Garner takes No. 1 in final softball rankings for 2024; South Brunswick and Weddington among area code leaders
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Garner takes No. 1 in final softball rankings for 2024; South Brunswick and Weddington among area code leaders

Posted on by Matthew Reynolds

For the first time, Garner is the No. 1 team in the final HighSchoolOT statewide top 25 softball rankings, taking the top spot after winning the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A championship and ending the year with an 28-2 record.

The Trojans are just in front of two other state champions, 3A champ South Brunswick and 2A champ Southwestern Randolph. West Wilkes and Wakefield rounded out the top five. Other state champions that ended the year ranked were No. 9 East Wilkes (1A champ), No. 12 High Point Christian (N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association D2 champ), and No. 19 Freedom Chrsitian (NCISAA D3 champ). NCISAA D1 champ North Raleigh Christian was unranked in the statewide top 25, but did get ranked in the 919 area code top 15.

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In total, seven teams from the preseason top 25 made the final statewide rankings, with South Brunswick the highest-ranked team who was unranked at the outset. Of the preseason top 10, three of them ended in the final top 10. Garner began the year ranked ninth. The preseason No. 1, Marvin Ridge, finished unranked.

The full final rankings — a statewide Top 25 and Top 15 rankings for each of the state’s six area codes — are below.

The HSOT all-state team will be released in the coming weeks.

Final HSOT Statewide Top 25: Softball

Note: All teams are listed with record and, in some cases, their postseason finish.

  1. Garner (28-2) 4A champ
  2. South Brunswick (28-4) 3A champ
  3. Southwestern Randolph (23-7) 2A champ
  4. West Wilkes (21-1)
  5. Wakefield (24-3)
  6. Weddington (21-5) 4A runner-up
  7. Wake Forest (18-8)
  8. Kings Mountain (24-3) 3A runner-up
  9. East Wilkes (29-4) 1A champ
  10. Piedmont (23-5)
  11. Oak Grove (24-3)
  12. High Point Christian (22-2) NCISAA D2 champ
  13. Northwest Guilford (27-4)
  14. South Caldwell (24-2)
  15. Alexander Central (22-5)
  16. Willow Spring (23-5)
  17. Mooresville (24-2)
  18. East Rowan (23-4)
  19. Freedom Christian (25-0) NCISAA D3 champ
  20. Apex Friendship (20-4)
  21. Laney (19-3)
  22. North Stanly (21-5-1)
  23. Crest (17-5)
  24. Midway (21-5) 2A runner-up
  25. Northside of Beaufort County (22-6) 1A runner-up

Final Area Code Top 15 rankings: Softball

In the final softball area code rankings, Northside of Beaufort County is ranked first in the 252, Garner in the 919, South Brunswick in the 910, Southwestern Randolph in the 336, Weddington in the 704, and South Caldwell in the 828.

Teams in bold are also ranked above.

252 area code

  1. Northside of Beaufort County 22-6 (1A runner-up)
  2. Martin County 25-4 (2A East runner-up)
  3. D.H. Conley 18-5
  4. South Central 19-7 (3A East runner-up)
  5. Camden County 20-3
  6. Havelock 17-8
  7. Perquimans 20-9
  8. Pamlico County 20-6
  9. Southern Nash 22-1
  10. Washington 18-4
  11. Bear Grass Charter 20-6
  12. New Bern 16-6
  13. Roanoke Rapids 17-4
  14. Vance Charter 14-4
  15. South Lenoir 15-6

919 area code

  1. Garner 28-2 (4A champ)
  2. Wakefield 24-3
  3. Wake Forest 18-8 (4A East runner-up)
  4. Willow Spring 23-5
  5. Apex Friendship 20-4
  6. Orange 16-7
  7. South Johnston 20-2
  8. Wayne Christian 18-5 (NCISAA D3 runner-up)
  9. Corinth Holders 13-10
  10. Cleveland 14-8
  11. North Raleigh Christian 15-3 (NCISAA D1 champ)
  12. Clayton 13-9
  13. Holly Springs 13-8
  14. Panther Creek 12-8
  15. Jordan-Matthews 20-5

910 area code

  1. South Brunswick 28-4 (3A champ)
  2. Freedom Christian 25-0 (NCISAA D3 champ)
  3. Laney 19-3
  4. Midway 21-5 (2A runner-up)
  5. Scotland 19-2
  6. North Duplin 17-2
  7. Lumberton 24-5
  8. South View 19-5
  9. Cape Fear 18-6
  10. Topsail 15-6
  11. Dixon 22-5
  12. Union Pines 17-8
  13. Richlands 18-7
  14. Triton 19-5
  15. Gray’s Creek 11-9

336 area code

  1. Southwestern Randolph 23-7 (2A champ)
  2. West Wilkes 21-1
  3. East Wilkes 29-4 (1A champ)
  4. Oak Grove 24-3
  5. High Point Christian 21-2 (NCISAA D2 champ)
  6. Northwest Guilford 27-4 (4A West runner-up)
  7. West Forsyth 24-4
  8. Reagan 22-5
  9. Southern Alamance 19-5
  10. Uwharrie Charter 20-4-1
  11. Roxboro Community 18-6 (1A East runner-up)
  12. North Davidson 17-7
  13. McMichael 21-6
  14. Rockingham County 19-6
  15. West Stokes 18-5

704 area code

  1. Weddington 21-5 (4A runner-up)
  2. Kings Mountain 24-3 (3A runner-up)
  3. Piedmont 23-5 (3A West runner-up)
  4. Mooresville 24-2
  5. East Rowan 23-4
  6. North Stanly 21-5-1 (2A West runner-up)
  7. Crest 17-5
  8. Marvin Ridge 17-4
  9. Hickory Ridge 20-7
  10. West Rowan 20-8
  11. West Stanly 19-10
  12. Parkwood 14-7
  13. Cherryville 20-3
  14. Lake Norman 16-10
  15. Porter Ridge 15-5

828 area code

  1. South Caldwell 24-2
  2. Alexander Central 22-5
  3. Robbinsville 24-4 (1A West runner-up)
  4. West Henderson 19-3
  5. Owen 20-3
  6. Bunker Hill 19-3
  7. Maiden 17-5
  8. McDowell 16-7
  9. Bandys 16-9
  10. Fred T. Foard 14-5
  11. Franklin 15-4
  12. Enka 16-6
  13. A.C. Reynolds 12-12
  14. North Buncombe 12-7
  15. Pisgah 15-6

Source: highschoolot.com