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Baseball Rankings: Six new teams enter another shuffled statewide top 25; 10 join area code rankings

The top teams in this week's area code rankings are: J.H. Rose (252), Leesville Road (919), Whiteville (910), Morehead (336), Burns (704), and T.C. Roberson (828).
Posted 2024-04-01T20:30:38+00:00 - Updated 2024-04-01T20:31:44+00:00
Jaxon Matthews (40) of Hough. No. 1 East Forsyth scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth to break an 8-8 tie and defeat No. 3 Hough in a late season non-conference contest on Thursday Apr. 20, 2023 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)

It's not quite as big of a change as a week ago, but there are still significant changes to this week's HighSchoolOT statewide Top 25 baseball rankings.

Out are Wayne Country Day, Hoggard, Weddington, Wakefield, Marvin Ridge, and North Lenoir. Replacing them are Wake Forest, East Rowan, Hough, Providence, South Mecklenburg, and North Stanly.

There are also 10 new teams in the area code top 15 rankings, including new No. 1 teams in the 919 (Leesville Road) and 910 (Whiteville).

Rankings reminders:

  • Rankings are updated weekly and released on Monday
  • All high schools in the state of North Carolina, excluding athletic training academies, are eligible for the statewide top 25
  • There is a separate top 15 for the state's six area codes that is also updated weekly
  • Rankings are paused during the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs
  • Final rankings are released the week after the state championships

Links to previous rankings, coverage

HSOT Statewide Top 25: Baseball

  1. Burns (13-0)
  2. J.H. Rose (12-0)
  3. Morehead (9-0)
  4. Metrolina Christian (12-0)
  5. Wesleyan Christian (9-1)
  6. Reagan (12-1)
  7. Cox Mill (10-1)
  8. Charlotte Christian (8-4)
  9. T.C. Roberson (8-2)
  10. West Henderson (10-1)
  11. Leesville Road (11-1)
  12. Greene Central (11-0)
  13. D.H. Conley (9-1)
  14. Cuthbertson (13-1)
  15. Wake Forest (11-2) -- new
  16. R-S Central (10-0)
  17. East Rowan (12-1) -- new
  18. Hough (9-3)
  19. Currituck County (10-1)
  20. Providence (8-2) -- new
  21. South Mecklenburg (12-1) -- new
  22. Northwest Guilford (9-2)
  23. East Forsyth (11-2)
  24. South Central (10-2)
  25. North Stanly (11-1) -- new

Area Code Top 15 rankings: Baseball

The top teams in this week's area code rankings are: J.H. Rose (252), Leesville Road (919), Whiteville (910), Morehead (336), Burns (704), and T.C. Roberson (828).

252 area code

  1. J.H. Rose (12-0)
  2. Greene Central (11-0)
  3. D.H. Conley (9-1)
  4. Currituck County (10-1)
  5. South Central (10-2)
  6. Camden County (7-3)
  7. First Flight (7-2)
  8. Bear Grass Charter (9-1)
  9. North Lenoir (9-2)
  10. Perquimans (9-3)
  11. Farmville Central (7-4)
  12. Ayden-Grifton (9-3)
  13. New Bern (8-4)
  14. Northside of Beaufort County (7-3)
  15. South Lenoir (7-3)

336 area code

  1. Morehead (9-0)
  2. Wesleyan Christian (9-1)
  3. Reagan (12-1)
  4. Northwest Guilford (9-2)
  5. East Forsyth (11-2)
  6. Randleman (10-2)
  7. Ledford (10-1)
  8. Ragsdale (9-3)
  9. Person (7-3)
  10. Southwest Guilford (10-2)
  11. North Davidson (6-4)
  12. Forbush (10-2)
  13. West Davidson (11-3)
  14. Rockingham County (9-2)
  15. Roxboro Community (6-0) -- new

704 area code

  1. Burns (13-0)
  2. Metrolina Christian (12-0)
  3. Cox Mill (10-1)
  4. Charlotte Christian (8-4)
  5. Cuthbertson (13-1)
  6. East Rowan (12-1)
  7. Hough (9-3)
  8. Providence (8-2)
  9. South Mecklenburg (12-1)
  10. North Stanly (11-1)
  11. Hopewell (10-3)
  12. Marvin Ridge (8-4)
  13. Weddington (6-5)
  14. Crest (8-3) -- new
  15. East Lincoln (9-3) -- new

828 area code

  1. T.C. Roberson (8-2)
  2. West Henderson (10-1)
  3. R-S Central (10-0)
  4. Draughn (9-1)
  5. South Caldwell (9-2)
  6. Watauga (8-2)
  7. Christ School (7-4)
  8. East Rutherford (9-1)
  9. A.C. Reynolds (6-3)
  10. Tuscola (9-2)
  11. Bandys (10-1)
  12. Asheville (5-6)
  13. Erwin (7-3)
  14. Maiden (7-5) -- new
  15. Hayesville (6-2) -- new

910 area code

  1. Whiteville (8-1)
  2. Ashley (11-2)
  3. Topsail (6-4)
  4. Hoggard (11-2)
  5. North Brunswick (8-3)
  6. New Hanover (6-5)
  7. West Brunswick (7-5)
  8. Pinecrest (9-3)
  9. Terry Sanford (8-4)
  10. Midway (8-3) -- new
  11. Triton (7-5) -- new
  12. Richmond (8-4)
  13. Cape Fear (10-3)
  14. Harnett Central (9-4)
  15. Scotland (7-3)

919 area code

  1. Leesville Road (11-1)
  2. Wake Forest (11-2)
  3. Apex (9-2)
  4. West Johnston (9-1)
  5. C.B. Aycock (9-1)
  6. Jordan (9-2)
  7. Heritage (7-4)
  8. Wayne Country Day (13-2)
  9. Millbrook (7-5)
  10. Orange (6-3)
  11. Corinth Holders (9-4) -- new
  12. Broughton (9-4)
  13. Lee County (8-5)
  14. Chapel Hill (7-2)
  15. Cary (7-3) -- new

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