The Wrap: Friday’s NC, SC playoff scores, how The Sweet 16 fared, next week’s schedule

Friday’s high school football scores for all eight NC High School Athletic Association regional championships, plus picks and the SC state championship results and scores are below.

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The picks

Friday’s scores

N.C. PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Football

Class 4A

Friday’s regional finals

West

Weddington 34, Independence 14

East

Hoggard 41, Cardinal Gibbons 20

Next Saturday’s state championship

(at Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh)

Weddington (13-2) vs. Hoggard (14-1), 7

Class 3A

Friday’s regional finals

West

Hickory 42, Dudley 41

East

Seventy-First 50, Northern Nash 36

Next Friday’s state championship

(at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill)

Hickory (15-0) vs. Seventy-First (15-0), 7

Class 2A

Friday’s regional finals

West

Reidsville 49, Shelby 14

East

Clinton 36, Northeastern 22

Next Saturday’s state championship

(at Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh)

Reidsville (14-1) vs. Clinton (15-0), 3

Class 1A

Friday’s regional finals

West

Mount Airy 27, Robbinsville 16

East

Tarboro 49, West Columbus 12

Next Saturday’s state championship

(at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill)

Mount Airy (15-0) vs. Tarboro (13-0), noon

S.C. HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE

(all games at S.C. State University, Orangeburg)

Class 5A

Friday’s state championship

Dutch Fork 21, White Knoll 6 (final records: Dutch Fork, 10-5; White Knoll 13-1)

Class 4A

Saturday’s state championship

(at S.C. State, Orangeburg)

Westside (13-1) vs. South Florence (14-0), noon

Class 3A

Saturday’s state championship

(at S.C. State, Orangeburg)

Daniel (14-0) vs. Camden (11-3), 7

Class 2A

Thursday’s state championship

(at S.C. State, Orangeburg)

Oceanside Collegiate 35, Gray Collegiate 28 (final records: Oceanside Collegiate, 12-2; Gray Collegiate, 12-3)

Class 1A

Friday’s state championship

(at S.C. State, Orangeburg)

Christ Church Episcopal 67, Johnsonville 21 (final records: Christ Church Episcopal, 13-2; Johnsonville, 10-3)

Photos: Independence at Weddington

This story was originally published December 1, 2023 at 5:00 AM.