | 8 |
| 8 | West Caldwell | 1-0 | 9 |
| 9 | Goldsboro | 4-0 | 10 |
| 10 | Salisbury | 1-1 | 4 |
NCHSAA 1A
| Rank | NCHSAA 1A | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Bishop McGuinness | 0-0 | 2 |
| 2 | Thomasville | 0-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Southern Wake Academy | 2-2 | 9 |
| 4 | Wilson Prep | 1-2 | 1 |
| 5 | Bertie | 1-0 | 4 |
| 6 | Northampton County | 0-0 | 5 |
| 7 | Eastern Randolph | 0-0 | 6 |
| 8 | Washington County | 0-0 | 10 |
| 9 | Corvian Community | 1-1 | 8 |
| 10 | Oxford Prep | 7-1 | NR |
This story was originally published November 28, 2023 at 2:00 PM.
