GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Several area high school basketball teams are now halfway home to a state title appearance with wins on Saturday.
Farmville Central’s boys along with North Pitt and Southside’s girls will be playing Tuesday for the chance to advance to the Eastern Regional finals. Two more wins by teams put them in the state finals on March 11.
Bertie and Wilson Prep’s boys continued their course toward a possible Class 1-A Eastern Regional final with wins on Saturday. Wilson Prep played in the state finals last season. Washington County and Pamlico County saw their seasons end with losses.
Farmville Central’s boys cruised to another win on Saturday, beating East Carteret for the second straight season in the third round of the Class 2-A state playoffs. The Jaguars will face South Granville, which ended Greene Central’s season, on Tuesday.
North Duplin’s girls also advanced to the Class 1-A Eastern Regional semifinals with a win over Perquimans. In Class 2-A play, North Pitt won an overtime thriller against Southwest Onslow while Northeastern and Beddingfield also advanced.
South Central’s girls saw their season end with a loss Saturday in the 3-A classification at home against Terry Sanford. Rocky Mount’s girls advanced with a win. In 4-A play, D.H. Conley’s season ended with a loss at Panther Creek.
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