If the Playoffs Started Today 1A/2A

encflatlander

Freshman
Sep 17, 2026
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Week 11 Update 10/28
*This will be my last update. It's been fun!
1A
East

1- Northside- Pinetwon
BYE

8- Washington Co.
9- Columbia

5- KIPP Pride
12- Jones Sr.

4- SE Halifax
BYE
----------------------------

3- North Edgecombe
BYE

6- North East Carolina Prep
11- Weldon

7- Rocky Mount Prep
10- Bear Grass

2- Hobgood
BYE

West

1- Chatham Central
BYE

8- Rosman
9- The College Prep

5- Robbinsville
12- North Stokes

4- East Columbus
BYE
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3- Sallie B. Howard
BYE

6- Winston-Salem Prep
11- Andrews

7- South Davidson
10- Bonnie Cone

2- Wilson Prep
BYE

2A
East

1- Tarboro
BYE

16- Pamlico
17- East Carteret

8- North Duplin
BYE

9- Camden
BYE

5- Lakewood
BYE

12- Bertie
21- Lejeune

4- Manteo
BYE

13- NW Halifax
20- Northampton
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3- Warren Co.
BYE

14- Perquimans
19- Union

6- East Bladen
BYE

11- West Columbus
22- ALA Johnston

7- Southside
BYE

10- Gates
23- Triangle M&S

2- Edenton-Holmes
BYE

15- Rosewood
18- Hobbton

West

1- Corvian Community
BYE

16- Avery
17- Swain

8- Christ the King
BYE

9- Mountain Island Charter
BYE

5- Alleghany
BYE

12- Cherryville
21- Elkin

4- North Rowan
BYE

13- South Stokes
20- Bradford Prep
-----------------------

3- Murphy
BYE

14- Albemarle
19- Bishop McGuinnes

6- Comm. School of Davidson
BYE

11- Mitchell
22- Hayesville

7- Cherokee
BYE

10- East Wilkes
23- Highland Tech

2- Starmount
BYE

15- Langtree Charter
18- South Stanly
 

Wow71

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Week 11 Update 10/28
*This will be my last update. It's been fun!
1A
East

1- Northside- Pinetwon
BYE

8- Washington Co.
9- Columbia

5- KIPP Pride
12- Jones Sr.

4- SE Halifax
BYE
----------------------------

3- North Edgecombe
BYE

6- North East Carolina Prep
11- Weldon

7- Rocky Mount Prep
10- Bear Grass

2- Hobgood
BYE

West

1- Chatham Central
BYE

8- Rosman
9- The College Prep

5- Robbinsville
12- North Stokes

4- East Columbus
BYE
-----------------------

3- Sallie B. Howard
BYE

6- Winston-Salem Prep
11- Andrews

7- South Davidson
10- Bonnie Cone

2- Wilson Prep
BYE

2A
East

1- Tarboro
BYE

16- Pamlico
17- East Carteret

8- North Duplin
BYE

9- Camden
BYE

5- Lakewood
BYE

12- Bertie
21- Lejeune

4- Manteo
BYE

13- NW Halifax
20- Northampton
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3- Warren Co.
BYE

14- Perquimans
19- Union

6- East Bladen
BYE

11- West Columbus
22- ALA Johnston

7- Southside
BYE

10- Gates
23- Triangle M&S

2- Edenton-Holmes
BYE

15- Rosewood
18- Hobbton

West

1- Corvian Community
BYE

16- Avery
17- Swain

8- Christ the King
BYE

9- Mountain Island Charter
BYE

5- Alleghany
BYE

12- Cherryville
21- Elkin

4- North Rowan
BYE

13- South Stokes
20- Bradford Prep
-----------------------

3- Murphy
BYE

14- Albemarle
19- Bishop McGuinnes

6- Comm. School of Davidson
BYE

11- Mitchell
22- Hayesville

7- Cherokee
BYE

10- East Wilkes
23- Highland Tech

2- Starmount
BYE

15- Langtree Charter
18- South Stanly
1A West could change based on how SD, EC, WS Prep and Rville do this week. CC win or lose is locked at #1, Wilson Prep, and SBH seem to be in very winnable games and should not see any change. The others have competitive games this week but I am not sure how much a win or loss will move the %'s for them.
 
