NCpreps.com State Basketball Polls

Here are the first girls basktetball rankings for the 2008 basketball season.

1A GIRLS

1. East Surry 13-0 (3) – 93
2. East Bladen 10-0 (2) – 91
3. Bishop McGuinness 8-3 (4) – 81
4. Louisburg 9-0 – 64
5. Polk County 12-0 (1) – 61
6. Williamston 9-0 – 59
7. Hiwassee Dam 12-1 – 51
8. Chatham Central 4-0 – 29
9. Union 7-1 – 24
10. Pender 4-1 – 17

HM: East Columbus (6-1); Thomasville (3-2); Mount Airy (9-3); Jordan Matthews (9-3); Plymouth (N/A);


2A GIRLS

1. Graham 8-0 (5) – 98
2. Salisbury 10-0 (4) – 84
3. Shelby 10-0 – 74
4. North Stanly 8-0 (2) – 71
5. East Davidson 7-1 – 54
6. Forest Hills 5-1 – 47
7 First Flight 10-0 – 34
8. Smoky Mountain 8-2 – 28
9. Pasquotank 10-1 – 25
10. North Surry 8-2 – 15
10. South Lenoir 8-2 – 15

HM: Tarboro (8-1); Bandys (6-2); Clinton (6-2); East Rutherford (7-2); Newton Conover (N/A); Eastern Guilford (9-3);


3A GIRLS

1. Beddingfield 10-0 (4) – 89
1. Forestview 12-0 (3) – 89
3. Hickory 8-0 (2) – 84
4. Hunter Huss 9-0 (1) – 58
5. T.C. Roberson 10-1 – 54
6. South Central 11-0 (1) – 50
7. Rockingham 9-0 – 41
8. Western Harnett 10-1 – 37
9. Statesville 10-1 – 29
10. Concord 9-1 – 20

HM: Rocky Mount (8-1); Franklin (9-2); Ragsdale (10-2); Southwest Edgecombe (N/A); Bertie (3-0); North Buncombe (10-3); Eastern Wayne (8-2); Erwin (10-2);


4A GIRLS

1. Wakefield 13-0 (6) – 90
2. Grimsley 12-0 (3) – 86
3. Hillside 10-0 (1) – 70
4. South View 12-1 (1) – 60
5. West Charlotte 11-2 – 59
6. Garner 12-1 – 45
7. Broughton 9-1 – 35
8. McDowell 8-3 – 25
9. Millbrook 9-1 – 21
10. Leesville Road 9-1 – 20

HM: Northwest Guilford (12-1); North Forsyth (11-1); Westover (9-1); Butler (8-2); East Mecklenburg (7-1); Freedom (N/A); East Gaston (10-2); Hoke County (8-1); A.C. Reynolds (6-2); Page (9-2); Southeast Raleigh (7-1); Mount Tabor (N/A);

A big thank you goes out to the following media outlets: The Citizen-Times (Asheville); The Courier (Forest City); The Dispatch (Henderson); The Free Press (Kinston); The Observer (Charlotte); The Record (Hickory); The Star-News (Wilmington); WPAQ (Mount Airy); and the NCPreps.com staff

 

sweet 16 (1-4)

Girls' basketball Sweet 16


Rk.TeamCls. Rec.1.Hickory3A9-02.Gastonia Forestview3A12-03.Salisbury2A11-0 4.West Charlotte4A11-2 5.North Stanly2A8-06.East Mecklenburg4A7-17.Unionville Piedmont 3A10-18.Statesville3A10-19.Shelby2A12-110.Gastonia Huss3A9-011.Butler4A8-212.Concord3A9-113.Marshville Forest Hills2A10-114.East Rutherford2A10-215.East Gaston4A10-216.South Caldwell4A9-2
Also receiving votes: Ind. Providence Day (9-3); 3A Lake Norman (9-3); Ind. Charlotte Country Day (8-1); 2A Newton-Conover (6-2); 3A East Rowan (9-3).

 

SC in sweet 16?

I'd say that's a pretty generous ranking for this weak of a schedule to this point, maybe they can live up to it in conference play.IMO

November 20 Hibriten Away 4:00 -W
November 27 West Caldwell Home 4:00 -W
November 30 Hibriten Home 4:00 -W
December 4 St. Stephens Home 4:00 -W
December 7 West Caldwell Away 4:00 -W
December 12 Wilkes Central Away 4:00 -W
December 14 Watauga Home 4:00 ( barely won )
East Lincoln-W
Forestview Lost by 22
Providence-W
East Gaston- Lost by 23

 

If South Caldwell was ranked ahead of much more deserving teams then I could see your argument. But they are ranked 16th in the poll. Their two games in which they lost were against teams ranked in the poll. I'm sure there isn't much difference between the bottom spot in the poll and those who are honorable mention.

If anything this may be an indicator of how the NW4A is as a whole. Freedom and East Burke are having some hard times and McDowell just ended a rare losing streak.

 

maybe

maybe , the next few games will determine it, but North Meck ( now has the Allgood kid back) and even Freedom might have better power rating- Even with 6 loses ,for FHS the worst of the 6 teams they lost to is Butler who is ranked 11th in sweet 16.

But its just a guide cause West Charlotte is better than Forestview or Providence Day, Salisbury,and Probably Hickory too. (I've seen them all)
Not a slam on SC, just an observation that the 16 is pretty generous for that schedule. IMO

 

I too think 16 is a pretty generous rating for us right now. We have a very good team that on a given night could compete with anybody but with so many young players and lack of experience we are susceptible to a bad game every now and then. Both losses so far were to quality teams and I'm very pleased with how the girls have done so far. Hope we can keep it up in the conference

 

I'm not a SC fan, but they can't help who they play. This isn't the BCS. If their record is as good as the next team they should be ranked. I do see your point, but its not their fault. Also, about Hickory they are the real deal. They are in our conference and I've seen them up close and in person. They will contend for the State this year mark it down. Just my two cents.

 

Salisbury girls lost last night to East Davidson. East Davidson must be awfully good.

 

huh?

Not true!
One things head coaches and AD's directly impact is who they Play!
Yes they can help who they choose to schedule!

Some schools have contracts to play for 2-4 year's home and away- but most don't. (So they are free to pick -up and drop schools to fit there wants...when available)

That can be a real challenge because you want to test yourself in NON-conf games BUT don't demoralize urself with being overwhelmed.

In year's past I know FHS played, Hibriten, Burns, West Caldwell ( that could have been 6 easy wins!), but now play TC Roberson, Asheville, Forestview.
Original post was about rankings and if you choose to play the easy schedule, then don't expect anyone to think you deserve a ranking.

 

NCpreps.com State Basketball Poll

Here are the girls basktetball rankings for the week of January 8th.

1A GIRLS

1. Bishop McGuinness 10-3 (8) – 131
2. East Bladen 11-0 (6) – 128
3. East Surry 13-1 – 103
4. Williamston 10-0 – 88
5. Hiwassee Dam 13-1 – 72
6. Louisburg 10-1 – 58
7. Pender 11-1 – 53
8. Chatham Central 12-0 – 33
9. Weldon 10-1 – 30
10. Mount Airy 11-3 – 16

HONORABLE MENTION: Union (11-2) – 15; Polk County (12-2) – 13; Thomasville (5-3) – 12; East Columbus (9-3) – 9; Jordan Matthews (12-2) – 4; River Mill (14-6) – 4; East Wilkes (8-3) – 1;

2A GIRLS

1. Graham 9-0 (13) – 133
2. East Davidson 11-2 (1) – 111
3. Shelby 12-1 – 105
4. Salisbury 12-1 – 89
5. Forest Hills 11-1 – 71
5. North Stanly 8-0 – 71
7. First Flight 12-0 – 57
8. Pasquotank 10-1 – 39
9. Smoky Mountain 8-2 – 30
10. North Surry 9-2 – 24

HONORABLE MENTION: South Lenoir (11-2) – 10; East Rutherford (10-2) – 9; Tarboro (9-1) – 6; Red Springs (9-3) – 5; Newton-Conover (8-2) – 5; Southwest Onslow (10-2) – 2; Mountain Heritage (9-2) – 1; Bandys (7-3) – 1; North Brunswick (9-2) – 1;

3A GIRLS

1. Beddingfield 12-0 (9) – 131
2. Forestview 13-0 (2) – 122
3. Hickory 9-0 (3) – 116
4. South Central 12-0 – 86
5. T.C. Roberson 12-1 – 84
6. Statesville 12-1 – 51
7. Western Harnett 10-1 – 45
8. Concord 11-1 – 37
9. Hunter Huss 10-1 – 35
10. Rockingham 11-1 – 19

HONORABLE MENTION: Franklin (10-2) – 11; Rocky Mount (9-1) – 10; Ragsdale (11-2) – 8; Dudley (6-3) – 7; North Buncombe (10-3) – 3; Southeast Guilford (N/A) – 3; Piedmont (10-1) – 1; Southwest Edgecombe (N/A) – 1;

4A GIRLS

1. Wakefield 14-0 (7) – 131
2. Grimsley 13-0 (7) – 129
3. Hillside 12-0 – 105
4. South View 14-1 – 92
5. West Charlotte 12-2 – 82
6. Garner 12-1 – 52
7. Millbrook 13-1 – 48
8. Northwest Guilford 13-1 – 33
9. McDowell 9-3 – 32
10. Westover 10-1 – 19

HONORABLE MENTION: Broughton (9-2) – 16; East Mecklenburg (11-1) – 12; Freedom (N/A) – 9; East Gaston (11-2) – 5; Mount Tabor (N/A) – 3; Jack Britt (N/A) – 2; WF-Rolesville (10-4) – 2; Butler (11-2) – 1; A.C. Reynolds (10-2) – 1;