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The latest CarolinaPreps.com – Red Zone Strength Top-25 Power Rankings have been released following the opening weekend of the 2023 season. Following an impressive 30-7 victory over Mount Tabor, Greensboro Grimsley holds on to the top spot in the 4A classification, but a 54-3 victory over Cox Mill on Thursday moves Weddington up to the second spot and the Warriors received serious consideration for number one.
Crest flexed some serious muscle by knocking off South Carolina power Gaffney on Friday moving the Chargers to the head of the class in the 3A ranks.
Clinton has surged to number one in the 2A class while defending state champion Mount Airy continues to have a stranglehold on the top spot in the 1A classification.
4A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Grimsley | (1-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Weddington | (1-0) | 5 |
| 3 | East Forsyth | (1-0) | 7 |
| 4 | Mallard Creek | (1-0) | 11 |
| 5 | Cardinal Gibbons | (1-0) | 6 |
| 6 | Cleveland | (1-0) | 8 |
| 7 | Rolesville | (1-0) | 18 |
| 8 | Chambers | (0-0) | 10 |
| 9 | Pinecrest | (1-0) | 14 |
| 10 | Hough | (0-1) | 2 |
| 11 | Leesville Road | (1-0) | 13 |
| 12 | Butler | (0-1) | 4 |
| 13 | Charlotte Catholic | (9-3) | 19 |
| 14 | Independence | (0-1) | 3 |
| 15 | Clayton | (1-0) | 17 |
| 16 | Hoggard | (0-1) | 15 |
| 17 | Laney | (1-0) | NR |
| 18 | Hillside | (1-0) | 9 |
| 19 | New Bern | (1-0) | 24 |
| 20 | Mooresville | (1-0) | 20 |
| 21 | Mount Tabor | (0-1) | 21 |
| 22 | Ardrey Kell | (1-0) | 22 |
| 23 | Olympic | (1-0) | 23 |
| 24 | Marvin Ridge | (1-0) | NR |
| 25 | Millbrook | (1-0) | 25 |
3A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Crest | (1-0) | 3 |
| 2 | Kings Mountain | (1-0) | 2 |
| 3 | Seventy-First | (1-0) | 1 |
| 4 | Dudley | (1-0) | 4 |
| 5 | East Lincoln | (1-0) | 6 |
| 6 | Northern Nash | (1-0) | 7 |
| 7 | West Charlotte | (1-0) | 9 |
| 8 | Havelock | (1-0) | 10 |
| 9 | North Brunswick | (1-0) | 11 |
| 10 | Scotland | (1-0) | 14 |
| 11 | Southern Nash | (1-0) | 17 |
| 12 | Cape Fear | (1-0) | 20 |
| 13 | Walter Williams | (1-0) | 16 |
| 14 | Southern Alamance | (1-0) | 22 |
| 15 | South Point | (1-0) | 8 |
| 16 | J.H. Rose | (1-0) | 13 |
| 17 | Terry Sanford | (1-0) | 12 |
| 18 | Oak Grove | (1-0) | 19 |
| 19 | Lee County | (1-0) | 15 |
| 20 | Hickory | (1-0) | 23 |
| 21 | J.M. Robinson | (1-0) | NR |
| 22 | Eastern Alamance | (1-0) | 25 |
| 23 | Jacksonville | (1-0) | 21 |
| 24 | West Henderson | (1-0) | NR |
| 25 | Southern Durham | (0-1) | 18 |
2A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Clinton | (1-0) | 2 |
| 2 | Monroe | (1-0) | 3 |
| 3 | Wallace-Rose Hill | (0-1) | 1 |
| 4 | Salisbury | (1-0) | 4 |
| 5 | Whiteville | (1-0) | 5 |
| 6 | West Craven | (1-0) | 6 |
| 7 | Reidsville | (1-0) | 7 |
| 8 | Burns | (1-0) | 8 |
| 9 | Forest Hills | (1-0) | 13 |
| 10 | Princeton | (1-0) | 9 |
| 11 | East Duplin | (1-0) | 10 |
| 12 | Maiden | (1-0) | 12 |
| 13 | Greene Central | (1-0) | 16 |
| 14 | Chase | (1-0) | 19 |
| 15 | Northeastern | (1-0) | 14 |
| 16 | Hertford County | (1-0) | 17 |
| 17 | Shelby | (0-1) | 15 |
| 18 | Community School of Davidson | (1-0) | 20 |
| 19 | John A. Holmes | (0-0) | 18 |
| 20 | James Kenan | (1-0) | 23 |
| 21 | Bunker Hill | (1-0) | 25 |
| 22 | Randleman | (1-0) | NR |
| 23 | East Surry | (0-1) | 11 |
| 24 | Cummings | (1-0) | NR |
| 25 | West Lincoln | (1-0) | NR |
1A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Mount Airy | (1-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Tarboro | (1-0) | 2 |
| 3 | Robbinsville | (1-0) | 3 |
| 4 | Murphy | (1-0) | 4 |
| 5 | Mitchell | (1-0) | 9 |
| 6 | Northampton County | (1-0) | 8 |
| 7 | North Rowan | (1-0) | 11 |
| 8 | Mountain Heritage | (0-1) | 13 |
| 9 | West Columbus | (1-0) | 18 |
| 10 | North Moore | (1-0) | 10 |
| 11 | Swain County | (1-0) | 19 |
| 12 | Thomasville | (0-1) | 6 |
| 13 | Draughn | (0-1) | 7 |
| 14 | Starmount | (1-0) | 14 |
| 15 | Polk County | (1-0) | 16 |
| 16 | Eastern Randolph | (0-1) | 5 |
| 17 | Andrews | (1-0) | 25 |
| 18 | Hayesville | (1-0) | 20 |
| 19 | Mountain Island Charter | (1-0) | NR |
| 20 | Northside | (1-0) | 22 |
| 21 | North Duplin | (1-0) | NR |
| 22 | East Wilkes | (1-0) | 23 |
| 23 | Hobbton | (0-1) | 17 |
| 24 | Southside | (0-1) | 21 |
| 25 | East Bladen | (0-1) | 12 |
About the CarolinaPreps.com Power Rankings
The CarolinaPreps.com Power Rankings are just that, ‘Power Rankings’. They are not a poll voted on by various members of the media. It’s designed to be an accurate predictor of who the best teams will be at the end of the season and to reward the teams who play the best competition throughout the season.