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bengalstripes9

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Nov 26, 2025
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Week 11 Update 10/28
*This will be my last update. It's been fun!
1A
East

1- Northside- Pinetwon
BYE

8- Washington Co.
9- Columbia

5- KIPP Pride
12- Jones Sr.

4- SE Halifax
BYE
----------------------------

3- North Edgecombe
BYE

6- North East Carolina Prep
11- Weldon

7- Rocky Mount Prep
10- Bear Grass

2- Hobgood
BYE

West

1- Chatham Central
BYE

8- Rosman
9- The College Prep

5- Robbinsville
12- North Stokes

4- East Columbus
BYE
-----------------------

3- Sallie B. Howard
BYE

6- Winston-Salem Prep
11- Andrews

7- South Davidson
10- Bonnie Cone

2- Wilson Prep
BYE

2A
East

1- Tarboro
BYE

16- Pamlico
17- East Carteret

8- North Duplin
BYE

9- Camden
BYE

5- Lakewood
BYE

12- Bertie
21- Lejeune

4- Manteo
BYE

13- NW Halifax
20- Northampton
---------------------

3- Warren Co.
BYE

14- Perquimans
19- Union

6- East Bladen
BYE

11- West Columbus
22- ALA Johnston

7- Southside
BYE

10- Gates
23- Triangle M&S

2- Edenton-Holmes
BYE

15- Rosewood
18- Hobbton

West

1- Corvian Community
BYE

16- Avery
17- Swain

8- Christ the King
BYE

9- Mountain Island Charter
BYE

5- Alleghany
BYE

12- Cherryville
21- Elkin

4- North Rowan
BYE

13- South Stokes
20- Bradford Prep
-----------------------

3- Murphy
BYE

14- Albemarle
19- Bishop McGuinnes

6- Comm. School of Davidson
BYE

11- Mitchell
22- Hayesville

7- Cherokee
BYE

10- East Wilkes
23- Highland Tech

2- Starmount
BYE

15- Langtree Charter
18- South Stanly

Thanks for taking the time to do these!
 
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Ball704336

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If that holds true it looks like Starmount vs East Wilkes for round 2 in the 3rd round. That would be a doozy lol. Whoever wins probably would be short a few players the following week 😂
 

Wow71

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1A Bear Grass Charter is opting out. I wonder if that will move one of those Eastern teams heading west back over into the East bracket?
 

encflatlander

Freshman
Sep 17, 2026
53
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From what I understand, they will put "east" and "west" in a hat and pick one. So, a 50/50 shot really. If it were me, I would just put them in the East for travel mostly. Save some of those teams far west from having to pay for that travel.
 

Wow71

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How would they handle an odd number of teams
Great question and I do not have the answer. I would assume one more bye for someone. I guess the move of Wilson Prep, E Columbus and SB Howard are projections anyways. Seems like they would move one of those teams to the East to make the brackets tougher. E Columbus appears to be the biggest distance East school from Chatham Central (130 miles). Seems like they would be in the East? Who knows the NCHSAA will do.
 
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encflatlander

Freshman
Sep 17, 2026
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Heres how it would break down.
If Sallie B Howard is West
East

1- Northside
BYE

8- Washington County
9- Columbia

5- KIPP Pride
BYE

4- Southeast Halifax
BYE
------------------

3- North Edgecombe
BYE

6- North East Carolina Prep
11- Jones Sr.

