NCHSAA volleyball playoffs, 2015

Cardinal Gibbons and South Granville won N.C. High School Athletic Association volleyball championships while Princeton was 1A runner-up. We have story links to every game The N&O covered this postseason.

Note: “//” splits the top and bottom halves of each bracket. Final scores will be posted in parentheses with links to our coverage round-by-round.

4A East

1st round, Saturday Oct. 24: 1-Broughton (3-0) vs 32-Holly Springs; 16-Apex (3-0) vs 17-New Hanover; 8-D.H. Conley (3-0) vs 25-Ashley; 9-Leesville Road (3-1) vs 24-Athens Drive; 4-Jack Britt (3-1) vs 29-Garner; 13-East Wake (3-1) vs 20-Harnett Central; 5-Cardinal Gibbons (3-0) vs 28-Laney; 12-Overhills (3-1) vs 21-South Central // 2-J.H. Rose (3-0) vs 31-Wakefield; 15-Cape Fear vs 18-Heritage (3-0); 7-West Johnston vs 26-Person (3-0); 10-Fuquay-Varina (3-0) vs 23-Sanderson; 3-Hoggard (3-0) vs 30-Knightdale; 14-New Bern (3-0) vs 19-Riverside; 11-Jordan vs 22-Green Hope (3-0); 6-Panther Creek (3-0) vs 27-Pine Forest

2nd round, Tuesday Oct. 27: 1-Broughton (3-0) vs 16-Apex; 8-D.H. Conley vs 9-Leesville Road (3-0); 4-Jack Britt (3-1) vs 13-East Wake; 5-Cardinal Gibbons (3-0) vs 12-Overhills // 2-J.H. Rose (3-1) vs 18-Heritage; 10-Fuquay-Varina (3-0) vs 26-Person; 3-Hoggard vs 14-New Bern (3-1); 6-Panther Creek (3-2) vs 22-Green Hope

3rd round, Thursday Oct. 29: 1-Broughton (3-0) vs 9-Leesville Road; 4-Jack Britt vs 5-Cardinal Gibbons (3-0) // 2-J.H. Rose (3-0) vs 10-Fuquay-Varina; 6-Panther Creek vs 14-New Bern (3-1)

4th round, Saturday Oct. 31: 1-Broughton vs 5-Cardinal Gibbons (3-1) // 2-J.H. Rose (3-0) vs 14-New Bern

East final, Tuesday Nov. 3: 2-J.H. Rose vs 5-Cardinal Gibbons (3-1)

State championship, Saturday Nov. 7: at Raleigh Convention Center

Cardinal Gibbons def. Northwest Guilford 3-0

3A East

1st round, Saturday Oct. 24: 1-Cedar Ridge (3-0) vs 32-Swansboro; 16-Rocky Mount vs 17-Eastern Alamance (3-1); 8-Topsail (3-1) vs 25-Union Pines; 9-C.B. Aycock (3-1) vs 24-J.F. Webb; 4-West Carteret (3-0) vs 29-West Brunswick; 13-Lee County (3-0) vs 20-Richlands; 5-Northern Guilford (3-0) vs 28-Northwood; 12-Morehead vs 21-Orange (3-1) // 2-Asheboro (3-0) vs 31-South Brunswick; 15-Chapel Hill vs 18-Gray’s Creek (3-2); 7-Corinth Holders (3-0) vs 26-Western Alamance; 10-Southwestern Randolph (3-0) vs 23-South Johnston; 3-Terry Sanford (3-0) vs 30-Rockingham County; 14-West Craven vs 19-Triton (3-0); 6-Hunt (3-1) vs 27-Jacksonville; 11-Cleveland (3-0) vs 22-Fike

