FOOTBALL

The TRIANGLE TOP 12

The top 12 teams in the Triangle area, as selected by the staff of the News & Observer, with rank, school, (prevous ranking), record and opponents.

1. Harnett Central (2) 10-0-0

Oct. 30: won 36-22 at SE Raleigh

Nov. 6: hosts Garner

2. Wake Forest-Rolesville (3) 10-0-0

Oct. 30: def. Millbrook, 48-0

Nov. 6: at Leesville Rd.

3. Southern Durham (4) 10-1-0

Oct. 30: won 42-13 at Northern Durham

Nov. 6: reg. Season finished

4. Middle Creek (5) 9-1-0

Oct. 30: def. Fuquay-Varina, 15-13

Nov. 6: at Apex

5. Southeast Raleigh (3) 8-2-0

Oct. 30: lost 36-22 to Harnett Central

Nov. 6: at West Johnston

6. Holly Springs (6) 7-3-0

Oct. 30: won 38-14 at Green Hope

Nov. 6: hosts Athens Drive

7. Fuquay-Varina (7) 8-2-0

Oct. 30: lost 15-13 at Middle Creek

Nov. 6: hosts Lee County

8. Cardinal Gibbons (8) 9-1-0

Oct. 30: won 20-7 at Orange

Nov. 6: at Oxford Webb

9. Leesville Road (9) 8-2-0

Oct. 30: open date

Nov. 6: hosts WF-Rolesville

10. South Johnston (10) 9-1-0

Oct. 30: won 84-6 at North Lenoir

Nov. 6: hosts Triton

11. Northwood (11) 9-1-0

Oct. 30: open date

Nov. 6: at Cedar Ridge

12. Hillside (12) 7-3-0

Oct 30: won 39-0 at East Chapel Hill

Nov. 6: hosts Northern Durham

CAROLINA-NINE 2-A CONFERENCE

Friday, Oct. 30

South Granville 16, Cedar Ridge 14

Carrboro 42, Granville Central 16

Northwood, open date

Friday, Nov. 6

South Granville at Granville Central

Carrboro hosts Pasquotank

Northwood at Cedar Ridge

CAROLINA-SIX 3-A CONFERENCE

Friday, Oct. 30

Chapel Hill 17, Southern Vance 8

Cardinal Gibbons 20, Orange 7

Oxford Webb 22, Northern Vance 21

Friday, Nov. 6

Cardinal Gibbons at Oxford Webb

Northern Vance at Southern Vance

Chapel Hill at Orange

PAC-SIX 4-A CONFERENCE

Friday, Oct. 30

Southern Durham 42, Northern Durham 13

Hillside 39, East Chapel Hill 0

Person 21, Durham Riverside 7

Jordan, open date.

Friday, Nov. 6

East Chapel Hill at Person

Southern Durham , idle

Northern Durham at Hillside

Riverside at Jordan

FIELD HOCKEY

EAST CHAPEL HILL 3, REAGAN 0

N.C. Tournament, 1st round

Saturday, Oct. 31

At East Chapel Hill High School

Goals: Sophie Lass-Nesbitt 2, Julie Cannon. Assists: Helen Newton. Shots: Reagan 0, ECH 18. Saves: Reagan 15, ECH 0. Penalty corners: Reagan 0, ECH 19.

FINAL FOUR

All games at Cary Academy

N.C. High School Semifinals

Friday, Nov. 6: West Forsyth (1) vs. Chapel Hill (4), 1 p.m. East Chapel Hill (2) vs. Asheville (3), 3 p.m.

N.C. High School Championship

3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 7

TENNIS

NCHSAA WOMEN'S 3-A CHAMPIONSHIPS

N.C. High School Athletic Association

Friday, Oct. 30,

At Burlington Tennis Center

Doubles Quarterfinals: Thomas & Gray (Rocky Mount) def. Smith & Krause (Cardinal Gibbons) 6-0, 2-6, 6-0; Kernodle & Powell (Burlington Williams) def. Leahy & Laframboise (Charlotte Catholic) 7-5, 6-0; Tori Helpingstine & Hannah Kimbrough (Chapel Hill) def. Ferebee & Tomlin (Charlotte Catholic) 6-1, 6-1; A. Thodossiou & T. Thodossiou (Asheville) def. Short & Pruden (Wilson Fike) 6-3, 6-3.

Saturday, Oct. 31,

At Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center, Greensboro

Singles Semifinals: Mackensie LaSure (Asheville) def. Mary-Katherine Prince (Wilson Fike) 6-1, 6-2; Neena Wanko (Cameron Union Pines) def. Taylor Baird (Belmont South Point) 6-1, 4-6, 6-0.

Singles Championship: Wanko (Union Pines) def. LaSure (Asheville) 6-1, 6-0.

