Two teams in, two out of new football Sweet 16

Two teams drop out of the Sweet 16 this week and Clover, S.C., and Charlotte Catholic zoom in.

Clover, a 4A team, jumps in at No. 16 after beating 2009 N.C. 3AA state champion Belmont South Point and N.C. 3A team Gastonia Ashbrook in consecutive weeks. Catholic, a 3A team, is in after beating 4A South Meck and 4A regional power Providence on back-to-back Fridays.

Catholic jumps all the way to No. 10.

Belmont South Point, which has lost to Clover and 2A Lincolnton in back-to-back weeks, drops out. The Red Raiders were No. 10 last week. Also dropping out was No. 16 Olympic, which was soundly beaten by Myers Park, 39-6 last week.

Also, Rock Hill South Pointe is down two spots, to No. 6, after losing 42-20 to city rival Rock Hill Northwestern Saturday; and Independence, despite not playing, drops three spots to No. 9, the Patriots lowest ranking in 10 years.

Independence (0-1) plays a key home game against Rock Hill South Pointe (1-1) Friday. South Pointe defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, the nation’s top overall recruit, had two sacks and nine tackles against Northwestern. Four of his tackles were for a loss.

Rk.	Team (Class)	Rec.	Prev.
1	Butler (4A)	1-0	1
2	Rock Hill Northwestern (4A)	1-0	2
3	Mallard Creek (4A)	2-0	3
4	West Rowan (3A)	2-0	5
5	Lenoir Hibriten (3A)	2-0	9
6	Rock Hill South Pointe (3A)	1-1	4
7	Kannapolis Brown (3A)	2-0	7
8	Charlotte Latin (IND)	1-0	8
9	Independence (4A)	0-1	6
10	Charlotte Catholic (3A)	2-0	--
11	Shelby (2A)	1-0	11
12	Charlotte Country Day (IND)	1-0	12
13	Newton-Conover (2A)	1-0	13
14	Salisbury (2A)	2-0	14
15	Albemarle (1A)	2-0	15
16	Clover, SC (4A)	2-0	--