NCHSAA final high school basketball playoff pairings released
Here are finals pairings for the N.C. High School Athletic Association state tournament.
The first round is Tuesday, Feb. 25, followed by rounds Thursday and Saturday. The quarterfinals are March 3 and regionals are March 7. The state championship is Saturday, March 14.
Boys
CLASS 4A
Tuesday’s first round
West
South Mecklenburg (12-11) at Lake Norman (14-11), 8
McDowell (10-13) at Grimsley (16-7), 6:30
Rocky River (11-12) at Hough (17-9), 7
Butler (12-13) at Richmond Senior (19-8), 6
Berry Academy (10-12) at West Charlotte (15-10), 7
Porter Ridge (14-13) at Harding (17-8), 7
Mallard Creek (9-16) at Glenn (15-11), 7
Page (15-11) at Myers Park (18-8), 7
First-round byes: North Mecklenburg (26-1); Hickory Ridge (21-5); R.J. Reynolds (16-9); Independence (20-7); Northwest Guilford (22-4); Ardrey Kell (21-6); Vance (21-6); Olympic (19-6).
East
Sanderson (15-10) at Green Hope (17-9), 6
South Central (9-16) at Lumberton (21-5), 7
Enloe (11-12) at Middle Creek (19-7), 6
Holly Springs (11-15) at Laney (17-8), 7
Overhills (15-9) at Durham Riverside (19-8), 6
Pine Forest (12-12) at Rolesville (16-7), 7
South View (11-12) at Panther Creek (21-6), 7
Knightdale (16-10) at Wakefield (16-9), 7
First-round byes: Garner (21-5); Apex Friendship (23-4); Hillside (19-5); Hoggard (21-6); Pinecrest (24-3); Heritage (14-9); Millbrook (22-3); Leesville Road (19-7).
CLASS 3A
Tuesday’s first round
West
Ashbrook (9-16) at Mount Tabor (23-3), 7
Tuscola (17-10) at Southwestern Randolph (17-9), 7:30
Jay M. Robinson (12-13) at Northern Guilford (16-9), 7:30
Alexander Central (16-11) at Ben Smith (18-7), 6:30
Kings Mountain (12-14) at Hunter Huss (22-4), 6
Forestview (17-10) at A.L. Brown (17-8), 7
Central Cabarrus (16-9) at Crest (16-9), 7
North Buncombe (14-11) at Charlotte Catholic (22-3), 7:30
Asheboro (13-12) at Freedom (24-1), 7:30
Dudley (16-9) at T.C. Roberson (17-9), 7
Monroe (13-12) at A.C. Reynolds (19-8), 7
Southwest Guilford (12-13) at Hickory (20-5), 7:30
Concord (11-13) at Statesville (18-6), 7
Sun Valley (16-11) at Weddington (19-7), 6
Parkland (21-4) at West Rowan (15-9), 7
Stuart Cramer (12-13) at Cox Mill (23-3), 7
East
Northeast Guilford (9-16) at Westover (25-0), 7
Western Alamance (19-6) at Lee County (9-16), 7
C.B. Aycock (15-11) at Hunt (16-8), 7
Rocky Mount (12-11) at Southern Lee (15-10), 6
Jacksonville (14-11) at Eastern Guilford (20-6), 7
Topsail (12-12) at South Johnston (21-4), 7
Vance County (19-6) at Northern Nash (21-5), 7
Harnett Central (13-11) at Clayton (23-2), 7
East Chapel Hill (11-14) at Northwood (23-2), 7
Terry Sanford (17-6) at Jacksonville Northside (17-7), 7
Cleveland (15-11) at West Carteret (20-4), 7
East Wake (16-9) at Cape Fear (17-5), 7
Chapel Hill (11-14) at J.H. Rose (22-3), 7
Walter Williams (16-10) at Southern Durham (19-5), 7
West Brunswick (17-9) at Eastern Wayne (14-11), 6
Person (11-14) at New Hanover (21-5), 7
CLASS 2A
Tuesday’s first round
West
Pisgah (12-14) at Forest Hills (25-0), 7:30
Salisbury (16-9) at Smoky Mountain (14-10), 6
West Stanly (16-11) at Lake Norman Charter (20-6), 7
Franklin (16-9) at West Wilkes (18-7), 7
Walkertown (9-14) at Mountain Heritage (23-1), 7:30
North Lincoln (16-8) at West Caldwell (22-4), 7
North Surry (16-10) at Lexington (20-5), 6:30
Draughn (13-12) at Hibriten (23-3), 7