7- Rocky Mount Prep
10- Weldon STEM

2- Hobgood Charter
BYE

West

1- Chatham Central
BYE

8- Rosman
9- The College Prep

5- Robbinsville
12- North Stokes

4- East Columbus
BYE
----------------------

3- Sallie B. Howard
BYE

6- Winston-Salem Prep
11- Andrews

7- South Davidson
10- Bonnie Cone

2- Wilson Prep
BYE

If Sallie B. Howard is East:
East

1- Northside
BYE

8- Rocky Mount Prep
9- KIPP Pride

5- Southeast Halifax
12- Jones

4- Sallie B. Howard
BYE
-----------------------

3- North Edgecombe
BYE

6- KIPP Pride
11- Weldon STEM

7- North East Carolina Prep
10- Columbia

2- Hobgood
BYE

West

1- Chatham Central
BYE

8- The College Prep
9-Bonnie Cone

5- Winston-Salem Prep
BYE

4- Robbinsville
BYE
-------------------------

3- East Columbus
BYE

6- South Davidson
11- North Stokes

7- Rosman
10- Andrews

2- Wilson Prep
BYE
 

FootballFan13

Redshirt
Aug 27, 2025
29
17
3
2A East, Looking at the top 5 seeds, they will make things competitive with each other. Tarboro, No need to explain, Edenton has had a great year and have as much of a shot at Tarboro this year as they've ever had, that QB is a baller and if this really is Coach Hoggards last year I know they are going to be firing on all cylinders. Warren, Offense said to be explosive and the defense is supposedly legit, personally I haven't been able to find much film on them so I cannot confirm or deny. Their schedule does concern me as there is a lot of below average teams on there, however that would be the case with much of the lower classifications. Manteo, I believe is the worst of the top 5, easy schedule and do not look like anything special on what I've watched, the game with Edenton Holmes tomorrow night will tell everybody everything they need to know. Lakewood, team closest to me, so I can say the most about. What I've seen when they are clicking they can compete, when they are not clicking it can get rough quick. 2 rather close games early in the season with Clinton and Midway who are both top 5 seeds in 3A and 4A along with a good amount of conference battles with West Columbus, North Duplin, East Bladen, and Hobbton. I see them making a run to go see Tarboro.

A few lower seeded teams that can play spoiler are East Bladen, Southside, West Columbus and Rosewood. At the end of the day the biggest question is how does Edenton Holmes and Tarboro match up.
 

encflatlander

Freshman
Sep 17, 2026
53
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2A East, Looking at the top 5 seeds, they will make things competitive with each other. Tarboro, No need to explain, Edenton has had a great year and have as much of a shot at Tarboro this year as they've ever had, that QB is a baller and if this really is Coach Hoggards last year I know they are going to be firing on all cylinders. Warren, Offense said to be explosive and the defense is supposedly legit, personally I haven't been able to find much film on them so I cannot confirm or deny. Their schedule does concern me as there is a lot of below average teams on there, however that would be the case with much of the lower classifications. Manteo, I believe is the worst of the top 5, easy schedule and do not look like anything special on what I've watched, the game with Edenton Holmes tomorrow night will tell everybody everything they need to know. Lakewood, team closest to me, so I can say the most about. What I've seen when they are clicking they can compete, when they are not clicking it can get rough quick. 2 rather close games early in the season with Clinton and Midway who are both top 5 seeds in 3A and 4A along with a good amount of conference battles with West Columbus, North Duplin, East Bladen, and Hobbton. I see them making a run to go see Tarboro.

A few lower seeded teams that can play spoiler are East Bladen, Southside, West Columbus and Rosewood. At the end of the day the biggest question is how does Edenton Holmes and Tarboro match up.
I watched Southside last week against Northside. They’re not going to beat anyone they’re not supposed to.
 

encflatlander

Freshman
Sep 17, 2026
53
51
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I will take your word for it, I seen them earlier in the year and thought they had some great athletes, just didn't have it in the trenches and looked poorly coached.
All 3 of those looked to be true. Northside dominated O and D line. Southsides best runner, #2, got hurt and never came back in. Not sure what his status is. Honestly, the game was already ugly so there really wasn't a point of putting him back in even if he was okay.
 

