Second round action begins tonight in the 2016 NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs. All games will be played at the higher seed. Coaches, AD's and administrators, if your game time is different than what we have listed on this page, please send an email to James Alverson (james@nchsaa.org) and you should update your start time on your Max Preps schedule page.
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2016 NCHSAA 4A Men's Basketball Championship
Second Round
Thursday, Feb.25
# 1 Cary ( 27-1 ) vs. # 17 Middle Creek ( 16-10 ) 7:00 PM
# 9 Heritage ( 21-7 ) vs. # 25 Leesville Road ( 15-12 ) 7:00 PM
# 5 New Hanover ( 22-5 ) vs. # 21 Green Hope ( 17-9 ) 7:00 PM
# 4 South Central ( 22-4 ) vs. # 13 J.H. Rose ( 20-7 ) 7:00 PM
# 3 Millbrook ( 26-1 ) vs. # 19 Jack Britt ( 13-12 ) 7:30 PM
# 6 Seventy-First ( 19-5 ) vs. # 11 Apex ( 21-7 ) 7:00 PM
# 7 Durham Riverside ( 18-8 ) vs. # 10 Northern Durham ( 21-6 ) 7:00 PM
# 2 Garner ( 26-2 ) vs. # 18 Broughton ( 17-10 ) 7:00 PM
# 1 North Mecklenburg ( 24-2 ) vs. # 16 Richmond ( 18-8 ) 7:00 PM
# 8 Dudley ( 17-7 ) vs. # 24 South Mecklenburg ( 13-11 ) 7:00 PM
# 5 Northwest Guilford ( 22-3 ) vs. # 12 R.J. Reynolds ( 23-4 ) 7:30 PM
# 4 Butler ( 22-5 ) vs. # 13 Berry ( 21-7 ) 7:00 PM
# 14 Independence ( 20-7 ) vs. # 30 Ardrey Kell ( 13-13 ) 7:00 PM
# 6 Alexander Central ( 21-6 ) vs. # 11 Southwest Guilford ( 25-2 ) 7:30 PM
# 7 Hoke ( 19-7 ) vs. # 23 West Charlotte ( 14-10 ) 7:00 PM
# 2 Charlotte Catholic ( 27-1 ) vs. # 18 Pinecrest ( 20-6 ) 7:30 PM
2016 NCHSAA 4A Women's Basketball Championship
SECOND ROUND
Thursday, Feb. 25
# 1 Hillside ( 25-1 ) vs. # 17 Knightdale ( 18-6 ) 7:00 PM
# 9 Green Hope ( 24-4 ) vs. # 25 Wakefield ( 16-11 ) 7:00 PM
# 5 Holly Springs ( 21-4 ) vs. # 12 New Bern ( 22-5 ) 6:00 PM
# 4 Lumberton ( 23-2 ) vs. # 20 Apex ( 14-13 ) 7:00 PM
# 3 Southeast Raleigh ( 25-3 ) vs. # 14 Durham Riverside ( 21-6 ) 6:00 PM
# 6 Hoggard ( 22-5 ) vs. # 11 Heritage ( 22-5 ) 6:00 PM
# 7 J.H. Rose ( 19-5 ) vs. # 10 East Wake ( 23-4 ) 7:00 PM
# 2 Millbrook ( 25-2 ) vs. # 15 New Hanover ( 20-7 ) 6:00 PM
# 1 Northwest Guilford ( 26-0 ) vs. # 16 Hough ( 17-9 ) 6:00 PM
# 8 West Forsyth ( 19-6 ) vs. # 9 Dudley ( 19-7 ) 7:00 PM
# 5 Myers Park ( 20-5 ) vs. # 12 Butler ( 20-8 ) 6:00 PM
# 4 Alexander Central ( 