Cardinal Gibbons stays on top of N&O Sweet 16, game with No. 2 Wake Forest canceled
Cardinal Gibbons holds onto the top spot in this week’s News & Observer Sweet 16 poll.
Gibbons was scheduled to play No. 2 Wake Forest Friday in the top game in the area, but that has been called off due to COVID protocols.
Four new teams enter this week’s: No. 10 Princeton, No. 11 Sanderson, No. 13 Knightdale and No. 14 Apex Friendship.
News & Observer Sweet 16
| Rk. | Team (Cl) | Rec | Prvs. |
| 1. | Cardinal Gibbons (4A) | 1-0 | 1 |
| 2. | Wake Forest (4A) | 1-0 | 2 |
| 3. | Cleveland (3A) | 1-0 | 4 |
| 4. | Heritage (4A) | 1-0 | 7 |
| 5. | Leesville Road (4A) | 0-1 | 5 |
| 6. | Rolesville (4A) | 0-0 | 3 |
| 7. | Southern Durham (3A) | 1-0 | 12 |
| 8. | Clayton (3A) | 1-0 | 6 |
| 9. | Wakefield (4A) | 1-0 | 15 |
| 10. | Princeton (1A) | 1-0 | NR |
| 11. | Sanderson (4A) | 1-0 | NR |
| 12. | Holly Springs (4A) | 1-0 | 8 |
| 13. | Knightdale (4A) | 1-0 | NR |
| 14. | Apex Friendship (4A) | 1-0 | NR |
| 15. | Millbrook (4A) | 1-0 | 9 |
| 16. | Garner (4A) | 0-1 | 10 |
This story was originally published March 2, 2021 at 7:00 AM.