WCEagle

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Aug 30, 2026
38
17
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Jones Senior getting a playoff birth at 0-10 is comical. Reaching the playoffs used to mean something. Now it means nothing. Should have gone to 6 classifications, not 8.
 
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WCEagle

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Aug 30, 2026
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2A East, Looking at the top 5 seeds, they will make things competitive with each other. Tarboro, No need to explain, Edenton has had a great year and have as much of a shot at Tarboro this year as they've ever had, that QB is a baller and if this really is Coach Hoggards last year I know they are going to be firing on all cylinders. Warren, Offense said to be explosive and the defense is supposedly legit, personally I haven't been able to find much film on them so I cannot confirm or deny. Their schedule does concern me as there is a lot of below average teams on there, however that would be the case with much of the lower classifications. Manteo, I believe is the worst of the top 5, easy schedule and do not look like anything special on what I've watched, the game with Edenton Holmes tomorrow night will tell everybody everything they need to know. Lakewood, team closest to me, so I can say the most about. What I've seen when they are clicking they can compete, when they are not clicking it can get rough quick. 2 rather close games early in the season with Clinton and Midway who are both top 5 seeds in 3A and 4A along with a good amount of conference battles with West Columbus, North Duplin, East Bladen, and Hobbton. I see them making a run to go see Tarboro.

A few lower seeded teams that can play spoiler are East Bladen, Southside, West Columbus and Rosewood. At the end of the day the biggest question is how does Edenton Holmes and Tarboro match up.
Only 3 contenders in the East, Tarboro, Warren County, and Edenton, in that order.
 

Tarboroviking18

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2A East, Looking at the top 5 seeds, they will make things competitive with each other. Tarboro, No need to explain, Edenton has had a great year and have as much of a shot at Tarboro this year as they've ever had, that QB is a baller and if this really is Coach Hoggards last year I know they are going to be firing on all cylinders. Warren, Offense said to be explosive and the defense is supposedly legit, personally I haven't been able to find much film on them so I cannot confirm or deny. Their schedule does concern me as there is a lot of below average teams on there, however that would be the case with much of the lower classifications. Manteo, I believe is the worst of the top 5, easy schedule and do not look like anything special on what I've watched, the game with Edenton Holmes tomorrow night will tell everybody everything they need to know. Lakewood, team closest to me, so I can say the most about. What I've seen when they are clicking they can compete, when they are not clicking it can get rough quick. 2 rather close games early in the season with Clinton and Midway who are both top 5 seeds in 3A and 4A along with a good amount of conference battles with West Columbus, North Duplin, East Bladen, and Hobbton. I see them making a run to go see Tarboro.

A few lower seeded teams that can play spoiler are East Bladen, Southside, West Columbus and Rosewood. At the end of the day the biggest question is how does Edenton Holmes and Tarboro match up.
Til realignment happens the big three in the 2a East are Tarboro, Warren county, and Edenton Holmes. East bladen could maybe make it a big four.
 

Wow71

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Why has Columbia only played 4 games? Are they going to enter the playoffs with 4-5 games played? The 0-10 teams should not make the playoffs at all. 1A should be the top 16 by record/RPI. 17-24 in the RPI rankings in 1A should not go to the playoffs.
 
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coach_cubby

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Why has Columbia only played 4 games? Are they going to enter the playoffs with 4-5 games played? The 0-10 teams should not make the playoffs at all. 1A should be the top 16 by record/RPI. 17-24 in the RPI rankings in 1A should not go to the playoffs.
They played a lot of 8 man games which the state doesn’t count towards playoff seeding.
 
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Black knight 87

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Well it's the final game of the season tonight hope we pull out a win against Cherokee if we do i think we would jump east Columbus and that would be great good luck everyone
 
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