Here are the matchups & schedule for NCHSAA basketball championship week
The N.C. High School Athletic Association will host the regional and state championship in boys and girls basketball at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on March 11-16.
Specific games will be assigned to time slots soon. Assignments will be made based on the best accommodations for teams involved. However, the match ups are now set.
For the first time, the NCHSAA will hold a "Final Four" style event for the basketball regional championships and state championships. This means all regional championship games and state championship games will be played at a single neutral site over a six-day period.
The NCHSAA made this change in response to growing problems with regional venues. Last year, the NCHSAA was forced to apologize after people who purchased tickets to regional championships were unable to gain access because venues were over capacity.
Here are the match ups and schedule for the regional championships:
1A Regionals — Monday, March 11
Boys Basketball:
- 1A East Regional: (11) Bertie vs. (1) Wilson Prep
- 1A West Regional: (2) Corvian Community vs. (1) South Stokes
Girls Basketball
- 1A East Regional: (12) East Bladen vs. (3) East Columbus
- 1A West Regional: (3) Cherokee vs. (1) Mountain Heritage
2A Regionals — Wednesday, March 13
Boys Basketball:
- 2A East Regional: (2) Goldsboro vs. (1) Farmville Central
- 2A West Regional: (2) Salisbury vs. (1) Reidsville
Girls Basketball:
- 2A East Regional: (3) Seaforth vs. (1) North Pitt
- 2A West Regional: (12) Lincoln Charter vs. (3) East Burke
3A Regionals — Tuesday, March 12
Boys Basketball:
- 3A East Regional: (4) Seventy-First vs. (2) Westover
- 3A West Regional: (2) Central Cabarrus vs. (1) Hickory
Girls Basketball:
- 3A East Regional: (3) Terry Sanford vs. (1) South Central
- 3A West Regional: (2) West Rowan vs. (1) A.C. Reynolds
4A Regionals — Thursday, March 14
Boys Basketball:
- 4A East Regional: (2) Richmond vs. (1) New Hanover
- 4A West Regional: (5) North Mecklenburg vs. (2) Lake Norman
Girls Basketball:
- 4A East Regional: (2) Rolesville vs. (1) Hoggard
- 4A West Regional: (3) Charlotte Catholic vs. (1) Watauga
With four regional championships each day at Lawrence Joel, games will begin at 2 p.m. Following games will begin approximately 20 minutes after the conclusion of the previous game. Approximate game times are 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m., and 8 p.m.
State championship games will be played on Friday and Saturday. Here is the state championship schedule:
- Friday, March 15: 1A & 3A boys & girls state championships
- Saturday, March 16: 2A & 4A boys & girls state championships
Friday's state championships will be played at 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6 p.m., and 8:30 p.m. Saturday's state championships will be played at 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m., and 7:30 p.m.
HighSchoolOT will have full coverage of all regional championship and state championship games.
