1980
| Pos. | Player | School |
| E | Grover Moore | Walter Williams |
| E | Jeff Ray | Northern Durham |
| E | A.V. Richards | Vance County |
| E | Tripp Transou | Page |
| LM | Chip Anderson | Lexington |
| LM | Billy Bumgarner | High Point Central |
| LM | Mike Donaldson | Eastern Wayne |
| LM | Robert Dixon | Hickory |
| LM | Lee Gant | Walter Williams |
| LM | Greg Naron | Randleman |
| LM | Troy Simmons | Pine Forest |
| LM | Lance Smith | A.L. Brown |
| B | Terry Baxter | A.L. Brown |
| B | Ethan Horton | A.L. Brown |
| B | Mike Atkinson | Princeton |
| B | Ed Brown | Fuquay-Varina |
| B | Eddie Colson | Jacksonville |
| B | Vince Evans | Pine Forest |
| B | Lamarr Landrum | Parkland |
| B | Joe McInstosh | Lexington |
| B | Jimmy Walden | Northeast Guilford |
| B | William Littlejohn | Lincolnton |
1981
| Pos. | Player | School |
| WR | Tim Morrison | Terry Sanford |
| WR | Chris McLawhorn | J.H. Rose |
| WR | Ken Weaver | Rocky Mount |
| OL | Bill Viggers | East Burke |
| OL | William Stevenson | Statesville |
| OL | Tim Morrison | Hoggard |
| OL | Donnie Wallace | Roanoke |
| OL | Ronnie Yarbrough | Vance County |
| QB | Richard Moore | Walter Williams |
| RB | Steve Griffin | South Mecklenburg |
| RB | Dwight Richardson | Terry Sanford |
| RB | Tony Baker | T.W. Andrews |
| RB | Ray Williams | Reid Ross |
| RB | Randy Mosteller | Hayesville |
| K | Lee Gliarmis | Fike |
| DL | Murray Youmans | Eastern Guilford |
| DL | Ray Phillips | North Mecklenburg |
| DL | Dennis Barron | Beddingfield |
| DL | Reggie Singletary | West Columbus |
| DL | James Riggs | Scotland |
| DL | Marty Rreagan | Robbinsville |
| LB | Donald Beard | Walter Williams |
| LB | Henry Walls | Central Davidson |
| LB | Kelvin Crooms | South Mecklenburg |
| LB | Rondro Boney | New Hanover |
| DB | Anthony Flack | Ben L. Smth |
| DB | Dino Hackett | Southern Guilford |
| DB | Dale Holland | Rrandleman |
1982
| Pos. | Player | School |
| WR | James Brimm | Mount Airy |
| WR | Anthony Springs | Independence |
| OL | Donnie Wallace | Roanoke |
| OL | Shane Logan | East Forsyth |
| OL | Joe Naron | Randleman |
| OL | Ralph Phifer | Mooresville |
| OL | Robert Radford | Cape Fear |
| QB | Mark Maye | Independence |
| RB | Terry Paige | Whiteville |
| RB | John Settle | Rockingham County |
| RB | Tony Goss | Randleman |
| RB | Edward Byers | Parkland |
| DL | Lance Gray | Douglas Byrd |
| DL | Reuben Davis | Grimsley |
| DL | Noel McEaachern | Pine Forest |
| DL | Sandy Kea | Clinton |
| DL | L.C. Lynch | West Rowan |
| LB | James Phillips | Mitchell |
| LB | Scott Roberts | Asheville |
| LB | Bruce Simpson | Jacksonville |
| LB | Vinson Smith | Statesville |
| DB | William Humes | Clyde Erwin |
| DB | Mack Jones | Page |
| DB | Brad Lopp | Ashe Central |
1983
| Pos. | Player | School |
| QB | Alan Hooker | Eastern Randolph |
| RB | Tony Goss | Randleman |
| RB | Darryl McGill | Southern Durham |
| RB | Steve Salley | Douglas Byrd |
| OL | Chuck Tabor | Independence |
| OL | Clifton Whicker | Northern Durham |
| OL | Grant Pitts | Fred T. Foard |
| OL | Mike McClure | Southern Durham |
| OL | Alan Paschal | Randleman |
| WR | Anthony Best | J.B. Hunt |
| WR | Randy Marriott | East Wake |
| K | Bryan Carter | Grimsley |
| DL | Mike Pascucci | Page |
