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NC high school football NCHSAA rankings: With region finals on deck, who’s No. 1?

Hough played Greensboro Grimsley in the NC 4A quarterfinals Friday
Hough played Greensboro Grimsley in the NC 4A quarterfinals Friday

Only two weeks remain in the season, and with only 16 teams still playing, the chance for movement in these rankings has dwindled.

But that didn’t stop a pretty significant shuffle from happening this past week, as one of our top teams fell from its perch.

Traditional powers in the West exerted their might, while in the East, one top seed fell to a team that was criminally underrated in the NCHSAA seeding process.

Grimsley held on to the top sport in the 4A rankings, while Burns and Tarboro held steady in 2A and 1A, respectively.

Here’s where everyone stands on regional finals weekend:

The Observer/News & Observer NCHSAA Football Polls

4A

Rk.SchoolRec.
1.Grimsley14-0
2.New Bern14-0
3.Weddington13-1
4.Millbrook13-1
5.Hough11-3
6.A.C. Reynolds12-2
7.Hillside13-1
8.East Forsyth12-1
9.Independence11-2
10.Rolesville10-4

3A

Rk.SchoolRec.
1.Seventy-First14-0
2.East Lincoln14-0
3.

Northern Nash

14-0
4.South Point13-1
5.Kings Mountain13-1
6.Terry Sanford11-3
7.Eastern Guilford9-5
8.Crest9-4
9.West Charlotte7-6
10.Triton8-6

2A

Rk.SchoolRec.
1.

Burns

13-1
2.

East Duplin

13-1
3.

Reidsville

13-1
4.Wallace-Rose Hill12-2
5.Monroe12-2
6.

East Surry

12-1
7.Maiden12-2
8.

Salisbury

11-2
9.Princeton12-2
10.Whiteville12-2

1A

Rk.SchoolRec.
1.Tarboro12-1
2.Mount Airy13-1
3.

Draughn

13-1
4.

Rosewood

10-4

5.

Andrews

13-1

6.

Eastern Randolph

11-2
7.North Moore13-1
8.

Northampton Cty.

11-3
9.

Thomasville

11-2
10.Murphy9-4
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