Four new teams in Carolinas Top 25 rankings of best NC, SC high school football programs

Four new teams join the Carolinas Top 25 this week. They are:

No. 21 Southern Pines Pinecrest (10-0)

No. 22 Clover, SC (8-2)

No. 23 Midland Valley, SC (10-0)

No. 24 JM Robinson (Concord, NC) (10-0)

The Carolinas Top 25 ranks the best prep football teams in North and South Carolina and is compiled by high school staffers at McClatchy newspapers throughout the two states along with longtime high school football analyst Chris Hughes. The final poll will appear after the season concludes.

Carolinas Top 25

Rank

School

State

Hometown

Record

Last Week

1

Grimsley

NC

Greensboro

(10-0)

1

2

Providence Day

NC

Charlotte

(9-1)

2

3

Summerville

SC

Summerville

(10-0)

4

4

South Florence

SC

Florence

(10-0)

5

5

Dudley

NC

Greensboro

(10-0)

3

6

Rolesville

NC

Rolesville

(9-1)

6

7

Butler

NC

Matthews

(9-1)

7

8

Crest

NC

Shelby

(10-0)

9

9

T.L. Hanna

SC

Anderson

(9-1)

8

10

Seventy-First

NC

Fayetteville

(10-0)

10

11

Northwestern

SC

Rock Hill

(9-1)

11

12

Byrnes

SC

Duncan

(9-1)

13

13

Irmo

SC

Irmo

(10-0)

14

14

Hough

NC

Cornelius

(9-1)

16

15

White Knoll

SC

Lexington

(10-0)

17

16

Mooresville

NC

Mooresville

(10-0)

19

17

Clinton

NC

Clinton

(10-0)

21

18

Cleveland

NC

Clayton

(10-0)

23

19

Daniel

SC

Central

(10-0)

22

20

James Island

SC

Charleston

(10-0)

24

21

Pinecrest

NC

Southern Pines

(10-0)

NR

22

Clover

SC

Clover

(8-2)

NR

23

Midland Valley

SC

Langley

(10-0)

NR

24

J.M. Robinson

NC

Concord

(10-0)

NR

25

Westside

SC

Anderson

(9-1)

25