NCHSAA football brackets released for NC high school playoffs 2023: First-round pairings
Here are the North Carolina high school football playoff brackets for the 2023 postseason. State championships will be held Dec. 8-9 with two classifications at University of North Carolina and two at North Carolina State.
Class 1A
EAST
Tarboro - open
Northampton at Hobbton
Pamlico Co. at North Duplin
Union at Southeast Halifax
Bear Grass Charter - open
Washington Co. at Rosewood
North Edgecombe at East Bladen
Northside (Pinetown) - open
Wilson Prep - open
Weldon at Gates Co.
Chatham Central at North Moore
Southside at Bertie
Northwest Halifax at Lakewood
East Columbus at Perquimans
Pender at Warren Co.
West Columbus - open
WEST
Thomas Jefferson at Robbinsville
Alleghany at Mountain Island
South Stanly at Bessemer City
Avery Co. at Swain Co.
Carver at Mountain Heritage
Cherokee at Starmount
Corvian Community at Draughn
Elkin at North Rowan
Cherryville at Eastern Randolph
Christ the King at Hayesville
South Davidson at Albemarle
Andrews at Thomasville
South Stokes at Bishop McGuiness
Polk Co. at Murphy
East Wilkes at Mitchell
Union Academy at Mount Airy
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Class 2A
EAST
Kinston at Clinton
James Kenan at Beddingfield
Heide Trask at Cummings
Southeast Alamance at Martin Co.
Greene Central at Wallace-Rose Hill
St. Pauls at Hertford Co.
North Pitt at West Craven
Roanoke Rapids at Nash Central
Red Springs at SouthWest Edgecombe
Southwest Onslow at Farmville Central
South Granville at Whiteville
Eastern Wayne at East Duplin
Camden Co. at Princeton
Northwood at Louisburg
Holmes at Midway
North Johnston at Northeastern
WEST
Madison at Reidsville
Southwestern Randolph at West Stokes
Trinity at Brevard
T.W. Andrews at North Stanly
Bandys at Monroe
CHASE at West Lincoln
Pine Lake Prep at Burns
East Rutherford at Bunker Hill
Lexington at Community School of Davidson
Providence Grove at East Surry
West Stanly at Randleman
Anson at Forest Hills
Mount Pleasant at Shelby
Lincolnton at North Surry
East Gaston at Maiden
East Davidson at Salisbury
Class 3A
EAST
Dixon at Havelock
Westen at Cape Fear
J.H. Rose at White Oake
Person at North Brunswick
Rocky Mount at Scotland County
Southern Durham at Eastern Alamance
Richlands at Northeast Nash
Croatan at Southern Nash
Orange at Southern Alamance
C.B. Aycock at Jacksonville
Terry Sanford at Vance Co.
West Carteret at Hamett Central
Southern Lee at Fike
South Johnston at Currituck Co.
Hunt at Williams
Triton at Seventy-First
WEST
Parkwood at Crest
South Point at Statesville
Northeast Guilford at West Charlotte
Tuscola at Hibriten
North Davidson at Jay M. Robinson
West Rowan at Northwest Cabarrus
Central Davidson at Eastern Guilford
West Iredell at Dudley
Erwin at West Henderson
East Lincoln at Ledford
Ashbrook at Oak Grove
North Henderson at Pisgah
North Gaston at A.C. Reynolds
Smoky Mountain at Kings Mountain
Rockingham Co. at North Lincoln
Hunter Huss at Hickory
Class 4A
EAST
Purnell Swett at Rolesville
Wake Forest at Garner
Fuquay-Varina at Jack Britt
Ashley at Pine Forest
Overhills at Cardinal Gibbons
Heritage at Millbrook
South View at Clayton
South Garner at Pinecrest
Chapel Hill at Hoggard
Jordan at Holly Springs
Southeast Raleigh at Apex Friendship
Middle Creek at Laney
New Hanover at Hillside
Apex at New Bern
Richmond Senior at Leesville Road
Gray’s Creek at Cleveland
WEST
Providence at Weddington
Northwest Guilford at Julius L. Chambers
Reagan at T.C. Roberson
Charlotte Catholic at Myers Parks
Asheville at Hough
Cuthbertson at Porter Ridge
Cox Mill at Sun Valley
North Mecklenburg at Grimsley
A.L. Moore at Mooresville
Mount Tabor at Davie County
Alexander Central at Butler
Ardrey Kell at West Forsyth
Page at East Forsyth
Independence at Lake Norman
Mallard Creek at Marvin Ridge
Hickory Ridge at Watauga
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