The NC high school football season concluded Saturday when the NCHSAA handed out the final state championship trophies of 2025. This season, the state moved from four to eight state champions and the finals were played from Thursday to Saturday. Here are the final statewide rankings from The Charlotte Observer and the News & Observer of Raleigh.

Bill Belichick and North Carolina begin an aggressive OC search, with names like Chip Kelly and Bobby Petrino emerging as early candidates.

N.C. State and Virginia will open next season in Brazil, becoming the first college football game played in South America.

North Carolina had one of the worst offenses in the FBS in 2025, averaging 288.8 yards per game to rank 131st nationally. The Tar Heels were also 121st in scoring offense at 19.3 points per game.

The 2025 NCHSAA 2A Football Championship will feature a titanic showdown between two small-school dynasties when the undefeated Tarboro Vikings (14-0) face the surging Murphy Bulldogs (12-2) Saturday night at Moretz Stadium in Hickory.

With the NC and SC high school football state championships now complete, here are our final rankings for the best teams in two states

UNC's rebuild under Bill Belichick takes a hit as Tyler Thompson, the Tar Heels’ highest-graded PFF player, enters the transfer portal.

The battle for North Carolina high school football supremacy reaches its climax Friday night when the undefeated Grimsley Whirlies (14-0) face the red-hot Clayton Comets (12-2) in the NCHSAA 7A Football Championship at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill.