Drafting the fall sports teams most likely to win a 2026 state championship

On this episode of HighSchoolOT Press Box, Ben McCormick, Laieke Abebe, and Joel Bryant each picked 10 teams they think are most likely to win a state championship game. Each drafter had a slot for 1A-8A football and two flex spots for any sport, any classification.

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Step inside the HighSchoolOT Press Box for the latest high school sports news and analysis across North Carolina with HSOT's Joel Bryant, Ben McCormick and J. Mike Blake. They are also joined my other members of the press from across the state.