The number of unbeaten teams in the North Carolina high school ranks dwindled to zero last weekend when East Rutherford High (16-1) took down South Caldwell High (16-1), 2-1, in a battle of the state’s top two ranked teams. East Rutherford’s Michael Milan hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning off lefthander Madison Bumgarner, a projected first-rounder in this year’s draft, to break up a tight pitcher’s duel between Bumgarner and fellow University of North Carolina recruit Ryan Leach. Both pitchers threw five-hitters, with Leach striking out 11 and Bumgarner 10.
A day earlier, in a battle of Asheville powerhouses, A.C. Reynolds knocked T.C. Roberson (18-1) from the unbeaten ranks, winning decisively 14-4.
Following are North Carolina’s top 10 teams, as ranked by PG Crosschecker’s Jeff Simpson, with records through April 16. Both East Rutherford and South Caldwell are ranked in the PG Crosschecker top 50 national rankings, published every two weeks. |
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| Top 10 HS Teams, North Carolina |
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School |
Class |
Record |
| 1. |
East Rutherford HS, Forrest City |
2-A |
16-1 |
| 2. |
South Caldwell HS, Hudson |
4-A |
16-1 |
| 3. |
Butler HS, Matthews |
4-A |
16-1 |
| 4. |
T.C. Roberson HS, Asheville |
3-A |
18-1 |
| 5. |
North Lenoir HS, La Grange |
2-A |
14-2 |
| 6. |
West Forsyth HS, Clemmons |
4-A |
15-2 |
| 7. |
Providence HS, Charlotte |
4-A |
15-2 |
| 8. |
South Granville HS, Creedmoor |
3-A |
16-3 |
| 9. |
AC Reynolds HS, Asheville |
4-A |
14-4 |
| 10. |
Fred T. Foard HS, Newton |
3-A |
12-4 | |
| -- Jeff Simpson |
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