Here is the NCPreps.com pre-season top 15 rankings for the 3A Classification for the upcoming 2022 season. The high school coaches in each individual class voted on this list.

3A TOP 15

1. Dudley

2. Scotland County

3. Kings Mountain

4. Eastern Alamance

5. Havelock

6. West Charlotte

7. Seventy-First

8. JH Rose

9. Statesville

10. Jacksonville

11. Crest

12. South Point

13. Lee County

14. Southern Durham

15. Northern Nash