WACHOVIA CUP WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2007-08 YEAR

Thank you to our Lady Mustangs for leading the charge.  Without them, this would not have been possible. Women's Volleyball, Track, Cross Country, Swimming, Golf and Tennis all finished strong and made this happen!!

CHAPEL HILL -- Wachovia Bank, N.A., and the North Carolina High School Athletic Association today announced the final standings for the 2007-08 academic year in the Wachovia Cup competitions after the spring sports seasons.  The Wachovia Cup award, sponsored by Wachovia Bank, N.A., 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 29th year.

Charlotte Myers Park moved back past winter leader Chapel Hill to take over first place in the final 4-A standings. Charlotte Catholic took the top spot among 3-A schools while Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons won the 2-A classification. With a strong spring, Hendersonville surged by Kernersville Bishop McGuinness to win among the 1-A schools.

In the 4-A classification, Myers Park’s fourth-place finish in women’s outdoor track made the difference as Myers Park finished with 387.5 points to 372.5 for Chapel Hill. Charlotte Providence was just back in third place at 370 points, with top spring finishes including second in men’s golf, in the top eight in women’s soccer and tied for third in baseball. Morrisville Green Hope was fourth in the overall standings and North Mecklenburg was fifth.

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.

4-A CLASSIFICATION SCHOOL POINTS

     1.    Charlotte Myers Park 387.5
     2.    Chapel Hill 372.5
     3.    Charlotte Providence 370
     4.    Morrisville Green Hope 335
     5.    North Mecklenburg 322.5
            Matthews David Butler 322.5
     7.    East Chapel Hill 320
     8.    Raleigh Broughton 317.5
            West Charlotte 317.5
    10.    New Bern 285
    11.    Southeast Raleigh 272.5
    12.    Wilmington Hoggard 270
    13.    Apex 250
    14.    Charlotte Ardrey Kell 240
    15.    East Forsyth 235 
            Greensboro Grimsley 235
            Cary 235
            Raleigh Leesville Road 235