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Eight new teams join the statewide high school basketball rankings from The Charlotte Observer and News & Observer of Raleigh this week, and there is one new No. 1 team.
Some highlights:
In 4A girls’ basketball, Independence (7-0) took over the top spot. The Patriots were scheduled to play No. 2 Charlotte Catholic at home Tuesday. Independence is also ranked atop The Charlotte Observer’s regional Sweet 16 poll, which turns 40 next year.
Cary’s Panther Creek High School, which was previously in the top spot, dropped to No. 4 after losing its first game.
In the 2A poll, there are two new girls’ teams: unbeaten North Stanly (9-0) is No. 5 and unbeaten Community School of Davidson (4-0) is No. 10. There’s one new team in the 1A poll. Unbeaten East Columbus joins at No. 8.
In the boys’ rankings, there are five new schools, and all five No. 1 teams stayed in place.
In the NCISAA poll, Forsyth Country Day, which has won eight of its first 10 games joins the rankings. In 3A, unbeaten Gastonia Ashbrook (5-0) is in at No. 10. In 2A, Salisbury (5-2) joins at No. 6 and unbeaten Lincolnton (5-0) at No. 8.
In the 1A poll, 7-0 Northside is new at No. 10.
Girls’ rankings
NCISAA
Rank | School | Record | Previous |
1 | Grace Christian | 9-0 | 1 |
2 | Cannon School | 8-1 | 2 |
3 | Concord Academy | 5-0 | 3 |
4 | High Point Christian | 7-0 | 4 |
5 | O’Neal | 10-0 | 6 |
6 | Greensboro Day | 10-2 | 5 |
7 | Wesleyan Christian | 7-2 | 7 |
8 | Crossroads Christian | 5-2 | 9 |
9 | United Faith | 4-3 | 8 |
10 | Charlotte Country Day | 7-2 | 10 |
NCHSAA 4A
Rank | School | Record | Previous |
1 | Independence | 7-0 | 2 |
2 | Charlotte Catholic | 5-0 | 3 |
3 | Lake Norman | 7-0 | 4 |
4 | Panther Creek | 3-1 | 1 |
5 | Mallard Creek | 6-2 | 5 |
6 | Rolesville | 5-0 | 6 |
7 | Myers Park | 7-0 | 7 |
8 | Northern Guilford | 5-0 | 8 |
9 | Willow Spring | 7-0 | 9 |
10 | Ardrey Kell | 7-1 | 10 |
NCHSAA 3A
Rank | School | Record | Previous |
1 | West Rowan | 3-1 | 1 |
2 | East Lincoln | 5-0 | 2 |
3 | Cape Fear | 3-0 | 3 |
4 | Ben L. Smith | 2-0 | 4 |
5 | West Henderson | 4-0 | 5 |
6 | Rocky Mount | 5-1 | 6 |
7 | Hibriten | 4-0 | 7 |
8 | Western Alamance | 3-1 | 8 |
9 | East Henderson | 3-1 | 9 |
10 | Oak Grove | 6-1 | 10 |
NCHSAA 2A
Rank | School | Record | Previous |
1 | East Burke | 6-0 | 2 |
2 | Seaforth | 2-1 | 1 |
3 | East Rutherford | 4-0 | 3 |
4 | North Pitt | 4-1 | 5 |
5 | North Stanly | 9-0 | NR |
6 | St. Pauls | 3-1 | 6 |
7 | T.W. Andrews | 3-0 | 7 |
8 | North Johnston | 5-0 | 8 |
9 | Southwest Onslow | 5-0 | 9 |
10 | Community School of Davidson | 4-0 | NR |
NCHSAA 1A
Rank | School | Record | Previous |
1 | Bishop McGuinnes | 3-0 | 1 |
2 | Falls Lake Charter | 9-0 | 2 |
3 | Chatham Charter | 8-1 | 3 |
4 | Robbinsville | 2-0 | 4 |
5 | Cherokee | 4-1 | 5 |
6 | North Duplin | 4-0 | 6 |
7 | Southside | 7-1 | 7 |
8 | East Columbus | 5-0 | NR |
9 | North Stokes | 6-1 | 10 |
10 | Perquimans | 3-1 | 8 |
Boys’ rankings
NCISAA
Rank | School | Record | Previous |
1 | Christ School | 9-1 | 1 |
2 | The Burlington School | 11-3 | 2 |
3 | Cannon | 9-3 | 3 |
4 | Davidson Day | 6-2 | 4 |
5 | Northside Christian | 7-3 | 7 |
6 | Fayetteville Academy | 10-2 | 8 |
7 | Victory Christian | 10-4 | 6 |
8 | United Faith | 8-3 | 5 |
9 | High Point Christian | 7-2 | 9 |
10 | Forsyth Country Day | 8-2 | NR |
NCHSAA 4A
Rank | School | Record | Previous |
1 | Myers Park | 4-2 | 1 |
2 | North Mecklenburg | 5-0 | 2 |
3 | Lake Norman | 7-0 | 3 |
4 | Richmond | 4-1 | 4 |
5 | New Hanover | 3-0 | 5 |
6 | Chambers | 3-2 | 6 |
7 | Green Level | 5-0 | 7 |
8 | South Garner | 4-0 | 9 |
9 | Mt. Tabor | 1-1 | 8 |
10 | Hopewell | 5-0 | 10 |
NCHSAA 3A
Rank | School | Record | Previous |
1 | Central Cabarrus | 5-0 | 1 |
2 | Westover | 5-0 | 3 |
3 | Hickory | 4-0 | 4 |
4 | White Oak | 4-1 | 5 |
5 | Southern Durham | 3-1 | 2 |
6 | Person | 4-0 | 7 |
7 | Southern Guilford | 7-0 | 8 |
8 | Ben Smith | 3-1 | 6 |
9 | Southern Lee | 7-0 | 10 |
10 | Ashbrook | 5-0 | NR |
NCHSAA 2A
Rank | School | Record | Previous |
1 | Northwood | 2-0 | 1 |
2 | Farmville Central | 4-0 | 3 |
3 | Reidsville | 0-0 | 2 |
4 | South Granville | 4-0 | 5 |
5 | Northeastern | 0-0 | 6 |
6 | Salisbury | 5-2 | NR |
7 | Patton | 7-0 | 9 |
8 | Lincolnton | 5-0 | NR |
9 | West Caldwell | 4-1 | 7 |
10 | Goldsboro | 5-2 | 8 |
NCHSAA 1A
Rank | School | Record | Previous |
1 | Bishop McGuinness | 5-0 | 1 |
2 | South Stokes | 6-0 | 6 |
3 | Bertie | 4-0 | 5 |
4 | Wilson Prep | 5-3 | 4 |
5 | Southern Wake Academy | 4-3 | 3 |
6 | Thomasville | 1-1 | 2 |
7 | Northampton County | 3-1 | 7 |
8 | Eastern Randolph | 0-0 | 8 |
9 | Washington County | 3-0 | 9 |
10 | Northside | 7-0 | NR |
