By Brandon Hall
Director of Scouting, PBR NC

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The North Carolina high school baseball season is full swing with conference play underway across the state.  Prep Baseball Report is teaming up with the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association (NCBCA) to produce a bi-monthly poll, ranking the top teams in each of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s (NCHSAA) four classifications.

In conducting the poll, Prep Baseball Report (PBR) is organizing a group of high school coaches that cover each classification and each of the eight regions of North Carolina.  PBR organizes information for the coaches to utilize during the voting process.  Every other week, PBR will gather the votes from the coaches on the poll, and put together the Top 10 from each classification.  You can see the poll published on March 14^th here.

As the second poll of the year is published, there is some movement as the coaches begin to learn about the teams across the state, seeing them play, and speaking with coaches that have seen top teams.  The poll should continue to be fluid in the coming weeks, especially as teams dive further into conference play.

This week there is movement across all four classifications.  The No. 1 ranked teams in each classification remain the same with each increasing their strong hold on the top spot.  There are new comers to each poll.  The 3A poll welcomes 10-2 Asheboro HS, while the 2A and 4A each welcome three new teams.  The 4A poll has the biggest shake-up with East Forsyth HS moving to No. 3 after not being ranked on March 14^th.  That poll also has New Hanover HS and Fuquay-Varina HS join the top 6, after being unranked.

For day to day coverage of High School Baseball across the state, follow these links:
+ Around the Bases – Daily Scoreboard with highlights
+ NC Player of the Week – Updated each Tuesday of the season
+ NC High School Scout Blog – In depth player reports from PBR Scouts
+ News: Game Coverage as PBR Scouts are covering NC

PBR – NCBCA Team Polls

1A

Rank	School	Prev Rank	Record
1	Cherryville	1	11-0
2	Perquimans	3	11-0
3	Whiteville	2	7-4
4	Northside - Pinetown	7	9-1
5	East Surry	4	7-2
6	Lincoln Charter	8	7-2
7	East Montgomery	NR	8-2
8	Voyager Academy	6	4-2
9	North Moore	5	6-5
10	Rosewood	NR	6-2

Others Receiving Votes:
Murphy, Bishop McGuinness, Union Academy, Bessemer City, Riverside, Walkertown, Bear Grass Charter, Franklin Academy, South Stanly, West Montgomery

2A

Rank	School	Prev Rank	Record
1	South Granville	1	8-1
2	North Johnston	3	7-0
3	East Rutherford	2	6-2
4	John A Holmes	4	6-1
5	Lake Norman Charter	9	7-1
6	East Duplin	NR	9-1
7	Randleman	6	7-4
8	Forbush	NR	8-1
9	St. Pauls	NR	11-1
10	East Lincoln	10	8-2

Others Receiving Votes:
Franklin, North Lenoir, South Columbus, Midway, R-S Central, Roanoke Rapids, Bunn, Mt. Pleasant, North Rowan, West Davidson

3A

Rank	School	Prev Rank	Record
1	Northern Guilford	1	10-0
2	Corinth Holders	4	9-0
3	Ledford	2	11-1
4	Terry Sanford	8	9-1
5	Weddington	3	7-2
6	Marvin Ridge	5	7-2
7	Southern Lee	9	9-1
8	Topsail	7	6-2
9	Asheboro	NR	10-2
10	Rockingham	10	9-1

Others Receiving Votes:
CB Aycock, Cuthbertson, Triton, West Brunswick, Carson, Piedmont, Northwood

4A

Rank	School	Prev Rank	Record
1	J.H. Rose	1	11-0
2	Cardinal Gibbons	2	9-1
3	East Forsyth	NR	10-1
4	Jordan (Durham)	6	9-1
5	New Hanover	NR	10-0
6	Fuquay-Varina	NR	8-1
7	Providence	3	8-3
8	Myers Park	10	8-1
9	Southwest Guilford	7	8-2
10	Hoggard	4	7-2

Others Receiving Votes:
Glenn, Hough, TC Roberson, North Davidson, Pinecrest, Richmond County, Green Hope