Here are this week’s Associated Press football polls:
RALEIGH — The Associated Press state high school football poll for the week of October 23, first-place votes in parentheses, records and total points as voted upon by a statewide panel of prep sports writers:
Class 4-A
| 1. Matthews Butler (11) | (9-0) | 110 | 1 |
| 2. New Bern | (9-0) | 94 | 2 |
| 3. Richmond County | (9-0) | 85 | 3 |
| 4. Charlotte Mallard Creek | (8-1) | 76 | 4 |
| 5. Garner | (10-0) | 66 | 5 |
| 6. East Forsyth | (10-0) | 57 | 6 |
| 7. North Davidson | (9-0) | 34 | 8 |
| 8. Scotland County | (8-1) | 33 | 7 |
| 9. Indian Trail Porter Ridge | (8-1) | 17 | 9 |
| 10. Raleigh Leesville Road | (9-0) | 11 | NR |
Others receiving 10 or more points: None.
Class 3-A
| 1. Northern Guilford (10) | (9-0) | 109 | 1 |
| 2. Belmont South Point | (9-0) | 91 | 2 |
| 3. Havelock (1) | (9-1) | 90 | 3 |
| 4. Statesville | (9-1) | 67 | 4 |
| 5. Wilson Hunt | (9-0) | 66 | 6 |
| 6. Charlotte Catholic | (8-1) | 63 | 5 |
| 7. Shelby Crest | (9-1) | 41 | 7 |
| 8. Erwin Triton | (9-0) | 33 | 9 |
| 9. Clayton Cleveland | (9-1) | 12 | 10 |
| (tie) Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons | (9-0) | 12 | NR |
Others receiving 10 or more points: None.
Class 2-A
| 1. Tarboro (11) | (9-0) | 110 | 1 |
| 2. Jacksonville Northside | (10-0) | 97 | 2 |
| 3. East Lincoln | (10-0) | 84 | 3 |
| 4. Edenton Holmes | (9-0) | 76 | T4 |
| 5. Carrboro | (10-0) | 58 | 7 |
| 6. Boonville Starmount | (9-0) | 57 | 6 |
| 7. East Duplin | (9-1) | 43 | 8 |
| 8. South Iredell | (8-2) | 26 | T4 |
| 9. Elizabeth City Northeastern | (9-1) | 20 | 10 |
| 10. Reidsville | (8-2) | 16 | 9 |
Others receiving 10 or more points: None.
Class 1-A
| 1. Swain County (10) | (10-0) | 109 | 1 |
| 2. Warsaw Kenan (1) | (9-0) | 91 | 2 |
| 3. Murphy | (9-1) | 79 | 3 |
| 4. Southwest Onslow | (8-1) | 74 | 4 |
| 5. Hendersonville | (9-1) | 65 | 5 |
| 6. Albemarle | (9-1) | 59 | 7 |
| 7. Plymouth | (9-1) | 45 | 8 |
| 8. Ayden-Grifton | (8-1) | 31 | 9 |
| 9. Goldsboro | (8-1) | 20 | 10 |
| 10. Mt. Airy | (9-1) | 15 | NR |
Others receiving 10 or more points: Manteo 10