State tournaments resume Friday in baseball, softball, and boys and girls lacrosse.
Friday night will be a busy one for area high school baseball, softball and lacrosse teams playing NCHSAA state tournament games.
Baseball has reached the fourth round, where Reagan, the No. 1 seed in the 7-A West, will take on Marvin Ridge at home, and Oak Grove, the No. 4 seed in the 5-A East, will play Seaforth at home.
The North Carolina Leadership Academy has reached the regional championship in the 1-A West and will face Chatham Charter next week in a best-of-three series.
In softball, West Stokes, the No. 1 seed in the 4-A West, will take on No. 4 West Stanly at home in the fourth round.
East Forsyth, the No. 3 seed in the 7-A West, will be at home against No. 15 South Iredell, which eliminated Reagan in the third round on Tuesday.
West Forsyth, the No. 3 seed in the 8-A West, has reached the regional championship and will begin a best-of-three series against No. 1 Providence next week.
Lacrosse has reached the second of its state tournaments for boys and girls in three different classifications.
The Reynolds boys, the No. 1 seed in the 7-A West, had a bye in the first round and will be at home against No. 15 Fayetteville Jack Britt.
The West Forsyth girls, the No. 3 seed in the 8-A West, will be at home against Cary Green Hope.
The Bishop McGuinness girls, the No. 1 seed in the 6A-1A combined classification, are also at home against No. 16 North Lincoln. The Villains reached the championship match of the 3A/2A/1A classification the last three seasons.
The 5-A and 7-A classifications will compete at the track and field state championships on Friday at N.C. A&T in Greensboro.
Here's the schedule for area teams:
Baseball (fourth round, Friday)
Class 7-A West
No. 5 Waxhaw Marvin Ridge at No. 1 Reagan
Class 5-A East
No. 9 Seaforth at No. 4 Oak Grove
Baseball (regional final, next week)
Class 1-A West
(Next week, best-of-3)
No. 2 Chatham Charter vs. No. 1 N.C. Leadership Academy (Best of 3)
Softball (fourth round, games by Friday)
Class 7-A West
No. 15 South Iredell at No. 3 East Forsyth
Class 5-A West
No. 3 North Davidson at No. 2 North Lincoln
Class 4-A East
No. 3 SW Randolph at No. 2 Central Davidson
Class 4-A West
No. 4 West Stanly at No. 1 West Stokes
Class 3-A West
No. 3 West Davidson at No. 2 West Wilkes
Class 2-A West
No. 4 Starmount at No. 1 South Stanly
Softball (regional, next week)
Class 8-A West
No. 3 West Forsyth vs. No. 1 Charlotte Providence (Best of 3)
Boys lacrosse (second round)
Class 7-A West
No. 16 Fayetteville Britt at No. 1 Reynolds
No. 9 East Forsyth at No. 8 Waxhaw Cuthbertson
No. 14 Mooresville at No. 3 Davie County
No. 11 Reagan at No. 6 Waxhaw Marvin Ridge
Class 6-A/1-A West
No. 11 Pine Lake Prep at No. 6 Mount Tabor
Girls lacrosse (second round)
Class 8-A West
No. 6 Cary Green Hope at No. 3 West Forsyth
Class 7-A West
No. 16 Davie County at No. 1 Waxhaw Marvin Ridge
No. 13 East Forsyth at No. 4 Chapel Hill
No. 11 South Iredell at No. 6 Reynolds
No. 10 Reagan at No. 7 Mooresville
Class 6-A/1-A West
No. 16 North Lincoln at No. 1 Bishop McGuinness
No. 9 North Davidson at No. 8 Hickory St. Stephens
No. 12 Asheville Roberson at No. 5 Atkins
No. 13 Mount Tabor at No. 4 Pine Lake Prep
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