UPDATED NC high school football brackets for 2022 playoffs: NCHSAA pairings for second round
Here are the pairings for the second round of the NCHSAA high school football state tournaments. Games will be held across North Carolina on Thursday, Nov. 10 and Friday, Nov. 11.
Some games have been moved up a day because of the expected impacts of Tropical Storm Nicole, which is expected to create poor weather conditions in the state on Friday. Check back throughout the week for updated schedules.
This is the second of six rounds of the playoffs, which culminate in the state championships on Dec. 9-10. Sites and times for the games are yet to be determined.
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4A East
No. 16 Apex (10-1) at No. 1 Hillside (11-0) -- Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 9 Pine Forest (9-2) at No. 8 Holly Springs (9-2) -- Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 12 Millbrook (10-1) at No. 5 Cardinal Gibbons (9-2) -- Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 13 Southern Alamance (8-3) at No. 4 New Hanover (10-1) -- Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 14 Leesville Road (9-2) at No. 3 Wake Forest (9-2) -- Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 11 Rolesville (8-3) at No. 6 Cleveland (11-0) – Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 23 Jordan (5-6) at No. 7 Pinecrest (9-2) – Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
No. 18 Hoggard (8-3) at No. 2 New Bern (11-0) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
4A West
No. 17 Charlotte Catholic (9-2) at No. 1 Grimsley (11-0) – Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 9 Olympic (11-0) at No. 8 Independence (10-1) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 12 Mallard Creek (8-3) at No. 5 Hough (9-2) – Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 20 Mount Tabor (9-2) at No. 4 East Forsyth (11-0) – Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 14 Northwest Guilford (9-2) at No. 3 Watauga (10-1) – Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 11 Cox Mill (9-2) at No. 6 Weddington (10-1) – Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 10 Julius Chambers (9-2) at No. 7 A.C. Reynolds (10-1) – Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 15 Butler (9-2) at No. 2 Mooresville (10-1) – Friday, 7 p.m.
3A East
No. 16 Southern Nash (8-3) at No. 1 Northern Nash (11-0) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 25 Vance County (7-3) at No. 9 Southern Durham (7-4) – Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
No. 28 Triton (6-5) at No. 21 Hunt (7-4) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 20 Jacksonville (6-4) at No. 4 Havelock (9-2) – Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
No. 14 J.H. Rose (8-3) at No. 3 Seventy-First (11-0) – Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
No. 22 Lee County (8-3) at No. 6 North Brunswick (10-1) -- Saturday, 6:30 p.m.
No. 10 Scotland (7-4) at No. 7 Terry Sanford (9-2) -- Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
No. 15 Williams (8-3) at No. 2 Eastern Alamance (10-1) -- Thursday, 7 p.m.
3A West
No. 17 Smoky Mountain (7-4) at No. 1 Kings Mountain (11-0) – Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 9 Hibriten (6-5) at No. 8 West Charlotte (6-5) – Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 12 Ledford (10-1) at No. 5 Northwest Cabarrus (10-1) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 13 Tuscola (10-1) at No. 4 East Lincoln (11-0) -- Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
No. 14 Crest (8-3) at No. 3 Oak Grove (11-0) – Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 11 South Point (10-1) at No. 6 Dudley (9-2) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 23 Eastern Guilford (7-4) at No. 7 Erwin (6-5) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 15 West Rowan (9-2) at No. 2 West Henderson (11-0) – Friday, 7 p.m.
2A East
No. 16 Heide Trask (8-3) at No. 1 Princeton (10-1) -- Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 24 Midway (7-4) at No. 8 Cummings (7-3) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 12 Wallace-Rose Hill (9-2) at No. 5 Elizabeth City Northeastern (9-2) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 13 Greene Central (10-1) at No. 4 Nash Central (8-3) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 14 John A. Holmes (8-3) at No. 3 Whiteville (10-1) – Thursday, 6 p.m.
No. 11 Hertford County (10-1) at No. 6 West Craven (8-3) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 10 South Granville (6-5) at No. 7 Clinton (10-1) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 15 James Kenan (9-2) at No. 2 East Duplin (10-1) -- Thursday, 7 p.m.
2A West
No. 17 Providence Grove (8-3) at No. 1 Reidsville (10-1) – Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
No. 9 Jay M. Robinson (10-1) at No. 8 Chase (11-0) – Thursday, 6 p.m.
No. 21 Mount Pleasant (8-3) at No. 5 Maiden (10-1) – Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 13 Bunker Hill (10-1) at No. 4 Community School of Davidson (10-1) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 19 Shelby (7-4) at No. 3 Burns (10-1) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 11 Pine Lake Prep (10-1) at No. 6 Salisbury (10-1) – Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 23 Lincolnton (6-5) at No. 7 Monroe (10-1) – Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
No. 15 Hendersonville (9-2) at No. 2 East Surry (11-0) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
1A East
No. 17 Southeast Halifax (5-5) at No. 1 Tarboro (9-1) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 9 North Edgecombe (8-3) at No. 8 Riverside-Martin (10-1) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 21 Washington County (4-7) at No. 5 West Columbus (8-3) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 13 Northside-Pinetown (7-4) at No. 4 Northampton County (9-2) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 14 Warren County (7-4) at No. 3 Rosewood (7-4) – Thursday, 8 p.m.
No. 11 Hobbton (9-2) at No. 6 Southside (7-3) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 26 East Columbus (3-8) at No. 23 Perquimans (3-8) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 18 Pender (6-5) at No. 2 North Moore (11-0) – Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
1A West
No. 17 Mountain Heritage (5-6) at No. 1 Eastern Randolph (9-1) – Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 24 Cherokee (3-8) at No. 8 Robbinsville (8-3) -- Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
No. 12 Hayesville (6-5) at No. 5 Christ the King (9-2) -- Thursday, 7 p.m.
No. 13 North Rowan (7-4) at No. 4 Mount Airy (10-1) – Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
No. 14 Swain County (5-6) at No. 3 Thomasville (10-1) – Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
No. 11 Mitchell (8-3) at No. 6 Draughn (10-1) – Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 10 East Wilkes (9-2) at No. 7 Murphy (8-3) – Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
No. 15 Mountain Island Charter (5-5) at No. 2 Andrews (11-0) – Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: NCHSAA football brackets for 2022 playoffs: Second-round pairings
