The Richmond Raiders fell three spots from second to fifth in the latest Associated Press North Carolina high school football poll.

Charlotte Independence maintained the top spot, earning nine of the 13 first place votes after the Patriots defeated West Charlotte 35-2 last Friday.

Butler, who grabbed the last four first place votes, moved up one spot on the heels of its 38-31 come-from-behind victory over Richmond.

Jack Britt and Jamestown Ragsdale each moved up one spot with victories. Jack Britt is now No. 3 after rolling past Scotland 48-14, while Ragsdale breezed past Greensboro Page 42-21 to move to No. 4.

Class 4-A

1. Charlotte Independence (9) 4-0 126 1

2. Matthews Butler (4) 3-0 119 3

3. Fayetteville Britt 4-0 100 4

4. Jamestown Ragsdale 4-0 88 5

5. Richmond County 3-1 70 2

6. West Forsyth 4-0 57 7

7. Wake Forest-Rolesville 4-0 56 6

8. Mallard Creek 3-1 31 9

9. Greensboro Dudley 3-1 22 10

10. Winston-Salem Reynolds 4-0 11 ---

Others receiving votes: Greensboro Page 10, Southeast Raleigh 6, Lake Norman 5, Raleigh Leesville Road 5, East Mecklenburg 3, Greensboro Grimsley 2, Asheville Reynolds 2, Harnett Central 1, Southern Pines Pinecrest 1.

n Editor’s note - Richmond County Daily Journal sports editor Shawn Stinson is a voting member of the AP North Carolina high school football poll.