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.

NCHSAA Round 3 Playoff Scores

Here are the scores from the 3rd Round of the NCHSAA Playoffs. 1A FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP THIRD ROUND SCORES EAST Tarboro 42, Perquimans 0 Northampton 34, Rosewood 16 Pender 50, North Moore 12 Northside 14, Southside 7   WEST Murphy 64, Eastern Randolph 31 Robbinsville 50, North Rowan 47 Mitchell …

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Top-25 Roundup for Round 3

Here are how the teams ranked in the CarolinaPreps.com Top-25 Power Rankings fared during Round 3. 4A  Rank School Record Result 1 Hough (13-0) Def. Mallard Creek 31-17 2 Chambers (12-1) Def. Porter Ridge 28-10 3 Cleveland (11-1) Lost to Cardinal Gibbons 29-21 4 East Forsyth (11-1) Def. Glenn 14-0 …

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Red Zone Strength Top-25 Power Rankings for Round 3

Here are this week’s CarolinaPreps Top-25 Power Rankings presented by Red Zone Strength for Round 3.   4A Classification Rank School Record Prev. 1 Hough (12-0) 1 2 Chambers (11-1) 2 3 Cleveland (11-0) 4 4 East Forsyth (10-1) 6 5 Cardinal Gibbons (10-2) 8 6 Glenn (9-2) 10 7 …

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Top25 Roundup – Round 2

Here is a look at how the teams ranked in the CarolinaPreps Top-25 fared during the second round of the NCHSAA Playoffs.   4A Classification Rank School Record Result 1 Hough (12-0) Def. South Meck 42-7 2 Chambers (11-1) Def. Hickory Ridge 42-21 3 Grimsley (11-1) Lost to Porter Ridge …

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Red Zone Strength Top-25 Power Rankings for Round 2

Here are this week’s CarolinaPreps Top-25 Power Rankings presented by Red Zone Strength for Round 2. Check back tomorrow for the CP Extended Power Rankings. 4A Classification Rank School Record 1 Hough (11-0) 2 Chambers (10-1) 3 Grimsley (11-0) 4 Cleveland (10-0) 5 Richmond (10-1) 6 East Forsyth (9-1) 7 …

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Friday Night Scoreboard: Round 1

1A FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND SCORES EAST #1 Tarboro (9-1), BYE #16 Southeast Halifax (5-6) 34, #17 Weldon (3-5) 6 #8 Perquimans (7-2) 51, #25 Northwest Halifax (2-7) 8 #9 Riverside-Martin (6-3) 48, #24 Chatham Central (1-8) 0 #5 Rosewood (5-2), BYE #12 North Edgecombe (6-5) 62, #21 East …

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Top25 Roundup – Round 1

Here is a look at how the teams ranked in the CarolinaPreps Top-25 fared during the first round of the NCHSAA Playoffs.   4A Classification Rank School Record Result 1 Hough (11-0) Def. Page 52-3 2 Chambers (10-1) Def. South Caldwell 73-20 3 Grimsley (11-0) Def. Cox Mill 44-8 4 …

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Road to the championships – First round action kicks off tonight

2021 NCHSAA 1A Football State Playoffs First Round Pairings East #1 Tarboro (9-1), BYE #16 Southeast Halifax (4-6) vs. #17 Weldon (3-4) #8 Perquimans (6-2) vs. #25 Northwest Halifax (2-6) #9 Riverside-Martin (5-3) vs. #24 Chatham Central (1-7) #5 Rosewood (5-2), BYE #12 North Edgecombe (5-5) vs. #21 East Columbus …

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Week 12’s Extended Football Rankings

Each week of the High School Football season, we rank every single team and evaluate every game that is played. This process is done by watching coaches’ films, streamed games, reading media reports, studying and comparing statistics, conversations with coaches, and of course decades of experience in knowing teams, regions, …

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Red Zone Strength Top-25 Power Rankings for Round 1

Here are this week’s CarolinaPreps Top-25 Power Rankings presented by Red Zone Strength for Round 1. Check back tomorrow for the CP Extended Power Rankings. 4A Classification Rank School Record Prev. 1 Hough (10-0) 1 2 Chambers (9-1) 2 3 Grimsley (10-0) 4 4 Cleveland (9-0) 3 5 Northern Guilford …

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