Greensboro Dudley takes over the #1 spot in the newest Class 4A poll after 3 time defending 4 AA champ Charlotte Mallard Creek was upset 17-6 by Rock Hill South Pointe last Friday.

Dudley is joined by area powerhouse East Forsyth, who moves up a spot to #3 in the newest AP State 4A poll. Dudley will take on Richmond County this week (ranked #9 in the 4A poll) while East Forsyth will take on Greensboro Page. The East Forsyth vs Page contest can be heard on ESPN Triad Here with pregame starting at 7pm Friday night.

Reidsville is the only other Piedmont team ranked this week besides Dudley and East Forsyth, Reidsville is currently #4 in the 2A poll.

N.C. Associated Press High School Football Poll Week of Sept 21st 2016

Class 4A

† 1. Greensboro Dudley (8) (5-0) 123 2

† 2. Scotland County (2) (5-0) 102 4

† 3. East Forsyth (5-0) 101 3

† 4. Charlotte Mallard Creek (2) (3-1) 94 1

† 5. Apex Middle Creek (1) (4-0) 67 5

† 6. Matthews Butler (4-1) 66 6

† 7. Wake Forest (4-0) 56 7

† 8. Charlotte Vance (5-0) 44 9

† 9. Richmond County (4-1) 22 8

†10. Charlotte Catholic (3-1) 15 10

Others receiving 10 or more points: none.<

Class 3A

† 1. Havelock (11) (5-0) 128 1

† 2. Lenoir Hibriten (1) (4-0) 103 2

† 3. Shelby Crest (3-1) 88 4

† 4. Rocky Mount (1) (4-1) 84 3

† 5. Eastern Alamance (5-0) 70 5

† 6. Fayetteville Sanford (4-1) 41 7

†(tie) Orange County (5-0) 41 9

† 8. Southern Nash (5-0) 39 10

† 9. Western Alamance (4-1) 33 8

†10. Lawndale Burns (5-0) 21 NR

¶ Others receiving 10 or more points: West Craven (4-0) 17, Monroe Sun Valley (4-1) 12.<

Class 2A

† 1. Shelby (13) (5-0) 130 1

† 2. Lincolnton (5-0) 110 2

† 3. Clinton (4-0) 101 3

† 4. Reidsville (5-0) 88 4

† 5. East Lincoln (4-0) 79 5

† 6. Burnsville Mountain Heritage (5-0) 56 6

† 7. Newton-Conover (4-0) 46 9

† 8. Monroe (3-2) 36 8

† 9. Edenton Holmes (4-1) 21 10

†10. Elizabeth City Northeastern (3-1) 15 7

Others receiving 10 or more points: East Duplin (4-1) 11.<

Class 1A

† 1. Wallace-Rose Hill (13) (4-0) 130 1

† 2. Mitchell County (5-0) 107 3

† 3. Mt. Airy (5-0) 98 4

† 4. West Montgomery (5-0) 89 5

† 5. East Montgomery (5-0) 75 6

† 6. Tarboro (3-2) 61 2

† 7. North Edgecombe (4-0) 40 7

† 8. East Carteret (4-1) 30 8

† 9. Murphy (4-1) 27 9

†10. Riverside Martin (4-0) 24 NR

Others receiving 10 or more points: Rocky Point Trask (4-0)