| DL | Lenny Rivera | Central Cabarrus |
| DL | Scotty Arnold | Jacksonville |
| DL | J.R. Jenkins | SouthWest Edgecombe |
| LB | Ricky Shaw | Douglas Byrd |
| LB | Mickey Hayes | Vance County |
| LB | Mitch Wike | Brevard |
| LB | Mark Pittman | SouthWest Edgecombe |
| DB | Bruce Black | Person County |
| DB | Ronnie Hammonds | Ben L. Smith |
| DB | Leroy Spikes | Crest |
| P | Jerry Russell | Western Guilford |
1984
| Pos. | Player | School |
| QB | Todd Ellis | Page |
| RB | Jerome Slaton | SouthWest Edgecombe |
| RB | Tim Worley | Lumberton |
| RB | Reginald McKinney | Southern Wayne |
| WR | Ronald Fair | T.C. Roberson |
| WR | Stanley Daniels | Bandys |
| WR | David Buchanan | East Burke |
| OL | Charlie Gowan | McDowell |
| OL | Todd Helms | Forest Hills |
| OL | Hank Phillips | Mitchell |
| OL | Dave Emery | Fike |
| OL | Angelo Foxx | Lee County |
| DL | Michael Brooks | Page |
| DL | Anthony Smith | Northeastern |
| DL | James Singletary | Seventy-First |
| DL | Mike Applewhite | Vance County |
| DL | Danny Sizer | West Henderson |
| LB | Mark Pittman | SouthWest Edgecombe |
| LB | Robbie Harris | Jamesville |
| LB | Anthony Thompson | Fike |
| DB | Michael Doyle | Rocky Mount |
| DB | Tim Wolter | East Wake |
| DB | Skeet Baldwin | Chapel Hill |
| P | Jeff Reeves | North Iredell |
| K | Bryan Carter | Grimsley |
1985
| Pos. | Player | School |
| QB | Jeff Dunn | Page |
| RB | Alvin Baker | Bunker Hill |
| RB | Anthony Thompson | Fike |
| RB | Patrick Lennon | Whiteville |
| RB | Ken Martin | Parkland |
| RB | Bernard Timmons | E.E. Smith |
| WR | Derrick Boyd | Vance County |
| WR | Stanley Daniels | Bandys |
| OL | Mitch Mayhew | South Iredell |
| OL | Darryl Ryals | Douglas Byrd |
| OL | Willis Herweyer | Northern Durham |
| OL | Dennis Tripp | Farmville Central |
| OL | Clint Williams | North Edgecombe |
| DL | Carey Metts | Walter Williams |
| DL | Scottie Mack | Statesville |
| DL | Theartis Woodard | Ashbrook |
| DL | T.J. Andrews | E.E. Smith |
| DL | Ernie Logan | Pine Forest |
| LB | Steve Smith | New Hanover |
| LB | Tony Hamer | East Mecklenburg |
| LB | Sam Sellars | Pine Forest |
| LB | Eddie Cashion | Terry Sanford |
| DB | Mike Jones | Seventy-First |
| DB | Terrell Clemmons | A.L. Brown |
| DB | Brian Caldwell | Northern Durham |
| DB | Terry Phillips | Burns |
| DB | Antonie Sifford | North Rowan |
| K | Ron Mayo | SouthWest Edgecombe |
| P | Anthony Bare | South Rowan |
1986
| Pos. | Player | School |
| QB | Anthony Houston | Harding |
| RB | Robert Siler | Jordan-Matthews |
| RB | Jesse Campbell | West Craven |
| WR | Yancey Thigpen | SouthWest Edgecombe |
| WR | Tripp Welborne | Page |
| TE | Marvin Burnham | Camden County |
| OL | Stuart Albright | Grimsley |
| OL | Scott Adell | A.C. Reynolds |
| OL | Joe Angelo | Rocky Mount |
| OL | Jason Ornsby | Seventy-First |
| OL | Clyde Hawley | Person |
| DL | Kedrick Eily | Person |
| DL | Byron Walker | Cummings |
| DL | Clifton Bundy | Terry Sanford |
| DL | Julius Rogers | Havelock |
| LB | Aubry Hollifield | Kings Mountain |
| LB | Eric Lautzenheiser | Tarboro |
| LB | Rodney Sexton | Northampton-East |
| LB | Titus Rhoades | North Edgecombe |
| LB | Levern Belin | Forest Hills |
| DB | Joe Zang | Walter Williams |
