Top 25 Roundup: Week 3

Here is how the teams ranked in the CarolinaPreps.com  Top-25 Power Rankings fared during Week 3 of the 2023 High School Football season.

4A

Rank School Record Result
1 Grimsley (3-0) Def. Reagan 41-15
2 Weddington (3-0) Def. West Forsyth 44-22
3 East Forsyth (3-0) Def. A.C. Reynolds 27-21
4 Mallard Creek (1-1) OPEN
5 Leesville Road (3-0) Def. Overhills 28-0
6 Pinecrest (3-0) Def. Middle Creek 27-24
7 Charlotte Catholic (2-1) Lost to Providence Day 42-7
8 Cleveland (3-0) Def. West Johnston 46-0
9 Cardinal Gibbons (2-1) Def. Richmond 26-9
10 Rolesville (2-1) Def. East Wake 56-0
11 Butler (1-1) at Langston Hughes (GA)
12 Independence (1-2) Lost to West Charlotte 21-20
13 Hough (2-1) Def. Dutch Fork 20-17
14 Chambers (1-1) Def. Glenn 41-0
15 Mooresville (3-0) Def. West Rowan 48-7
16 New Bern (2-0) at #15 (2A) West Craven (Tues)
17 Millbrook (1-1) Lost to Garner 33-28
18 South View (3-0) Def. Riverside 43-0
19 Hoggard (1-1) Def. Hoggard 27-18
20 Laney (1-1) OPEN
21 Porter Ridge (3-0) Def. Hickory Ridge 38-22
22 Jordan (2-1) Def. Heritage 45-7
23 Mount Tabor (2-1) Def. Page 40-6
24 Marvin Ridge (3-0) Def. Ardrey Kell 38-35
25 Lake Norman (3-0) Def. Asheville 34-7

 

3A

Rank School Record Result
1 Crest (3-0) Def. Shelby 53-38
2 Dudley (3-0) Def. Hillside 54-8
3 Kings Mountain (3-0) Def. Burns 24-13
4 Seventy-First (2-0) OPEN
5 East Lincoln  (3-0) Def. Lincolnton 28-14
6 West Charlotte (3-0) Def. Independence 21-20
7 Northern Nash (3-0) Def. J.H. Rose 34-21
8 Scotland (3-0) Def. Marlboro County 49-20
9 Havelock (2-0) OPEN
10 North Brunswick (3-0) Def. Swansboro 43-0
11 Southern Nash (3-0) Def. Fike 42-14
12 Cape Fear (2-0) Def. Terry Sanford 38-25
13 South Point (1-1) Lost to Charlotte Christian 41-36
14 Terry Sanford (1-2) Lost to Cape Fear 38-25
15 J.M. Robinson (3-0) Def. Concord 40-0
16 West Henderson (3-0) Def. Polk County 48-6
17 Lee County (2-1) Lost to SE Guilford 36-29
18 Eastern Alamance (3-0) Def. Northern Guilford 48-44
19 Eastern Guilford (2-0) OPEN
20 J.H. Rose (1-2) Lost to Northern Nash 34-21
21 Hickory (2-0) OPEN
22 Jacksonville (2-0) OPEN
23 Southern Durham (1-2) Lost to Williams 17-8
24 Northwest Cabarrus (2-0) OPEN
25 Pisgah (3-0) Def. Hampton (TN) 42-14

 

2A

Rank School Record Result
1 Clinton (3-0) Def. Lumberton 41-6
2 Reidsville (3-0) Def. Rockingham County 28-19
3 Salisbury (3-0) Def. East Rowan 65-7
4 Whiteville (3-0) Def. James Kenan 42-7
5 Forest Hills (3-0) Def. Walkertown 41-6
6 East Duplin (3-0) Def. Richlands 49-14
7 Monroe (2-1) Def. Rocky River 48-7
8 Princeton (3-0) Def. Rosewood 41-34
9 Burns (1-2) Lost to Kings Mountain 24-13
10 John A. Holmes (2-0) Def. Rocky Mount 20-9
11 Northeastern (2-0) OPEN
12 Wallace-Rose Hill (0-3) Lost to Hoggard 27-18
13 Chase (2-0) OPEN
14 James Kenan (2-1) Lost to Whiteville 42-7
15 West Craven (1-1) vs. #16 (4A) New Bern (Tues)
16 Maiden (1-1) Lost to Watauga 47-21
17 Bunker Hill (2-0) OPEN
18 Community School of Davidson (3-0) Def. Corvian 35-28
19 West Lincoln (3-0) Def. Fred T. Foard 49-20
20 Nash Central (3-0) Def. Goldsboro 65-0
21 Randleman (3-0) Def. Cedar Ridge 56-0
22 Bandys (2-0) OPEN
23 Hertford County (2-1) Def. Bertie 39-8
24 Shelby (0-3) Lost to Crest 53-38
25 East Gaston (3-0) Def. Stuart Cramer 35-14

 

1A

Rank School Record Result
1 Mount Airy (3-0) Def. Surry Central 56-0
2 Tarboro (3-0) Def. North Edgecombe 62-6
3 Robbinsville (3-0) Def. Mountain Heritage 28-17
4 Mitchell (3-0) Def. Alleghany 22-14
5 Northampton County (2-0) at KIPP Pride (Saturday)
6 Murphy (1-1) OPEN
7 Swain County (3-0) Def. Franklin 40-13
8 Mountain Heritage (1-2) Lost to Robbinsville 28-17
9 Mountain Island Charter (2-0) OPEN
10 West Columbus (3-0) Def. West Bladen 27-15
11 Thomasville (2-1) Def. T.W. Andrews 25-6
12 North Rowan (2-1) Def. Anson County 38-28
13 Draughn (2-1) Def. East Burke 33-24
14 Andrews (3-0) Def. New Faith 56-0
15 Starmount (3-0) Def. Forbush 47-14
16 Eastern Randolph (2-1) Def. Southern Lee 36-15
17 Hayesville (3-0) Def. Georgia Force 49-27
18 North Duplin  (3-0) Def. Jones 50-0
19 East Wilkes (3-0) Def. North Wilkes 48-2
20 North Moore (2-1) Def. Northwood 38-12
21 Polk County (1-2) Lost to West Henderson 48-6
22 East Bladen (1-1) at Ashley (Saturday)
23 Washington County (2-0) OPEN
24 Perquimans (3-0) Def. Pasquotank 37-14
25 Northside (1-1) vs. Martin County (ppd)

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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