Eight teams join latest statewide high school basketball polls, plus two new No. 1s
There are eight new teams overall in the latest statewide boysâ and girlsâ high school basketball rankings from The Charlotte Observer and the News & Observer of Raleigh. There are also two new teams ranked No. 1 in their respective polls.
Letâs start on the girlsâ side.
âȘ Lake Norman takes over as the new No. 1 4A team. The Wildcats (10-1) are trying to reach the NCHSAA state finals for the second year in a row. And thereâs only one new ranked school: Mountain Heritage (9-2) jumps into the 1A poll at No. 8.
There was a lot of action, however, on the boysâ side:
âȘ Thereâs one new team in the NCISAA rankings: Northside Christian (15-6) zooms all the way to No. 2. The Knights have won seven straight games, including beating 4A No. 8 Chambers on Chambersâ home court in a Phenom Hoopsâ post-Christmas event last week.
âȘ Unbeaten Davie County (11-0) joins the 4A boysâ poll at No. 10. In 3A, Fayettevilleâs 71st High (7-1) is new and is ranked third. North Lincoln (9-2) is in at No. 10.
âȘ In the 2A poll, unbeaten Reidsville (7-0) takes over the top spot, and Hendersonville (7-2) joins the rankings at No. 10. In 1A, Chatham Central (10-0) is in at No. 9 and Charlotteâs Corvian Community (6-2) at No. 10.
NC girlsâ rankings
NCISAA
Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs |
1 | Grace Christian | 15-0 | 1 |
2 | High Point Christian | 14-1 | 4 |
3 | Concord Academy | 9-2 | 3 |
4 | Cannon School | 10-6 | 2 |
5 | OâNeal | 14-1 | 5 |
6 | Greensboro Day | 17-2 | 6 |
7 | Wesleyan Christian | 13-5 | 7 |
8 | Crossroads Christian | 8-2 | 8 |
9 | Charlotte Country Day | 11-5 | 9 |
10 | Charlotte Latin | 9-3 | 10 |
Note: The NCISAA ranking is a composite of teams in all classes.
NCHSAA 4A
Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs |
1 | Lake Norman | 10-1 | 2 |
2 | Charlotte Catholic | 10-2 | 1 |
3 | Mallard Creek | 10-3 | 5 |
4 | Independence | 10-4 | 3 |
5 | Panther Creek | 6-4 | 4 |
6 | Rolesville | 8-3 | 6 |
7 | Myers Park | 11-0 | 7 |
8 | Northern Guilford | 11-1 | 8 |
9 | Watauga | 9-3 | 10 |
10 | Willow Spring | 10-2 | 9 |
NCHSAA 3A
Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs |
1 | West Rowan | 9-1 | 1 |
2 | Cape Fear | 8-0 | 2 |
3 | Ben L. Smith | 7-1 | 3 |
4 | Hibriten | 10-1 | 4 |
5 | Rocky Mount | 8-2 | 6 |
6 | West Henderson | 8-3 | 5 |
7 | East Lincoln | 9-1 | 7 |
8 | Oak Grove | 11-2 | 8 |
9 | A.C. Reynolds | 7-1 | 9 |
10 | Northwest Cabarrus | 7-3 | 10 |
NCHSAA 2A
Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs |
1 | East Burke | 10-0 | 1 |
2 | East Rutherford | 10-1 | 3 |
3 | Seaforth | 8-2 | 2 |
4 | North Pitt | 7-2 | 4 |
5 | North Stanly | 11-0 | 5 |
6 | St. Pauls | 6-2 | 6 |
7 | T.W. Andrews | 7-2 | 7 |
8 | North Johnston | 9-1 | 8 |
9 | Southwest Onslow | 11-0 | 9 |
10 | Community School of Davidson | 10-1 | 10 |
NCHSAA 1A
Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs |
1 | Bishop McGuinnes | 8-1 | 1 |
2 | Falls Lake Charter | 11-0 | 2 |
3 | Chatham Charter | 9-1 | 3 |
4 | Robbinsville | 8-1 | 4 |
5 | Cherokee | 10-1 | 5 |
6 | East Columbus | 8-0 | 7 |
7 | North Stokes | 10-2 | 8 |
8 | Mountain Herritage | 9-2 | NR |
9 | Perquimans | 9-2 | 9 |
10 | Southside | 8-3 | 10 |
NC boysâ rankings
NCISAA
Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs |
1 | Christ School | 13-4 | 1 |
2 | Northside Christian | 15-6 | NR |
3 | Cannon | 14-6 | 2 |
4 | High Point Christian | 15-2 | 8 |
5 | The Burlington School | 15-7 | 5 |
6 | Fayetteville Academy | 13-3 | 3 |
7 | Forsyth Country Day | 13-3 | 4 |
8 | United Faith | 13-5 | 6 |
9 | Victory Christian | 12-5 | 7 |
10 | Greensboro Day | 16-4 | 9 |
Note: The NCISAA ranking is a composite of teams in all classes.
NCHSAA 4A
Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs |
1 | Myers Park | 9-2 | 1 |
2 | North Mecklenburg | 10-2 | 2 |
3 | Weddington | 11-1 | 10 |
4 | Lake Norman | 11-1 | 3 |
5 | New Hanover | 9-0 | 5 |
6 | Green Level | 13-0 | 7 |
7 | Richmond | 7-4 | 4 |
8 | Chambers | 8-4 | 6 |
9 | Wakefield | 11-1 | 8 |
10 | Davie County | 11-0 | NR |
NCHSAA 3A
Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs |
1 | Central Cabarrus | 11-0 | 1 |
2 | Hickory | 9-0 | 3 |
3 | Seventy-First | 7-1 | NR |
4 | Westover | 6-1 | 2 |
5 | Ben Smith | 10-1 | 7 |
6 | Southern Lee | 10-1 | 10 |
7 | Southern Guilford | 10-1 | 6 |
8 | Southern Durham | 6-3 | 5 |
9 | White Oak | 9-3 | 4 |
10 | North Lincoln | 9-2 | NR |
NCHSAA 2A
Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
1 | Reidsville | 7-0 | 3 |
2 | Northwood | 8-2 | 1 |
1 | Farmville Central | 9-1 | 2 |
4 | Salisbury | 11-3 | 6 |
5 | Lincolnton | 10-1 | 5 |
6 | West Caldwell | 9-2 | 10 |
7 | South Granville | 8-3 | 4 |
8 | Bandys | 9-2 | 7 |
9 | Walkertown | 9-2 | 8 |
10 | Hendersonville | 7-2 | NR |
NCHSAA 1A
Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs |
1 | South Stokes | 11-0 | 1 |
2 | Bertie | 6-0 | 3 |
3 | Bishop McGuinness | 7-2 | 2 |
4 | Wilson Prep | 7-3 | 4 |
5 | Washington County | 6-0 | 7 |
6 | Northampton County | 4-2 | 6 |
7 | Southern Wake Academy | 8-6 | 5 |
8 | Northside | 10-2 | 8 |
9 | Chatham Central | 10-0 | NR |
10 | Corvian Community | 6-2 | NR |
