A number of high school girls’ and boys’ basketball programs in the four-county area have made the playoffs. Schools from Vance, Granville, Warren and Franklin are showing up in brackets from 1A to 6A. Games are scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday this week. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced the playoff brackets Saturday. WIZS’s Scout Hughes and Doc Ayscue reviewed the brackets on Monday’s SportsTalk.
Locally, the Vance Charter School boys’ team earned the #1 seed in the 1A bracket. The Knights finished with a 19-2 regular season record. They’ll play Thursday against the winner of Tuesday’s contest between the 16-seed Bear Grass Charter and 17-seed Cape Hatteras.
The Vance County High School Lady Vipers have a first-round bye in the 6A bracket. They’ll face the winner of Tuesday’s game between Western Harnett and Lee County. Vipers Head Coach Sheila Gill was named Coach of the Year in the Northern Six (6A/7A) conference.
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Here’s a complete list of area schools and matchups:
1A Boys
- Top-seed Vance Charter School plays the winner of #16 Bear Grass Charter/#17 Cape Hatteras Charter
- Falls Lake Academy is the #13 seed and will play Tuesday against the #20 seed North East Carolina Prep from Tarboro
- Oxford Preparatory School is the #12 seed and travels to Swan Quarter to play #21 seed Mattamuskeet
2A Boys
- Warren County High School is the #8 seed and has a first-round bye. The Eagles face the winner of the game between #9 seed Camden County High School and #24 seed Lakewood
3A Boys
- #17 seed Louisburg will travel to Pender County to take on #16 seed Trask of Rocky Point
- #12 Wake Preparatory faces #21 Hertford County High School
4A Boys
- #8 Bunn will play Thursday against the winner of Tuesday’s Randleman (#9) /North Johnston (#24) game
5A Boys
- J.F. Webb, #20 seed travels to Havelock to play #13 seed Havelock in Craven County
- South Granville High School, the #18 seed, faces #15 seed Rocky Mount
6A Boys
- Franklinton, the #18 seed, travels to Cumberland County for a contest with South View, the #15 seed
1A Girls
- #1 seed Falls Lake Academy takes on the winner of Tuesday’s #16 Southern Wake/#17 Excelsior contest
- Vance Charter School is the #3 seed and has a first-round bye, too. The Lady Knights will play the winner of the #14 Columbia/#19 Sallie B. Howard contest
- Oxford Prep, the #10 seed, will play #23 seed Weldon
2A Girls
- Warren County High School is the #4 seed and will play the winner of Tuesday’s #13 Camden County/#20 Northampton County game
3A Girls
- #6 seed Wake Prep will take on the winner of the #11 Louisburg High School/#22 seed West Bladen game
4A Girls
- #12 seed Bunn High School plays #21 seed Carver High from Winston-Salem
5A Girls
- #12 seed South Granville High School hosts #21 Southern Wayne in a first-round matchup
- #23 J.F. Webb travels to #10 Western Alamance
6A Girls
- #4 Vance County plays the winner of Tuesday’s game between #13 Western Harnett and #20 Lee County
- #7 seed Franklinton has a first-round bye and will play the winner of Tuesday’s matchup between #10 seed Jacksonville and #23 Northern Nash
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Games on Thursday, Feb. 19 – Boys
- Franklinton 74 Heritage 42
- Northern 6 Conference Tournament
- Bunn 56 Louisburg 47
- Wake Prep 67 Nash Central 48
Games on Thursday – Girls
- Knightdale 72 Vance County 39
- Northern 6 Conference Tournament
- 6Crossroads Christian 65 Cape Fear Christian 31
- NCISAA Playoffs, Second Round
- Heritage 66 Franklinton 44
- Northern 6 Conference Tournament
- Bunn 44 Louisburg 38
- Nash Central 52 Wake Prep 21
Games on Friday, Feb. 20 – Boys
- Bunn 72 ALA-Johnston 64
Games on Friday – Girls
- Bunn 58 ALA-Johnston 16
Games on Saturday, Feb. 21 – Boys
- 4Crossroads Christian 91 5Cape Fear Christian 55
- NCISAA Playoffs, Quarterfinals
Games on Saturday – Girls
- 3Lawrence Academy 58 4Crossroads Christian 44
- NCISAA Playoffs, Quarterfinals
College Games on Saturday – Men
- Cleveland CC 86 Louisburg College 80
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Games on Monday, Feb. 22 – Girls
VHSL Region Tournament
- Mecklenburg County, VA vs. E.C. Glass, VA
College Games on Monday – Men
- Louisburg College @ Catawba Valley CC
College Games on Monday – Women
- 17Louisburg College vs. Southwest VA