NCHSAA boys soccer playoff brackets, 2017

The N.C. High School Athletic Association boys soccer playoffs have concluded.

▪ 4A: Cardinal Gibbons downs Hough, wins sixth title

▪ 3A: Chapel Hill defeats A.C. Reynolds, wins fourth title, first since 1983

▪ 1A: Franklin Academy fell to Bishop McGuinness

PrepsNow area teams in bold.

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

4A East (rounds 1-5)

1st round (Wed. Nov. 1): 1-Cardinal Gibbons vs BYE; 16-Laney vs 17-Jordan (won 4-1, OT); 8-Ashley vs BYE; 9-Panther Creek (won 4-2) vs 24-Corinth Holders / 4-Green Hope vs BYE; 13-Cary (won 3-2) vs 20-Knightdale; 5-Apex Friendship vs BYE; 12-Wakefield vs 21-Leesville Road (won 1-0) /// 3-Heritage vs BYE; 14-Broughton (won 3-0) vs 19-Wake Forest; 6-New Bern vs BYE; 11-Apex (won 3-2, PKs) vs 22-Holly Springs / 2-Hoggard vs BYE; 15-Millbrook vs 18-Athens Drive (won 5-3); 7-Pine Forest vs BYE; 10-Enloe (won 2-1, PKs) vs 23-Sanderson

2nd round (Sat. Nov. 4): 1-Cardinal Gibbons (won 2-0) vs 17-Jordan; 8-Ashley (won 6-0) vs 9-Panther Creek / 4-Green Hope (won 2-0) vs 13-Cary; 5-Apex Friendship vs 21-Leesville Road (won 1-0) /// 3-Heritage (won 2-1) vs 14-Broughton; 6-New Bern vs 11-Apex (won 1-0) / 2-Hoggard (won 5-3) vs 18-Athens Drive; 7-Pine Forest vs 10-Enloe (won 5-0)

3rd round (Tue.-Wed. Nov. 7-8): 1-Cardinal Gibbons (won 3-1) vs 8-Ashley / 4-Green Hope (won 3-1) vs 21-Leesville Road /// 3-Heritage (won 5-4, OT) vs 11-Apex / 2-Hoggard (won 4-3) vs 10-Enloe

4th round (Fri.-Sat. Nov. 10-11): 1-Cardinal Gibbons (won 1-0) vs 4-Green Hope /// 2-Hoggard vs 3-Heritage (won 3-2)

East final (Tue. Nov. 14): 1-Cardinal Gibbons (won 6-1) vs 3-Heritage

4A West (rounds 1-5)

1st round (Wed. Nov. 1): 1-Hough vs BYE; 16-Butler vs 17-Independence (won 2-0); 8-Myers Park vs BYE; 9-R.J. Reynolds (won 3-2) vs 24-Glenn / 4-Northwest Guilford vs BYE; 13-Jack Britt vs 20-Lake Norman (won 3-2); 5-Reagan vs BYE; 12-Mooresville (won 5-1) vs 21-North Mecklenburg /// 3-Porter Ridge vs BYE; 14-East Forsyth vs 19-High Point Central (won 1-0, PKs); 6-Pinecrest vs BYE; 11-Page (won 5-1) vs 22-Mallard Creek / 2-Providence vs BYE; 15-West Forsyth (won 1-0) vs 18-Ardrey Kell; 7-South Caldwell vs BYE; 10-South Mecklenburg (won 6-0) vs 23-Lumberton

2nd round (Sat. Nov. 4): 1-Hough (won 4-0) vs 17-Independence; 8-Myers Park (won 1-0) vs 9-R.J. Reynolds / 4-Northwest Guilford (won 4-0) vs 20-Lake Norman; 5-Reagan (won 5-4) vs 12-Mooresville /// 3-Porter Ridge (won 2-1) vs 19-High Point Central; 6-Pinecrest vs 11-Page (won 3-2) / 2-Providence (won 1-0) vs 15-West Forsyth; 7-South Caldwell vs 10-South Mecklenburg (won 2-0)

3rd round (Wed. Nov. 8): 1-Hough (won 3-1) vs 8-Myers Park / 4-Northwest Guilford (won 1-0) vs 5-Reagan /// 3-Porter Ridge (won 4-3, PKs) vs 11-Page / 2-Providence (won 1-0) vs 10-South Mecklenburg

4th round (Fri.-Sat. Nov. 10-11): 1-Hough (won 3-0) vs 4-Northwest Guilford /// 2-Providence (won 3-0) vs 3-Porter Ridge

East final (Tue. Nov. 14): 1-Hough (won 4-1) vs 2-Providence

4A championship

State championship (Sat. Nov. 18): at N.C. State

1-Cardinal Gibbons (won 2-1) vs 1-Hough

3A East (rounds 1-5)

