NCHSAA Finalizes 2023 Football Playoff Brackets

CHAPEL HILL — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released the playoff brackets for the four classifications on Saturday. The full brackets are available here.

The top four seeds in each region are listed below.

1A East
1. Tarboro
2. West Columbus
3. Wilson Prep
4. Northside (Pinetown)

1A West
1. Robbinsville
2. Mount Airy
3. Eastern Randolph
4. North Rowan

2A East
1. Clinton
2. Northeastern
3. Southwest Edgecombe
4. Nash Central

2A West
1. Reidsville
2. Salisbury
3. Community School of Davidson
4. Bunker Hill

3A East
1. Havelock
2. Seventy-First
3. Southern Alamance
4. Southern Nash

3A West
1. Crest
2. Hickory
3. West Henderson
4. Dudley

4A East
1. Rolesville
2. Cleveland
3. Hoggard
4. Pinecrest

4A West
1. Weddington
2. Watauga
3. Mooresville
4. Grimsley

All contests will be hosted by the higher seed until the State Championships which will be held at Kenan Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Carter Finley Stadium at North Carolina State University. The schedule is as follows.

  • 1st Round Playoffs: November 3, 2023
  • 2nd Round Playoffs: November 10, 2023
  • 3rd Round Playoffs: November 17, 2023
  • 4th Round Playoffs: November 24, 2023
  • Regionals: December 1, 2023
  • State Championships – Day 1: December 8, 2023
  • State Championships – Day 2: December 9, 2023

2023 NCHSAA Football Championships 4A

2023 NCHSAA Football Championships 3A

2023 NCHSAA Football Championships 2A

2023 NCHSAA Football Championships 1A

About Chris Hughes

Nicknamed the 'Guru of High School Football' by Charlotte Observer columnist Langston Wertz, Jr., Chris Hughes is the Founder and Managing Editor of CarolinaPreps.com. A lifelong fan of the game, Chris grew up in Kannapolis and has devoted most of his life to covering the sport. Before starting CarolinaPreps, he spent time as a coach at multiple schools and is a U.S. Army veteran.

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