Two teams from Wilmington among 7 new schools in NC statewide prep basketball rankings
Seven new teams joined the N.C. statewide high school basketball rankings this week.
The rankings are sponsored by The Charlotte Observer and the News & Observer and are compiled by longtime N.C. basketball experts Alex Bass and Rick Lewis, co-hosts of The Observer’s “Talking Preps” streaming show.
▪ There are three new teams in the boys’ rankings, and they are all in the 4A poll: Mount Tabor (17-4), Sanderson (18-3) and Hoggard (18-3).
Mount Tabor, from Winston-Salem, has won seven straight games and 10 of its past 11. Sanderson, from Raleigh, has won four straight, to take a two-game lead in the CAP-6 conference. It can win the league title outright by beating rival Cardinal Gibbons Tuesday. Finally, Hoggard, from Wilmington, has won 10 of its last 11, led by junior Will Seward (15.1 ppg), sophomore Hunter McGrath (14.1) and senior Lawson Brown (12.1).
In the girls’ rankings, there are four new teams.
▪ Charlotte Latin joins the NCISAA rankings, led by junior Charlotte Tune (15.3 ppg).
▪ Wilmington’s Hoggard’s girls, like the boys, joins the 4A poll. The Vikings are 21-1 and have won 12 straight games.
▪ Kinston’s girls return to the 3A poll. The Vikings have won five of their past six games.
▪ Albemarle joins the 1A poll. The Bulldogs (18-4) have won nine straight games, including a 58-46 win over Hickory Ridge, No. 10 in the 4A poll.
Girls’ rankings
NCISAA
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Grace Christian | 19-4 | 1 |
| 2 | Wesleyan Christian | 23-6 | 2 |
| 3 | Providence Day | 24-7 | 3 |
| 4 | Cannon School | 23-7 | 4 |
| 5 | Concord Academy | 24-6 | 5 |
| 6 | Greensboro Day | 20-9 | 6 |
| 7 | Charlotte Latin | 16-8 | NR |
| 8 | Saint John Paul II | 22-3 | 9 |
| 9 | Victory Christian | 11-9 | 7 |
| 10 | Charlotte Country Day | 19-10 | 8 |
NCHSAA 4A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Lake Norman | 19-1 | 1 |
| 2 | North Mecklenburg | 20-2 | 2 |
| 3 | McDowell | 22-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Southeast Raleigh | 20-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Butler | 20-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Mallard Creek | 19-3 | 6 |
| 7 | Wakefield | 17-3 | 7 |
| 8 | Chapel Hill | 19-3 | 8 |
| 9 | Hoggard | 21-1 | NR |
| 10 | Hickory Ridge | 15-7 | 10 |
NCHSAA 3A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Terry Sanford | 20-3 | 1 |
| 2 | North Lincoln | 20-1 | 2 |
| 3 | South Central | 18-4 | 3 |
| 4 | Rocky Mount | 16-1 | 4 |
| 5 | J.M. Robinson | 18-4 | 5 |
| 6 | Pisgah | 20-2 | 6 |
| 7 | East Lincoln | 18-4 | 8 |
| 8 | Cramer | 20-2 | 9 |
| 9 | Ben L. Smith | 18-3 | 10 |
| 10 | Union Pines | 20-1 | 7 |
NCHSAA 2A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | East Burke | 21-1 | 1 |
| 2 | North Wilkes | 21-1 | 2 |
| 3 | T.W. Andrews | 18-1 | 4 |
| 4 | Fairmont | 19-1 | 5 |
| 5 | Southeast Alamance | 18-2 | 10 |
| 6 | Goldsboro | 19-2 | 6 |
| 7 | Maiden | 19-3 | 7 |
| 8 | East Duplin | 20-2 | 8 |
| 9 | Seaforth | 19-2 | 3 |
| 10 | Kinston | 18-3 | NR |
NCHSAA 1A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Cherokee | 18-2 | 1 |
| 2 | Bishop McGuinness | 19-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Mountain Heritage | 18-3 | 3 |
| 4 | East Bladen | 18-3 | 4 |
| 5 | Albemarle | 18-4 | NR |
| 6 | Perquimans | 20-2 | 6 |
| 7 | East Columbus | 13-4 | 7 |
| 8 | Gates | 20-1 | 5 |
| 9 | North Duplin | 16-4 | 10 |
| 10 | Pamlico | 19-3 | 8 |
Boys’ rankings
NCISAA
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Christ School | 23-2 | 1 |
| 2 | Providence Day | 26-4 | 2 |
| 3 | Concord Academy | 29-3 | 3 |
| 4 | Forsyth Country Day | 25-5 | 4 |
| 5 | Greensboro Day | 28-5 | 6 |
| 6 | Caldwell Academy | 23-9 | 5 |
| 7 | Harrells Christian | 28-2 | 7 |
| 8 | Davidson Day | 21-12 | 8 |
| 9 | Greenfield | 27-7 | 9 |
| 10 | Gaston Christian | 22-7 | 10 |
NCHSAA 4A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Lake Norman | 21-1 | 1 |
| 2 | North Mecklenburg | 20-2 | 2 |
| 3 | New Hanover | 20-2 | 3 |
| 4 | Garner | 18-2 | 4 |
| 5 | Jordan | 19-2 | 5 |
| 6 | West Forsyth | 20-2 | 6 |
| 7 | Mooresville | 19-3 | 7 |
| 8 | Mt. Tabor | 17-4 | NR |
| 9 | Sanderson | 18-3 | NR |
| 10 | Hoggard | 18-3 | NR |
NCHSAA 3A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Swansboro | 17-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Southern Durham | 18-2 | 2 |
| 3 | Southern Lee | 18-1 | 4 |
| 4 | Crest | 17-2 | 7 |
| 5 | Ben Smith | 19-3 | 3 |
| 6 | Jay M. Robinson | 19-3 | 6 |
| 7 | Ashbrook | 19-3 | 5 |
| 8 | Seventy-First | 13-3 | 8 |
| 9 | Person | 20-2 | 9 |
| 10 | Huss | 14-6 | 10 |
NCHSAA 2A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Reidsville | 22-0 | 1 |
| 2 | West Bladen | 20-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Farmville Central | 18-4 | 3 |
| 4 | Northwood | 21-2 | 4 |
| 5 | Randleman | 19-1 | 6 |
| 6 | Lincolnton | 18-4 | 8 |
| 7 | Salisbury | 19-3 | 9 |
| 8 | Kinston | 16-4 | 10 |
| 9 | Maiden | 17-4 | 5 |
| 10 | Pine Lake Prep | 17-5 | 7 |
NCHSAA 1A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Southern Wake Academy | 21-4 | 1 |
| 2 | Queens Grant | 19-7 | 2 |
| 3 | South Stokes | 20-2 | 3 |
| 4 | Bishop McGuinness | 19-2 | 4 |
| 5 | Wilson Prep | 14-4 | 5 |
| 6 | Washington County | 13-2 | 6 |
| 7 | Carolina International | 18-6 | 7 |
| 8 | College Prep & Leadership Academy | 18-4 | 8 |
| 9 | Corvian Community | 15-6 | 9 |
| 10 | Wake Prep Academy | 20-2 | 10 |
