High School Football News

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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One new #1 in this week’s CP Top-25’s

After two weeks of the High School Football season here in the Carolinas, we’ve seen some major upsets, we’ve seen some thrilling victories, and we’ve seen a few top-tier teams stumble out of the gates. Starting with upsets, Wilmington Hoggard took a bite out of Scotland County’s season when the …

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Week 3’s Private School Preview

Many of the private schools will once again look to return to the prep football gridiron this Friday, many of them competing in their second games of the season.  Here are a look at this week’s top games.   Charlotte Providence Day at Atlanta Carver The biggest game on tap …

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Week 2’s Top-25 Roundup

It’s been an exciting week of football across the state of North Carolina.  There have been some surprise winners, shocking point totals, and we’ve seen several substantial streaks that came to an end. High Octane Speaking of high output.  The Air Raid attack at Hobbton High has put up some …

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There’s a lot of movement in this week’s Top-25’s

There is a lot of movement at the top in this week’s CarolinaPreps.com Power Rankings presented by Red Zone Strength.  It all started on Thursday when Rocky Mount shocked top-ranked Tarboro 12-0 in their season opener.  Those shockwaves moved swiftly through the state as many fans were surprised to see …

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Dutch Fork player collapses following practice

Lexington-Richlands District 5 Schools announced today that a player passed away on Tuesday following a football practice at Dutch Fork High School.  Out of respect for the family and those affected, details nor the name of the Student-Athlete will be released by the system. District Statement to the School District …

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How the Top-25 Fared Last Night

It was a topsy-turvy kind of week where two of our preseason #1 teams fell.  It all started on Thursday when Rocky Mount, the 16th ranked 3A squad knocked off  Tarboro, the top-ranked 1A program, 12-0.  The upsets continued as Wilson Hunt (who is ranked 31st in our extended rankings) …

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Red Zone Strength Preseason Football Rankings

Here are the eagerly anticipated CarollinaPreps.com Preseason Top-25 Power Rankings presented by Red Zone Strength.  In a change from previous years, we’ve decided to go with 25 teams in each classification to help spotlight more programs that excel across the state. Obviously, these are only preseason rankings, but they are …

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Stats and streaks heading into Week 1 of the fall season

With the 2021 prep football season kicking off tonight, here are the current stats and streaks heading into the fall campaign. Winning Streak Leaders Reidsville – 20 Winston-Salem Mount Tabor – 11 Greensboro Grimsley – 10 Tarboro – 9 Charlotte Catholic – 8 Salisbury – 7 Raleigh Leesville Road – …

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