| DB | Brad Green | Northern Durham |
| DB | R.C. Branch | Smithfield-Selma |
| DB | Randy Gibson | Lumberton |
| DB | Tripp Welborne | Page |
| K | Dale Mayfield | Vance County |
| P | Allan Tarczynski | Forest Hills |
1987
| Pos. | Player | School |
| QB | Chuckie Burnette | Cummings |
| RB | Anthony Barbour | Garner |
| RB | Randy Jordan | Warren County |
| WR | Carl Pickens | Murphy |
| WR | David Stamey | West Iredell |
| WR | Willie Harris | Grimsley |
| TE | Chester McClockton | Whiteville |
| OL | Clayton Aken | Douglas Byrd |
| OL | Mike Gee | Walter Williams |
| OL | Jason Ormsby | Seventy-First |
| OL | Ricky Shaw | Whiteville |
| OL | Derek Fewell | Ashbrook |
| DL | Neal Auer | A.C. Reynolds |
| DL | Knox Thompson | Lumberton |
| DL | Derrick Hyman | Tarboro |
| DL | Bradley Sherrod | Monroe |
| DL | Frank Gardin | Freedom |
| LB | Ashley Sheppard | North Pitt |
| LB | Tony Horton | East Mecklenburg |
| LB | J.R. Boldin | Orange |
| DB | Russell Gibson | West Caldwell |
| DB | Brian Pate | South Point |
| DB | Mark Ingram | Northwest Cabarrus |
| DB | Tim Marshmon | Northern Nash |
| K | Clint Gwaltney | Shelby |
| P | Tim Kilpatrick | Rocky Mount |
| P | Scott Abernathy | Alexander Central |
1988
| Pos. | Player | School |
| QB | Chuckie Burnette | Cummings |
| RB | Robbie Holloway | Maiden |
| RB | Timmy Moore | J.H. Rose |
| RB | Sebastian Small | E.E. Smith |
| WR | Pedro Cherry | Bertie |
| WR | Ray Griffs | Cummings |
| TE | Ethan Albright | Grimsley |
| OL | Scott Youmans | Eastern Guilford |
| OL | Robert Yelverton | Goldsboro |
| OL | Jeff Harris | South Stokes |
| OL | Leonard Bartlett | Northeastern |
| OL | Archie Wood | Starmount |
| DL | Carlester T. Crumpler | J.H. Rose |
| DL | Jahmal Pettiford | T.W. Andrews |
| DL | Tony Stevenson | Carver |
| DL | Bradley Sherrod | Monroe |
| LB | Mario Williamson | Walter Williams |
| LB | Art Thigpin | Ben L. Smith |
| LB | Bryan Beaty | West Mecklenburg |
| LB | Rodney Edwards | Concord |
| DB | Pressley Herron | West Mecklenburg |
| DB | Ledel George | Havelock |
| DB | Jamie Extime | Smoky Mountain |
| DB | Clay Morning | Seventy-First |
| K | Paul Tivnan | Northern Durham |
| P | Mike Thomas | Richmond County |
1989
| Pos. | Player | School |
| QB | Mike Thomas | Richmond County |
| RB | Natrone Means | Central Cabarrus |
| RB | David Perry | Northampton-East |
| WR | Jamie Harris | Cummings |
| WR | Lee Crawford | Cummings |
| TE | Oscar Sturgis | Richmond County |
| OL | Kevin Wade | Farmville Central |
| OL | Jerry Keller | Jacksonville |
| OL | Roge Purgason | South Mecklenburg |
| OL | Eddie McKeel | West Craven |
| OL | Heath Woods | South Mecklenburg |
| DL | Chris Thompson | Garner |
| DL | Mike Payne | West Forsyth |
| DL | Jamie Williams | Starmount |
| DL | Travis Perry | East Wake |
| DL | Ron Patterson | Richmond County |
| DL | Carl Reeves | Northern Durham |
| DL | Ken White | Lumberton |
| LB | Mike Morton | A.L. Brown |
| LB | Lee Covington | Richmond County |
| LB | William Collins | A.C. Reynolds |
| DB | Wayne Washington | Northern Durham |
| DB | Paul Merritt | D.H. Conley |
| DB | Ray Durham | Harding |
| K | Anders Remahl | South Mecklenburg |
| P | Mike Thomas | Richmond County |
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