Wilkes Central (14-9) at Shelby (21-3), 7
Patton (19-7) at Madison County (17-8), 7
Central Davidson (15-9) at North Davidson (23-4), 8
South Point (18-9) at Atkins (20-6), 7
Newton-Conover (15-10) at Hendersonville (21-5), 7
East Burke (14-12) at East Lincoln (23-4), 7
North Forsyth (19-7) at R-S Central (16-10), 7:30
Lincolnton (11-14) at West Stokes (22-4), 7:30
East
Croatan (9-14) at South Granville (26-0), 7
Trinity (13-11) at Carrboro (15-10), 7
McMichael (12-12) at Goldsboro (19-4), 7
Wheatmore (15-10) at First Flight (18-8), 7
South Lenoir (13-10) at Randleman (18-4), 7
Thomasville (16-9) at Hertford County (21-5), 7
Fairmont (13-12) at Whiteville (15-6), 7
Bartlett-Yancey (13-12) at Reidsville (23-2), 7:30
Jordan-Matthews (10-16) at Farmville Central (24-2), 7
Greene Central (14-12) at Washington (17-8), 7
Currituck County (13-11) at Morehead (20-6), 7
Ledford (15-11) at SouthWest Edgecombe (19-6), 7
Red Springs (11-13) at St. Pauls (21-5), 7:30
T.W. Andrews (14-11) at Dixon (19-7), 7
Clinton (12-10) at Anson County (10-13), 6
East Duplin (15-9) at Kinston (23-3), 7
CLASS 1A
Tuesday’s first round
West
Highlands (10-16) at Lincoln Charter (24-2), 7:30
Christ the King (15-11) at Union Academy (18-8), 7:30
Andrews (18-6) at Mitchell County (9-12), 7
Community School of Davidson (13-12) at Hiwassee Dam (10-16), 7
Swain County (14-10) at Hayesville (23-3), 7
Bishop McGuinness (12-13) at Pine Lake Prep (17-9), 7
South Stokes (12-14) at Cherokee (17-9), 8
Highland Tech (7-17) at Chatham Charter (28-1), 7
Carolina International (7-23) at Mountain Island Charter (20-5), 7
Queens Grant Charter (18-10) at South Stanly (19-6), 7
Clover Garden School (18-11) at Starmount (19-7), 7
Cherryville (16-10) at Mount Airy (15-9), 7:30, 7:30
North Stanly (14-11) at North Rowan (20-7), 7:30
North Stokes (15-10) at Bessemer City (18-6), 7
Thomas Jefferson Academy (17-7) at East Surry (17-6), 7:30
Elkin (10-15) at Winston-Salem Prep (17-8), 7
East
Franklin Academy (12-12) at North Edgecombe (23-2), 7
Rosewood (16-4) at Research Triangle (17-7), 7
Falls Lake Academy (15-11) at Princeton (19-4), 7
Warren County (10-13) at Cape Hatteras (14-6), 7
Perquimans (13-12) at Granville Central (19-7), 7:30
Louisburg (16-9) at Weldon (16-6), 7
Northwest Halifax (16-8) at Chatham Central (21-6), 7
Northampton County (7-13) at West Columbus (20-4), 6
Lejeune (12-11) at East Carteret (20-3), 7
Wilson Prep (17-7) at Voyager Academy (22-6), 7
River Mill Academy (18-9) at Henderson Collegiate (21-10), 7
Camden County (17-9) at Pender (19-7), 7
KIPP Pride (10-13) at Pamlico County (17-7), 7
Tarboro (16-9) at Washington County (21-2), 7
Columbia (15-10) at Martin Riverside (16-9), 7
Roxboro Community (13-13) at Holmes (25-1), 7
Girls
CLASS 4A
Tuesday’s first round
West
Olympic (15-9) at Independence (20-7), 6
Pinecrest (14-11) at South Mecklenburg (18-5), 6
South Caldwell (11-12) at North Mecklenburg (18-7), 6
Berry Academy (11-12) at Hopewell (16-10), 7
Hickory Ridge (16-11) at Ardrey Kell (16-11), 6
Hough (9-16) at East Forsyth (16-10), 7
Purnell Swett (15-9) at Butler (18-9), 6
West Forsyth (15-10) at Lake Norman (15-9), 6:30
First-round byes: Mallard Creek (24-2); Ragsdale (21-4); Myers Park (19-8); Northwest Guilford (23-3); Providence (23-2); McDowell (12-12); Vance (22-5); Glenn (23-1).
