Week 3 had several top-ranked teams on the road facing big time regionally and nationally ranked programs. In North Carolina we saw several top 20 matchups throughout the week as well. Week 3 highlights:
- #22 Nationally ranked Cardinal Gibbons went toe-to-toe with #3 St. Paul’s and #5 Maryvale Prep in MD
- Holly Springs continues to impress with another top-20 win
- Topsail reminded everyone they are the queens of the beach
- Weddington started the year strong with a top 5 win
Biggest Mover: Northwest Guilford, Providence Day -5
Out: Laney
In: Lake Norman
| Rank | Last week | Team Name | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) [2-3] | Athens Drive 18-1 Maryvale Prep (MD) 10-13 St. Paul’s (MD) 7-13 |
| 2 | 2 | Charlotte Latin (Charlotte) [3-0] | |
| 3 | 3 | Weddington (Matthews) [2-0] | Page 21-3 #5 Chapel Hill 10-7 |
| 4 | 4 | Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) [3-3] | #9 Myers Park 13-9 Blessed Trinity (GA) 9-17 Fellowship Christian (GA) 8-17 |
| 5 | 7 | Holly Springs [7-0] | #16 Northwest Guilford 17-1 Middle Creek 22-9 Green Level 15-6 |
| 6 | 6 | Topsail (Hampstead) [5-0] | Ashley 12-3 #19 Laney 15-4 |
| 7 | 5 | Chapel Hill [3-1] | Jordan 22-1 Northwood 22-1 #3 Weddington 7-10 |
| 8 | 11 | East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill) [5-0] | #10 Green Hope 11-6 Carrboro 18-4 Broughton 19-9 |
| 9 | 8 | Apex Friendship (Apex) [5-1] | #10 Green Hope 16-15 (OT)) Willow Spring 14-13 Apex 18-3 |
| 10 | 9 | Myers Park (Charlotte) [4-3] | #4 Charlotte Catholic 9-13 Independence 20-0 |
| 11 | 10 | Green Hope (Cary) [4-3] | #11 East Chapel Hill 6-11 #8 Apex Friendship 15-16 (OT) Panther Creek 12-7 |
| 12 | 12 | Wake Forest [5-1] | Wakefield 18-5 Leesville 16-4 |
| 13 | 14 | Charlotte Country Day School (Charlotte) [4-1] | Oceanside Collegiate (SC) 9-14 |
| 14 | 16 | West Forsyth (Clemmons) [5-0] | Davie 22-3 RJ Reynolds 15-8 |
| 15 | 17 | Asheville School (Asheville) [2-0] | |
| 16 | 18 | Cannon School (Concord) [3-0] | |
| 17 | NR | Lake Norman (Mooresville) [1-1] | #13 Northwest Guilford |
| 18 | 13 | Northwest Guilford (Greensboro) [3-2] | #7 Holly Springs 1-17 Lake Norman 14-15 |
| 19 | 20 | Croatan (Newport) [5-1] | Swansboro 13-3 JH Rose 16-7 Wakefield 17-15 |
| 20 | 15 | Providence Day (Charlotte) [1-3] |
On the Radar: Bishop McGuinness, Cuthbertson, Pinecrest, Marvin Ridge, Swansboro