Third round of the NC high school basketball playoffs is Saturday. Here’s the schedule.
The third round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs tips Saturday with 16 teams left in each of the classifications.
In the 4A boys and girls brackets, the Sweet 16 round will have a heavy Mecklenburg County flavor.
There are six boys teams from the Charlotte-area remaining in the 4A West draw: Ardrey Kell, Hough, Independence, North Mecklenburg, Olympic and Vance. North, Vance and Hough are all from the I-MECK 4A conference.
In the 4A East, there are three Triangle teams left — Garner, Millbrook and Leesville Road.
On the girls side, four Mecklenburg County teams remain. I-MECK 4A rivals Mallard Creek, Vance and North Mecklenburg, plus SoMECK champion Providence.
Wake County is also strongly represented with Southeast Raleigh, Apex Friendship, Holly Springs, Millbrook and Wakefield all still alive.
▪ Saturday’s winners advance to state quarterfinal games Tuesday, at higher seeds. The regional round is March 7.
The state finals will be Saturday, March 14. The 1A and 3A finals will be at N.C. State. The 2A and 4A finals will be at UNC.
Boys
CLASS 4A
Saturday’s third round
West
Grimsley (18-7) at North Mecklenburg (27-1), 7
Hough (19-9) at Independence (21-7), 6
Ardrey Kell (22-6) at Northwest Guilford (23-4), 3:30
Vance (22-6) at Olympic (20-6), 2
East
Lumberton (23-5) at Garner (22-5), 2
Hillside (20-5) at Hoggard (22-6), 6
Heritage (15-9) at Pinecrest (25-3), 7
Millbrook (23-3) at Leesville Road (20-7), 5
CLASS 3A
Saturday’s third round
West
Ben Smith (20-7) at Mount Tabor (25-3), 7
Hunter Huss (24-4) at Charlotte Catholic (24-3), 6
Hickory (22-5) at Freedom (26-1), 6:30
Weddington (21-7) at Cox Mill (25-3), 2
East
Rocky Mount (14-11) at Westover (27-0), 7
Eastern Guilford (22-6) at Clayton (25-2), 7
Cape Fear (19-5) at Northwood (25-2), 6:30
Eastern Wayne (16-11) at Southern Durham (21-5), 7
CLASS 2A
Saturday’s third round
West
Lake Norman Charter (22-6) at Forest Hills (27-0), 6
Lexington (22-5) at Mountain Heritage (25-1), 7
North Davidson (25-4) at Shelby (23-3), 7
Hendersonville (23-5) at West Stokes (24-4), 6
East
Goldsboro (21-4) at South Granville (28-0), 7
Hertford County (23-5) at Reidsville (25-2), 7
Ledford (17-11) at Farmville Central (26-2), 6:30
St. Pauls (23-5) at Kinston (25-3), 7:30
CLASS 1A
Saturday’s third round
West
Community School of Davidson (15-12) at Lincoln Charter (26-2), 6
Hayesville (25-3) at Chatham Charter (30-1), 6
Starmount (21-7) at Mountain Island Charter (22-5), 6:30
North Rowan (22-7) at Winston-Salem Prep (19-8), 5
East
Princeton (21-4) at North Edgecombe (25-2), 7
Granville Central (21-7) at West Columbus (22-4), 6
Henderson Collegiate (23-10) at East Carteret (22-3), 5
Washington County (23-2) vs. Holmes (27-1), at Columbia High, 7:30
Girls
CLASS 4A
Saturday’s third round
West
Ragsdale (22-4) at Mallard Creek (25-2), 2
North Mecklenburg (20-7) at Northwest Guilford (24-3), 2
East Forsyth (18-10) at Providence (24-2), 5
Vance (23-5) at Glenn (24-1), 2
East
Jordan (23-4) at Southeast Raleigh (24-1), 3
Ashley (24-4) at Hillside (21-6), 5
Apex Friendship (23-2) at Holly Springs (19-7), 5
Millbrook (22-6) at Wakefield (22-3), 4
CLASS 3A
Friday’s second round
West
Watauga (18-8) at Cuthbertson (26-2)
Saturday’s third round
West
Charlotte Catholic (22-5) at Freedom (27-0), 5
Enka (23-4) at Jesse Carson (25-3), 5:30
Hickory (21-6) vs. Watauga-Cuthbertson winner
Central Cabarrus (23-5) at Southeast Guilford (27-1), 4
East
Southern Durham (21-6) at D.H. Conley (27-0), 3
Jacksonville (22-3) at Eastern Alamance (24-4), 4
Northwood (22-5) at E.E. Smith (28-1), 6
Hunt (19-7) at Rocky Mount (23-4), 6
CLASS 2A
Saturday’s second round
West
Forest Hills (18-7) at Ashe County (20-6), 4
Saturday’s third round
West
Mountain Heritage (21-6) at Forbush (27-2), 6
Shelby (23-1) at Newton-Conover (26-2), 4
Franklin (21-6) at East Burke (26-3), 6:30
East
East Duplin (20-4) at Farmville Central (22-3), 5
North Lenoir (22-5) at St. Pauls (27-0), 6
Croatan (25-2) at Kinston (25-3), 6
Hertford County (19-8) at T.W. Andrews (23-3), 6
Monday’s third round
West
Forest Hills-Ashe County winner at Salisbury (27-1), 6
CLASS 1A
Saturday’s third round
West
Cherokee (8-19) at Murphy (27-0), 2
Gray Stone Day (25-1) at East Surry (19-5), 6
Community School of Davidson (25-4) at Mitchell County (20-5), 6
Highlands (17-11) at Alleghany (26-3), 3
East
Bishop McGuinness (22-4) at Pamlico County (26-1), 2
Chatham Charter (27-3) vs. Holmes (22-6), at Columbia High, 6
Chatham Central (16-12) at Weldon (24-1), 1
Granville Central (15-13) at Vance Charter (27-1), 5
