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No. 13 Butler Downs Independence

Kris Frost of Butler (Matthews, N.C.) stiff-arms an Independence defender during the visiting Bulldogs' 31-24 win Friday night in a matchup of two undefeated teams in Charlotte. No. 13 Butler improved to 10-0 overall with the victory. More: Xcellent 25 Weekend Scoreboard

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Playoffs in America

Postseason - and the fight to get there - is the focus of high school football teams across the nation. All the hard work and preparation is about to payoff for many deserving teams. MaxPreps is your home for high school playoff football so use our map, find your state and follow the road to the state championship.

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Lemay, Butler No. 12 in Nation.

Butler (Charlotte, N.C) quarterback Christian LeMay is one of the top juniors in the nation. Butler is ranked No. 1 in North Carolina and is No. 12 in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25. Butler is 9-0 after beating South Mecklenburg 59-14 Friday night. Steve Spiewak has more on Lemay and the rest of the Class of 2010 and 2011 Top 10. More: Xcellent 25 Weekend Scoreboard.

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North Carolina High School football playoff bracket: 4AA

North Carolina High School football playoff bracket: 4A

North Carolina High School football playoff bracket: 3AA

North Carolina High School football playoff bracket: 3A

North Carolina High School football playoff bracket: 2AA

North Carolina High School football playoff bracket: 2A

North Carolina Football Rankings

#	School (City, State)	Overall	League	Rating	Strength	More
1.	Butler (Matthews, NC)	9-0	5-0	53.1	25.2	[+]
2.	Independence (Charlotte, NC)	10-0	5-0	52.3	25.9	[+]
3.	Ragsdale (Jamestown, NC)	10-0	5-0	47.4	20.8	[+]
4.	Richmond (Rockingham, NC)	9-1	4-0	43.4	23.3	[+]
5.	Mallard Creek (Charlotte, NC)	9-1	6-0	42.7	21.5	[+]
6.	Reynolds (Winston-Salem, NC)	10-0	4-0	42.6	20	[+]
7.	West Rowan (Mt. Ulla, NC)	10-0	5-0	42.2	11.9	[+]
8.	Britt (Fayetteville, NC)	10-0	5-0	39.9	12.8	[+]
9.	Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops, NC)	11-0	6-0	38.4	9.8	[+]
10.	Reidsville (NC)	10-0	5-0	38.2	6.9	[+]

Updated on: 11/3/2009 | National Rankings | North Carolina State Rankings

North Carolina Football Leaderboard View All Football Leaders

#	Tackles	Total
1	Cody Patterson South Iredell (NC)	151
2	Kyle Bostic Kenan (NC)	148
3	Joe Young Northern Nash (NC)	145
4	Kimani Bethune-jones Westover (NC)	144
5	Nick Broussard Sanford (NC)	136
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#	Sacks	Total
1	Darrin Gilliard Prince Avenue Prep (SC)	26.0
2	Zack Cook Mt. Pleasant (NC)	16.0
3	Xavier Owens Creswell (NC)	15.0
4	Clarence Shipman Prince Avenue Prep (SC)	15.0
5	Josh Davidson Hickory Grove Chri... (NC)	14.5
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#	Receiving	Total
1	Jabri Ridenhour Western Guilford (NC)	1174
2	Patrick Jacobs Princeton (NC)	1096
3	Thomas Fryar Jones (NC)	954
4	Cody Clanton Carson (NC)	944
5	Dee Williams South Johnston (NC)	896
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North Carolina Boys Football Scoreboard

Away Team		Home Team	Results
Camden Military (Camden, SC)	@	Carolina Pride (Charlotte, NC)	0 - 2
South Granville (Creedmoor, NC)	@	Granville Central (Stem, NC)	63 - 0
Murphy (NC)	@	Swain County (Bryson City, NC)	13 - 20
Princeton (NC)	@	Rosewood (Goldsboro, NC)	42 - 20
South Robeson (Rowland, NC)	@	East Columbus (Lake Waccamaw, NC)	6 - 21
Ragsdale (Jamestown, NC)	@	High Point Central (High Point, NC)	34 - 7
North Stokes (Danbury, NC)	@	Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville, NC)	0 - 10
South Lenoir (Deep Run, NC)	@	Topsail (Hampstead, NC)	19 - 13
Roberson (Asheville, NC)	@	Enka (NC)	29 - 28
East Mecklenburg (Charlotte, NC)	@	South Mecklenburg (Charlotte, NC)	38 - 7

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