The North Carolina high school state finals are set. Saturday’s regional scores, state pairings.
The North Carolina high school basketball regional championships were held Saturday. The winners advanced to the state championship games March 14. The 2A and 4A state finals will be held at UNC. The 1A and 3A finals will be at N.C. State. Times will be announced after regionals.
Here is Saturday’s results and the finals pairings.
Boys
CLASS 4A
Saturday’s regional finals
West
North Mecklenburg 86, Olympic 78
East
Lumberton 66, Pinecrest 47
Saturday’s state championship
(at Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill)
North Mecklenburg (30-1) vs. Lumberton (26-5), 7:35
CLASS 3A
Saturday’s regional finals
West
Freedom 58, Hunter Huss 56
East
Westover 54, Northwood 49
Saturday’s state championship
(at Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh)
Freedom (29-1) vs. Westover (30-0), 7:35
CLASS 2A
Saturday’s regional finals
West
Shelby 68, Forest Hills 63
East
Farmville Central 66, South Granville 63
Saturday’s state championship
(at Smith Center, Chapel Hill)
Shelby (26-3) vs. Farmville Central (29-2), 2:35
CLASS 1A
Saturday’s regional finals
West
Winston-Salem Prep 65, Chatham Charter 60
East
Henderson Collegiate 68, North Edgecombe 48
Saturday’s state championship
(at Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh)
Winston-Salem Prep (22-8) vs. Henderson Collegiate (26-10), 12:05
Girls
CLASS 4A
Saturday’s regional finals
West
Vance 72, Mallard Creek 42
East
Southeast Raleigh 43, Millbrook 24
Saturday’s state championship
(at Smith Center, Chapel Hill)
Vance (26-5) vs. Southeast Raleigh (27-1), 5:05
CLASS 3A
Saturday’s regional finals
West
Southeast Guilford 49, Freedom 46
East
E.E. Smith 81, Jacksonville 78
Saturday’s state championship
(at Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh)
Southeast Guilford (30-1) vs. E.E. Smith (31-1), 5:05
CLASS 2A
Saturday’s regional finals
West
Salisbury 65, Newton-Conover 53
East
Farmville Central 69, Kinston 52
Saturday’s state championship
(at Smith Center, Chapel Hill)
Salisbury (30-1) vs. Farmville Central (25-3), 12:05
CLASS 1A
Saturday’s regional finals
West
Murphy 63, Mitchell County 62
East
Weldon 42, Bishop McGuinness 40
Saturday’s state championship
(at Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh)
Murphy (30-0) vs. Weldon (27-1), 12:05
This story was originally published March 5, 2020 at 12:28 PM with the headline "The North Carolina high school state finals are set. Saturday’s regional scores, state pairings.."
