Football · Week 8 · Oct 8–10
Week 8: Hough is No. 1 in the state
Power rankings, weekly picks, conference rankings, NCHSAA RPI and season projections for every North Carolina high school football team, updated each week.
Girls flag football · Week 5 · In progress
Palisades tops the girls flag rankings
Results, power ratings, RPI, conference standings and upcoming games for North Carolina high school girls flag football, updated each week.
| # | Team | Class | Record | Power |
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| 1 | HoughGreater Charlotte | 8A | 6-0 | 133.0 |
| 2 | WeddingtonSouthern Carolina | 7A | 7-0 | 126.9 |
| 3 | Providence DayNCISAA Big South | NCISAA I | 5-1 | 123.9 |
| 4 | MillbrookCAP | 8A | 5-0-1 | 121.4 |
| 5 | GrimsleyMetro | 7A | 6-0 | 121.1 |
| 6 | ClevelandGreater Neuse River | 7A | 6-0 | 120.5 |
| 7 | Lake NormanNorth Piedmont | 7A | 6-0 | 119.1 |
| 8 | ReaganCentral Piedmont | 7A | 5-1 | 117.8 |
| 9 | ChambersMeck Power Six | 8A | 6-0 | 117.6 |
| 10 | West ForsythCentral Piedmont | 8A | 5-1 | 116.5 |
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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Fri, Oct 9
20Jacksonville at 18Junius H Rose
Pick: Junius H Rose 23–21 55% to win
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Fri, Oct 9
78Charlotte Catholic at 71Sun Valley
Pick: Sun Valley 24–21 56% to win
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Fri, Oct 9
Pick: Cleveland 30–19 77% to win
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Fri, Oct 9
79Lincolnton at 41Shelby
Pick: Shelby 30–19 78% to win
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Fri, Oct 9
55Ashbrook at 26Kings Mountain
Pick: Kings Mountain 31–19 80% to win
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Fri, Oct 9
60West Iredell at 19Hickory
Pick: Hickory 34–17 86% to win
The closest picks this week where both teams rank in the top 80. The percent is the favorite's chance to win.
Football, week 8
No. 1 in every classification
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8A
6-0 · #1 statewide
Greater Charlotte
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7A
7-0 · #2 statewide
Southern Carolina
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6A
6-0 · #18 statewide
Big Carolina
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5A
6-1 · #19 statewide
Western Foothills
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4A
6-0 · #57 statewide
Western Piedmont
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3A
5-1 · #41 statewide
Southern Piedmont
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2A
4-1 · #63 statewide
Eastern Plains
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1A
3-4 · #191 statewide
Smoky Mountain
| # | Team | Class | Record | Power |
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| 1 | PalisadesSouthwestern | 8A | 7-1 | 101.6 |
| 2 | Holly SpringsTriangle Six | 7A | 10-0 | 101.5 |
| 3 | Green HopeQuad City Seven | 8A | 10-1 | 100.3 |
| 4 | ApexQuad City Seven | 8A | 8-1 | 95.8 |
| 5 | ProvidenceSouthwestern | 8A | 8-1 | 95.5 |
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Football, week 8
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