1st round (Wed. Nov. 1): 1-Jacksonville (won 5-0) vs 32-South Johnston; 16-Eastern Alamance vs 17-D.H. Conley (won 3-2, PKs); 8-Gray’s Creek (won 4-2) vs 25-Northern Durham; 9-Southern Nash vs 24-Southern Wayne (won 3-1) / 4-Cleveland (won 5-1) vs 29-Franklinton; 13-Fike vs 20-Swansboro (won 1-0); 5-Chapel Hill (won 3-0) vs 28-West Johnston; 12-Clayton vs 21-Asheboro (won 2-0) /// 3-Lee County (won 7-0) vs 30-J.H. Rose; 14-East Chapel Hill (won 1-0, PKs) vs 19-New Hanover; 6-C.B. Aycock (won 6-1) vs 27-Hunt; 11-Williams (won 3-2) vs 22-Northside (Jacksonville) / 2-Topsail (won 8-1) vs 31-West Brunswick; 15-Southern Lee (won 4-2) vs 18-Cape Fear; 7-Northern Guilford (won 2-0) vs 26-Union Pines; 10-White Oak vs 23-Orange (won 6-2, OT)

2nd round (Sat. Nov. 4): 1-Jacksonville (won 4-0) vs 17-D.H. Conley; 8-Gray’s Creek (won 2-0) vs 24-Southern Wayne / 4-Cleveland (won 3-2, OT) vs 20-Swansboro; 5-Chapel Hill (won 1-0) vs 21-Asheboro /// 3-Lee County (won 2-1) vs 14-East Chapel Hill; 6-C.B. Aycock vs 11-Williams (won 5-0) / 2-Topsail (won 1-0) vs 15-Southern Lee; 7-Northern Guilford (won 3-2) vs 23-Orange

3rd round (Tue.-Wed. Nov. 7-8): 1-Jacksonville (won 3-2) vs 8-Gray’s Creek / 4-Cleveland vs 5-Chapel Hill (won 3-2, OT) /// 3-Lee County (won 6-1) vs 11-Williams / 2-Topsail (won 2-1) vs 7-Northern Guilford

4th round (Fri.-Sat. Nov. 10-11): 1-Jacksonville vs 5-Chapel Hill (won 2-0) /// 2-Topsail vs 3-Lee County (won 2-0)

East final (Tue. Nov. 14): 3-Lee County vs 5-Chapel Hill (won 3-2, OT)

3A West (rounds 1-5)

1st round (Wed. Nov. 1): 1-A.C. Reynolds (won 3-0) vs 32-Parkwood; 16-T.C. Roberson (won 4-1) vs 17-Weddington; 8-Forestview (won 1-0) vs 25-Mount Tabor; 9-Asheville (won 4-0) vs 24-St. Stephens / 4-Cox Mill (won 2-1) vs 29-North Iredell; 13-Northwest Cabarrus vs 20-Tuscola (won 2-1); 5-Southwestern Randolph (won 5-3) vs 28-West Henderson; 12-Watauga (won 2-1) vs 21-A.L. Brown /// 3-Statesville (won 4-0) vs 30-Kings Mountain; 14-North Gaston (won 2-0) vs 19-Enka; 6-Hickory (won 4-0) vs 27-Jay M. Robinson; 11-Parkland (won 2-1) vs 22-Cuthbertson / 2-Marvin Ridge (won 5-0) vs 31-Central Cabarrus; 15-South Iredell (won 4-2) vs 18-Erwin; 7-Southwest Guilford (won 10-1) vs 26-Piedmont; 10-Charlotte Catholic (won 2-1) vs 23-North Forsyth

2nd round (Sat. Nov. 4): 1-A.C. Reynolds (won 3-2) vs 16-T.C. Roberson; 8-Forestview (won 1-0) vs 9-Asheville / 4-Cox Mill (won 3-0) vs 20-Tuscola; 5-Southwestern Randolph (won 1-0) vs 12-Watauga /// 3-Statesville (won 6-0) vs 14-North Gaston; 6-Hickory (won 2-1) vs 11-Parkland / 2-Marvin Ridge (won 5-0) vs 15-South Iredell; 7-Southwest Guilford vs 10-Charlotte Catholic (won 1-0)

3rd round (Wed. Nov. 8): 1-A.C. Reynolds (won 1-0) vs 8-Forestview / 4-Cox Mill (won 2-1) vs 5-Southwestern Randolph /// 3-Statesville (won 3-0) vs 6-Hickory / 2-Marvin Ridge (won 3-0) vs 10-Charlotte Catholic

4th round (Fri.-Sat. Nov. 10-11): 1-A.C. Reynolds (won 4-2) vs 4-Cox Mill /// 2-Marvin Ridge (won 2-0) vs 3-Statesville

