Pairings released for high school football state playoffs

CHAPEL HILL, NC (WWAY) — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has released the pairings and brackets for the 2016 high school football state playoffs. Let the games begin!

Games of area interest: (All games scheduled for Friday, Nov. 18)

• North Brunswick at Andrews
• Northern Guilford at West Brunswick
• Topsail at Lee County
• Laney at Fuquay-Varina
• Hoggard at Durham Hillside
• Northern Durham at New Hanover
• Trask at Union
• Cherryville at Whiteville
• Pender at Wallace-Rose Hill
• Farmville Central at East Bladen
• Bertie at South Columbus

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2016 First Round Pairings – NCHSAA Football

1A Bracket

E1 – Plymouth (8-3) vs. ME8 – Weldon (1-9)

ME4 – Jones (5-6) vs. E5 – Manteo (5-6)

E3 – Northside-Pinetown (7-4) vs. ME6 – Rocky Mount Prep (3-8)

ME2 – Columbia (3-8) vs. E7 – North Edgecombe (9-1)

ME1 – Southeast Halifax (6-5) vs. E8 – Pamlico (2-9)

E4 – Perquimans (6-5) vs. ME5 – Northampton County (5-6)

ME3 – KIPP Pride (6-5) vs. E6 – Mattamuskeet (5-6)

E2 – Southside (7-4) vs. ME7 – South Creek (2-9)

W1 – Murphy (10-1) vs. MW8 – South Robeson (2-9)

MW4 – Winston-Salem Prep (4-6) vs. W5 – Robbinsville (4-6)

W3 – Thomas Jefferson (9-2) vs. MW6 – Bishop McGuinness (4-7)

MW2 – Mountain Island Charter (8-3) vs. W7 – Andrews (2-9)

MW1 – North Duplin (7-4) vs. W8 – Rosman (2-9)

W4 – Cherokee (7-4) vs. MW5 –Union Academy (4-7)

MW3 – Alleghany (5-6) vs. W6 – Alleghany (5-6)

W2 – Mitchell (10-1) vs. MW7 – Andrews (2-9)

 

1AA Bracket

E1 – East Carteret (10-1) vs. ME8 – Rosewood (3-8)

ME4 – Louisburg (6-4) vs. E5 – Gates County (7-4)

E3 – Tarboro (9-2) vs. ME6 – James Kenan (4-6)

ME2 – Granville Central (5-6) vs. E7 – Camden County (5-6)

ME1 – Lakewood (8-3) vs. E8 – Spring Creek (3-8)

E4 – Riverside-Martin (8-3) vs. ME5 – Princeton (6-5)

ME3 – Union (7-4) vs. E6 – Heide Trask (7-4)

E2 – Wallace-Rose Hill (10-1) vs. ME7 – Pender (4-7)

W1 – Mount Airy (10-1) vs. MW8 – South Stanly (4-7)

MW4 – East Surry (8-3) vs. W5 – Pine Lake Prep (5-6)

W3 – Bessemer City (8-3) vs. MW6 – North Moore (7-4)

MW2 – Whiteville (6-5) vs. W7 – Cherryville (3-8)

MW1 – West Montgomery (11-0) vs. W8 – Starmount (2-9)

W4 – Swain County (5-6) vs. MW5 – North Stanly (7-4)

MW3 – East Montgomery (10-1) vs. W6 – Avery County (3-8)

W2 – East Wilkes (8-3) vs. MW7 – Walkertown (6-5)

 

2A Bracket

E1 – Northeastern (9-2) vs. ME8 – Midway (5-6)

ME4 – North Johnston (7-4) vs. E5 –Southwest Onslow (6-5)

E3 – John A. Holmes (9-2) vs. ME6 – Beddingfield (6-5)

ME2 – Greene Central (8-3) vs. E7 – Kinston (6-5)

ME1 – South Columbus (9-2) vs. E8 – Bertie (5-6)

E4 – First Flight (6-4) vs. ME5 – Fairmont (7-4)

