The Raiders will open defense of its state title at home against Northwest Guilford at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Richmond received 58 points to move up into a tie for the No. 4 spot.
The Raiders are in a tie with Wake Forest-Rolesville.
The Cougars moved up into the tie for the No. 4 slot after they defeated Leesville Road 20-3.
Butler maintained the No. 1 spot in the poll after downing last week’s No. 2 Independence 31-24. The Bulldogs grabbed all 10 first place votes and are 20 points in front of Jamestown Ragsdale. Independence fell one spot to No. 3 after the loss.
The Tigers jumped up two spots this week after cruising past High Point Central 34-7.
Winston-Salem Reynolds dropped one spot after being in a tie for the No. 4 spot last week. The Demons rolled past Reagan 33-6.
Rounding out the top 10, Jack Britt fell four spots to No. 7 after it lost to Terry Sanford 48-42. Greensboro Dudley and Mallard Creek were tied at No. 8. Dudley breezed past Grimsley 48-3, while Mallard Creek had a bye week. Harnett Central jumped into the No. 10 spot after it downed Garner 34-9.
n RALEIGH (AP) — The final Associated Press state high school football poll for the 2009 season in North Carolina, first-place votes in parentheses, records and total points as voted upon by a statewide panel of prep sports writers:
Class 4-A
1. Matthews Butler (10) 10-0 100 1
2. Jamestown Ragsdale 11-0 80 4
3. Charlotte Independence 10-1 67 2
4. Richmond County 10-1 58 5
(tie) Wake Forest-Rolesville 11-0 58 5
6. Winston-Salem Reynolds 11-0 53 5
7. Fayetteville Britt 10-1 37 3
8. Greensboro Dudley 10-1 36 10
(tie) Mallard Creek 10-1 36 8
10. Harnett Central 11-0 8
Others receiving votes: West Forsyth 6, Asheville Reynolds 4, Winston-Salem Mt. Tabor 3, Greensboro Page 2, Southern Durham 2.
n Editor’s note - Richmond County Daily Journal Sports Editor Shawn Stinson is a voting member of the AP North Carolina high school football poll.
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