Did a little digging for my conversation with Carolina Takedown Talk’s Ryan Mitchell and Rhett Hoy and came across a few interesting numbers that you might find interesting. If you didn’t get a chance to catch our discussion - you can find it at minute 48 of the youtube video below:

A few numbers you might find interesting:

1A
- No team other that Uwharrie Charter or Avery County have won a 1A State Dual Title in 5 years … the last was Rosewood in 2018 (41-27 over Robbinsville)
- Who has the most 1A State Duals titles?
  - Nope - not Avery County (2) or Uwharrie Charter (2)
  - It isn’t Rosewood or Mitchell (both with 2 each also) or Robbinsville (1 in 2017).
  - It is Alleghany and West Wilkes with 4 each. Wilkes won all 4 of their titles from 2010-2013. Alleghany was the first team to win a 1A dual title in 2002 and then won 3 in a row from 2006-2008.
- Most dominant dual win was by West Wilkes in 2010 - a 60-10 thumping of Rosewood
- The closest dual was a 2-point margin back in 2004 with Elkin claiming the title with a 34-32 win over West Davidson
2A
- First Champ was Dixon in 1990; 2023 Champ was Newton-Conover
- Newton-Conover would have the most titles (5), but the 2017 title was vacated leaving them with 4 and tied with West Lincoln
- Closest Dual was 1 point and it has happened 4 times in 2A:
  - 1993: East Davidson 27, Ashe Central 26
  - 1999: Alleghany 37, Currituck 36
  - 2001: Pisgah 31, Southern Vance 30
  - 2013: Newton-Conover 31, Croatan 30
- Most dominant dual final was in 2020 when Foard owned Croatan 59-9.
- Teams in the 2024 2A Elite 8 that have never won a 2A title:
  - Trinity, Lincolnton, Madison, Seaforth, SW Onslow, Bunn, and Washington
  - Bunn is the only team to be close (taking 2nd in both 2022 and 2023)
  - West Lincoln is the only Elite 8 team to have a 2A title
3A
- First 3A Dual State Champion was TW Andrews in 1990. TW Andrews would win the first three (90-92).
- Most dominant dual final was in 2008 when Parland downed Morehead 59-6
- There have been 4 duals that have come down to 2 points:
  - 1995: Parkland 27, Ragsdale 25
  - 2005: Orange 30, East Gaston 28
  - 2017: Piedmont 29, Orange 27
  - 2018: Piedmont 33, Orange 31
- Morehead owns the most 3A hardware with 7 titles from 1998 to 2016 as well as 5 runners-up finishes.
- The only 2024 3A Elite 8 team to make a final is Union Pines who finished 2nd to Foard in both 2022 and 2023.
4A
- 6 different programs have won a 4A Duals Title in the last 8 years … just Northwest Guilford (2019 and 2023) and West Forsyth (2016 and 2017) have won it twice in that time.
- Parkland won 5 in a row from 2010-2014, but it is Cary that holds the most titles with 9 (from 1993 to 2018). Cary also has finished 2nd 7 times.
- Unlike the other classes … the Elite 8 in 4A this season has history of claiming a title.
  - Laney did it in 2022
  - Hough was the 4A Champs in 2020
  - Davie County claimed the title in 1994 and 2006
- 4A is usually a close dual with the average margin of victory being 14 over the 33 4A finals since 1990.
  - Two of the duals came down to 1 point - Laney of NW Guilford 32-31 in 2022 and Cary over Independence 35-34 in 1998.