High School Sports

The results of our reader polls are in. Here’s who you think wins NCHSAA state titles.

This season, the N.C. High School Athletic Association is reducing the number of state champions from eight to four.

We wanted to know who you thought would win each game. Here are the results of the poll.

The Northampton County High School Jaguars celebrate reaching the State Championship following their 20-12 victory over North Edgecombe High School in the semifinals of the North Carolina 1A High School Football Playoffs in Tarboro, N.C. on December 6, 2019.
The Northampton County High School Jaguars celebrate reaching the State Championship following their 20-12 victory over North Edgecombe High School in the semifinals of the North Carolina 1A High School Football Playoffs in Tarboro, N.C. on December 6, 2019. cjones@newsobserver.com

4A Championship

Cardinal Gibbons (13-2) vs. Julius Chambers (14-1)

Saturday, 7 p.m., N.C. State

Readers Vote: Gibbons

3A Championship

JH Rose (11-4) vs. Greensboro Dudley (14-1)

Friday 7 p.m., UNC

Readers Vote: Dudley

2A Championship

Wallace-Rose Hill (13-2) vs. Shelby (14-1)

Saturday, 3 p.m., NC State

Readers vote: Shelby

1A Championship

Tarboro (13-1) vs. MItchell (13-2)

Saturday, noon, UNC

Readers vote: Tarboro

This story was originally published December 6, 2021 at 8:26 PM.

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