Top-25 Preview: Week 4

Here is a look at the opponents for teams ranked in the CarolinaPreps.com Top-25 Power Rankings.

4A

Rank School Record Opponent 
1 Grimsley (3-0) OPEN
2 Weddington (3-0) at #5 Butler
3 East Forsyth (3-0) OPEN
4 Mallard Creek (1-1) vs. Gaffney
5 Butler (2-1) vs. #2 Weddington
6 Leesville Road (3-0) vs. Heritage
7 Hough (2-1) OPEN
8 Cleveland (3-0) OPEN
9 Rolesville (2-1) vs. #10 Cardinal Gibbons
10 Cardinal Gibbons (2-1) at #9 Rolesville
11 South View (3-0) OPEN
12 Chambers (1-1) vs. Hickory Ridge
13 Mooresville (3-0) OPEN
14 Jordan (2-1) at Smithfield-Selma
15 New Bern (3-0) at Knightdale
16 Hoggard (1-1) vs. J.H. Rose
17 Marvin Ridge (3-0) at #24 Lake Norman
18 Porter Ridge (3-0) at West Cabarrus
19 Watauga (3-0) at #21 (3A)  A.C. Reynolds
20 Pinecrest (3-0) vs. New Hanover
21 Charlotte Catholic (2-1) vs. North Meck
22 Laney (1-1) vs. #11 (3A) Cape Fear
23 Mount Tabor (2-1) OPEN
24 Lake Norman (3-0) vs. #16 Marvin Ridge
25 Holly Springs (3-0) OPEN

 

3A

Rank School Record Opponent 
1 Dudley (3-0) OPEN
2 Crest (3-0) OPEN
3 Kings Mountain (3-0) OPEN
4 West Charlotte (3-0) OPEN
5 Seventy-First (2-0) vs. Hoke County
6 Northern Nash (3-0) at D.H. Conley
7 Scotland (3-0) vs. Jack Britt
8 East Lincoln  (3-0) OPEN
9 North Brunswick (3-0) OPEN
10 Southern Nash (3-0) vs. Southern Alamance
11 Cape Fear (2-0) at #22 (4A) Laney
12 Havelock (2-0) vs. West Craven
13 J.M. Robinson (3-0) at Central Cabarrus
14 West Henderson (3-0) vs. Erwin
15 South Point (1-1) at Hibriten
16 Eastern Alamance (3-0) vs. #4 (2A) Reidsville
17 Eastern Guilford (2-0) vs. Western Alamance
18 Hickory (2-0) at Cox Mill
19 Terry Sanford (1-2) OPEN
20 Walter Williams (2-1) vs. Morehead
21 A.C. Reynolds (1-2) vs. #18 (4A) Watauga
22 Northwest Cabarrus (2-0) vs. Mt. Pleasant
23 Jacksonville (2-0) vs. West Carteret
24 Pisgah (3-0) at #17 (1A) Hayesville
25 Westover (3-0) OPEN

 

2A

Rank School Record Opponent 
1 Clinton (3-0) at #3 Whiteville
2 Salisbury (3-0) at Person
3 Whiteville (3-0) vs. #1 Clinton
4 Reidsville (3-0) at #16 (3A) Eastern Alamance
5 Forest Hills (3-0) at #20 Comm. Sch. Davidson
6 East Duplin (3-0) at Croatan
7 Monroe (2-1) at East Mecklenburg
8 John A. Holmes (2-0) vs. North Pitt
9 Burns (1-2) at Alexander Central
10 Princeton (3-0) OPEN
11 Northeastern (2-0) vs. Rocky Mount
12 Chase (2-0) at #10 (1A) Draughn
13 Nash Central (3-0) vs. Beddingfield
14 Bunker Hill (2-0) vs. Hickory Hawks
15 West Lincoln (3-0) OPEN
16 Randleman (3-0) at Union Pines
17 Wallace-Rose Hill (0-3) at Pender
18 Shelby (0-3) Olympic
19 East Gaston (3-0) vs. Ashbrook
20 Community School of Davidson (3-0) vs. #6 Forest Hills
21 James Kenan (2-1) at East Bladen
22 Maiden (1-1) at St. Stephens
23 Hertford County (2-1) OPEN
24 Cummings (2-1) at Bartlett Yancey
25 Kinston (2-1) vs. Washington

 

1A

Rank School Record Opponent 
1 Mount Airy (3-0) vs. Ashe County
2 Tarboro (3-0) vs. SW Edgecombe
3 Robbinsville (3-0) at Alleghany
4 Swain County (3-0) at Tuscola
5 Mitchell (3-0) at #13 Andrews
6 Murphy (1-1) vs. Smoky Mountain
7 Mountain Island Charter (2-0) at Southlake Christian
8 Thomasville (2-1) at Ben L. Smith
9 Mountain Heritage (1-2) at Hendersonville
10 Draughn (2-1) vs. #12 (2A) Chase
11 Northampton County (3-0) at North Edgecombe
12 West Columbus (3-0) St. Pauls
13 Andrews (3-0) vs. #5 Mitchell
14 North Rowan (2-1) vs. T.W. Andrews
15 Eastern Randolph (2-1) OPEN
16 Starmount (3-0) at North Wilkes
17 Hayesville (3-0) vs. #24 (3A) Pisgah
18 North Duplin  (3-0) vs. Lejeune
19 East Wilkes (3-0) vs. Wilkes Central
20 North Moore (2-1) OPEN
21 Cherokee (2-1) vs. Rosman
22 Perquimans (3-0) vs. Portsmouth Christian
23 Wilson Prep (2-1) OPEN
24 Washington County (2-0) OPEN
25 Lakewood (3-0) at Midway

 

About Chris Hughes

Nicknamed the 'Guru of High School Football' by Charlotte Observer columnist Langston Wertz, Jr., Chris Hughes is the Founder and Managing Editor of CarolinaPreps.com. A lifelong fan of the game, Chris grew up in Kannapolis and has devoted most of his life to covering the sport. Before starting CarolinaPreps, he spent time as a coach at multiple schools and is a U.S. Army veteran.

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