WJG SPORTS FOOTBALL POWER RANKINGS No. 1

It’s been an incredible seven weeks of high school football in the WJG Sports coverage area. Some teams have outperformed their expectations and some haven’t lived up to them. There are teams that have a chance to make a deep run into the state playoffs and teams that could play their way in or out of the postseason.

Nonetheless, conference play has started for most teams and for others it will begin this week. The We Journal Great Sports crew has compiled some rankings of the best teams and players in the area going into Week 8. Check them out and let us know what you agree/disagree with on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. 

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Team Rankings

1. Cleveland (5-1, W1)

2. C.B. Aycock (6-1, 2-0 3-A/4-A ECC, 4W)

3. Princeton (5-0, W5)

4. Rosewood (5-1, W5)

5. Corinth Holders (4-2, 2L)

6. Goldsboro (3-3, 1W)

7. Greene Central (3-3, 0-1 2-A ECC, 1W)

8. Clayton (2-4, 1L)

9. South Johnston (2-4, L1)

10. Wayne Christian (4-2-1, L1)

11. North Johnston (1-5, L2)

12. West Johnston (1-5, W1)

13. Southern Wayne (1-6, 0-2 3-A/4-A ECC, 5L)

14. Smithfield-Selma (1-5, 5L)

15. Eastern Wayne (0-6, 0-2 3-A/4-A ECC, L6)

16. Spring Creek (1-6, L5)

WJG Sports Player of the Year Rankings

1. Cleveland sophomore Omarion Hampton
2. C.B. Aycock senior Tae Jackson
3. Corinth Holders senior Marcus Bland
4. Rosewood senior Davien Thompson
5. Cleveland senior Dakota Marquess
6. C.B. Aycock senior Alijuan Moore
7. Goldsboro senior Jykeis Mclean
8. Clayton senior Jalen Chadwick
9. C.B. Aycock junior Clay Matthews
10. Princeton junior Harley Bartholomew

WJG Sports Defensive Player Of The Year Rankings

1. Cleveland senior Dakota Marquess
2. Corinth Holders junior Ayden Pearce
3. Cleveland junior Hunter Morris
4. Goldsboro junior Brian Buckom 
5. Corinth Holders senior Jordan White
6. Greene Central senior Michael Johnson
7. Corinth Holders senior Marcus Bland
8. C.B. Aycock senior Tae Jackson
9. Rosewood senior Davien Thompson
10. Princeton senior Harley Bartholomew

WJG Sports Quarterback of the Year Rankings

1. C.B. Aycock junior Clay Matthews
2. Cleveland sophomore Skyler Locklear
3. Rosewood junior Will Harris

WJG Sports Running Back of the Year Rankings

1. Cleveland sophomore Omarion Hampton
2. C.B. Aycock senior Tae Jackson
3. Corinth Holders senior Kambron Whitaker

WJG Sports Wide Receiver of the Year Rankings

1. Corinth Holders senior Marcus Bland
2. C.B. Aycock senior Alijuan Moore
3. Goldsboro senior Jykeis McLean

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