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NCHSAA boys lacrosse playoff brackets, 2018

Middle Creek's Owen Caputo (22), left, congratulates teammate David Baird (13) after his scored goal.The Holly Springs Golden Hawks and the Middle Creek Mustangs met in a regular season lacrosse game in Holly Springs, N.C. on March 29, 2018.
Middle Creek's Owen Caputo (22), left, congratulates teammate David Baird (13) after his scored goal.The Holly Springs Golden Hawks and the Middle Creek Mustangs met in a regular season lacrosse game in Holly Springs, N.C. on March 29, 2018. newsobserver.com

The 2018 N.C. High School Athletic Association boys lacrosse playoffs are underway.

PrepsNow area teams in bold.

Note: Matchups are listed from top to bottom as they appear on the bracket. The “/” divides the matchups and “//” divides the brackets into top and bottom halves.

4A EAST (rounds 1-4)

1st round (Fri. May 4):

WC-Holly Springs at 1-Hoggard (won 12-3) / WC-Laney at 1-New Bern (won 16-11) / WC-Apex Friendship at 1-Cardinal Gibbons (won 19-9) / 2-Heritage (won 12-9) at 2-Jordan /// WC-Broughton at 1-Wakefield (won 15-13) / 2-Apex (won 7-4) at 2-Leesville Road / WC-Athens Drive at 1-Middle Creek (won 20-3) / WC-Millbrook at 1-Green Hope (won 19-12)

2nd round (Tue. May 8):

1-New Bern at 1-Hoggard (won 17-7) / 2-Heritage at 1-Cardinal Gibbons (won 18-4) /// 2-Apex (won 13-6) at 1-Wakefield / 1-Green Hope at 1-Middle Creek (won 17-7)

3rd round (Fri. May 11):

1-Cardinal Gibbons (won 11-9) at 1-Hoggard /// 2-Apex at 1-Middle Creek (won 17-11)

East final (Tue. May 15):

1-Cardinal Gibbons at 1-Middle Creek (won 6-4)

4A WEST (rounds 1-4)

1st round (Fri. May 4):

WC-West Forsyth at 1-Northwest Guilford (won 22-0) / WC-Ragsdale at 2-Reagan (won 18-2) / WC-Grimsley at 1-R.J. Reynolds (won 14-3) / WC-East Forsyth at 2-Page (won 9-8) /// WC-South Mecklenburg at 1-Lake Norman (won 18-3) / WC-Mooresville at 2-Ardrey Kell (won 20-7) / WC-Butler at 1-Myers Park (won 18-2) / WC-Providence at WC-Hough (won 15-1)

2nd round (Tue. May 8):

2-Reagan at 1-Northwest Guilford (won 15-6) / 2-Page at 1-R.J. Reynolds (won 7-4) /// 2-Ardrey Kell at 1-Lake Norman (won 19-9) / WC-Hough at 1-Myers Park (won 10-9)

3rd round (Fri. May 11):

1-R.J. Reynolds at 1-Northwest Guilford (won 20-11) /// 1-Myers Park at 1-Lake Norman (won 13-8)

West final (Tue. May 15):

1-Northwest Guilford at 1-Lake Norman (won 14-9)

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

State championship (Sat. May 19): at WakeMed Soccer Park

1-Middle Creek vs 1-Lake Norman (won 13-11)

1A/2A/3A EAST (rounds 1-4)

1st round (Fri. May 4):

WC-Croatan at 1-New Hanover (won 13-6) / WC-Topsail at 2-First Flight (won 9-8) / WC-Cedar Ridge at 1-JH Rose (won 8-2) / WC-Williams at 1-Carrboro (won 18-4) /// WC-Southern Alamance at 1-East Chapel Hill (won 22-8) / WC-Southeast Guilford at 2-Eastern Alamance (won 18-0) / WC-Orange at 1-Northern Guilford (won 19-5) /2-Asheboro at 2-Northwood (won 19-5)

2nd round (Tue. May 8):

2-First Flight at 1-New Hanover (won 16-5) / 1-Carrboro (won 10-9, OT) at 1-JH Rose /// 2-Eastern Alamance at 1-East Chapel Hill (won 11-10, OT) / 2-Northwood at 1-Northern Guilford (won 22-10)

3rd round (Fri. May 11):

1-Carrboro at 1-New Hanover (won 12-10) /// 1-Northern Guilford at 1-East Chapel Hill (won 15-7)

East final (Tue. May 15):

1-New Hanover at 1-East Chapel Hill (won 11-10)

1A/2A/3A WEST (rounds 1-4)

1st round (Fri. May 4):

WC-Pine Lake Prep at 1-Mount Tabor (won 23-1) / WC-CSD at WC-West Stokes (won 18-4) / WC-Bishop McGuinness at 1-Lake Norman Charter (won 19-1) / WC-Cuthbertson (won 12-0) at 2-Southwest Guilford /// WC-Hickory at 1-Weddington (won 27-0) / WC-Charlotte Catholic (won 19-2) at 2-Patton / WC-Sun Valley at 1-St. Stephens (won 11-10) / WC-Western Guilford at 2-Marvin Ridge (won 23-1)

2nd round (Tue. May 8):

WC-West Stokes at 1-Mount Tabor (won 15-9) / WC-Cuthbertson (won 13-11) at 1-Lake Norman Charter /// WC-Charlotte Catholic at 1-Weddington (won 12-7) / 2-Marvin Ridge (won 26-8) at 1-St. Stephens

3rd round (Fri. May 11):

WC-Cuthbertson vs 1-Mount Tabor (won 17-2) /// 2-Marvin Ridge vs 1-Weddington (won 10-4)

West final (Tue. May 15):

1-Mount Tabor at 1-Weddington (won 11-7)

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

State championship (Fri. May 18): at WakeMed Soccer Park

1-East Chapel Hill vs 1-Weddington (won 20-6)

This story was originally published May 18, 2018 at 11:35 PM with the headline "NCHSAA boys lacrosse playoff brackets, 2018."

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