The second round of the NCHSAA playoffs delivered high-scoring nights, tight finishes, and dominant efforts across all eight classifications. Top seeds across the state largely held serve, while several mid-bracket teams continued surprise postseason pushes.
1A
East:
#1 KIPP Pride advanced with a 48-7 win over #8 Sallie B. Howard. #4 Wilson
Prep outscored #5 SCPA 64-40, #2 Northside-Pinetown rolled past #7
Hobgood Charter 48-7, and #3 Bear Grass Charter topped #11 North
Edgecombe 49-14.
West:
#1 Robbinsville powered through #9 Andrews 56-7, while #4 North
Stokes fell to #5 East Columbus 32-21. #2 South Davidson
defeated #7 Rosman 27-8, and #3 Thomas Jefferson Classical shut out #6
WSPA 43-0.
2A
East:
Top-seeded #1 Tarboro cruised 52-0 over #16 Camden County. #8 Hobbton
edged #9 Lakewood 20-14, #4 East Bladen shut out #20 Union 50-0, and #5 Manteo
beat #12 Northampton County 36-8. #2 Warren County handled #18 Rosewood
36-6, #10 East Carteret upset #7 Gates County 61-18, #3 North Duplin
blanked #14 Southside 42-0, and #6 Holmes beat #11 Perquimans 55-16.
West:
#1 Murphy dominated #16 Albemarle 57-14. #9 Community School of
Davidson stunned #8 Swain County 65-13, while #4 East Wilkes beat
#13 Hayesville 44-7. #5 Corvian Community cruised over #12 North Rowan
45-7. #2 Starmount beat #15 Cherryville 56-7, #7 South Stanly
shut out #10 Christ the King 38-0, #14 Mountain Island Charter upset #3
Alleghany 7-6, and #11 Mitchell beat #6 Bishop McGuinness 42-12.
3A
East:
#1 James Kenan beat #16 Wallace-Rose Hill 26-7. #9 Ayden-Grifton
edged #8 Whiteville 27-26. #13 Farmville Central upset #4 Louisburg 58-27,
#5 Martin County held off #12 Wake Prep 28-20, and #2 Pender shut
out #15 Hertford County 60-0. #7 Northeastern topped #10 South Columbus
56-21. #14 Kinston upset #3 Midway 34-13, and #6 Pasquotank County
beat #11 Princeton 54-41.
West:
#1 Mountain Heritage rolled past #16 West Lincoln 46-13, #9 Hendersonville
fell just short against #8 Lincolnton 28-27, and #4 North Stanly held
off #13 East Surry 49-45. #5 Providence Grove fell 31-21 to #12 West
Davidson. #2 Mount Airy blanked #15 Thomasville 52-0, while #10 Shelby
beat #7 East Rutherford 65-34. #3 Eastern Randolph beat #19 Union
Academy 43-7, and #6 Walkertown shut out #22 Wheatmore 67-0.
4A
East:
#1 Reidsville dominated #17 Red Springs 44-0. #9 Eastern Wayne
beat #8 Southwestern Randolph 49-0, and #4 Central Davidson downed #13
Carver 49-8. #12 North Pitt upset #5 Randleman 28-23. #2 West Craven
beat #18 Roanoke Rapids 41-6, #7 T.W. Andrews defeated #10 Clinton 36-17,
#3 East Duplin beat #14 North Johnston 48-20, and #11 SouthWest
Edgecombe edged #6 Bunn 29-24.
West:
#1 Brevard beat #16 West Stokes 41-14. #8 Burns handled #24 West
Stanly 49-7. #4 Pisgah topped #13 West Iredell 41-26, and #5 Mount
Pleasant beat #12 Tuscola 44-34. #2 Hibriten beat #18 R-S Central 43-19,
#7 Stuart Cramer won a 60-49 shootout over #10 Bandys, #3 Newton-Conover
beat #14 Foard 24-14, and #6 Maiden beat #11 North Surry 49-21.
5A
East:
#1 Hunt held off #16 Eastern Alamance 30-28. #8 Southern Nash
beat #9 Southeast Alamance 58-39, #4 Croatan defeated #20 Seaforth 49-13,
and #12 Havelock upset #5 Currituck 35-14. #2 Northeast Guilford
beat #11 West Carteret 49-22, #7 Rocky Mount topped #23 South Granville
28-6, #3 Northside-Jacksonville beat #19 Person 41-20, and #6 St.
Pauls defeated #18 Dixon 46-32.
West:
#1 South Point beat #17 Erwin 48-13. #8 Monroe defeated #9 West
Rowan 49-14, #4 Crest routed #13 Concord 69-6, and #5 East Lincoln
beat #12 West Henderson 56-15. #2 Jay M. Robinson blanked #15 North
Davidson 42-0, #10 Oak Grove upset #7 Northwest Cabarrus 36-7, #3 Hickory
routed #19 Montgomery Central 45-6, and #6 Franklin edged #11 Forest
Hills 14-13.
6A
East:
#1 Jacksonville beat #16 Harnett Central 52-12. #8 Scotland
outlasted #9 Terry Sanford 49-40. #4 Union Pines shut out #13 Lee County
35-0, and #5 Williams defeated #12 Franklinton 49-12. #2 Northern
Nash beat #18 White Oak 48-18, #7 Seventy-First topped #10 South
Johnston 22-3, #3 Middle Creek beat #14 West Brunswick 52-20, and #6 Southern
Alamance beat #11 J.H. Rose 55-36.
