North Carolina High School Athletic Association member schools from all eight regions made their marks in the inaugural Wells Fargo State Cup cycle, including eight classifications. A landmark achievement by Hoggard (Wilmington) – the first 8A State Cup winner – will bring a state cup to New Hanover County Schools (NHCS) for the first time since state cups were awarded beginning in the 1979-80 school year.

“The Wells Fargo State Cup shines in its annual newness for fostering comprehensive, competitive excellence opportunities,” NCHSAA Commissioner Que Tucker said. “The 2025-26 school year’s achievements by multiple schools in LEAs among eastern and western areas of the state reaffirmed how our student-athletes and educator-coaches, together, are even stronger torchbearers for our state’s education-based athletics tradition as a national model.”

Local education agencies’ (LEA) or school systems’ collective excellence was realized most uniquely by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) and Union County Public Schools (UCPS). Each NCHSAA member school from CHCCS – Chapel Hill (7A), East Chapel Hill (6A), and Carrboro (4A) – finished among its state classification’s top five. UCPS member schools Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw), Weddington (Matthews), and Cuthbertson (Waxhaw) placed second, third, and fourth, respectively in 7A.

North Lincoln (5A) joined Hoggard as a first-time state cup winner. Charlotte Catholic (6A) secured its first state cup in 17 years. Community School of Davidson (2A) earned its third overall cup (including for 2018-19) in the 10^th anniversary year of the school’s first cup. Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, 7A) and Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville, 4A) were repeat winners from last school year. The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (Morganton, 1A) and Pine Lake Preparatory (Mooresville, 3A) earned Region Seven a pair of state cups.

State cup points are earned for top eight finishes and playoffs qualifications relative to a school’s own classification. Schools accumulate points through each academic year’s fall, winter, and spring seasons, after which each classification’s collective exemplars are recognized. Additional information about the Wells Fargo Cup is available at www.nchsaa.org/wells-fargo-cup.

8A Wells Fargo Cup Standings

1. Hoggard (Wilmington) – 655
2. Myers Park (Charlotte) – 635
3. Broughton (Raleigh) – 480
4. Ardrey Kell (Charlotte) – 452.5
5. Pinecrest (Southern Pines) – 450

7A Wells Fargo Cup Standings

1. Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) – 875
2. Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw) – 842.5
3. Weddington (Matthews) – 570
4. Cuthbertson (Waxhaw) – 495
5. Chapel Hill – 425

6A Wells Fargo Cup Standings

1. Charlotte Catholic – 655
2. Watauga – 580
3. East Chapel Hill – 515
4. Northern Guilford – 507.5
5. Middle Creek (Apex) – 450.83

5A Wells Fargo Cup Standings

1. North Lincoln – 580
2. Seaforth (Pittsboro) – 467.5
3. Croatan (Newport) – 465
4. Hickory – 410
5. Orange – 375

4A Wells Fargo Cup Standings

1. Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville) – 697.5
2. First Flight (Kill Devil Hills) – 597.5
3. Carrboro – 565
4. Lincoln Charter – 392.5
5. West Stokes – 342.5

3A Wells Fargo Cup Standings

1. Pine Lake Preparatory (Mooresville) – 825
2. NCSSM-Durham – 485
3. Union Academy (Monroe) – 467.5
4. Northwood (Pittsboro) – 427.5
5. Wake Preparatory – 395

2A Wells Fargo Cup Standings

1. Community School of Davidson – 550
2. Christ The King (Huntersville) – 500
3. Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville) – 485
4. Mountain Island Charter (Mount Holly) – 417.5
5. Corvian Community (Charlotte) – 295

1A Wells Fargo Cup Standings

1. NCSSM-Morganton – 572.5
2. Thomas Jefferson Classical (Mooresboro) – 537.5
3. Robbinsville – 485
4. NC Leadership Academy (Kernersville) – 422
5. Northside (Pinetown) – 377.5