Doubles Semifinals: Lindsay Thomas & Kate Gray (Rocky Mount) def. Caroline Kernodle & Helen Powell (Burlington Williams) 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-2; Tori Helpingstine & Hannah Kimbrough (Chapel Hill) def. Alix Thodossiou & Taylor Thodossiou (Asheville) 6-2, 6-0.

Doubles Championship: Tori Helpingstine & Hannah Kimbrough (Chapel Hill) def. Thomas & Gray (Rocky Mount) 6-1, 6-2.

NCHSAA WOMEN'S 4-A CHAMPIONSHIPS

Saturday, Oct. 31

At J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center, Raleigh

Singles Semifinals: Chloe Willetts (Winston-Salem R.J. Reynolds) def. Lauren Frazier (Greenville Rose) 6-3, 6-4; Grace Baker (Charlotte Myers Park) def. Melissa Kandinata (Cary Green Hope) 7-5, 6-4.

Willetts (R.J. Reynolds) def. Baker (Myers Park) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

Doubles Semifinals: Katie Davidson-Hamilton Lovett (Raleigh Broughton) def. Tamara Hill-Megan Huang (East Chapel Hill) 6-4, 6-1; Asha Iyengar-Katie Kane (Raleigh Broughton) def. Tessa Johnson-Tegan Flynn (East Chapel Hill) 6-1,

6-2.

Doubles Championship: Iyengar-Kane (Broughton) def. Davidson-Lovett (Broughton) 6-1, 6-2.

VOLLEYBALL

Cardinal Gibbons def. CHHS

25-9, 25-13, 25-6

Saturday, Oct. 31, an Raleigh

Cardinal Gibbon, ranked No. 11 nationally, defeated Chapel Hill for the fourth time this year to advance to Tuesday's NCHSAA 3A East Regional final at D.H. Conley. Christina Dorismond and Avery Striebel each collected 11 kills and Madison Bugg added 8 kills, 6 aces, 9 assists and 6 digs. Gibbons hit 39 kills on 65 attempts.

Records: Chapel Hill (24-6, Cardinal Gibbons 23-1.

COLLEGES

BASKETBALL

AP ALL-AMERICA

The Associated Press' 2009-10 preseason All-America team, with school, height, year and votes from a 65-member national media panel (key 2008-09 statistics in parentheses):

Luke Harangody, Notre Dame, 6-8, senior, 57 votes (23.3 ppg, 11.8 rpg)

Cole Aldrich, Kansas, 6-11, junior, 49 (14.9 ppg, 11.1 rpg)

Sherron Collins, Kansas, 5-11, senior, 39 (18.9 ppg, 5.0 apg)

Patrick Patterson, Kentucky, 6-9, junior, 35 (17.9 ppg, 9.3 rpg)

Kyle Singler, Duke, 6-8, junior, 30 (16.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg)

Others receiving votes (alphabetical): Al-Farouq Aminu, Wake Forest; Craig Brackins, Iowa State; Da'Sean Butler, West Virginia; Patrick Christopher, California; Ed Davis, North Carolina; Devan Downey, South Carolina; Devin Ebanks, West Virginia; Derrick Favors, Georgia Tech; Manny Harris, Michigan; Robbie Hummel, Purdue. Damion James, Texas; Kalin Lucas, Michigan State; Greg Monroe, Georgetown; Scottie Reynolds, Villanova; Tyler Smith, Tennessee; Isaiah Thomas, Washington; Evan Turner, Ohio State; Greivis Vasquez, Maryland; John Wall, Kentucky; Willie Warren, Oklahoma.

Football

USA TODAY TOP 25 POLL

The USA Today Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 31, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: South Florida 65; West Virginia 51; Texas Tech 49; Auburn 46; Clemson 18; South Carolina 15; Idaho 8; North Carolina 8; Central Michigan 7; Boston College 5; Navy 5; Rutgers 4; Tennessee 4; Duke 3; Kansas State 1; Temple 1; Troy 1.

The ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE

Standings, as of Nov. 2

Thursday, Oct. 29

North Carolina 20, Va. Tech 17

Saturday, Oct. 31

Boston College 31, C. Michigan 10

Clemson 49, Coastal Carolina 3

Duke 28, Virginia 17

Florida State 45, N.C. State 42

Georgia Tech 56, Vanderbilt 31

Miami 28, Wake Forest 27

Saturday, Nov. 7

Virginia at Miami, (Raycom) noon.

Duke at North Carolina (homecoming, on ESPNU), 3 p.m.

Florida State at Clemson, (ESPN) 7:45 p.m.

Wake Forest at Georgia Tech, (ABC/ESPN2) 3:30 p.m.

Maryland at N.C. State, 1 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 14

Virginia Tech at Maryland, 1 p.m.

Boston College at Virginia, 3:30 p.m.

Clemson at N.C. State

Georgia Tech at Duke

Florida State at Wake Forest

Miami at North Carolina