Which are the top high school football teams in NC? Check our latest polls
As we head into Week 9 of the N.C. high school football season, there are seven new teams joining the N.C. statewide high school football rankings.
The polls are sponsored by The Charlotte Observer and the News & Observer of Raleigh. They are compiled by longtime N.C. high school football expert Chris Hughes, a co-host of The Observer’s streaming Talking Preps show.
This week, there are two new No. 1 teams.
In the 6A poll, Ashbrook (7-0) leap frogged Watauga (7-0) after the Green Wave’s impressive 43-7 win over Kings Mountain.
In 5A, Lincolnton upset previous No. 1 Shelby in overtime and jumped to the top spot.
Elsewhere, there are seven new teams in the rankings: Palisades (5-2, 8A); Richmond Senior (5-2, 7A); Scotland (5-2, 6A); JB Hunt (6-1, 5A); Mount Pleasant (5-2, 4A); East Wilkes (4-3, 2A); and Trinity Christian (6-1, private)
This week’s NC rankings
NCISAA
Rk., School, Rec, Prvs.
1. Providence Day (7-0), 1
2. Charlotte Latin (7-0), 2
3. Charlotte Christian (3-4), 3
4. High Point Christian (7-0), 4
5. Asheville School (3-2-1), 5
6. Charlotte Country Day (5-1), 8
7. Trinity Christian (6-1), NR
8. Cannon School (4-3), 6
NCHSAA 1A
Rk., School, Rec, Prvs.
1. Robbinsville (5-3), 1
2. Northside (7-0), 2
3. Wilson Prep (2-5), 3
4. KIPP Pride (6-0), 4
5. South Davidson (7-0), 5
6. Washington County (4-2), 6
7. Southeast Halifax (4-2), 7
8. Bear Grass Charter (7-0), 8
NCHSAA 2A
Rk., School, Rec., Prvs.
1. Tarboro (7-0), 1
2. Corvian Community (6-1), 2
3. Murphy (5-2), 3
4. Lakewood (5-2), 6
5. North Duplin (6-1), 7
6. Starmount (5-2), 4
7. Community School of Davidson (4-3), 8
8. East Wilkes (4-3), NR
NCHSAA 3A
Rk., School, Rec, Prvs.
1. Lincolnton (7-1), 5
2. Walkertown (5-1), 2
3. James Kenan (6-1), 3
4. East Rutherford (6-1), 4
5. Shelby (4-3), 1
6. Mountain Heritage (6-1), 6
7. Hendersonville (6-1), 7
8. Pender County (7-0), 8
NCHSAA 4A
Rk., School, Rec, Prvs.
1. Brevard (7-0), 1
2. Reidsville (6-2), 2
3. West Craven (6-1), 3
4. Hibriten (6-1), 5
5. Maiden (5-2), 6
6. Central Davidson (7-1), 8
7. Pisgah (6-2), 7
8. Mount Pleasant (5-2), NR
NCHSAA 5A
Rk., School, Rec, Prvs.
1. East Lincoln (8-0), 1
2. Crest (6-1), 2
3. Hickory (7-1), 4
4. South Point (5-2), 5
5. Northside-Jacksonville (6-1), 6
6. Rocky Mount (6-1), 8
7. JB Hunt (6-1), NR
8. JM Robinson (6-1), NR
NCHSAA 6A
Rk., School, Rec, Prvs.
1. Ashbrook (7-0), 2
2. Watauga (7-0), 1
3. Northern Nash (6-1), 5
4. Seventy-First (5-2), 4
5. Jacksonville (6-0), 6
6. Scotland (5-2), NR
7. Terry Sanford (5-2), 3
8. Northern Guilford (6-1), 7
NCHSAA 7A
Rk., School, Rec, Prvs.
1. Grimsley (7-0), 1
2. Weddington (7-1), 2
3. Cleveland (7-0), 3
4. Mooresville (5-2), 5
5. Cardinal Gibbons (6-1), 6
6. Reagan (6-1), 7
7. Independence (5-2), 4
8. Richmond Senior (5-2), NR
NCHSAA 8A
Rk, School, Rec, Prvs.
1. Hough (7-0), 1
2. West Charlotte (5-2), 2
3. Millbrook (7-0), 3
4. Mallard Creek (5-2), 4
5. Myers Park (6-1), 5
6. Hoggard (7-0), 6
7. Jordan (7-0), 7
8. Palisades (5-2), NR