Here’s how I voted in this week’s Associated Press state prep football poll:
(And see how the poll turned out)
Class 4A
1. Charlotte Independence 9-0
2. Matthews Butler 8-0
3. Fayetteville Britt 9-0
4. Jamestown Ragsdale 9-0
5. Richmond County 8-1
6. Greensboro Dudley 8-1
7. Mallard Creek 8-1
8. Wake Forest-Rolesville 9-0
9. West Forsyth 9-0
10. Winston-Salem Reynolds 9-0
Comments: Previously No. 9 SE Raleigh dropped off my ballot after a loss to Garner. West Forsyth moved up a spot to No. 9 and Winston-Salem Reynolds moved in at 10.
Actual poll
Class 3A
1. West Rowan 10-0
2. Lenoir Hibriten 9-0
3. Havelock 8-1
4. Waynesville Tuscola 7-1-1
5. Asheville 7-0-1
6. West Craven 8-1
7. Hertford Co 9-0
8. Belmont South Point 7-2
9. Northern Guilford 8-1
10. Eastern Alamance 8-1
Comments: After being shut out by Ashbrook 21-0, Forestview dropped out from No. 8. South Point and Northern Guilford moved up a spot and Eastern Alamance entered at No. 10.
Actual poll
Class 2A
1. Reidsville 9-0
2. SW Edgecombe 10-0
3. Tarboro 8-1
4. East Duplin 9-0
5. Newton-Conover 8-1
6. East Lincoln 7-2
7. Kinston 8-2
8. East Bladen 9-0
9. Shelby 8-1
10. Catawba Bandys 8-1
Comments: Swapped SW Edgecombe and Tarboro at slots 2 and 3 after SW Edgecombe defeated Tarboro 22-16 … Pittsboro Northwood dropped all the way from No. 4 to out (I know, brutal) after it lost to South Granville 27-7. South Granville is 6-3. Everybody below Northwood moved up a spot and Bandys jumped in at No. 10.
Actual poll
Class 1A
1. Mt. Airy 9-0
2. Albemarle 9-0
3. SW Onslow 9-0
4. Manteo 9-0
5. East Surry 9-0
6. Monroe 9-0
7. Kernersville McGuinness 7-2
8. Wallace-Rose Hill 7-2
9. Pender County 7-1
10. Hendersonville 8-1
Comments: Hendersonville dropped from No. 3 to 10 after a 16-7 loss to Black Mountain Owen. Hendersonville’s loss allowed Kernersville Bishop McGuinness to actually move up a spot even though it lost to Mount Airy, the second 1A ranked team to knock off the Villains.
Actual poll
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