Burlington fall high school sports playoffs: Complete scores as seasons come to end
As the regular season for fall high school sports come to a close, eyes begin turning toward the postseason, long playoff runs and, in some cases, state championship dreams.
Friday, Nov. 18, Update
Alamance County teams' hopes of a state football championship came to an end in a host of close games at home and on the road.
Tuesday, Nov. 8, Update
The second round of the NCHSAA state football tournament has been moved up one day for most of the eastern half of North Carolina due to expected bad weather from Nicole, the tropical system forming in the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of Florida.
See the full schedule for local games below.
Also, Alamance County's hopes of a third boys soccer state championship in four years came to an end Monday night as top-seeded Williams was upset by Jacksonville. The Cardinals and Bulldogs have squared off in several recent playoffs, with Jacksonville getting the edge this time.
Saturday, Oct. 29, Update
Alamance County put three teams into the 3-A state football playoffs when the NCHSAA brackets came out Saturday. But it will be down to only one by the end of Round 2.
The pairings and RPI slotted Western Alamance and Williams against each other in Round 1, with the winner travelling to, likely, No. 2 seed Eastern Alamance the following week. The Bulldogs, whose three losses came by a combined 12 points, were sent down to the No. 15 seed and will play the Warriors for the second time in a month. Williams won the first matchup 21-10 on Oct. 7.
It's another rematch to open the playoffs in 2-A; Cummings will play Bartlett Yancey again after beating the Buccaneers 32-14 on Sept. 29.
In the state soccer playoffs announced Friday, Williams is the No. 1 seed in 3-A East as it goes for another championship. Defending champion Western Alamance is ranked No. 13. First-round games are Monday.
NCHSAA FOOTBALL:NCHSAA high school football brackets for 2022 playoffs are here
Tuesday, Oct. 25, Update
Those dreams continued to be reality on Tuesday for Eastern Alamance golfer Emily Matthews. The senior romped to a third-consecutive girls golf title to end her career with the Eagles.
Matthews had the best round of the day by eight shots at Longleaf in Southern Pines; her round of 6-under-par 66 gave her an 11-shot victory in the NCHSAA Class 3A state championship.
Local teams' runs in the state tennis and volleyball tournaments are complete.
Regional cross country meets are also scheduled for Saturday to determine qualifiers for the state championships the following weekend. Check back here for round-by-round results and schedules for teams from Alamance County and the surrounding area.
Football
EASTERN ALAMANCE:Can Eagles finally make breakthrough to state final?
SOUTHERN ALAMANCE:Patriots passing effort tests ahead of NCHSAA playoffs
ROUND 3 PAIRINGS:NC high school football playoff brackets for 2022: NCHSAA third-round pairings
NCHSAA Third Round, Friday, Nov. 18
4-A: No. 12 Millbrook 35, No. 13 Southern Alamance 7
3-A: No. 7 Fayetteville Terry Sanford 27, No. 2 Eastern Alamance 17
2-A: No. 1 Princeton 63, No. 8 Cummings 55
NCHSAA Second Round, Thursday, Nov. 10
4-A: No. 13 Southern Alamance 38, No. 4 New Hanover 32 (OT)
3-A: No. 2 Eastern Alamance 27, No. 15 Williams 24 (OT)
2-A: No. 8 Cummings 42, No. 24 Midway 7
NCHSAA First Round, Friday, Nov. 4
4-A: No. 13 Southern Alamance 28, No. 20 Durham Riverside 21
3-A: No. 15 Williams 34, No. 18 Western Alamance 20
3-A: No. 2 Eastern Alamance 41, No. 31 Franklinton 7
2-A: No. 8 Cummings 44, No. 25 Bartlett Yancey 26
Boys Soccer
DOGS STACK UP WINS:Williams soccer's little goals adding up to big hopes of another state title
TITLE DEFENSE:Western Alamance soccer reloads for another state championship run
NCHSAA Third Round, Monday, Nov. 7
3A East: #8 Jacksonville 2, #1 Williams 1
NCHSAA Second Round, Thursday, Nov. 3
3A East: #1 Williams 2, #17 Southern Durham 1
3A East: #4 Croatan 6, #13 Western Alamance 2
NCHSAA First Round, Monday, Oct. 31
1A East: #5 Southside 9, #28 Clover Garden 0
3A East: #1 Williams 4, #32 East Wake 0
3A East: #13 Western Alamance 2, #20 Northern Nash 0
3A East: #4 Croatan 9, #29 Eastern Alamance 2
NCISAA
2A First Round, Oct. 18: Burlington Christian 7, Village Christian 1
2A First Round, Oct. 18: University Christian 3, The Burlington School 3 (4-1 PK)
2A Second Round, Oct. 20: Fayetteville Academy 2, Burlington Christian 0
Girls Golf
1A/2A State Finals: Eastern Randolph's Madison Canoy (117-114--231) and Mackenzie Gee (111-117--228) competed as individuals.