ME3 – East Bladen (7-4) vs. E6 – Farmville Central (6-5)

E2 – Ayden-Grifton (8-3) vs. ME7 – Red Springs (6-5)

W1 – Lincolnton (10-1) vs. MW8 – Thomasville (5-6)

MW4 – Eastern Randolph (8-3) vs. W5 – West Wilkes (8-3)

W3 – Hendersonville (8-3) vs. MW6 – Lexington (5-5)

MW2 – Surry Central (10-1) vs. W7 – Polk County (5-6)

MW1 – Reidsville (11-0) vs. W8 – Madison (5-6)

W4 – Mountain Heritage (10-1) vs. MW5 – West Stanly (7-4)

MW3 – North Rowan (9-2) vs. W6 – North Wilkes (7-4)

W2 – Brevard (9-2) vs. MW7 – Carver (5-6)

 

2AA Bracket

E1 – East Duplin (10-1) vs. ME8 – Graham (5-5)

ME4 – East Davidson (8-3) vs. E5 – Roanoke Rapids (10-1)

E3 – Hertford County (7-4) vs. ME6 – Franklinton (6-5)

ME2 – T.W. Andrews (7-4) vs. E7 – North Brunswick (7-4)

ME1 – Clinton (11-0) vs. E8 – North Lenoir (6-5)

E4 – SouthWest Edgecombe (5-6) vs. ME5 – South Granville (7-4)

ME3 – Randleman (8-3) vs. E6 – Northside-Jacksonville (8-3)

E2 – Bunn (10-1) vs. ME7 – St. Pauls (6-5)

W1 – Shelby (11-0) vs. MW8 – North Surry (5-6)

MW4 – Stuart Cramer (7-4) vs. W5 – Franklin (6-5)

W3 – Hunter Huss (8-3) vs. MW6 – Parkwood (6-5)

MW2 –Wilkes Central (9-2) vs. W7 – R-S Central (5-6)

MW1 – Monroe (9-2) vs. W8 – West Lincoln (5-6)

W4 – Maiden (8-3) vs. MW5 – Mount Pleasant (6-5)

MW3 – East Lincoln (9-2) vs. W6 – Smoky Mountain (7-4)

W2 – West Caldwell (9-2) vs. MW7 – West Stokes (6-5)

 

3A Bracket

E1 – West Craven (10-0) vs. ME8 – Northeast Guilford (4-7)

ME4 – Eastern Alamance (9-2) vs. E5 – Nash Central (7-4)

E3 – Havelock (10-1) vs. ME6 – Walter M. Williams (6-5)

ME2 – Orange (11-0) vs. E7 – Fike (6-5)

ME1 – Southern Nash (11-0) vs. E8 – Northern Nash (5-6)

E4 – Rocky Mount (9-2) vs. ME5 – Southern Lee (8-3)

ME3 – Southern Guilford (9-2) vs. E6 – West Carteret (7-4)

E2 – Eastern Wayne (4-6) vs. ME7 – South Johnston (5-6)

W1 – Hibriten (11-0) vs. MW8 – McMichael (3-8)

MW4 – North Forsyth (5-6) vs. W5 – Burns (9-2)

W3 – Crest (8-3) vs. MW6 – East Rowan (4-7)

MW2 – West Rowan (8-3) vs. W7 – Freedom (6-5)

MW1 – South Point (7-4) vs. W8 – West Henderson (4-7)

W4 – Tuscola (10-1) vs. MW5 – Anson (4-7)

MW3 – Forestview (7-4) vs. W6 – Patton (7-4)

W2 – Pisgah (10-1) vs. MW7 – Jesse Carson (4-7)

 

3AA Bracket

E1 – West Brunswick (8-3) vs. ME8 – Northern Guilford (4-7)

ME4 – Westover (8-3) vs. E5 – Jacksonville (7-4)

E3 – Terry Sanford (8-3) vs. ME6 – Northwood (6-5)

