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 |
This story was originally published October 31, 2023 at 4:49 PM with the headline "Four new teams in Carolinas Top 25 rankings of best NC, SC high school football programs."
Langston Wertz Jr.
The Charlotte Observer