RALEIGH (AP) — The Associated Press state high school football poll for the week of September 8, first-place votes in parentheses, records and total points as voted upon by a statewide panel of prep sports writers:
Class 4-A
1. Charlotte Mallard Creek (6) (2-1) 117 —
2. Wake Forest (2) (3-0) 95 —
3. Scotland County (1) (3-0) 91 —
4. Charlotte Vance (2) (3-0) 88 —
5. Charlotte Catholic (3) (2-0) 82 —
6. Greensboro Dudley (3-0) 81 —
7. Matthews Butler (2-1) 50 —
8. Southern Pines Pinecrest (3-0) 34 —
9. Greensboro Page (3-0) 26 —
10. East Forsyth (3-0) 25 —
Others receiving 10 or more points: Richmond County (3-0) 23, Cornelius Hough (3-0) 15, Fayetteville Britt (3-0) 13,
Class 3-A
1. Havelock (4) (3-0) 128 —
2. Shelby Crest (8) (3-0) 121 —
3. Weddington (1) (3-0) 113 —
4. Asheville (3-0) 76 —
5. Eastern Alamance (3-0) 74 —
6. West Craven (3-0) 33 —
7. Fayetteville Sanford (2-1) 32 —
8. Orange County (1) (3-0) 29 —
9. Northern Guilford (1-1) 27 —
10. Cuthbertson (2-1) 21 —
Others receiving 10 or more points: Asheville Reynolds (2-1) 18, Statesville (2-0) 13, Southern Durham (2-1) 12, Kings Mountain (3-0) 10, Western Alamance (2-1) 10.
Class 2-A
1. East Lincoln (6) (3-0) 127 —
2. Shelby (6) (3-0) 122 —
3. Elizabeth City Northeastern (2) (3-0) 93 —
4. Clinton (2-0) 91 —
5. Monroe (3-0) 71 —
6. Reidsville (3-0) 60 —
7. Kinston (3-0) 53 —
8. East Bladen (3-0) 34 —
(tie)SouthWest Edgecombe (3-0) 34 —
10. Greene Central (3-0) 25 —
Others receiving 10 or more points: Franklin (1-1) 13, West Stokes (3-0) 11, Lincolnton (2-1) 10.
Class 1-A
1. Warsaw Kenan (10) (3-0) 131 —
2. Wallace-Rose Hill (3) (2-1) 104 —
3. Tarboro (1) (3-0) 103 —
4. West Montgomery (3-0) 77
(tie)East Surry (3-0) 77 —
6. Mitchell County (3-0) 64 —
7. Murphy (2-1) 42 —
8. Plymouth (2-1) 30 —
9. East Carteret (3-0) 27 —
10. Lakewood (Salemburg) (3-0) 26 —
Others receiving 10 or more points: Swain County (2-1) 18, Mt. Airy (2-1) 17, Chocowinity Southside (3-0) 15, Hayesville (2-0) 10, Rosman (3-0) 10.