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