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NCHSAA regional basketball tournament brackets

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The North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s high school basketball regional basketball tournaments will get underway this week as the state’s prep teams continue the road through the basketball playoffs toward the state championships.

Update: new site for the 2008 NCHSAA basketball championships that will contain links to news, updates, photos and more:
2008 NC High School Basketball Championship Games Website Link

Sectional winners from the East will be going to Greenville for the 18th straight year for the Eastern Regionals. The men’s games will be played at Minges Coliseum on the campus of East Carolina University, while the women’s contests are set for J.H. Rose High School. In the West, teams will be going to Winston-Salem for the fifth consecutive time. Finals will be played at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, both in the coliseum and the annex, after earlier round games at North Forsyth High School for men and Atkins High for women.

The winners from the regional tournament games will advance to the high school basketball state championship contests. The 94th men’s championships and the 37th renewal of the women’s finals will be held at the Dean E. Smith Center on the University of North Carolina campus and Reynolds Coliseum at North Carolina State University, scheduled for March 15. The 1-A and 3-A finals will be at the Smith Center while the 2-A and 4-A championships are set for Reynolds Coliseum.

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2008 REGIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS

Eastern Regionals-Men
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, East Carolina University
Class 1-A
Thursday, March 6, 7 p.m.: Perquimans (21-5) vs. Pamlico (18-6)
Thursday, March 6, 8:30 p.m.: Jones (21-4) vs. Plymouth (18-2)
Saturday, March 8, 5 p.m.: championship
Class 2-A
Friday, March 7, 7 p.m.: West Bladen (27-2) vs. South Lenoir (16-12)
Friday, March 7, 8:30 p.m.: Southern Vance (16-8) vs. Farmville Central (22-3)
Saturday, March 8, 7 p.m.: championship
Class 3-A
Tuesday, March 4, 7 p.m.: Kinston (25-4) vs. Northern Vance (24-1)
Tuesday, March 4, 8:30 p.m.: Greensboro Dudley (27-2) vs. Greenville D.H. Conley (24-3)
Saturday, March 8, 1 p.m.: championship
Class 4-A
Wednesday, March 5, 7 p.m.: Fayetteville Terry Sanford (26-3) vs. Apex (17-12)
Wednesday, March 5, 8:30 p.m.: Apex Middle Creek (27-2) vs. Fayetteville Jack Britt (26-4) Saturday, March 8, 3 p.m.: championship

Eastern Regionals–Women
J.H. Rose High School, Greenville
Class 1-A
Wednesday, March 5, 7 p.m.: Williamston (27-0) vs. Pender (28-3)
Wednesday, March 5, 8:30 p.m.: East Bladen (26-3) vs. Cape Hatteras (23-3)
Saturday, March 8, 3 p.m.: championship
Class 2-A
Thursday, March 6, 7 p.m.: Graham (29-1) vs. Kill Devil Hills First Flight (27-1)
Thursday, March 6, 8:30 p.m.: Red Springs (24-4) vs. Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons (20-7)
Saturday, March 8, 5 p.m.: championship
Class 3-A
Friday, March 7, 7 p.m.: Winterville South Central (28-0) vs. Greensboro Dudley (22-7)
Friday, March 7, 8:30 p.m.: Wilson Beddingfield (25-1) vs. Eastern Alamance (20-7)
Saturday, March 8, 7 p.m.: championship
Class 4-A
Tuesday, March 4, 7 p.m.: Fayetteville Westover (27-2) vs. Raleigh Millbrook (26-4)
Tuesday, March 4, 8:30 p.m.: Wilmington Laney (22-6) vs. Raleigh Wakefield (29-0)
Saturday, March 8, 1 p.m.: championship

Western Regional– Men
North Forsyth High School, Winston-Salem
Class 1-A
Tuesday, March 4, 7 p.m.: Thomasville (20-2) vs. Hendersonville (24-3)
Tuesday, March 4, 8:30 p.m.: Albemarle (24-4) vs. Winston-Salem Prep (29-6)
Saturday, March 8, 11 a.m.: championship at Annex
Class 2-A
Wednesday, March 5, 7 p.m.: Boonville Starmount (19-7) vs. Canton Pisgah (23-4)
Wednesday, March 5, 8:30 p.m.: East Lincoln (24-6) vs. Shelby (25-3)
Saturday, March 8, 4 p.m: championship at Joel Coliseum
Class 3-A
Thursday, March 6, 7 p.m: Trinity (28-1) vs. Asheville (19-10)
Thursday, March 6, 8:30 p.m.: Hickory (27-3) vs. Kernersville Glenn (20-8)
Saturday, March 8, 6 p.m.: championship at Joel Coliseum
Class 4-A
Friday, March 7, 7 p.m.: Winston-Salem Mount Tabor (26-3) vs. Charlotte Z.B. Vance (26-5)
Friday, March 7, 8:30 p.m.: East Mecklenburg (22-8) vs. North Mecklenburg (24-5)
Saturday, March 8, 8 p.m.: championship at Joel Coliseum

Western Regional — Women
Atkins High School, Winston-Salem
Class 1-A
Wednesday, March 5, 7 p.m.: Robbinsville (21-7) vs. Kernersville Bishop McGuinness (24-6) Wednesday, March 5, 8:30 p.m.: Chatham Central (26-2) vs. Avery (20-7)
Saturday, March 8, 3 pm: championship at Annex
Class 2-A
Thursday, March 6, 7 p.m.: Salisbury (27-1) vs. East Rutherford (25-4)
Thursday, March 6, 8:30 p.m.: Mitchell (24-3) vs. East Davidson (25-4)
Saturday, March 8, 5 p.m.: championship at Annex
Class 3-A
Friday, March 7, 7 p.m.: Statesville (25-2) vs. Gastonia Forestview (29-0)
Friday, March 7, 8:30 p.m.: Concord (28-2) vs. Franklin (23-6)
Saturday, March 8, 7 p.m.: championship at Annex
Class 4-A
Tuesday, March 4, 7 p.m.: McDowell (25-3) vs. North Mecklenburg (24-5)
Tuesday, March 4, 8:30 p.m.: West Charlotte (27-2) vs. Greensboro Grimsley (29-0)
Saturday, March 8, 1 p.m.: championship at Annex

Related links:
NCHSAA boys basketball brackets
NCHSAA girls basketball brackets
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