The ultimate standings for Girls Basketball: Grace Christian maintains the top spot throughout, with North Pitt and other teams taking the lead in their respective areas.
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The ultimate standings for Girls Basketball: Grace Christian maintains the top spot throughout, with North Pitt and other teams taking the lead in their respective areas.

Posted on by Matthew Reynolds

Grace Christian of Sanford finished at the top spot in the HighSchoolOT statewide top 25 rankings, maintaining their position as the No. 1 team throughout the season. They secured their spot as the top team by winning the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 3A championship.

The top five teams in the final top 25 were all champions — No. 2 West Rowan won 3A, No. 3 North Pitt won 2A, No. 4 Cherokee won 1A and No. 5 Rolesville won 4A. Other champions included No. 10 Cannon School (NCISAA 4A), No. 23 Cresset Christian (NCISAA 1A), No. 25 The O’Neal School (NCISAA 2A).

Last year’s top-ranked team, Panther Creek, placed sixth.

Final standings from previous season, statewide teams

Out of the initial preseason top 25 teams, a total of 17 teams retained their rankings in the final statewide rankings. Interestingly, Cherokee, who was not initially ranked, ended up being the highest-ranked team. Among the preseason top 10, six teams maintained their positions in the top 10, while one team fell to 13th.

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

The all-state team for HSOT will be announced within the next few weeks.

After the final week of the high school girls’ basketball season, the HSOT (HighSchoolOT.com) has released its statewide top 25 rankings.

The HSOT (HighSchoolOT.com) has announced the statewide top 25 rankings for girls’ basketball after the last week of the high school season.

Please be advised that the following list includes each team’s record and, in certain instances, their result in the postseason.

  1. Christian Grace from Sanford has had a perfect record of 30 wins and 0 losses, earning them the title of NCISAA 3A champions.

  2. West Rowan had a record of 31 wins and 1 loss, and were champions of the 3A division.

  3. The North Pitt team was victorious with a record of 29 wins and 3 losses, earning them the title of 2A champion.

  4. The Cherokee team (with a record of 29 wins and 1 loss, and the champions of 1A division).

  5. Rolesville High School finished with a record of 27 wins and 5 losses, earning them the 4A championship title.

  6. Panther Creek (24-5)
  7. Charlotte Catholic (27-5)
  8. Lake Norman (26-3)
  9. Terry Sanford (26-6)

  10. The North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association 4A champion, Cannon School, finished their season with a record of 23 wins and 7 losses.

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    AC Reynolds High School defeated Ragsdale High School by a score of 65-48, with a record of 27 wins and 2 losses.

  12. East Burke (31-1)
  13. Cape Fear (27-2)
  14. Watauga (25-6)
  15. Hoggard (30-2)
  16. Providence Day (21-10)
  17. Concord Academy (20-4)
  18. Mallard Creek (26-4)
  19. South Central (28-3)
  20. Seaforth (28-4)

  21. Christian High Point has a record of 22 wins and 5 losses.

  22. Greensboro Day (28-5)
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  24. East Columbus (26-2)
  25. –
    The O’Neal School with a record of 30-1 and being crowned as the NCISAA 2A champion –

Top 15 Girls Basketball Area Code rankings: Final

In the most recent girls basketball area code rankings, North Pitt holds the top spot in the 252 area code. Grace Christian of Sanford ranks highest in the 919 code, while Terry Sanford leads in the 910 code. High Point Christian represents the 336 area code, West Rowan dominates in the 704, and Cherokee leads in the 828 code.

The teams highlighted in bold are also in positions higher than others.

252 area code

North Pitt defeated East Burke in the 2A girls state championship in Winston-Salem on March 16, 2024. (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT.com)

On March 16, 2024, North Pitt emerged victorious over East Burke in the 2A girls state championship held in Winston-Salem. The win was captured in a photo by Evan Moesta of HighSchoolOT.com.

  1. North Pitt High School, the 2A champion, has a record of 29 wins and 3 losses.

  2. South Central High School’s 3A East team placed second with a score of 28-3.

  3. West Craven 23-4
  4. Northeastern 22-8
  5. Rocky Mount 19-7
  6. Gates County 22-5
  7. Hertford County 19-9
  8. First Flight 17-5
  9. Beddingfield 18-7
  10. Fike 23-5
  11. SouthWest Edgecombe 18-8
  12. Pamlico County 16-14
  13. Perquimans 24-5
  14. Nash Central 18-9
  15. Vance County 22-4

919 area code

Dacota Hubbard (3) of Rolesville. Rolesville defeated Charlotte Catholic in the 4A girls state championship in Winston-Salem on March 16, 2024. (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT.com)

On March 16, 2024, during the 4A girls state championship in Winston-Salem, Dacota Hubbard (3) from Rolesville emerged victorious against Charlotte Catholic. A photo by Evan Moesta from HighSchoolOT.com captured the moment.