ME2 – Lee County (10-1) vs. E7 – Topsail (4-7)

ME1 – Eastern Guilford (11-0) vs. E8 – Corinth Holders (3-8)

E4 –Triton (8-3) vs. ME5 – Asheboro (8-3)

ME3 – Western Alamance (9-2) vs. E6 – Southern Durham (7-4)

E2 – Cleveland (8-3) vs. ME7 – Union Pines (6-5)

W1 – A.C. Reynolds (9-2) vs. MW8 – Central Cabarrus (5-6)

MW4 – Sun Valley (8-3) vs. W5 – Erwin (6-5)

W3 – Kings Mountain (8-3) vs. MW6 – Ledford (8-3)

MW2 – Weddington (8-3) vs. W7 – Statesville (5-6)

MW1 – Jay M. Robinson (9-2) vs. W8 – Ashbrook (4-7)

W4 – Marvin Ridge (6-5) vs. MW5 – Concord (8-3)

MW3 – Hickory Ridge (9-2) vs. W6 – Asheville (6-5)

W2 – South Iredell (8-3) vs. MW7 – Cuthbertson (6-5)

 

4A Bracket

E1 – New Hanover (7-4) vs. ME8 – Northern Durham (5-6)

ME4 – Cardinal Gibbons (10-1) vs. E5 – D.H. Conley (8-3)

E3 – West Johnston (9-1) vs. ME6 – Pine Forest (7-4)

ME2 – Cape Fear (11-0) vs. E7 – Clayton (6-5)

ME1 – Scotland (11-) vs. E8 – New Bern (5-5)

E4 – Southeast Raleigh (8-3) vs. ME5 – Seventy-First (9-2)

ME3 – Hillside (9-1) vs. E6 – Hoggard (6-5)

E2 – J.H. Rose (6-4) vs. ME7 – Person (7-4)

W1 – Davie County (10-1) vs. MW8 – Southeast Guilford (6-5)

MW4 – Glenn (8-3) vs. W5 – A.L. Brown (8-3)

W3 – Watauga (8-3) vs. MW6 – Southwest Guilford (7-4)

MW2 – Dudley (10-1) vs. W7 – Alexander Central (7-4)

MW1 – East Forsyth (10-1) vs. W8 – Harding (5-6)

W4 – T.C. Roberson (8-3) vs. MW5 – North Davidson (7-4)

MW3 – Mount Tabor (8-3) vs. W6 – Porter Ridge (7-4)

W2 – Charlotte Catholic (10-1) vs. MW7 – Parkland (7-4)

 

4AA Bracket

E1 – Wake Forest (11-0) vs. ME8 – Panther Creek (5-6)

ME4 – Fuquay-Varina (8-3) vs. E5 – E.A. Laney (7-4)

E3 – Heritage (9-2) vs. ME6 – Holly Springs (7-4)

ME2 – Pinecrest (9-2) vs. E7 – Leesville Road (6-5)

ME1 – Middle Creek (11-0) vs. E8 – Wakefield (6-5)

E4 – Sanderson (8-3) vs. ME5 – South View (7-4)

ME3 – Richmond (8-3) vs. E6 – Millbrook (7-4)

E2 – Garner (10-1) vs. ME7 – Green Hope (6-5)

W1 – Lake Norman (11-0) vs. MW8 – East Mecklenburg (5-6)

MW4 – West Forsyth (9-2) vs. W5 – South Mecklenburg (6-5)

W3 – West Mecklenburg (8-3) vs. MW6 – Mooresville (8-3)

MW2 – Page (10-1) vs. W7 – Olympic (5-6)

MW1 – Butler (10-1) vs. W8 – McDowell (5-6)

W4 – Hough (7-4) vs. MW5 – Mallard Creek (8-2)

MW3 – Zebulon B. Vance (10-1) vs. W6 – Ardrey Kell (6-5)

W2 – Myers Park (10-1) vs. MW7 – Northwest Guilford (7-4)