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.

Week 10 Schedule: Guru’s Gameday Picks

Here is the Week 10 schedule across North Carolina with Guru’s Gameday Picks. Guru’s Pick A.C. Reynolds (5-3) at T.C. Roberson (2-6) A.C. Reynolds A.L. Brown (4-4) at Mooresville (4-4) Mooresville Alexander Central (4-4) at Hibriten (4-3) Alexander Central Andrews (5-2) at Robbinsville (3-3) Robbinsville Asheville (6-2) at North Buncombe …

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Week 10’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 Week 10

Here are this week’s CarolinaPreps Top-25 Power Rankings presented by Red Zone Strength for Week 10. Check back tomorrow for the CP Extended Power Rankings. 4A Classification Rank School Record Prev. 1 Hough (8-0) 1 2 Chambers (7-1) 2 3 Cleveland (7-0) 3 4 Grimsley (8-0) 4 5 New Bern …

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Top25 Roundup for Week 9

Here is a look at how the teams ranked in the CarolinaPreps Top-25 fared during Week 9.   4A Classification Rank School Record Result 1 Hough (8-0) Def. Mallard Creek 31-7 2 Chambers (7-1) Def. North Mecklenburg 29-0 3 Cleveland (7-0) Def. SE Raleigh 55-0 4 Grimsley (8-0) Def. SW …

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Friday Night Scoreboard – Week 9

Here are the scores from around the state from Week 9 of the North Carolina High School Football season. A.C. Reynolds 52, R-S Central 21 A.L. Brown 45, South Iredell 21 Alleghany 21, Elkin 14 Anson County 39, Covenant Day 27 Apex Friendship 20, Cary 12 Ardrey Kell 49, Harding …

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Week 9 Schedule: Guru’s Gameday Picks

Here is the Week 9 schedule across North Carolina with Guru’s Gameday Picks.   Guru’s Pick A.C. Reynolds (4-3) at R-S Central (2-4) A.C. Reynolds Alleghany (1-5) at Elkin (3-3) Elkin Apex (4-3) at Middle Creek (5-2) Middle Creek Apex Friendship (2-5) at Cary (3-4) Cary Ashbrook (1-4) at South …

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Every team gets ranked in the Week-9 Extended 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 Week 9

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

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Week 8 Scoreboard

Here are the High School Football Scores for Week 8 broken down by classification and region. 4A West A.C. Reynolds 35, Erwin 14 Ardrey Kell 21, South Mecklenburg 17 Asheville 42, T.C. Roberson 7 Butler 39, Rocky River 8 Chambers 67, Hopewell 0 Glenn 55, R.J. Reynolds 13 Grimsley 63, …

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Top25 Roundup for Week 8

Here is a look at how the teams ranked in the CarolinaPreps Top-25 fared during Week 8.   4A Classification Rank School Record Result Streak Scoring Streak Double Figures 1 Hough (7-0) Def. #9 West Charlotte 37-17 W7 32 15 2 Chambers (6-1) Def. Hopewell 67-0 W1 109 29 3 …

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