  1. The champion of the NCISAA 3A division is Grace Christian of Sanford with an undefeated record of 30 wins and 0 losses.

  2. Rolesville High School, winner of the 4A championship with a score of 27-5.

  3. Panther Creek 24-5

  4. Oceanview 28-4 (2A Eastern division second place)

  5. ->
    Cresset Christian is the 20-2 winner of the (NCISAA 1A) championship.
  6. Chapel Hill 25-5
  7. Franklinton 25-2
  8. South Garner 19-8
  9. Southeast Raleigh 20-9
  10. Willow Spring 25-4
  11. Middle Creek 22-6
  12. Green Level 20-9
  13. Northwood 24-6
  14. Hillside 18-9
  15. Wakefield 21-7

910 area code

Terry Sanford took on South Central in the 3A girls eastern regional final in Winston-Salem on March 12, 2024. (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT.com)
On March 12, 2024, Terry Sanford faced off against South Central in the 3A girls eastern regional final in Winston-Salem. A photo of the game was captured by Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT.com.

  1. Terry Sanford’s record in the 3A division was 26-6, earning them the title of runner-up.

  2. Cape Fear 27-2

  3. Hoggard has a record of 30-2 and was the runner-up in the 4A East division.

  4. East Columbus finished as the runner-up in the 1A East division with a record of 26-2.

  5. The O’Neal School, who was the champion of NCISAA 2A with a 30-1 record

  6. Fairmont 22-4
  7. E.E. Smith 20-8
  8. Richmond 25-5

  9. The team from East Bladen had a record of 25 wins and 5 losses and were runners-up in the 1A East regional.

  10. Scotland 23-5
  11. St. Pauls 20-6
  12. Southwest Onslow 25-1
  13. South View 20-8
  14. Jack Britt 18-7
  15. East Duplin 24-5

336 area code

Kylie Torrence of High Point Christian girls basketball
(HPC)

Kylie Torrence, a player on the High Point Christian girls basketball team (HPC)

  1. The High Point Christian team had a record of 22 wins and 5 losses during their season and were runners-up in the NCISAA 3A category.

  2. Greensboro Day 28-5
  3. Ben L. Smith 27-3
  4. Northern Guilford 28-2
  5. Bishop McGuinness 25-5
  6. Western Alamance 23-7
  7. Southeast Alamance 20-8
  8. North Wilkes 24-6
  9. Mount Tabor 23-6
  10. T.W. Andrews 23-5
  11. Ashe County 18-9
  12. Wesleyan Christian 22-11
  13. Oak Grove 25-3
  14. East Surry 21-9
  15. Forbush 20-8

704 area code

West Rowan took on Terry Sanford in the 3A girls state championship in Winston-Salem on March 15, 2024. (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT.com)

On March 15, 2024, West Rowan competed against Terry Sanford in the 3A girls state championship held in Winston-Salem. A photograph taken by Evan Moesta from HighSchoolOT.com captured the event.

  1. “The 3A champion, West Rowan, had a record of 31 wins and 1 loss.”
  2. Charlotte Catholic 27-5 (4A runner-up)
  3. Lake Norman 26-3

  4. The 23-7 record of Cannon School earned them the title of NCISAA 4A champions.

  5. Providence Day finished as runner-up in the NCISAA 4A championship with a score of 21-10.
  6. Concord Academy 20-4
  7. Mallard Creek 26-4
  8. Myers Park 27-3
  9. East Lincoln 29-2
  10. North Mecklenburg 23-6
  11. Marvin Ridge 24-5
  12. Independence 23-6
  13. Hickory Ridge 23-6
  14. Ardrey Kell 22-6
  15. Lincoln Charter 25-6 (2A West runner-up)

828 area code

Cherokee defeated East Columbus in the 1A girls state championship in Winston-Salem on March 15, 2024. (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT.com)

On March 15, 2024, in Winston-Salem, Cherokee came out victorious in the 1A girls state championship against East Columbus. (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT.com)

  1. Cherokee 29-1 (1st place in 1A division)

  2. A.C. Reynolds 27-2 (3A West runner-up)

  3. East Burke had a record of 31 wins and 1 loss during their season, earning them the runner-up spot in the 2A category.

  4. Watauga High School finished as the runner-up in the 4A West division with a record of 25 wins and 6 losses.

  5. East Rutherford 27-3

  6. The 1A West runner-up team, Mountain Heritage, had a record of 28 wins and 3 losses.

  7. Alexander Central 22-7
  8. Rosman 21-6
  9. Pisgah 22-7
  10. Hibriten 19-9
  11. McDowell 23-6
  12. Asheville School 17-8
  13. Asheville 14-12
  14. Hickory 16-11
  15. Maiden 16-10

Source: highschoolot.com