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Several teams ranked in soccer, none No. 1

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The state soccer rankings are listed below in the four NCHSAA classifications and the NCISAA's independent schools:

4-A:

  • Jordan (11-0-0) is still ranked second in the state behind defending champ Greensboro Page.
  • Fuquay-Varina (11-0-0) moved up a spot to No. 3 in the state. The Bengals did allow a goal this week to Athens Drive, the first goal allowed this year.
  • Millbrook (10-0-2) moves up to No. 6 after a big 4-1 win over Leesville Road.
  • East Chapel Hill (8-1-2) slid up three spots to 10th.
  • Leesville Road (9-2-1) moved down to No. 11 after losing to Millbrook and a 2-2 tie with Chapel Hill.
  • Athens Drive (10-2-1) lost 2-1 to Fuquay-Varina and defeated Apex 4-2. That keeps them in 12th.
  • Apex moved into the rankings this wee at No. 14 after a 1-0 win over Green Hope
  • No. 15 Green Hope (8-4-0) is in danger of falling out of the top 10 4-A after a loss to Apex.
  • Broughton and Sanderson are in the "others receiving votes" category.

3-A:

  • Cardinal Gibbons (8-1-1) is now 4th in the state after a 4-0 shutout of Wilmington Hoggard.
  • Carolina-6 Conference foe Chapel Hill (7-4-1) is now 6th in the state after going winless on the week with a tie to Leesville and 2-1 loss to East Chapel Hill.
  • Orange (10-1-0) was upset 1-0 by Northern Durham for its first loss of the season. The Panthers are now 12th.
  • Southern Lee of the Cape Fear Valley Conference is in the "others receiving votes."

2-A:

  • Carrboro (10-2-1), of the Carolina-9 Conference, is 9th for the third straight week.
  • Durham School of the Arts (4-3-1), also of the Carolina-9, stays in 11th after tying Carrboro 2-2 and losing to N.C. Science & Math.
  • Chatham County's Jordan-Matthews (Siler City) is in 13th at 6-2-2.

1-A:

  • The Carolina-9 Conference also has 1-A schools, and two of those are ranked as well.
  • Durham's N.C. School of Science & Math (8-0-0) moved up to 3rd and remains unbeaten and untied.
  • Raleigh Charter (7-3-1) moved down a spot to 6th after an upset loss to Northwood.

Independent schools:

  • North Raleigh Christian Academy (10-3-1) knocked off two conference opponents to move up a spot to No. 4. NRCA remains the top-ranked independent school in the area.
  • Cary Academy (6-4-2), which like NRCA plays in the TISAC, moved up one spot to 9th after a 5-0 shutout of Ravenscroft.
  • St. David's (9-4-1) moved up to No. 10.
  • Cary Christian is 11-1-1 and 11th in the state.
  • Ravenscroft (Durham) Carolina Friends and Durham Academy are in the "others receiving votes."
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About the blogger

J. Mike Blake has been the Sports Editor for The Cary News and Southwest Wake News since October 2008. He holds two "unofficial" NCHSAA records in two different sports - highest career free throw percentage (2-of-2) in basketball and fewest career singles victories (zero. sigh.) for tennis.
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