East final (Tue. Nov. 14): 1-A.C. Reynolds (won 1-0, PKs) vs 2-Marvin Ridge

3A championship

State championship (Sat. Nov. 18): at N.C. State

5-Chapel Hill (won 2-0) vs 1-A.C. Reynolds

2A East (rounds 1-5)

1st round (Wed. Nov. 1): 1-East Duplin (won 5-0) vs 32-Eastern Randolph; 16-Whiteville vs 17-East Montgomery (won 5-2); 8-North Johnston vs 25-Southwest Onslow (won 1-0); 9-Washington vs 24-Wheatmore (won 2-0) / 4-Carrboro (won 3-1) vs 29-Trinity; 13-Randleman (won 2-1, OT) vs 20-Wallace-Rose Hill; 5-Jordan-Matthews (won 9-0) vs 28-Spring Creek; 12-Currituck County vs 21-James Kenan (won 3-1) /// 3-Dixon (won 9-0) vs 30-Northeastern; 14-Durham School of the Arts (won 4-3, OT) vs 19-Bunn; 6-Roanoke Rapids (won 5-0) vs 27-Trask; 11-Croatan (won 1-0) vs 22-Richlands / 2-First Flight (won 9-2) vs 31-Greene Central; 15-North Lenoir (won 4-3) vs 18-North Pitt; 7-East Bladen (won 3-0) vs 26-Midway; 10-Clinton (won 3-0) vs 23-NCSSM

2nd round (Sat. Nov. 4): 1-East Duplin (won 5-1) vs 17-East Montgomery; 24-Wheatmore vs 25-Southwest Onslow (won 2-0) / 4-Carrboro (won 3-1) vs 13-Randleman; 5-Jordan-Matthews (won 5-1) vs 21-James Kenan /// 3-Dixon (won 4-1) vs 14-Durham School of the Arts; 6-Roanoke Rapids (won 2-0) vs 11-Croatan / 2-First Flight (won 5-1) vs 15-North Lenoir; 7-East Bladen vs 10-Clinton (won 2-1)

3rd round (Tue.-Wed. Nov. 7-8): 1-East Duplin (won 4-1) vs 25-Southwest Onslow / 4-Carrboro vs 5-Jordan-Matthews (won 2-1, PKs) /// 3-Dixon (won 1-0) vs 6-Roanoke Rapids / 2-First Flight (won 3-1, OT) vs 10-Clinton

4th round (Fri.-Sat. Nov. 10-11): 1-East Duplin (won 2-1) vs 5-Jordan-Matthews /// 2-First Flight (won 3-1) vs 3-Dixon

East final (Tue. Nov. 14): 1-East Duplin vs 2-First Flight (won 1-0)

2A West (rounds 1-5)

1st round (Wed. Nov. 1): 1-Newton-Conover (won 7-1) vs 32-North Davidson; 16-Lexington (won 5-3) vs 17-East Lincoln; 8-Owen (won 1-0) vs 25-Franklin; 9-Forest Hills (won 2-1) vs 24-Bandys / 4-Shelby (won 3-0) vs 29-Ashe County; 13-South Point (won 3-2, PKs) vs 20-Salisbury; 5-East Henderson vs 28-North Surry; 12-Hendersonville (won 1-0) vs 21-East Gaston /// 3-Forbush vs 30-Thomasville (won 1-0); 14-Surry Central (won 4-0) vs 19-Foard; 6-Central Davidson (won 3-0) vs 27-Atkins; 11-Ledford (won 6-0) vs 22-Smoky Mountain / 2-Patton (won 2-1) vs 31-Chase; 15-Hibriten (won 4-2) vs 18-Lincolnton; 7-Wilkes Central vs 26-West Iredell (won 1-0); 10-Lake Norman Charter (won 10-1) vs 23-Maiden

2nd round (Sat. Nov. 4): 1-Newton-Conover (won 4-1) vs 16-Lexington (Monday); 8-Owen (won 3-0) vs 9-Forest Hills / 4-Shelby vs 13-South Point (won 3-1); 5-East Henderson vs 12-Hendersonville (won 2-1) /// 14-Surry Central (won 3-1) vs 30-Thomasville; 6-Central Davidson vs 11-Ledford (won 3-2) / 2-Patton (won 3-0) vs 15-Hibriten; 10-Lake Norman Charter (won 4-0) vs 26-West Iredell

3rd round (Wed.-Thurs. Nov. 8-9): 1-Newton-Conover (won 4-0) vs 8-Owen / 12-Hendersonville vs 13-South Point (won 4-0) /// 11-Ledford (won 3-2, PKs) vs 14-Surry Central / 2-Patton (won 2-1) vs 10-Lake Norman Charter

4th round (Fri.-Sat. Nov. 10-11): 1-Newton-Conover (won 3-0) vs 13-South Point /// 2-Patton (won 3-2) vs 11-Ledford