West:
#1 Watauga beat #16 St. Stephens 47-6. #8 Charlotte Catholic shut
out #9 A.C. Reynolds 27-0. #4 Freedom beat #20 Central Cabarrus 40-6,
and #5 Sun Valley handled #12 Olympic 42-6. #2 Northern Guilford
beat #15 Asheville 46-13, #10 Kings Mountain edged #7 T.C. Roberson 21-20,
#3 Ashbrook beat #14 Statesville 22-14, and #11 Dudley upset #6
Asheboro 21-6.
7A
East:
#1 Cardinal Gibbons rolled past #24 Ashley 52-8. #8 Hillside
blanked #9 Ashley 33-0, #4 Garner beat #14 New Hanover 37-24, and #5 Cape
Fear routed #13 Wake Forest 47-7. #2 Cleveland handled #17 South
Garner 55-3, #7 Southeast Raleigh topped #10 New Bern 62-28, #3 Clayton
beat #18 South Garner 29-0, and #6 D.H. Conley beat #12 Sanderson 44-32.
West:
#1 Grimsley beat #17 West Cabarrus 42-7. #8 Jack Britt edged #9
Davie County 22-20. #4 Mooresville defeated #13 Butler 38-14, and #5 Reagan
beat #12 A.L. Brown 42-7. #2 Weddington shut out #15 Marvin Ridge 63-0,
#7 Lake Norman beat #10 East Forsyth 28-14, #3 Independence beat
#14 Page 45-6, and #6 Richmond Senior held off #11 Porter Ridge 48-43.
8A
East:
#1 Hoggard dominated #9 Willow Spring 48-0. #5 Rolesville upset
#4 Apex Friendship 14-7, #2 Millbrook blanked #7 Panther Creek 65-0, and
#3 Jordan edged #6 Leesville Road 28-24.
West:
#1 Hough powered past #9 Palisades 63-7. #5 West Forsyth upset #4
Mallard Creek 16-10, #2 West Charlotte beat #7 Providence 41-0, and #3 Myers
Park beat #11 Chambers 42-0.
Third Round Matchups
(All matchups listed in bracket order, using seeds)
1A
East:
#1 KIPP Pride vs #4 Wilson Prep
#2 Northside-Pinetown vs #3 Bear Grass Charter
West:
#1 Robbinsville vs #5 East Columbus
#2 South Davidson vs #3 Thomas Jefferson Classical
2A
East:
#1 Tarboro vs #8 Hobbton
#4 East Bladen vs #5 Manteo
#2 Warren County vs #10 East Carteret
#3 North Duplin vs #6 Holmes
West:
#1 Murphy vs #9 Community School of Davidson
#4 East Wilkes vs #5 Corvian Community
#2 Starmount vs #7 South Stanly
#11 Mitchell vs #14 Mountain Island Charter
3A
East:
#1 James Kenan vs #9 Ayden-Grifton
#13 Farmville Central vs #5 Martin County
#2 Pender vs #7 Northeastern
#6 Pasquotank County vs #14 Kinston
West:
#1 Mountain Heritage vs #8 Lincolnton
#4 North Stanly vs #12 West Davidson
#2 Mount Airy vs #10 Shelby
#3 Eastern Randolph vs #6 Walkertown
4A
East:
#1 Reidsville vs #9 Eastern Wayne
#4 Central Davidson vs #12 North Pitt
#2 West Craven vs #7 T.W. Andrews
#3 East Duplin vs #11 SouthWest Edgecombe
West:
#1 Brevard vs #8 Burns
#4 Pisgah vs #5 Mount Pleasant
#2 Hibriten vs #7 Stuart Cramer
#3 Newton-Conover vs #6 Maiden
5A
East:
#1 Hunt vs #8 Southern Nash
#4 Croatan vs #12 Havelock
#2 Northeast Guilford vs #7 Rocky Mount
#3 Northside-Jacksonville vs #6 St. Pauls
West:
#1 South Point vs #8 Monroe
#4 Crest vs #5 East Lincoln
#2 Jay M. Robinson vs #10 Oak Grove
#3 Hickory vs #6 Franklin
6A
East:
#1 Jacksonville vs #8 Scotland
#4 Union Pines vs #5 Williams
#2 Northern Nash vs #7 Seventy-First
#3 Middle Creek vs #6 Southern Alamance
West:
#1 Watauga vs #8 Charlotte Catholic
#4 Freedom vs #5 Sun Valley
#2 Northern Guilford vs #10 Kings Mountain
#3 Ashbrook vs #11 Dudley
7A
East:
#1 Cardinal Gibbons vs #8 Hillside
#4 Garner vs #5 Cape Fear
#2 Cleveland vs #7 Southeast Raleigh
#3 Clayton vs #6 D.H. Conley
West:
#1 Grimsley vs #8 Jack Britt
#4 Mooresville vs #5 Reagan
#2 Weddington vs #7 Lake Norman
#3 Independence vs #6 Richmond Senior
8A
East:
#1 Hoggard vs #5 Rolesville
#2 Millbrook vs #3 Jordan
West:
#1 Hough vs #5 West Forsyth
#2 West Charlotte vs #3 Myers Park
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