NCHSAA football playoff brackets
This blog was updated with scores and links to our coverage from each round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2016 football playoffs.
Wake Forest won the 4AA title while Rocky Mount was runner-up in 3A.
Note: Final scores were posted in parentheses, games listed in order as they appear from top-to-bottom on the bracket. Also, “/” separates games and “///” divides the bracket’s top and bottom halves.
4AA EAST
First round (Friday Nov. 18):
1E-Wake Forest 56, 8ME-Panther Creek 0
5E-Laney 41, 4ME-Fuquay-Varina 19
3E-Heritage 17, 6ME-Holly Springs 14
2ME-Pinecrest 42, 7E-Leesville Road 21
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1ME-Middle Creek 42, 8E-Wakefield 0
4E-Sanderson 34, 5ME-South View 0
3ME-Richmond County 28, 6E-Millbrook 14
2E-Garner 51, 7ME-Green Hope 0
Second round (Friday Nov. 25):
3E-Heritage 25, 2ME-Pinecrest 22
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1ME-Middle Creek 45, 4E-Sanderson 7
2E-Garner 54, 3ME-Richmond County 37
Third round (Friday Dec. 2):
1E-Wake Forest 35, 3E-Heritage 20
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1ME-Middle Creek 49, 2E-Garner 30
East final (Friday Dec. 9):
1E-Wake Forest 20, 1ME-Middle Creek 17 (OT)
State championship at N.C. State (Saturday Dec. 17, 3:05 p.m.):
4A EAST
First round (Friday Nov. 18):
1E-New Hanover 45, 8ME-Northern Durham 3
4ME-Cardinal Gibbons 70, 5E-D.H. Conley 42
3E-West Johnston 28, 6ME-Pine Forest 0
2ME-Cape Fear 62, 7E-Clayton 3
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1ME-Scotland County 47, 8E-New Bern 7
4E-Southeast Raleigh 21, 5ME-Seventy-First 14
6E-Hoggard 38, 3ME-Hillside 34
Second round (Friday Nov. 25):
4ME-Cardinal Gibbons 35, 1E-New Hanover 13
2ME-Cape Fear 35, 3E-West Johnston 34 (OT)
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1ME-Scotland County 66, 4E-Southeast Raleigh 28
6E-Hoggard 65, 2E-J.H. Rose 41
Third round (Friday Dec. 2):
2ME-Cape Fear 47, 4ME-Cardinal Gibbons 33
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1ME-Scotland County 49, 6E-Hoggard 27
East final (Friday Dec. 9):
2ME-Cape Fear 27, 1ME-Scotland County 7
State championship at N.C. State (Saturday Dec. 17, 7:05 p.m.):
Dudley 54, Cape Fear 0
3AA EAST
First round (Friday Nov. 18):
1E-West Brunswick 35, 8ME-Northern Guilford 21
5E-Jacksonville 35, 4ME-Westover 34
3E-Terry Sanford 44, 6ME-Northwood 21
2ME-Lee County 48, 7E-Topsail 6
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1ME-Eastern Guilford 55, 8E-Corinth Holders 20
3ME-Western Alamance 21, 6E-Southern Durham 16
2E-Cleveland 56, 7ME-Union Pines 42
Second round (Friday Nov. 25):
5E-Jacksonville 28, 1E-West Brunswick 12
2ME-Lee County 35, 3E-Terry Sanford 3
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1ME-Eastern Guilford 37, 5ME-Asheboro 7
3ME-Western Alamance 51, 2E-Cleveland 26
Third round (Friday Dec. 2):
5E-Jacksonville 45, 2ME-Lee County 42
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1ME-Eastern Guilford 28, 3ME-Western Alamance 17
East final (Friday Dec. 9):
1ME-Eastern Guilford 26, 5E-Jacksonville 21
State championship at Wake Forest (Saturday Dec. 17, 3:05 p.m.):
Weddington 33, Eastern Guilford 20
3A EAST
First round (Friday Nov. 18):
1E-West Craven 55, 8ME-Northeast Guilford 7
4ME-Eastern Alamance 35, 5E-Nash Central 21
3E-Havelock 42, 6ME-Williams 14
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1ME-Southern Nash 30, 8E-Northern Nash 15
4E-Rocky Mount 30, 5ME-Southern Lee 28
3ME-Southern Guilford 37, 6E-West Carteret 6
7ME-South Johnston 52, 2E-Eastern Wayne 7
Second round (Friday Nov. 25):
1E-West Craven 36, 4ME-Eastern Alamance 7
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4E-Rocky Mount 27, 1ME-Southern Nash 21
3ME-Southern Guilford 29, 7ME-South Johnston 7
Third round (Friday Dec. 2):
3E-Havelock 24, 1E-West Craven 7
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4E-Rocky Mount 49, 3ME-Southern Guilford 20
East final (Friday Dec. 9):
4E-Rocky Mount 34, 3E-Havelock 33 (3OT)
State championship at Wake Forest (Saturday Dec. 17, 11:05 a.m.):
2AA EAST
First round (Friday Nov. 18):
1E-East Duplin 77, 8ME-Graham 0
