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Football power rankings, week 12

The top 10

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#TeamClassRecordPower
1 HoughGreater Charlotte 8A 10-0 132.0
2 WeddingtonSouthern Carolina 7A 10-0 126.9
3 Providence DayNCISAA Big South NCISAA I 9-1 125.2
4 GrimsleyMetro 7A 10-0 124.0
5 MillbrookCAP 8A 8-0-1 124.0
6 Lake NormanNorth Piedmont 7A 10-0 120.8
7 RolesvilleCAP 8A 7-2-1 119.5
8 ChambersMeck Power Six 8A 9-1 118.1
9 ClevelandGreater Neuse River 7A 9-1 118.0
10 ReaganCentral Piedmont 7A 8-2 116.2

Ranked among teams with 5 or more games. Power is the rating on the report's points scale: the gap between two teams is the predicted margin on a neutral field.

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Football, week 12

No. 1 in every classification

Week 9

Girls flag football top 5

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#TeamClassRecordPower
1 PalisadesSouthwestern 8A 14-2 97.2
2 AshleyCarolina Coast 7A 15-0 94.1
3 Green HopeQuad City Seven 8A 17-1 93.9
4 ProvidenceSouthwestern 8A 15-2 91.3
5 WakefieldCAP 8A 18-1 91.2

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