High School Sports

NC high school basketball state finals set for this week. Here’s the schedule

The N.C. High School Athletic Association announced when its state championship games will be held next week.

The NCHSAA will host 16 state championship games — eight boys’ and eight girls’ games — Wednesday through Saturday at Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem.

Below is the complete schedule.

NC basketball championships

CLASS 8A

BOYS

West Charlotte vs. Hoggard, 5 p.m. Wednesday

CLASS 7A

Mooresville vs. Southern Durham, 7:30 p.m. Saturday

CLASS 6A

Kings Mountain vs. Northern Nash, 7:30 p.m. Thursday

CLASS 5A

Hunter Huss vs Fike, 2:30 p.m. Saturday

CLASS 4A

Salisbury vs. Reidsville, 7:30 p.m. Friday

CLASS 3A

Walkertown vs. Kinston, 5 p.m. Friday

CLASS 2A

Queen’s Grant vs. Warren County, noon Thursday

CLASS 1A

Thomas Jefferson vs. Vance Charter, noon Wednesday

Girls

Class 8A

Mallard Creek vs. Hoggard, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday

CLASS 7A

North Mecklenburg vs. Southern Durham, 5 p.m. Saturday

CLASS 6A

Northern Guilford vs. Terry Sanford, 2:30 p.m. Thursday

CLASS 5A

North Lincoln vs. SE Alamance, noon Saturday

CLASS 4A

Maiden vs. Fairmont, 2:30 p.m. Friday

CLASS 3A

East Surry vs. Goldsboro, noon Friday

CLASS 2A

Cherokee vs. Pamlico County, 5 p.m. Thursday

CLASS 1A

Robbinsville vs. Wilson Prep, 2:30 p.m. Wednesday

This story was originally published March 8, 2026 at 9:28 PM.

Langston Wertz Jr.
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