Mallard Creek jumps to No. 2 in the North Carolina Top 10 high school football rankings

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After three straight weeks of games against defending state champs, Mallard Creek soars to No. 2 in the latest High School Football America North Carolina Top 10, powered by NFL Play Football. The Mavericks beat defending South Carolina 5A champ Gaffney 20-13 make a three-spot move in our statewide rankings created with our proprietary algorithm.

MC’s schedule is one of the toughest in the nation, which also helped the Mavs jump in our national rankings to No. 98. Mallard Creek headed into the Gaffney game ranked No. 239 in the HSFA 300.

Related: HSFA national rankings

Hough is the highest-ranked NC team in our national rankings at No. 72.

High School Football America North Carolina Top 10

Ranking/TeamRecordLast Week
No. 1 Hough(2-1)1
No. 2 Mallard Creek(2-2)5
No. 3 Chambers(3-1)2
No. 4 Providence Day(4-0)3
No. 5 Cardinal Gibbons(2-2)4
No. 6 Grimsley(3-0)6
No. 7 East Forsyth(3-0)7
No. 8 Weddington (3-1)8
No. 9 New Bern(4-0)9
No. 10 New Hanover(2-1)10

Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.