East
Hoggard (21-5) at Leesville Road (16-8), 6
Green Level (15-10) at Jordan (21-4), 7
Heritage (14-12) at Knightdale (18-7), 7
Cardinal Gibbons (12-11) at Laney (21-5), 6
Rolesville (17-9) at Seventy-First (18-8), 7
Panther Creek (12-11) at Apex Friendship (21-2), 6
Green Hope (12-10) at Millbrook (20-6), 7
Athens Drive (15-11) at Garner (19-7), 7
First-round byes: Southeast Raleigh (23-1); South View (13-11); Ashley (23-4); Hillside (20-6); Holly Springs (18-7); Jack Britt (24-3); South Central (19-8); Wakefield (21-3).
CLASS 3A
Tuesday’s first round
West
South Iredell (10-13) at Freedom (25-0), 6
Cox Mill (14-12) at Forestview (19-8), 7
Erwin (16-10) at Ashbrook (20-4), 7
Parkwood (16-10) at Charlotte Catholic (20-5), 6
Alexander Central (12-13) at Enka (21-4), 6
Asheboro (18-8) at Northern Guilford (20-6), 7
Weddington (18-7) at Asheville (21-4), 7
A.C. Reynolds (10-13) at Jesse Carson (23-3), 6
Northwest Cabarrus (13-11) at Cuthbertson (25-2), 6:30
Watauga (17-8) at West Rowan (20-5), 6
Marvin Ridge (11-12) at Dudley (19-7), 6
East Rowan (20-6) at Hickory (19-6), 6
Piedmont (11-11) at Central Cabarrus (21-5), 7
Southwest Guilford (18-9) at Southwestern Randolph (22-4), 6
North Buncombe (20-6) at Mount Tabor (14-11), 7
A.L. Brown (10-15) at Southeast Guilford (25-1), 6
East
New Hanover (8-14) at D.H. Conley (25-0), 7
Western Alamance (19-7) at Northern Nash (17-7), 7
Southern Nash (9-12) at Union Pines (19-7), 6:30
Northeast Guilford (11-14) at Southern Durham (19-6), 6
J.H. Rose (10-14) at Jacksonville (20-3), 7
East Chapel Hill (16-8) at Westover (20-6), 7
Swansboro (18-6) at White Oak (17-5), 7
Orange (11-12) at Eastern Alamance (22-4), 6
North Brunswick (11-12) at E.E. Smith (26-1), 7
Chapel Hill (16-9) at Southern Wayne (16-10), 7
Southern Alamance (9-15) at Northwood (20-5), 7
Person (15-8) at East Wake (16-8), 6
Vance County (13-12) at Clayton (20-4), 7
Franklinton (12-12) at Hunt (17-7), 7
Williams (15-10) at Harnett Central (18-5), 7
C.B. Aycock (11-13) at Rocky Mount (21-4), 6
CLASS 2A
Tuesday’s first round
West
East Gaston (14-11) at Salisbury (25-1), 7
Wilkes Central (18-6) at North Davidson (17-9), 6
North Wilkes (14-11) at Ashe County (19-6), 6:30
West Davidson (15-10) at Forest Hills (17-7), 6
Maiden (14-13) at Mountain Heritage (19-6), 6
Surry Central (17-9) at Brevard (17-6), 7
Patton (15-10) at R-S Central (19-7), 6
North Surry (13-13) at Forbush (25-2), 6
East Rutherford (14-10) at Newton-Conover (24-2), 6
Pisgah (17-9) at Bandys (19-6), 7
Draughn (12-14) at Shelby (21-1), 7
Oak Grove (16-11) at West Stokes (22-4), 6
