High School Sports

With NC high school football regional finals on deck, who’s No. 1 in the Triangle?

By Alex Bass
Millbrook’s Session McArthur (5) makes the interception against Hillside’s Tahir Henry (2) in the first half. The Hillside Hornets and the Millbrook Wildcats met in the NCHSAA 4a fourth round playoff game in Durham, NC, on November 25, 2022.
Millbrook’s Session McArthur (5) makes the interception against Hillside’s Tahir Henry (2) in the first half. The Hillside Hornets and the Millbrook Wildcats met in the NCHSAA 4a fourth round playoff game in Durham, NC, on November 25, 2022. Steven Worthy newsobserver.com

It was a good run for the region again in 2022, but as the playoffs continue to shrink the number of overall teams remaining, so, too, does the number from our region.

Two thrilling matchups in NCHSAA 4A play last weekend involving three area teams whittled our representation down to one: Millbrook, seeded No. 12 in the East region, outlasted No. 1 Hillside of Durham to earn a place in the region final.

No. 2 New Bern took out No. 11 Rolesville in the other region semifinal.

Here’s our last look at the Triangle Sweet 16 for 2022:

Triangle Sweet 16

Rk.SchoolClassRecord
1.MillbrookNCHSAA 4A13-1
2.HillsideNCHSAA 4A13-1
3.RolesvilleNCHSAA 4A11-3
4.Wake ForestNCHSAA 4A10-3
5.ClevelandNCHSAA 4A11-1
6.Cardinal GibbonsNCHSAA 4A9-3
7.Southern Durham

NCHSAA 3A

8-5
8.JordanNCHSAA 4A6-7
9.Apex

NCHSAA 4A

10-2
10.Leesville RoadNCHSAA 4A9-3
11.RavenscroftNCISAA10-2
12.Holly Springs

NCHSAA 4A

9-2
13.Panther Creek

NCHSAA 4A

7-4
14.HeritageNCHSAA 4A7-4
15.

Smithfield-Selma

NCHSAA 3A9-2
16.KnightdaleNCHSAA 4A6-5
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