Middle Creek, even without its best player, came out on top of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A volleyball championship — more than enough reason to take home the No. 1 spot in the final HighSchoolOT statewide top 25 rankings. Green Hope, the 4A East runner-up to Middle Creek, was second, followed by fellow 4A East team Chapel Hill in third. Kings Mountain, the 3A champ, was fourth followed by Cardinal Gibbons in fifth. Please click here for more.