GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The Eastern Regionals of the NC High School Athletic Association will be well represented by teams from Eastern North Carolina on Saturday.
Farmville Central and Bertie’s boys along with North Pitt’s girls were among the teams to win Tuesday in eastern regional semifinal action. Those teams along with others such as Wilson Prep’s boys and Rocky Mount’s girls will be playing at various neutral sites Saturday with the winners advancing to the state finals on March 11.
The NC High School Athletic Association is expected to announce the regional sites as early as Wednesday.
Farmville Central (28-1) cruised again to a win, beating South Granville 74-38. It’s all chalk in Class 2-A Eastern Regional final as the Jaguars, the top seed, will face No. 2 seed Goldsboro on Saturday. Goldsboro (28-2) beat Hertford County 77-60 on Tuesday. The Jaguars and Cougars met in Washington on Jan. 7, with Farmville Central winning 77-69.
The Jaguars have won 18 straight since a loss to Don Bosco Prep, out of Ramsey, N.J., in the John Wall Invitational in Raleigh on Dec. 30. They are now 218-23 over the past nine seasons.
Bertie (26-4) held off Northampton County, 53-49, in a 1-A boys regional semifinal. The Falcons will Face Wilson Prep, which knocked off defending state champ Chatham Charter, 66-64. Wilson Prep improved to 25-7.
North Pitt’s girls (27-2) beat Northeastern, 70-62, to reach the regional finals for their 20th straight win. The Panthers, the No. 2 seed, will face No. 5 seed Seaforth (26-3) in Saturday’s regional final. Seaforth ended No. 1 seed Beddingfield’s season with a 40-33 win.
Rocky Mount’s girls advanced with a win Tuesday while North Duplin and Southside’s girls along with Northern Nash’s boys saw their seasons end with losses.
Farmville Central boys, North Pitt, Southside girls win sectional titles
The NCHSAA and MaxPreps have schedules and times for each round of games. Scores are also posted on both sites as they come in. Below are links to the NCHSAA website with the updated brackets, matchups, times and more.
1A Men’s Basketball Brackets
2A Men’s Basketball Brackets
3A Men’s Basketball Brackets
4A Men’s Basketball Brackets
1A Women’s Basketball Brackets
2A Women’s Basketball Brackets
3A Women’s Basketball Brackets
4A Women’s Basketball Brackets
