Butler, Mallard Creek still 1-2 in A.P. N.C.prep poll

¶ RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ The Associated Press state high school football poll for the week of September 14, first-place votes in parentheses, records and total points as voted upon by a statewide panel of prep sports writers:

^Class 4-A=

† 1. Matthews Butler (15) (3-0) 150 1

† 2. Mallard Creek (3-0) 119 2

† 3. Fayetteville Britt (4-0) 98 4

† 4. Greensboro Dudley (4-0) 89 5

† 5. Richmond County (3-1) 83 3

† 6. Wake Forest-Rolesville (4-0) 82 6

† 7. Asheville Reynolds (3-0) 71 8

† 8. Harnett Central (4-0) 55 7

† 9. Durham Hillside (4-0) 35 10

†10. Winston-Salem Mt. Tabor (3-1) 13

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¶ Others receiving votes: New Bern 8, Monroe Sun Valley 5, Greenville Rose 4, Fuquay-Varina 3, Charlotte Independence 3, West Charlotte 3, Lumberton 2, Jamestown Ragsdale 1, West Forsyth 1.<

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^Class 3-A=

† 1. West Rowan (13) (4-0) 146 1

† 2. Fayetteville Byrd (4-0) 115 2

† 3. Charlotte Catholic (2) (4-0) 107 4

† 4. Marvin Ridge (4-0) 100 5

† 5. Shelby Crest (3-0) 79 9

† 6. Eastern Alamance (3-0) 75 6

† 7. Lenoir Hibriten (4-0) 65 7

† 8. Northern Guilford (3-1) 38 10

† 9. Lawndale Burns (2-1) 25

†10. Asheville (1-1) 19 3

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¶ Others receiving votes: Belmont South Point 14, Northeast Guilford 7, Southern Nash 7, South Brunswick 5, China Grove Carson 5, Charlotte Latin 4, Charlotte Country Day 4, Weddington 3, Wilson Hunt 3, Franklin 2, Havelock 1, South Johnston 1.<

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^Class 2-A=

† 1. Reidsville (13) (4-0) 147 1

† 2. SouthWest Edgecombe (1) (4-0) 129 2

† 3. Tarboro (1) (3-0) 110 3

† 4. Lincolnton (3-0) 96 4

† 5. Kinston (4-0) 65 6

† (tie) Polk County (4-0) 65 6

† 7. Boonville Starmount (3-0) 44 10

† 8. Newton-Conover (3-0) 42 6

† 9. Shelby (2-1) 33 5

†10. Thomasville (4-0) 32

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¶ Others receiving votes: East Bladen 22, East Duplin 13, Roanoke Rapids 9, Carrboro 5, Burnsville Mountain Heritage 5, Winston-Salem Carver 3, Siler City Jordan-Matthews 1, Canton Pisgah 1, South Iredell 1, Claremont Bunker Hill 1, North Johnston 1.<

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^Class 1-A=

† 1. Wallace-Rose Hill (12) (3-0) 145 2

† 2. Southwest Onslow (2) (4-0) 135 3

† 3. Pender County (3-0) 107 4

† 4. Albemarle (1) (3-1) 100 1

† 5. Plymouth (4-0) 89 5

† 6. Avery County (4-0) 77 6

† 7. Hendersonville (3-0) 67 7

† 8. Mt. Airy (2-2) 29 10

† 9. Hobbton (4-0) 17

†10. Kernersville McGuinness (3-0) 11

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¶ Others receiving votes: Manteo 10, Murphy 9, Williamston Riverside 9, Warsaw Kenan 6, West Montgomery 5, Swain County 4, North Edgecombe 3, East Surry 1, Robbinsville 1.<