Wachovia, a Wells Fargo company, and the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Friday announced the final standings in the Wachovia Cup competitions for the 2010-11 academic year with the spring sports seasons completed.

The Wachovia Cup award, sponsored by Wachovia 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 32nd year.
All four of the champions successfully defended the Wachovia Cups each of them won a year ago. Cary Green Hope maintained its lead after winter sports to capture the Cup in the final 4-A standings for the second consecutive year. Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons took the top spot in the 3-A classification with a great all around performance. Salisbury was the Cup winner among 2-A schools for the second year in a row while Kernersville Bishop McGuinness captured first place in 1-A for the fourth time in the last five years.
"We sincerely appreciate Wachovia's commitment to our overall program in recognizing our champions for over 30 years," said Davis Whitfield, NCHSAA commissioner. "These schools who win the Wachovia Cup do a tremendous job with their overall athletic programs, and we are grateful for Wachovia's desire to recognize their achievements
 In the 4-A classification, Green Hope finished first with 427.5 points to hold off a surging Charlotte Myers Park in second with 390.5. Green Hope preserved its title by placing fifth in men's golf and fifth among 4-A women's lacrosse teams. Myers Park had a second-place finish in men's golf to go with a runner-up finish in women's lacrosse and getting to the state quarterfinals in men's dual team tennis.
Raleigh Wakefield wound up in third, primarily with a couple of great performances in track, winning the women's outdoor track and field crown and taking third in the men's meet, to go with a fourth-place finish in men's golf.
Cardinal Gibbons held on to the top spot in the 3-A standings with playoff points in an impressive five different spring sports, including winning both the men's dual team tennis championship and taking top honors among 3-A women's lacrosse teams, while finishing second in both women's outdoor track and field and women's soccer. Gibbons recorded a whopping 715 points, ahead of runner-up Charlotte Catholic at 605.
Catholic's spring performances included a women's soccer title and second place among 3-A teams in both women's lacrosse and men's dual team tennis.
Waxhaw Marvin Ridge was third with 487.5 points, just a half point ahead of fourth-place Chapel Hill.
Salisbury had an impressive spring to secure its sixth Cup all time. Salisbury recorded 647.5 points, including winning the men's golf title, taking second in women's outdoor track and field and fifth in men's outdoor track and field. Carrboro, with a strong spring, was second with 615 points, including playoff points in six spring sports. Among the Jaguar team highlights were a title in women's outdoor track and field, a runner-up finish in women's soccer, and a top finish among 2-A schools in women's lacrosse. 
East Lincoln, which advanced to the regional finals in baseball and placed fourth in the men's track and field state meet, was third with 345 points and Cuthbertson fourth at 320.
In the 1-A classification, Bishop McGuinness collected playoff points for positions in men’s golf, women’s outdoor track, women’s soccer, and both women's and men's lacrosse en route to a total of 630 points, ahead of Durham's North Carolina School of Science and Math at 467.5. NCSSM was second in the state 1-A men's outdoor track and field championships to go with a runner-up spot in men's dual team tennis and  getting to the state semifinals in women's soccer.
Hendersonville, the school that has recorded the most Wachovia Cups of any NCHSAA school with 13, finished third in the 1-A standings with 422.5 points, and North Rowan was fourth at 322.5.
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.

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

FINAL WACHOVIA CUP STANDINGS 2009-10
 

1-A CLASSIFICATION                                  

1. Kernersville Bishop McGuinness           630
2. Durham N.C. School of Science and Math   467.5
3. Hendersonville                           422.5
4. North Rowan                              390
5. Lake Norman Charter                      322.5
6. West Wilkes                              275
7. Murphy                                   260
8. East Surry                               250
9. Raleigh Charter                          247.5
10. Pender                                  235
    Southwest Onslow                        235
12. Robbisnville                            232.5
13. Riverside-Martin                        205
14. Monroe                                  197.5
15. Goldsboro                               195

2-A CLASSIFICATION

1. Salisbury                                   647.5
2. Carrboro                                 615
3. East Lincoln                             345
4. Waxhaw Cuthbertson                       320
5. Shelby                                   315
6. North Lincoln                            303.75
7. Pittsboro Northwood                      302.5
8. Hillsborough Cedar Ridge                 282.5
9. Hampstead Topsail                        257.5
10. Berry Academy                           240
11. Burlington Cummings                     235
12. Newton-Conover                          220
13. Durham School of the Arts               215
14. Swansboro                               207.5
15. Newport Croatan                         200

3-A CLASSIFICATION

1. Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons                 715
2. Charlotte Catholic                       605
3. Waxhaw Marvin Ridge                      487.5
4. Chapel Hill                              485
5. Hickory                                  400
6. Weddington                               327.5
7. Concord Jay Robinson                     305
8. Northern Guilford                        295
9. Winterville South Central                287.5
10. West Henderson                          240
11. Nash Central                            235
12. Burlington Walter Williams              227.5
13. North Buncombe                          215
      Asheville                             215
15. Orange                                  212.5

4-A CLASSIFICATION

1. Morrisville Green Hope                   427.5
2. Charlotte Myers Park                     390.5
3. Raleigh Wakefield                        365
4. East Chapel Hill                         360
5. Charlotte Ardrey Kell                    345
6. Apex                                     342.5
7. Skyland T.C. Roberson                    340
8. Charlotte Providence                     330
9. Lake Norman                              305
10. Raleigh Millbrook                       272.5
11. Watauga                                 267.5
12. Raleigh Leesville Road                  257.5
13. New Bern                                245
     Cornelius W.A. Hough                   245
15. Pfafftown Ronald Reagan                 232.5