Charlotte Independence led the voting with eight first-place votes while Matthews Butler followed with seven.
Four teams dropped out of the rankings this week: Kannapolis Brown, Winston-Salem Mt. Tabor, Wilmington Hoggard, and Charlotte Catholic. Replacing them were Shelby Crest, Asheville, Rocky Mount and Greensboro Page.
CarolinasPrep.com Top 25
First place votes in parentheses
1. Charlotte Independence (8) 430
2. Matthews Butler (7) 429
3. Fayetteville Douglas Byrd 409
4. Richmond Senior (3) 407
5. West Rowan 345
6. East Mecklenburg 324
7. Southern Durham 323
8. Charlotte Mallard Creek 305
9. Greensboro Dudley 253
10. Reidsville 233
11. Eastern Alamance 230
12. Jamestown Ragsdale 194
13. Shelby Crest 192
14. Fayetteville Jack Britt 185
15. Hope Mills South View 183
16. Anson County 143
17. Southeast Raleigh 133
18. Thomasville 131
19. Northern Guilford 85
20. Asheville 81
21. Rocky Mount 80
22. Southern Pines Pinecrest 78
23. Greensboro Page 70
24. Winston-Salem Carver 70
25. Tarboro 68
Others receiving votes: Charlotte Catholic 53, Wilmington Hoggard 47, Winston-Salem Mt. Tabor 47, Kannapolis Brown 39, Raleigh Leesville Rd. 37, Apex Middle Creek 33, Durham Hillside 33, Albemarle 26, Newton-Conover 26, Harnett Central 25, SW Edgecombe 24, West Charlotte 17, Warsaw Kenan 12, Morrisville Panther Creek 12, Scotland County 10, Kinston 7, Belmont South Point 7, Lenoir Hibriten 6, West Forsyth 5, Northwest Cabarrus 2, High Point Central 1, Shelby 1, Northeast Guilford 1







