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.

Extended Football Rankings for Week 5

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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Week 4 High School Football Scoreboard

Here are the scores from around the state broken down by classification. 4A ClassificationAlexander Central 28, R-S Central 8 Apex Friendship 42, Raleigh Athens Drive 13 Blessed Trinity 28, Charlotte Catholic 10 Buford 44, Charlotte Myers Park 17 Catawba Ridge 21, West Cabarrus 14 Chapel Hill 55, Carrboro 6 Charlotte …

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Week 4’s Top-25 Roundup

There was a lot of gridiron action across all classifications of football on Friday with many interstate games taking place between high profile Tarheel state programs and some top-tier out-of-state foes.  North Carolina teams lost the head-to-head battle losing 8 of 22 games to schools located in South Carolina, Georgia, …

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Extended Football Rankings for Week 4

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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Week 3’s Top-25 Roundup

Here is a look at how the teams ranked in the CarolinaPreps.com Top-25 Power Rankings fared during Week 3’s action across the state. 4A Classification Rank School Record Result 1 Chambers (3-0) Def. Chambers 30-6 2 Hough (2-0) OPEN 3 Richmond (2-1) Lost to Cardinal Gibbons 30-22 4 East Forsyth …

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Welcome Back to CP

Hello Friends and welcome back home.  As many of you have seen this week, we’ve slowly begun to reopen the doors to CarolinaPreps.com.  It’s been a gradual process that has involved some coding, graphics design, and lots of newly added content. To make this re-grand opening a little more personal, …

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Week 3 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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