The North Carolina state playoffs have gone through three rounds and there were plenty of standout performances, including the following 10 which are nominated for North Carolina High School Football Player of the Week.

It is Week 12 of the North Carolina high school football season, which was added to the schedule in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene and provides an extra gameday for WNC teams to get their final games in.

Athletes from Airline, Benton, Bossier, Doyline, Natchitoches Central, Byrd, Caddo Magnet, Captain Shreve, Haughton, Loyola, North DeSoto and Parkway