1A/2A Central Regional: Eastern Randolph's Mackenzie Gee (95) and Madison Canoy (109) qualified for the state tournament as individuals.
3A State Finals: Eastern Alamance's Emily Matthews had the best round of the day by eight shots at Longleaf in Southern Pines; her round of 6-under-par 66 gave her an 11-shot victory in the NCHSAA Class 3A state championship. Western Alamance's Mary Alice Massey (97-83--180) and Ashtyn Whitfield (105-103--208) both competed as individuals.
3A Central Regional: Eastern Alamance's Emily Matthews shot a 3-over-par 74 to win the individual championship at the regional Whispering Pines. No teams advanced to the state tournament next week, but Matthews will be joined by Mary Alice Masey (88) and Ashtyn Whitfield (96) of Western Alamance, who also qualified as individuals.
4A Central Regional: Southern Alamance finished 11th in the team competition, with Madison Brouillard (86) finishing one shot shy of qualifying for the state tournament.
Cross Country
NCHSAA 3A State Championships: Eastern Alamance's Catherine Parker finished 26th in the final race of the season, running 21:07.24.
NCHSAA 3A Mideast Regional: Catherine Parker of Eastern Alamance finished third to qualify for next week's state championship. Parker ran 20:28.15 to lead the Eagles to a fourth-place finish and a spot in the team finals competition as well. Ava Childress and Lilly Clemmons from Williams both finished in the top 15, but just missed out on the state meet. On the boys side, Williams' Henri Lanzoni qualified as an individual.
NCISAA 2A State Meet: Burlington Christian took fourth in the boys team competition, led by junior Alexander Hyatt, who took nith overall, finishing the 5K in 17 minutes, 59.4 seconds. On the girls side, BCA's Hailey Copeland finished 12th (21:25.2) and the team also took fourth.
Volleyball
NCHSAA First Round, Oct. 22
4A East: #19 New Hanover 3, #14 Southern Alamance 2 (25-21, 25-16, 22-25, 15-25, 15-13)
3A East: #13 West Johnston 3, #20 Western Alamance 0 (26-24, 25-17, 27-25)
3A East: #11 West Carteret 3, #22 Williams 0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-18)
1A East: #6 Pamlico County 3, #27 Clover Garden 0 (25-9, 25-3, 25-19)
NCISAA
2A First Round, Oct. 18: Carolina Friends 3, The Burlington School 0
2A Second Round, Oct. 20: Neuse Christian 3, Burlington Christian 1
Girls Tennis
NCHSAA
3A Second Round, Oct. 25: No. 5 Cape Fear 5, No. 4 Williams 1
3A First Round, Oct. 19: No. 4 Williams 6, No. 13 Harnett Central 0
NCISAA
2A First Round, Oct. 18: Burlington Christian 9, The Burlington School 0
2A Second Round, Oct. 20: Trinity School-Durham 5, Burlington Christian 0
This article originally appeared on Times-News: Burlington 2022 fall NCHSAA playoff updates for football, soccer