22-6 ) vs. # 13 Page ( 17-8 ) 6:00 PM
# 3 South Caldwell ( 22-4 ) vs. # 19 R.J. Reynolds ( 18-8 ) 7:00 PM
# 6 Ardrey Kell ( 22-6 ) vs. # 11 Berry ( 21-4 ) 6:30 PM
# 23 Charlotte Catholic ( 18-10 ) vs. # 26 T.C. Roberson ( 15-10 ) 7:00 PM
# 2 Mallard Creek ( 26-1 ) vs. # 18 Southwest Guilford ( 19-9 ) 7:00 PM
2016 NCHSAA 3A Men's Basketball Championship
SECOND ROUND
Thursday, Feb. 25
# 1 Eastern Alamance ( 26-1 ) vs. # 17 Cedar Ridge ( 18-9 ) 7:00 PM
# 8 Southern Nash ( 16-8 ) vs. # 9 Eastern Wayne ( 6-20 ) 7:00 PM
# 5 Southern Durham ( 20-3 ) vs. # 12 Southern Lee ( 20-7 ) 7:00 PM
# 4 Asheboro ( 21-4 ) vs. # 13 Smithfield-Selma ( 17-9 ) 7:00 PM
# 3 Havelock ( 23-3 ) vs. # 14 Orange ( 17-8 ) 7:00 PM
# 6 West Brunswick ( 18-7 ) vs. # 11 Eastern Guilford ( 20-8 ) 7:00 PM
# 7 Corinth Holders ( 18-8 ) vs. # 10 Jacksonville ( 23-5 ) 7:00 PM
# 2 Terry Sanford ( 25-1 ) vs. # 18 Northern Guilford ( 18-9 ) 7:30 PM
# 1 Hickory ( 26-2 ) vs. # 16 Pisgah ( 13-12 ) 7:00 PM
# 8 Ashbrook ( 16-12 ) vs. # 24 North Forsyth ( 15-11 ) 7:00 PM
# 5 North Buncombe ( 19-5 ) vs. # 12 A.C. Reynolds ( 15-11 ) 7:00 PM
# 4 Weddington ( 21-5 ) vs. # 13 Freedom ( 19-7 ) 7:30 PM
# 14 Cox Mill ( 20-7 ) vs. # 30 Northwest Cabarrus ( 11-14 ) 7:00 PM
# 6 Kings Mountain ( 19-8 ) vs. # 22 Sun Valley ( 16-11 ) 7:00 PM
# 10 Hibriten ( 22-5 ) vs. # 26 Western Guilford ( 13-13 ) 7:00 PM
# 2 Robinson ( 24-3 ) vs. # 18 Hickory Ridge ( 19-7 ) 7:00 PM
2016 NCHSAA 3A Women's Basketball Championship
SECOND ROUND
Thursday, Feb. 25
# 1 Terry Sanford ( 25-1 ) vs. # 16 Northern Nash ( 20-5 ) 7:00 PM
# 8 Eastern Wayne ( 12-14 ) vs. # 9 Jacksonville ( 24-4 ) 7:00 PM
# 5 Chapel Hill ( 22-5 ) vs. # 12 Northern Guilford ( 21-7 ) 7:00 PM
# 4 Nash Central ( 21-4 ) vs. # 13 Triton ( 18-7 ) 6:00 PM
# 3 Rockingham ( 24-4 ) vs. # 14 Rocky Mount ( 16-8 ) 6:00 PM
# 6 Havelock ( 21-3 ) vs. # 11 Union Pines ( 23-5 ) 6:00 PM
# 10 Northwood ( 24-4 ) vs. # 26 Eastern Guilford ( 11-15 ) 7:00 PM
# 2 Cleveland ( 25-2 ) vs. # 15 Eastern Alamance ( 24-3 ) 7:00 PM
# 1 Freedom ( 27-0 ) vs. # 17 Carson ( 16-11 ) 7:00 PM
# 8 North Iredell ( 21-5 ) vs. # 24 West Henderson ( 13-11 ) 7:00 PM
# 5 Weddington ( 24-2 ) vs. # 12 North Gaston ( 20-4 ) 7:00 PM
# 4 West Rowan ( 26-2 ) vs. # 13 Ledford ( 18-8 ) 7:00 PM
# 3 Ashbrook ( 27-1 ) vs. # 14 Hickory ( 20-7 ) 7:00 PM
# 6 Pisgah ( 25-3 ) vs. # 11 Hickory Ridge ( 23-4 ) 7:00 PM
# 7 Central Davidson ( 20-5 ) vs. # 10 Piedmont ( 22-5 ) 7:00 PM
# 2 Erwin ( 26-1 ) vs. # 15 Southern Guilford ( 18-8 ) 7:00 PM
2016 NCHSAA 2A Men's Basketball Championship
