NCHSAA state championship sites are set for football, additional fall sports

The N.C. High School Athletic Association state football championships are not coming to Charlotte, at least this year.

In September, NCHSAA commissioner Que Tucker told The Observer that she “was hopeful” that state championship football games could be played at Bank of America Stadium, home to the NFL’s Carolinas Panthers.

It won’t happen this year.

On Tuesday morning, the NCHSAA announced sites for its 2025 fall sports state championships.

Football will be played Dec. 11-13, Thursday to Saturday, at UNC’s Kenan Stadium, Durham County Memorial Stadium and Lenoir-Rhyne’s Moretz Stadium in Hickory.

Kenan Stadium, which seats 50,500 fans, has long hosted state championship football, which has also been held at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh and Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium in Winston-Salem.

Durham County Memorial Stadium, opened in 1958, is home to the Shaw University Bears Division II college football team, and can seat 8,500 fans.

Moretz Stadium can seat 7,200 and expand to accommodate 10,000.

In addition to football, the NCHSAA announced other hosting sites.

Cheerleading invitational: Dec. 6 at Raleigh Convention Center

Cross-country: Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Ivey Redmon Complex, Kernersville

Girls’ golf: Oct. 27-28 (1A/2A at Gates Four Golf & Country Club, Fayetteville; 3A/4A at Longleaf Golf & Family Club, Southern Pines; 5A/6A at Stonebridge Golf Club, Monroe; 7A at Sapona Golf, Swim & Tennis Club, Lexington; 8A at Pinehurst No. 6)

Girls’ tennis individual championship: Oct. 24-25 (1A/2A at Cary Tennis Center; 3A/4A at Burlington Tennis Center; 5A/6A at Ting Park, Holly Springs; 7A/8A at Millbrook Exchange, Raleigh

Girls’ tennis dual team: Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Burlington Tennis Center

Boys’ soccer: Nov. 20-22 at Appenzeller Field at Guilford College

Volleyball: Oct. 31 at Lawrence Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem; Nov. 1 at Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh