NC high school football NCHSAA polls: No news is good news for all four top teams
In Week 4, a few key matchups started to separate the top of the pack from the middle. One example here is Hillside’s big win over Rolesville in a Wake County/Durham County crossover. Another was top contender Wake Forest falling in excruciating fashion to Cardinal Gibbons.
In the Charlotte area, Chambers had a statement defensive win, as well.
Parity seems to be the theme in the lower classifications, where the number of unbeaten state title contending teams has dwindled.
Who made it to the top this week?
Here are the full top-10 rankings:
The Observer/News & Observer NCHSAA Football Polls
4A
| Rk. | School | Rec. |
| 1. | East Forsyth | 3-0 |
| 2. | Grimsley | 3-0 |
| 3. | Chambers | 3-1 |
| 4. | Hough | 2-1 |
| 5. | New Bern | 4-0 |
| 6. | Cleveland | 3-0 |
| 7. | Cardinal Gibbons | 2-2 |
| 8. | Mallard Creek | 2-2 |
| 9. | Weddington | 3-1 |
| 10. | Millbrook | 4-0 |
3A
| Rk. | School | Rec. |
| 1. | Kings Mountain | 3-0 |
| 2. | Havelock | 3-0 |
| 3. | Seventy First | 3-0 |
| 4. | South Point | 3-0 |
| 5. | East Lincoln | 3-0 |
| 6. | Eastern Alamance | 3-1 |
| 7. | Jacksonville | 3-0 |
| 8. | Crest | 2-1 |
| 9. | Scotland County | 2-2 |
| 10. | Northern Nash | 3-0 |
2A
| Rk. | School | Rec. |
| 1. | East Surry | 4-0 |
| 2. | Reidsville | 3-1 |
| 3. | Monroe | 3-0 |
| 4. | Wallace-Rose Hill | 2-1 |
| 5. | Burns | 3-1 |
| 6. | Hertford County | 3-0 |
| 7. | Salisbury | 3-1 |
| 8. | Maiden | 2-1 |
| 9. | Forest Hills | 4-0 |
| 10. | Clinton | 3-1 |
1A
| Rk. | School | Rec. |
| 1. | Tarboro | 3-1 |
| 2. | Thomasville | 3-0 |
| 3. | Robbinsville | 3-1 |
| 4. | Eastern Randolph | 3-1 |
| 5. | Mount Airy | 3-1 |
| 6. | Murphy | 2-1 |
| 7. | Mitchell | 2-2 |
| 8. | Northampton | 3-1 |
| 9. | Andrews | 4-0 |
| 10. | Mtn. Island Charter | 2-0 |
This story was originally published September 14, 2022 at 5:45 AM with the headline "NC high school football NCHSAA polls: No news is good news for all four top teams."