NCHSAA announces times and locations for state championship football games

CHAPEL HILL – (NCHSAA RELEASE) — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has released the game times and locations for the state championship football games in mid-December.

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NCHSAA Announces Football Championship Game times and sites for 2016

2016 1A Football State Championship

Sat, Dec 17 @ 11:05 am – UNC Chapel Hill

 

2016 1AA Football State Championship

Fri, Dec 16 @ 7:35 pm – UNC Chapel Hill

 

2016 2A Football State Championship

Sat, Dec 17 @ 7:05 pm – Wake Forest Univ.

 

2016 2AA Football State Championship

Sat, Dec 17 @ 11:05 am – NCSU

 

2016 3A Football State Championship

Sat, Dec 17 @ 11:05 am – Wake Forest Univ.

 

2016 3AA Football State Championship

Sat, Dec 17 @ 3:05 pm – Wake Forest Univ.

 

2016 4A Football State Championship

Sat, Dec 17 @ 7:05 pm – NCSU

 

2016 4AA Football State Championships

Sat, Dec 17 @ 3:05 pm – NCSU

 

REGIONAL FINALS HOSTS SHOULD EQUAL SEEDS MEET

 

In the event equal seeds meet during the regional round, the host school will be determined based on the following steps using the same information that was used on seeding day:

 

1.       Head-to-head competition

2.       10-game winning percentage

3.       Overall winning percentage

4.       MaxPreps ranking (at time of original seeding)

 

Below are the potential equal seed match-ups and based on our information the following teams will host.

 

1A East

#2 Southside at #2 North Edgecombe

Decided at Step 2:  10 Game Winning %

 

1A West

#2 Mountain Island Charter at #2 Mitchell

Decided at Step 2:  10 Game Winning %

 

1AA East

#1 Lakewood at #1 East Carteret

Decided at Step 2:  10 Game Winning %

 

1AA West

#1 Mt. Airy at #1 West Montgomery

Decided at Step 2:  10 Game Winning %

 

2A East

#1 South Columbus at #1 Northeastern

Decided at Step 4:  MaxPreps Ranking (NE 12 & SC 22)

#3 East Bladen at #3 Holmes

Decided at Step 2:  10 Game Winning %

 

2A West

#1 Lincolnton at #1 Reidsville

Decided at Step 3:  Overall Winning %

#3 Hendersonville at #3 North Rowan

Decided at Step 2:  10 Game Winning %

 

2AA East

#1 East Duplin at #1 Clinton

Decided at Step 3:  Overall Winning %

 

2AA West

#1 Monroe at #1 Shelby

Decided at Step 2:  10 Game Winning %

#3 Hunter Huss at #3 East Lincoln

Decided at Step 1:  Head-to-Head Record

 

3A East

#3 Southern Guilford at #3 Havelock

Decided at Step 3:  Overall Winning %

 

3A West

#1 South Point at #1 Hibriten

Decided at Step 2:  10 Game Winning %

#2 West Rowan at #2 Pisgah

Decided at Step 2:  10 Game Winning %

 

3AA East

None

 

3AA West

None

 

4A East

None

 

4A West

#1 Davie at #1 East Forsyth

Decided at Step 4:  MaxPreps Ranking (DC 5 & EF 2)

#2 Dudley at #2 Charlotte Catholic

Decided at Step 2:  10 Game Winning %

 

4AA East

#1 Wake Forest at #1 Middle Creek

Decided at Step 4:  MaxPreps Ranking (MC 10 & WF 11)

 

4AA West
None

 

All other matchups the higher seeded team will host.