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With the first weekend of the 2024 High School Football season in the books, here is a look at how the teams ranked in the CarolinaPreps.com Top-25 Power Rankings fared.
4A
| Rank | School | Record | Opponent |
| 1 | Weddington | (1-0) | Def. Providence Day 13-7 |
| 2 | Independence | (1-0) | Def. Myers Park 24-21 |
| 3 | Rolesville | (1-0) | Def. Butler 64-14 |
| 4 | Grimsley | (1-0) | Def. Mt. Tabor 34-12 |
| 5 | Hough | (0-1) | Lost to Northwestern 45-44 |
| 6 | East Forsyth | (1-0) | Def. Heritage 44-0 |
| 7 | Hoggard | (0-1) | Lost to Cleveland 35-32 |
| 8 | Cardinal Gibbons | (1-0) | Def. Jordan 43-24 |
| 9 | Cleveland | (1-0) | Def. Hoggard 35-32 |
| 10 | Butler | (0-1) | Lost to Rolesville 64-14 |
| 11 | Watauga | (1-0) | Def. T.C. Roberson 14-0 |
| 12 | Mallard Creek | (1-0) | Def. Prince Avenue 31-21 |
| 13 | Myers Park | (0-1) | Lost to Independence 24-21 |
| 14 | Pinecrest | (1-0) | Def. Knightdale 62-18 |
| 15 | Charlotte Catholic | (1-0) | Def. South Meck 26-10 |
| 16 | Clayton | (1-0) | Def. Wake Forest 36-21 |
| 17 | New Bern | (1-0) | Def. Willow Springs 51-7 |
| 18 | Leesville Road | (1-0) | Def. Wakefield 49-21 |
| 19 | Jordan | (0-1) | Lost to Cardinal Gibbons 43-24 |
| 20 | Mooresville | (1-0) | Def. Davie County 66-20 |
| 21 | Ardrey Kell | (1-0) | Def. Providence 30-18 |
| 22 | Millbrook | (1-0) | Def. Apex Friendship 17-13 |
| 23 | Mount Tabor | (0-1) | Lost to Grimsley 34-12 |
| 24 | Wake Forest | (0-1) | Lost to Clayton 36-21 |
| 25 | T.C. Roberson | (0-1) | Lost to Watauga 14-0 |
3A
| Rank | School | Record | Opponent |
| 1 | Hickory | (1-0) | Def. Hibriten 48-0 |
| 2 | Seventy-First | (1-0) | Def. Richmond 35-28 |
| 3 | Dudley | (1-0) | Def. Page 53-7 |
| 4 | West Charlotte | (1-0) | Def. Palisades 36-6 |
| 5 | Havelock | (1-0) | Def. Wallace-Rose Hill 51-14 |
| 6 | A.C. Reynolds | (0-1) | Lost to West Forsyth 19-13 |
| 7 | Crest | (0-0) | OPEN |
| 8 | Oak Grove | (1-0) | Def. SW Guilford 38-0 |
| 9 | Scotland | (0-1) | Lost to Dillon (SC) 37-21 |
| 10 | East Lincoln | (1-0) | Def. Stuart Cramer 47-24 |
| 11 | Jacksonville | (1-0) | Def. SW Onslow 28-14 |
| 12 | Northern Nash | (1-0) | Def. Hunt 35-14 |
| 13 | Southern Nash | (1-0) | Def. East Wake 65-42 |
| 14 | Southern Durham | (1-0) | Def. Chapel Hill 49-30 |
| 15 | Walter Williams | (0-1) | Lost to NW Guilford 33-16 |
| 16 | J.M. Robinson | (1-0) | Def. Hickory Ridge 40-6 |
| 17 | Kings Mountain | (0-1) | Lost to Shelby 32-16 |
| 18 | J.H. Rose | (0-1) | Lost to New Hanover 13-7 |
| 19 | Cape Fear | (1-0) | Def. Pine Forest 44-0 |
| 20 | Statesville | (1-0) | Def. Alexander Central 36-21 |
| 21 | Southern Alamance | (1-0) | Def. Graham 63-0 |
| 22 | West Henderson | (1-0) | Def. Newton-Conover 51-33 |
