Here’s how to watch, what to know about Wednesday’s NCHSAA state basketball finals
This week, the NC High School Athletic Association will host state basketball championship in eight classes. There will be 16 title games — eight boys’ games and eight girls’.
All games will be Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem.
Play began Wednesday afternoon, with champions crowned in Class 1A. A pair of teams from the East, the Vance Charter boys and Wilson Prep girls, captured state titles.
Check charlotteobserver.com for daily live coverage.
For the complete schedule for the week, scroll towards bottom of this story.
Girls’ finals live scores
Boys’ finals live scores
Wednesday’s games
1A Boys: Vance Charter rolls past Thomas Jefferson
Vance Charter rolled past Thomas Jefferson to win the 1A state title, winning 79-54, at the Joel Coliseum.
Thomas Jefferson Academy (16-13) tied the game at 13-13 with 1:17 left in the first quarter, but Vance Charter (23-2) went on a 13-2 run over the next four minutes.
Vance Charter led 36-27 at halftime and broke the game open by outscoring Thomas Jefferson 26-13 in the third quarter.
Vance Charter 6-6 senior Gary Wilkins made 11 of 13 shots and had 23 points to go with 14 rebounds, four assists and two blocks. He was named the game’s most valuable player.
Thomas Jefferson, which shot 37 percent and had 20 turnovers, got 10 points each from Chance Malachi and Omar Griffin.
It was the first boys’ basketball state title for Vance Charter.
1A GIRLS: Wilson Prep stops Robbinsville
Wilson Prep got a big game from championship MVP My’Angel Brimage to beat Robbinsville 58-44 for the 1A state girls’ championship.
Brimage, a 6-5 sophomore, had 11 points, on 4 for 4 shooting, plus 16 rebounds, five blocks and two assists.
Wilson Prep opened a big lead in the third quarter, but Robbinsville battled back and got within 39-36 on Zayleigh Chekelelee’s three-pointer with 5:56 left in the game. But the Tigers (26-3) went on a 12-0 run over the next 90 seconds and coasted to the program’s first state championship.
Wilson Prep’s Paris Best led all scorers with 21 points, plus eight rebounds and six steals. Robbinsville (17-12), which advanced to the finals as the No. 8 seed in the West, got 11 points, 10 rebounds and two assists from Abby Wehr.
8A BOYS: West Charlotte rallies past Hoggard
West Charlotte won its seventh NCHSAA state championship, 70-68, but didn’t lead until there was 0.6 seconds left.
8A GIRLS: Mallard Creek’s girls win first state title
Mallard Creek’s girls beat Wilmington Hoggard in overtime, 49-45, for the school’s first state title in girls’ basketball.
This week’s schedule
THURSDAY
2A boys: Queen’s Grant vs. Warren County, noon
6A girls: Northern Guilford vs. Terry Sanford, 2:30
2A girls: Cherokee vs. Pamlico County, 5
6A boys: Kings Mountain vs. Northern Nash, 7:30
FRIDAY
3A girls: East Surry vs. Goldsboro, noon
4A girls: Maiden vs. Fairmont, 2:30
3A boys: Walkertown vs. Kinston, 5
4A boys: Salisbury vs. Reidsville, 7:30
SATURDAY
5A girls: North Lincoln vs. Southeast Alamance, noon
5A boys: Hunter Huss vs. Fike, 2:30
7A girls: North Meck vs. Southern Durham, 5
7A boys: Mooresville vs. Southern Durham, 7:30
This story was originally published March 11, 2026 at 10:55 AM.