Smoky Mountain (13-11) at Franklin (19-6), 6
East Lincoln (16-10) at Bunker Hill (20-7), 7
West Wilkes (18-6) at West Stanly (16-10), 6
Central Davidson (11-12) at East Burke (24-3), 7
East
Nash Central (7-18) at Farmville Central (20-3), 7
Clinton (17-6) at East Bladen (21-4), 7
Wheatmore (12-13) at J.F. Webb (20-5), 7
Eastern Randolph (13-13) at East Duplin (18-4), 7
Roanoke Rapids (15-9) at St. Pauls (25-0), 6
North Pitt (14-12) at Ledford (18-6), 7
SouthWest Edgecombe (16-9) at North Lenoir (20-5), 7
Durham School of Arts (10-9) at Bertie (19-3), 6:30
West Bladen (16-8) at Kinston (23-3), 6
Bunn (13-10) at Reidsville (18-5), 6
Midway (17-7) at Croatan (23-2), 6
Providence Grove (13-13) at Beddingfield (17-7), 7
Thomasville (12-11) at N.C. School of Science and Math (22-5), 7
McMichael (11-12) at T.W. Andrews (21-3), 7
Richlands (15-11) at Hertford County (17-8), 7
North Johnston (12-12) at Randleman (21-2), 6
CLASS 1A
Tuesday’s first round
West
Pine Lake Prep (7-18) at Murphy (25-0), 6
Rosman (10-12) at Union Academy (17-8), 6
South Stokes (9-16) at Lincoln Charter (20-5), 6
Swain County (5-18) at Cherokee (6-19), 6:30
Avery County (5-19) at Gray Stone Day (23-1), 6
Hiwassee Dam (9-16) at Christ the King (16-10), 7
Winston-Salem Prep (10-14) at Robbinsville (21-6), 7
Piedmont Community Charter (12-13) at East Surry (17-5), 6
North Stokes (6-19) at Mitchell County (18-5), 7
Thomas Jefferson Academy (13-12) at Community School of Davidson (23-4), 6
Mountain Island Charter (9-10) at North Rowan (19-8), 6
Bessemer City (11-11) at Highlands (15-11), 6
Starmount (6-17) at Langtree Charter (25-4), 6
Polk County (15-8) at Hayesville (15-12), 7
East Wilkes (4-19) at Alleghany (24-3), 7
East
East Columbus (9-15) at Pamlico County (24-1), 7
Uwharrie Charter (17-9) at Columbia (6-17), 6
River Mill Academy (14-11) at Cape Hatteras (17-5), 5:30
Manteo (10-8) at Bishop McGuinness (20-4), 5
Gates County (10-13) at Chatham Charter (25-3), 6:30
Tarboro (14-12) at Falls Lake Academy (19-7), 6
Washington County (10-9) at Perquimans (17-7), 6
North Stanly (8-13) at Holmes (20-6), 6
Franklin Academy (11-13) at Weldon (22-1), 6
Chocowinity Southside (17-8) at Northampton County (14-7), 6
Rocky Mount Prep (11-7) at Princeton (19-3), 7
Chatham Central (14-12) at Clover Garden School (25-4), 7
Henderson Collegiate (11-12) at Granville Central (13-13), 6
Woods Charter (11-6) at Martin Riverside (19-6), 7
Voyager Academy (13-8) at Neuse Charter (16-5), 7
Pender (7-13) at Vance Charter (25-1), 6
This story was originally published February 23, 2020 at 3:37 PM.
