The NCHSSA playoff brackets have been announced with the first-round games being held Monday (Nov. 2).
In the 1A bracket, East Columbus is the 14 seed. The Gators (4-12-1) received a bye and will travel to #3 Cape Hatteras (12-4-1) on Nv. 4.
In the 2A tournament, #13 seed East Bladen (13-9-1) will host #20 North Duplin (4-10-1) on Monday. The Eagles lost 2-1 in four overtimes in the semi-finals to Lakewood in the Carolina Conference Tournament.
The 3A bracket has West Bladen as a 10 seed and Whiteville seeded 20. The Knights (14-4-3) will host # 23 Eastern Randolph (5-12-1) on Nov. 2 while the Wolfpack (9-11-3) will travel to #13 seed North Moore (9-8-1) on Monday.