SECOND ROUND
Thursday, Feb.25
# 1 Farmville Central ( 23-0 ) vs. # 16 North Pitt ( 20-7 ) 7:00 PM
# 9 Clinton ( 19-8 ) vs. # 25 Midway ( 16-10 ) 7:00 PM
# 5 Northside-Jacksonville ( 22-3 ) vs. # 21 Bertie ( 15-10 ) 7:00 PM
# 4 Cummings ( 23-4 ) vs. # 13 East Duplin ( 19-8 ) 7:00 PM
# 3 Northeastern ( 24-2 ) vs. # 19 Red Springs ( 18-10 ) 7:00 PM
# 6 Eastern Randolph ( 21-5 ) vs. # 11 Jordan-Matthews ( 22-5 ) 7:00 PM
# 7 Kinston ( 21-5 ) vs. # 10 Goldsboro ( 23-3 ) 7:00 PM
# 2 Fairmont ( 24-0 ) vs. # 18 Greene Central ( 16-9 ) 7:00 PM
# 1 East Lincoln ( 24-0 ) vs. # 17 Huss ( 14-12 ) 7:00 PM
# 8 Owen ( 16-10 ) vs. # 9 Lincolnton ( 21-5 ) 7:00 PM
# 5 North Surry ( 20-6 ) vs. # 21 Reidsville ( 10-12 ) 7:00 PM
# 4 Shelby ( 22-5 ) vs. # 13 Monroe ( 13-8 ) 7:00 PM
# 3 Smoky Mountain ( 24-3 ) vs. # 14 East Burke ( 20-8 ) 7:30 PM
# 6 Lake Norman Charter ( 20-7 ) vs. # 11 West Stokes ( 17-10 ) 7:00 PM
# 7 North Wilkes ( 17-9 ) vs. # 23 R-S Central ( 16-10 ) 7:30 PM
# 2 Forest Hills ( 25-2 ) vs. # 18 Maiden ( 14-11 ) 7:00 PM
2016 NCHSAA 2A Women's Basketball Championship
SECOND ROUND
Thursday, Feb. 25
# 1 East Bladen ( 28-0 ) vs. # 16 Southwest Edgecombe ( 12-11 ) 7:00 PM
# 8 Red Springs ( 18-8 ) vs. # 9 Reidsville ( 14-11 ) 7:00 PM
# 5 Northside-Jacksonville ( 22-3 ) vs. # 12 Bartlett Yancey ( 18-8 ) 6:00 PM
# 4 Bertie ( 24-1 ) vs. # 13 Roanoke Rapids ( 16-7 ) 7:00 PM
# 3 North Pitt ( 25-1 ) vs. # 19 Eastern Randolph ( 16-10 ) 6:00 PM
# 6 Bunn ( 22-3 ) vs. # 11 Clinton ( 23-5 ) 7:00 PM
# 7 T.W. Andrews ( 21-6 ) vs. # 10 Croatan ( 22-3 ) 6:00 PM
# 2 Kinston ( 26-1 ) vs. # 15 Goldsboro ( 15-9 ) 7:00 PM
# 1 East Davidson ( 26-1 ) vs. # 17 Wilkes Central ( 19-8 ) 6:00 PM
# 8 Newton-Conover ( 19-8 ) vs. # 9 Lake Norman Charter ( 15-11 ) 7:00 PM
# 5 North Wilkes ( 26-2 ) vs. # 12 North Rowan ( 18-7 ) 6:00 PM
# 4 Mountain Heritage ( 23-1 ) vs. # 13 East Burke ( 19-9 ) 7:00 PM
# 3 R-S Central ( 25-3 ) vs. # 14 Owen ( 19-9 ) 6:00 PM
# 6 Parkwood ( 22-4 ) vs. # 11 Monroe ( 19-5 ) 7:00 PM
# 7 North Surry ( 19-8 ) vs. # 23 East Rutherford ( 18-8 ) 6:00 PM
# 2 Smoky Mountain ( 24-3 ) vs. # 18 Bandys ( 19-10 ) 7:00 PM
2016 NCHSAA 1A Men's Basketball Championship
