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The Wachovia Cup award, sponsored by Wachovia and the NCHSAA, recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall interscholastic athletic performance.
Points are awarded based on participation and standings in conference play.

Northwest 1-A: Bishop McGuinness dominated the winter athletic season,
taking league championships in men¹s and women¹s basketball as well as
women¹s swimming. Mount Airy moves from third to second place thanks to a
men¹s swimming title and by finishing as runner-up in men¹s basketball. East
Surry, the sixth place team in the conference after the fall season, is now
in third after placing second in women¹s swimming and basketball. Conference
Standings: Bishop McGuinness 80, Mount Airy 69, East Surry 60, South Stokes
57, West Wilkes 53, East Wilkes 46.5, Alleghany 43, Elkin 40, North Stokes
34.5.

North State 2-A: West Stokes is still all alone at the top of
the league on the strength of championships in men¹s and women¹s swimming,
as well as a second place finish in women¹s basketball. Eastern Guilford is
still the second place team after capturing league crowns in wrestling and
women¹s basketball and a runner-up finish in men¹s basketball. A men¹s
basketball championship allows Reidsville to remain in third place.
Conference Standings: West Stokes 107, Eastern Guilford 96, Reidsville 94,
McMichael 85, Southern Guilford 65, Atkins 40.

Mid Piedmont 3-A: Ragsdale swept the conference in men¹s and
women¹s basketball and men¹s and women¹s swimming, allowing it to maintain
the lead in the conference race. Southeast Guilford holds down the number
two spot on the strength of second place finishes in women¹s basketball and
men¹s swimming. Conference Standings: Ragsdale 148.5, Southeast Guilford
132, Asheboro 127, Trinity 114.5, Eastern Randolph 102, Randleman 90,
Southwestern Randolph 89.

Piedmont Triad 3-A: Reagan is still the class of the conference
thanks to titles in men¹s and women¹s swimming and a second place finish in
men¹s basketball. Parkland captured conference crowns in wrestling and
women¹s basketball, allowing it to move from fourth to second place.
Southwest Guilford drops to third place after finishing second in women¹s
basketball. Conference Standings: Reagan 50, Parkland 43.5, Southwest
Guilford 43, Glenn 42, High Point Andrews 31.5, Carver 13.

Triad 3-A: The conference leader is still Western Guilford
thanks to a second place finish in men¹s swimming. Conference a championship
in men¹s and women¹s swimming have propelled Northern Guilford all the way
from fifth to second place in the league. Rockingham County is holding
steady in the third place position after a runner-up finish in women¹s
basketball. Conference Standings: Western Guilford 64.5, Northeast Guilford
60, Rockingham County 49.5, Morehead 49, Northeast Guilford 47.5, Western
Alamance 46, Dudley 34, Bartlett Yancey 31.5.

Metro 4-A: Conference championships in women¹s basketball,
women¹s swimming, and wrestling allow Northwest Guilford to maintain its
hold on the conference lead. Grimsley and Page are tied for second place
following the conclusion of the winter schedule. Grimsley won the men¹s
swimming crown and finished second in women¹s swimming and men¹s basketball
while Page drops from second to third place in spite of a conference title
in men¹s basketball, a runner-up finish in men¹s swimming, and a third place
finish in women¹s swimming. Conference Standings: Northwest Guilford 61,
Grimsley 48.5, Page 48.5, East Forsyth 40, High Point Central 34.5, Ben L.
Smith 15.5