East final (Tue. Nov. 14): 1-Newton-Conover (won 3-2) vs 2-Patton

2A championship

State championship (Sat. Nov. 18): at N.C. State

2-First Flight vs 1-Newton-Conover (won 1-0)

1A East (rounds 1-5)

1st round (Wed. Nov. 1): 1-Franklin Academy vs BYE; 16-Oxford Prep vs 17-Camden County (won 3-0); 8-Cape Hatteras vs BYE; 9-East Columbus vs 24-Lejeune (won 4-3) / 4-Research Triangle vs BYE; 13-Lakewood (won 1-0, PKs) vs 20-Perquimans; 5-Hobbton vs BYE; 12-Edenton Holmes vs 21-Rosewood (won 3-1) /// 3-Manteo vs BYE; 14-Woods Charter (won 6-1) vs 19-North Duplin; 6-Southside vs BYE; 11-Voyager Academy (won 6-0) vs 22-Chatham Charter / 2-Granville Central vs BYE; 15-Riverside (Williamston) vs 18-Louisburg (won 6-4); 7-East Carteret vs BYE; 10-Raleigh Charter (won 6-0) vs 23-Pender

2nd round (Sat. Nov. 4): 1-Franklin Academy (won 5-0) vs 17-Camden County; 8-Cape Hatteras vs 24-Lejeune (won 6-2) / 4-Research Triangle (won 3-0) vs 13-Lakewood; 5-Hobbton (won 5-0) vs 21-Rosewood /// 3-Manteo (won 1-0) vs 14-Woods Charter; 6-Southside vs 11-Voyager Academy (won 6-0) / 2-Granville Central (won 10-1) vs 18-Louisburg; 7-East Carteret vs 10-Raleigh Charter (won 3-0)

3rd round (Tue.-Wed. Nov. 7-8): 1-Franklin Academy (won 10-2) vs 24-Lejeune / 4-Research Triangle vs 5-Hobbton (won 2-1, PKs) /// 3-Manteo (won 3-2) vs 11-Voyager Academy / 2-Granville Central vs 10-Raleigh Charter (won 4-1)

4th round (Fri.-Sat. Nov. 10-11): 1-Franklin Academy (won 3-1) vs 5-Hobbton /// 3-Manteo vs 10-Raleigh Charter (won 4-3)

East final (Tue. Nov. 14): 1-Franklin Academy (won 2-1) vs 10-Raleigh Charter

1A West (rounds 1-5)

1st round (Wed. Nov. 1): 1-Pine Lake Prep vs BYE; 16-West Montgomery vs 17-Blue Ridge (forfeit winner); 8-CSD vs BYE; 9-North Moore (won 9-0) vs 24-Bradford Prep / 4-Gray Stone Day vs BYE; 13-Queens Grant (won 5-1) vs 20-Highland Tech; 5-Lincoln Charter vs BYE; 12-Mount Airy (won 9-0) vs 21-Alleghany County /// 3-Starmount vs BYE; 14-Union Academy (won 7-0) vs 19-East Surry; 6-Highlands vs BYE; 11-Hayesville (won 3-0) vs 22-Uwharrie Charter / 2-Bishop McGuinness vs BYE; 15-Polk County (won 1-0) vs 18-Mountain Island Charter; 7-Avery County vs BYE; 10-Thomas Jefferson (won 5-0) vs 23-East Wilkes

2nd round (Sat. Nov. 4): 1-Pine Lake Prep (won 9-0) vs 17-Blue Ridge; 8-CSD (won 3-1) vs 9-North Moore / 4-Gray Stone Day (won 3-2) vs 13-Queens Grant; 5-Lincoln Charter vs 12-Mount Airy (won 1-0) /// 3-Starmount (won 3-1) vs 14-Union Academy; 6-Highlands (won 4-0) vs 11-Hayesville / 2-Bishop McGuinness (won 3-1) vs 15-Polk County; 7-Avery County (won 1-0) vs 10-Thomas Jefferson

3rd round (Tue.-Wed. Nov. 7-8): 1-Pine Lake Prep (won 3-0) vs 8-CSD / 4-Gray Stone Day vs 12-Mount Airy (won 1-0) /// 3-Starmount (won 4-0) vs 6-Highlands / 2-Bishop McGuinness (won 4-1) vs 7-Avery County

4th round (Fri.-Sat. Nov. 10-11): 1-Pine Lake Prep vs 12-Mount Airy (won 1-0) /// 2-Bishop McGuinness (won 2-1) vs 3-Starmount

East final (Tue. Nov. 14): 2-Bishop McGuinness (won 6-1) vs 12-Mount Airy

1A championship

State championship (Sat. Nov. 18): at N.C. State

1-Franklin Academy vs 2-Bishop McGuinness (won 2-0)

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