| 23 | South Point | (1-0) | Def. Lincolnton 28-6 |
| 24 | North Brunswick | (1-0) | Def. East Bladen 48-0 |
| 25 | Vance County | (1-0) | Def. Warren 18-0 |
2A
| Rank | School | Opponent |
| 1 | Shelby | Def. Kings Mountain 32-16 |
| 2 | Monroe | Def. Central Davidson 32-7 |
| 3 | Reidsville | Def. Western Alamance 28-3 |
| 4 | Northeastern | Def. Bertie 58-14 |
| 5 | Wallace-Rose Hill | Lost to Havelock 51-14 |
| 6 | Brevard | Def. Pisgah 35-0 |
| 7 | East Duplin | Def. Dixon 49-23 |
| 8 | Nash Central | Def. SE Halifax 50-0 |
| 9 | SouthWest Edgecombe | Def. North Edgecombe 62-0 |
| 10 | Forest Hills | Lost to Ashbrook 29-13 |
| 11 | West Craven | Def. Pamlico 50-20 |
| 12 | Maiden | Def. Foard 30-0 |
| 13 | Salisbury | Def. North Davidson 20-12 |
| 14 | Whiteville | Def. Bunn 37-7 |
| 15 | Randleman | Def. Thomasville 28-0 |
| 16 | James Kenan | Def. Swansboro 48-6 |
| 17 | West Lincoln | Lost to North Lincoln 27-14 |
| 18 | Burns | Def. Forestview 32-7 |
| 19 | Community School of Davidson | Def. West Iredell 38-7 |
| 20 | Farmville Central | Def. Goldsboro 41-6 |
| 21 | Southwest Onslow | Lost to Jacksonville 28-14 |
| 22 | Bandys | Def. St. Stephens 29-14 |
| 23 | Bunker Hill | Def. Freedom 35-28 |
| 24 | Clinton | Lost to Northside-Jax 44-0 |
| 25 | Hertford County | Def. Gates 26-12 |
1A
| Rank | School | Record | ||
| 1 | Tarboro | (1-0) | Def. Rocky Mount 30-0 | |
| 2 | Mountain Heritage | (1-0) | Def. Chase 54-0 | |
| 3 | Mount Airy | (1-0) | Def. North Surry 50-14 | |
| 4 | Eastern Randolph | (1-0) | Def. Eastern Alamance 29-0 | |
| 5 | Starmount | (1-0) | Def. Trinity 43-0 | |
| 6 | Robbinsville | (0-1) | Lost to East Surry 21-19 | |
| 7 | Murphy | (0-1) | Lost to Franklin 33-13 | |
| 8 | Swain County | (0-1) | Lost to Charlotte Country Day 21-11 | |
| 9 | North Rowan | (1-0) | Def. East Rowan 46-6 | |
| 10 | Wilson Prep | (0-1) | Lost to Ayden-Grifton 28-20 | |
| 11 | North Duplin | (1-0) | Def. Southside 50-8 | |
| 12 | Mitchell | (0-1) | Lost to Charlotte Latin 28-14 | |
| 13 | East Bladen | (0-1) | Lost to North Brunswick 48-0 | |
| 14 | Lakewood | (1-0) | Def. Spring Creek 60-6 | |
| 15 | Draughn | (0-1) | Lost to Huss 44-0 | |
| 16 | Mountain Island Charter | (1-0) | Def. Cabarrus 55-6 | |
| 17 | Corvian | (1-0) | Def. Harding 47-8 | |
| 18 | Rosewood | (0-1) | Lost to C.B. Aycock 48-20 | |
| 19 | West Columbus | (0-1) | Lost to Lake Norman Charter 48-6 | |
| 20 | Thomasville | (0-1) | Lost to Randleman 28-0 | |
| 21 | Bishop McGuinness | (0-0) | OPEN | |
| 22 | Hayesville | (0-1) | Lost to Asheville School 49-7 | |
| 23 | Northside | (1-0) | Def. Camden County 24-3 | |
| 24 | East Wilkes | (1-0) | Def. West Wilkes 34-6 | |
| 25 | Perquimans | (1-0) | Def. Manteo 27-0 |
