CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WNCT) — Four area high school football teams will be participating in the state finals starting Friday.
Area coaches gather in Charlotte for state title preps
WNCT will take a look at each of the classification’s games, starting with New Bern vs. Grimsley for the Class 4-A state title.
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Both teams are 15-0. New Bern has been the top team in the Touchdown Friday Top 9 poll all season and has coasted through the regular season and postseason. However, Grimsley is expected to bring a tough challenge to the Bears.
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Regional Finals
Friday
Class 1-A
EAST
No. 1 Tarboro 35, No. 3 Rosewood 7
WEST
No. 4 Mount Airy 35, No. 6 Draughn 6
Class 1-A state title preview: Tarboro vs. Mount Airy
State final, Dec. 10
Tarboro (13-1) vs. Mount Airy (14-1), at Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, 3 p.m.
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Class 2-A
EAST
No. 2 East Duplin 28, No. 12 Wallace-Rose Hill 26
WEST
No. 1 Reidsville 32, No. 3 Burns 14
Class 2-A state title preview: East Duplin vs. Reidsville
State final, Dec. 10
East Duplin (14-1) vs. Reidsville (14-1), at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, 11 a.m.
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Class 3-A
EAST
No. 1 Northern Nash 23, No. 3 71st 22
WEST
No. 4 East Lincoln 14, No. 11 South Point 7
State final, Dec. 10
Northern Nash (15-0) vs. No. 4 East Lincoln (15-0), at Carter-Finley Stadium, 7 p.m.
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Class 4-A
EAST
No. 2 New Bern 35, No. 12 Millbrook 27
WEST
No. 1 Grimsley 28, No. 6 Weddington 27
State final, Dec. 9
New Bern (15-0) vs. Grimsley (15-0), at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, 7 p.m.