5E-Roanoke Rapids 44, 4ME-East Davidson 34
3E-Hertford County 46, 6ME-Franklinton 18
2ME-T.W. Andrews 27, 7E-North Brunswick 7
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1ME-Clinton 36, 8E-North Lenoir 13
5ME-South Granville 24, 4E-SouthWest Edgecombe 20
6E-Northside (Jacksonville) 41, 3ME-Randleman 6
Second round (Friday Nov. 25):
1E-East Duplin 33, 5E-Roanoke Rapids 0
3E-Hertford County 34, 2ME-T.W. Andrews 31
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1ME-Clinton 45, 5ME-South Granville 7
6E-Northside (Jacksonville) 15, 2E-Bunn 7
Third round (Friday Dec. 2):
1E-East Duplin 35, 3E-Hertford County 27
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6E-Northside (Jacksonville) 21, 1ME-Clinton 14
East final (Friday Dec. 9):
6E-Northside (Jacksonville) 14, 1E-East Duplin 7
State championship at N.C. State (Saturday Dec. 17, 11:05 a.m.):
Shelby 28, Northside (Jacksonville) 6
2A EAST
First round (Friday Nov. 18):
1E-Northeastern 48, 8ME-Midway 12
5E-Southwest Onslow 29, 4ME-North Johnston 12
3E-Edenton Holmes 45, 6ME-Beddingfield 22
7E-Kinston 33, 2ME-Greene Central 25
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1ME-South Columbus 42, 8E-Bertie 26
5ME-Fairmont 50, 4E-First Flight 42
3ME-East Bladen 62, 6E-Farmville Central 42
2E-Ayden-Grifton 46, 7ME-Red Springs 32
Second round (Friday Nov. 25):
1E-Northeastern 63, 5E-Southwest Onslow 20
3E-Edenton Holmes 51, 7E-Kinston 33
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1ME-South Columbus 75, 5ME-Fairmont 42
3ME-East Bladen 28, 2E-Ayden-Grifton 21 (OT)
Third round (Friday Dec. 2):
3E-Edenton Holmes 35, 1E-Northeastern 21
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1ME-South Columbus 42, 3ME-East Bladen 41
East final (Friday Dec. 9):
3E-Edenton Holmes 50, 1ME-South Columbus 14
State championship at Wake Forest (Saturday Dec. 17, 7:05 p.m.):
Reidsville 58, Edenton Holmes 12
1AA EAST
Note: North Moore is a 6-seed in the 1AA West. The Mustangs lost in the first round 26-13 at Bessemer City.
First round (Friday Nov. 18):
1E-East Carteret 85, 8ME-Rosewood 0
5E-Gates County 34, 4ME-Louisburg 17
3E-Tarboro 46, 6ME-James Kenan 12
2ME-Granville Central 48, 7E-Camden County 21
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1ME-Lakewood 42, 8E-Spring Creek 0
5ME-Princeton 70, 4E-Riverside (Williamston) 64 (4OT)
3ME-Union 41, 6E-Trask 14
2E-Wallace-Rose Hill 63, 7ME-Pender 7
Second round (Friday Nov. 25):
1E-East Carteret 56, 5E-Gates County 0
3E-Tarboro 61, 2ME-Granville Central 0
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1ME-Lakewood 42, 5ME-Princeton 22
2E-Wallace-Rose Hill 38, 3ME-Union 0
Third round (Friday Dec. 2):
3E-Tarboro 13, 1E-East Carteret 7
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2E-Wallace-Rose Hill 35, 1ME-Lakewood 0
East final (Friday Dec. 9):
2E-Wallace-Rose Hill 35, 3E-Tarboro 15
State championship at North Carolina (Friday Dec. 16, 7:35 p.m.):
Wallace-Rose Hill 30, West Montgomery 7
1A EAST
Note: Chatham Central is a 7-seed in the 1A West. The Bears lost at Mitchell County 66-12 in the first round.
First round (Friday Nov. 18):
1E-Plymouth 62, 8ME-Weldon 6
4ME-Jones 38, 5E-Manteo 30
3E-Northside (Pinetown) 61, 6ME-Rocky Mount Prep 12
2ME-North Edgecombe 44, 7E-Columbia 0
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1ME-Southeast Halifax 46, 8E-Pamlico County 6
5ME-Northampton County 58, 4E-Perquimans 48
3ME-KIPP Pride 56, 6E-Mattamuskeet 14
2E-Southside 8, 7ME-South Creek 0
Second round (Friday Nov. 25):
1E-Plymouth 49, 4ME-Jones 13
2ME-North Edgecombe 16, 3E-Northside (Pinetown) 14
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5ME-Northampton County 42, 1ME-Southeast Halifax 14
2E-Southside 60, 3ME-KIPP Pride 8
Third round (Friday Dec. 2):
1E-Plymouth 21, 2ME-North Edgecombe 8
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2E-Southside 29, 5ME-Northampton County 12
East final (Friday Dec. 9):
1E-Plymouth 7, 2E-Southside 2
State championship at North Carolina (Saturday Dec. 17, 11:05 a.m.):
Murphy 15, Plymouth 14
This story was originally published December 19, 2016 at 2:14 PM with the headline "NCHSAA football playoff brackets."