The North Carolina High School football playoffs opened on Friday night. Here’s a look at how the teams from the coverage areas of the North State Journal’s local editions fared in the opening round:
Moore County
In 4A, No. 1 Pinecrest beat 29 Garner, 45-31 and faces 13 Clayton next.
In 1A, No. 6 North Moore beat 27 Chatham County, 28-0 and face 34 Bertie next.
Stanly County
In 2A, No. 9 North Stanly beat 24 TW Andrews 34-32 and faces 8 Brevard next.
No. 27 West Stanly was eliminated by 6 Randleman, 43-0.
In the 1A bracket, 6 Albemarle (pictured) beat 27 South Davidson, 49-0 and move on to face 11 Thomasville.
25 South Stanly was eliminated by 8 Bessemer, 52-32.
Forsyth County
In the 4A bracket, No. 11 West Forsyth beat 22 Ardrey Kell, 32-15 and will face 6 Butler next.
7 East Forsyth beat 26 Page, 42-6 and will face 23 Independence next.
21 Reagan was eliminated by 8 TC Roberson 42-21.
Chatham County
In 2A, no. 23 Northwood was eliminated by Louisburg, 46-43.
In 1A, No. 27 Chatham County was eliminated by 6 North Moore, 28-0.
Randolph County
In the 2A bracket, No. 6 Randleman beat 27 West Stanly, 43-0 and advances to face 11 Forest Hills.
No. 25 Trinity was eliminated by 8 Brevard, 44-13
No. 17 Southwestern Randolph was eliminated by 16 West Stokes, 19-6.
19 Providence Grove (6-4), was eliminated by 14 East Surry, 42-13.
In 1A, No. 3 Eastern Randolph beat 30 Cherryville, 68-7 and face 14 Hayesville next
Duplin County
In 2A, No. 11 East Duplin beat 22 Eastern Wayne, 41-18 and faces 6 Whiteville next.
No. 17 James Kenan was eliminated by 16 Beddingfield, 18-16.
In 1A, No. 8 North Duplin beat 25 Pamlico County, 35-27 and will face 9 Southeast Halifax
