The high school football season in North Carolina kicks off this week and MaxPreps has your look at the state's top teams. Defending NCISAA Division I state champion
Providence Day (Charlotte) owns the No. 1 spot in the Preseason MaxPreps Top 25.
The Chargers are favorites to capture their fourth consecutive state crown this season. Providence Day avenged their lone losses in the state championship game in each of the past two seasons.
Seniors
Jaylen Himes (5-8, 180, RB),
David Sanders Jr. (6-6, 290, OL, Tennessee commitment) and
Braxton Winston (5-11, 165, DB, Wake Forest) along with juniors
Leo Delaney (6-6, 280, OL),
Kendre Harrison (6-7, 243, TE),
Zaid Lott (6-4, 200, QB, North Carolina) and
Gordon Sellars (6-2, 180, WR) lead the charge for Providence Day.
The Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 is a composite of the
Preseason Top 100 and computer rankings factoring in past results and adjustments such as returners and statistical data when available.
North Carolina Preseason MaxPreps Top 251.
Providence Day (Charlotte), 12-1 record in 2023
2.
Grimsley (Greensboro), 13-1
3.
Weddington (Matthews), 14-2
4.
Butler (Matthews), 12-2
5.
Independence (Charlotte), 11-4
6.
Hough (Cornelius), 11-2
7.
Rolesville, 12-2
8.
East Forsyth (Kernersville), 10-2
9.
Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh), 12-3
T10.
Cleveland (Clayton), 13-1
T10.
Hickory, 16-0
12.
Hoggard (Wilmington), 14-2
13.
Seventy-First (Fayetteville), 15-1
14.
Reidsville, 15-1
15.
Dudley (Greensboro), 14-1
T16.
Mallard Creek (Charlotte), 7-5
T16.
Chambers (Charlotte), 8-4
18.
Crest (Shelby), 13-1
19.
West Henderson (Hendersonville), 13-1
20.
Porter Ridge (Indian Trail), 9-3
21.
Myers Park (Charlotte), 7-4
22.
Watauga (Boone), 12-1
23.
Charlotte Christian (Charlotte), 8-4
24.
Mooresville, 11-1
25.
Monroe, 11-2