2010-11 Wachovia Cup Final Standings Announced

From the NCHSAA

CHAPEL HILL -- Wachovia, a Wells Fargo company, and the North Carolina High School Athletic Association today announced the final standings in the Wachovia Cup competitions for the 2010-11 academic year with the spring sports seasons completed.

The Wachovia Cup award, sponsored by Wachovia and the NCHSAA, recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall interscholastic athletic performances within each of the state’s four competitive classifications. The Wachovia Cup program has concluded its 32nd year.

All four of the champions successfully defended the Wachovia Cups each of them won a year ago. Cary Green Hope maintained its lead after winter sports to capture the Cup in the final 4-A standings for the second consecutive year. Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons took the top spot in the 3-A classification with a great all around performance. Salisbury was the Cup winner among 2-A schools for the second year in a row while Kernersville Bishop McGuinness captured first place in 1-A for the fourth time in the last five years.

"We sincerely appreciate Wachovia's commitment to our overall program in recognizing our champions for over 30 years," said Davis Whitfield, NCHSAA commissioner. "These schools who win the Wachovia Cup do a tremendous job with their overall athletic programs, and we are grateful for Wachovia's desire to recognize their achievements."

In the 4-A classification, Green Hope finished first with 427.5 points to hold off a surging Charlotte Myers Park in second with 390.5. Green Hope preserved its title by placing fifth in men's golf and fifth among 4-A women's lacrosse teams. Myers Park had a second-place finish in men's golf to go with a runner-up finish in women's lacrosse and getting to the state quarterfinals in men's dual team tennis.

Raleigh Wakefield wound up in third, primarily with a couple of great performances in track, winning the women's outdoor track and field crown and taking third in the men's meet, to go with a fourth-place finish in men's golf.

Cardinal Gibbons held on to the top spot in the 3-A standings with playoff points in an impressive five different spring sports, including winning both the men's dual team tennis championship and taking top honors among 3-A women's lacrosse teams, while finishing second in both women's outdoor track and field and women's soccer. Gibbons recorded a whopping 715 points, ahead of runner-up Charlotte Catholic at 605.

Catholic's spring performances included a women's soccer title and second place among 3-A teams in both women's lacrosse and men's dual team tennis.

Waxhaw Marvin Ridge was third with 487.5 points, just a half point ahead of fourth-place Chapel Hill.

Salisbury had an impressive spring to secure its sixth Cup all time. Salisbury recorded 647.5 points, including winning the men's golf title, taking second in women's outdoor track and field and fifth in men's outdoor track and field. Carrboro, with a strong spring, was second with 615 points, including playoff points in six spring sports. Among the Jaguar team highlights were a title in women's outdoor track and field, a runner-up finish in women's soccer, and a top finish among 2-A schools in women's lacrosse.

East Lincoln, which advanced to the regional finals in baseball and placed fourth in the men's track and field state meet, was third with 345 points and Cuthbertson fourth at 320.

In the 1-A classification, Bishop McGuinness collected playoff points for positions in men’s golf, women’s outdoor track, women’s soccer, and both women's and men's lacrosse en route to a total of 630 points, ahead of Durham's North Carolina School of Science and Math at 467.5. NCSSM was second in the state 1-A men's outdoor track and field championships to go with a runner-up spot in men's dual team tennis and getting to the state semifinals in women's soccer.

Hendersonville, the school that has recorded the most Wachovia Cups of any NCHSAA school with 13, finished third in the 1-A standings with 422.5 points, and North Rowan was fourth at 322.5.

Wachovia Cup points are determined by a system based on performance in state championship events. All schools that finish in the top eight positions (plus ties) earn points. In the playoff events involving teams from more than one classification, Wachovia Cup points are awarded based on the school’s standing against other schools in its own classification. If fewer then eight schools from a classification compete in a sport, only those schools that are represented are eligible to receive the Wachovia Cup points.

Points are awarded for all sports as follows: 50 for first, 45 for second, 40 for third, 35 for fourth, 30 for fifth, 25 for sixth, 20 for seventh and 15 for eighth. In the event of a tie, the schools receive an equal number of points based on the number of teams that tie and the number of teams that finish higher in the standings. Five points are awarded for each sanctioned sport in which a school competes.

Wachovia Cup standings are announced three times each school year: once after the fall and then the winter sports, and concluding with the winner after the spring sports season ends in June. The engraved silver cups are presented during NCHSAA Day activities at UNC-Chapel Hill each fall.

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
FINAL WACHOVIA CUP STANDINGS 2009-10

1-A CLASSIFICATION
SCHOOL POINTS
1. Kernersville Bishop McGuinness 630
2. Durham N.C. School of Science and Math 467.5
3. Hendersonville 422.5
4. North Rowan 390
5. Lake Norman Charter 322.5
6. West Wilkes 275
7. Murphy 260
8. East Surry 250
9. Raleigh Charter 247.5
10. Pender 235
Southwest Onslow 235
12. Robbisnville 232.5
13. Riverside-Martin 205
14. Monroe 197.5
15. Goldsboro 195

2-A CLASSIFICATION
SCHOOL POINTS
1. Salisbury 647.5
2. Carrboro 615
3. East Lincoln 345
4. Waxhaw Cuthbertson 320
5. Shelby 315
6. North Lincoln 303.75
7. Pittsboro Northwood 302.5
8. Hillsborough Cedar Ridge 282.5
9. Hampstead Topsail 257.5
10. Berry Academy 240
11. Burlington Cummings 235
12. Newton-Conover 220
13. Durham School of the Arts 215
14. Swansboro 207.5
15. Newport Croatan 200

3-A CLASSIFICATION
SCHOOL POINTS
1. Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 715
2. Charlotte Catholic 605
3. Waxhaw Marvin Ridge 487.5
4. Chapel Hill 485
5. Hickory 400
6. Weddington 327.5
7. Concord Jay Robinson 305
8. Northern Guilford 295
9. Winterville South Central 287.5
10. West Henderson 240
11. Nash Central 235
12. Burlington Walter Williams 227.5
13. North Buncombe 215
Asheville 215
15. Orange 212.5

4-A CLASSIFICATION
SCHOOL POINTS
1. Morrisville Green Hope 427.5
2. Charlotte Myers Park 390.5
3. Raleigh Wakefield 365
4. East Chapel Hill 360
5. Charlotte Ardrey Kell 345
6. Apex 342.5
7. Skyland T.C. Roberson 340
8. Charlotte Providence 330
9. Lake Norman 305
10. Raleigh Millbrook 272.5
11. Watauga 267.5
12. Raleigh Leesville Road 257.5
13. New Bern 245
Cornelius W.A. Hough 245
15. Pfafftown Ronald Reagan 232.5