SECOND ROUND
Thursday, Feb. 25
# 1 East Carteret ( 24-2 ) vs. # 16 Wallace-Rose Hill ( 18-7 ) 7:00 PM
# 8 Whiteville ( 16-5 ) vs. # 9 Jones ( 19-8 ) 7:00 PM
# 5 Voyager Academy ( 27-4 ) vs. # 12 Riverside-Martin ( 17-8 ) 6:00 PM
# 4 Weldon ( 22-3 ) vs. # 13 Louisburg ( 16-10 ) 6:00 PM
# 3 Trask ( 22-4 ) vs. # 14 Roxboro Community ( 16-13 ) 6:00 PM
# 6 South Creek ( 20-4 ) vs. # 11 James Kenan ( 19-6 ) 7:00 PM
# 10 Camden ( 20-8 ) vs. # 26 Hobbton ( 12-13 ) 7:00 PM
# 2 Gates ( 23-4 ) vs. # 15 Kestrel Heights ( 19-6 ) 6:00 PM
# 1 Avery ( 24-3 ) vs. # 16 Rosman ( 17-9 ) 6:30 PM
# 9 Mount Airy ( 24-3 ) vs. # 25 Swain ( 15-11 ) 6:30 PM
# 5 Winston-Salem Prep ( 18-7 ) vs. # 12 Community School of Davidson ( 15-12 ) 7:00 PM
# 4 Queen's Grant ( 20-5 ) vs. # 20 River Mill Academy ( 22-8 ) 6:00 PM
# 3 Cherokee ( 23-3 ) vs. # 14 Blue Ridge ( 10-13 ) 7:00 PM
# 11 North Stanly ( 21-6 ) vs. # 27 Mountain Island Charter ( 12-12 ) 6:00 PM
# 7 Starmount ( 17-10 ) vs. # 10 Hayesville ( 22-5 ) 7:00 PM
# 2 Lincoln Charter ( 26-3 ) vs. # 15 Pine Lake Prep ( 19-8 ) 6:30 PM
2016 NCHSAA 1A Women's Basketball Championship
SECOND ROUND
Thursday, Feb. 25
# 1 Roxboro Community ( 27-2 ) vs. # 16 South Robeson ( 18-9 ) 7:00 PM
# 8 Wallace-Rose Hill ( 16-8 ) vs. # 9 Franklin Academy ( 25-3 ) 6:00 PM
# 5 Southeast Halifax ( 20-2 ) vs. # 12 Manteo ( 19-8 ) 7:00 PM
# 4 Rosewood ( 23-3 ) vs. # 13 Weldon ( 13-8 ) 7:00 PM
# 3 Pamlico ( 24-3 ) vs. # 14 East Carteret ( 12-11 ) 7:00 PM
# 6 Northampton ( 19-3 ) vs. # 11 Riverside-Martin ( 18-8 ) 6:00 PM
# 7 East Columbus ( 20-4 ) vs. # 10 Lakewood ( 20-7 ) 7:00 PM
# 2 Plymouth ( 25-1 ) vs. # 18 Northwest Halifax ( 13-11 ) 7:00 PM
# 1 Hiwassee Dam ( 28-1 ) vs. # 16 West Montgomery ( 14-7 ) 6:00 PM
# 8 Avery ( 15-12 ) vs. # 24 North Stanly ( 14-10 ) 5:00 PM
# 12 Atkins ( 18-6 ) vs. # 28 Bishop McGuinness ( 13-13 ) 7:00 PM
# 4 Elkin ( 24-3 ) vs. # 20 Swain ( 13-14 ) 5:30 PM
# 3 South Davidson ( 23-2 ) vs. # 14 Highlands ( 7-18 ) 6:00 PM
# 6 Cherokee ( 21-4 ) vs. # 22 Rosman ( 16-10 ) 7:00 PM
# 23 East Wilkes ( 16-9 ) vs. # 26 Andrews ( 12-11 ) 7:00 PM
# 2 Winston-Salem Prep ( 23-3 ) vs. # 15 Mount Airy ( 21-7 ) 7:00 PM