2nd round, Tuesday Oct. 27: 1-Cedar Ridge (3-0) vs 17-Eastern Alamance; 8-Topsail (3-1) vs 9-C.B. Aycock; 4-West Carteret vs 13-Lee County (3-2); 5-Northern Guilford vs 21-Orange (3-2) // 2-Asheboro (3-1) vs 18-Gray’s Creek; 7-Corinth Holders vs 10-Southwestern Randolph (3-1); 3-Terry Sanford vs 19-Triton (3-0); 6-Hunt vs 11-Cleveland (3-2)

3rd round, Thursday Oct. 29: 1-Cedar Ridge (3-0) vs 8-Topsail; 13-Lee County (3-0) vs 21-Orange // 2-Asheboro (3-0) vs vs 10-Southwestern Randolph; 11-Cleveland vs 19-Triton (3-2)

4th round, Saturday Oct. 31: 1-Cedar Ridge (3-0) vs 13-Lee County // 2-Asheboro (3-0) vs 19-Triton

East final, Tuesday Nov. 3: 1-Cedar Ridge vs 2-Asheboro (3-1)

State championship, Saturday Nov. 7: at Raleigh Convention Center

South Iredell def. Asheboro 3-0

2A East

1st round, Saturday Oct. 24: 1-Carrboro (3-0) vs 32-West Bladen; 16-Midway (3-2) vs 17-Bartlett Yancey; 8-Croatan (3-0) vs 25-Herford County; 9-Fairmont (3-0) vs 24-Ayden-Grifton; 4-South Columbus (3-1) vs 29-Randleman; 13-East Duplin vs 20-Northeastern (3-2); 5-Farmville Central vs 28-North Brunswick (3-1); 12-Eastern Randolph (3-1) vs 21-Providence Grove // 2-South Granville (3-0) vs 31-Roanoke Rapids; 15-South Lenoir (3-0) vs 18-North Johnston; 7-Clinton (3-2) vs 26-East Bladen; 10-First Flight (3-0) vs 23-Graham; 3-North Lenoir (3-0) vs 30-Trinity; 14-Bunn vs 19-Franklinton (3-2); 6-Currituck County (3-0) vs 27-SouthWest Edgecombe; 11-North Pitt (3-0) vs 22-Dixon

2nd round, Tuesday Oct. 27: 1-Carrboro (3-0) vs 16-Midway; 8-Croatan (3-0) vs 9-Fairmont; 4-South Columbus (3-1) vs 20-Northeastern; 12-Eastern Randolph (3-0) vs 28-North Brunswick // 2-South Granville (3-0) vs 15-South Lenoir; 7-Clinton vs 10-First Flight (3-1); 3-North Lenoir (3-0) vs 19-Franklinton; 6-Currituck County (3-0) vs 11-North Pitt

3rd round, Thursday Oct. 29: 1-Carrboro (3-0) vs 8-Croatan; 4-South Columbus vs 12-Eastern Randolph (3-0) // 2-South Granville (3-1) vs 10-First Flight; 3-North Lenoir (3-1) vs 6-Currituck County

4th round, Saturday Oct. 31: 1-Carrboro (3-1) vs 12-Eastern Randolph // 2-South Granville (3-0) vs 3-North Lenoir

East final, Tuesday Nov. 3: 1-Carrboro vs 2-South Granville (3-2)

State championship, Saturday Nov. 7: at Raleigh Convention Center

South Granville def. Wheatmore 3-2

1A East

Note: No. 7 Chatham Central fell in the third round of the 1A West and No. 31 River Mill Academy lost in the first round

1st round, Saturday Oct. 24: 1-Roxboro Community (3-0) vs 32-North Duplin; 16-Gates County (3-1) vs 17-Northside Pinetown; 8-Whiteville (3-1) vs 25-Manteo; 9-Perquimans County (3-0) vs 24-East Wake Academy; 4-Louisburg (3-0) vs 29-Jones County; 13-Rosewood (3-0) vs 20-Oxford Prep; 5-Williamston Riverside (3-0) vs 28-Raleigh Charter; 12-South Creek vs 21-Plymouth (3-0) // 2-Camden County (3-0) vs 31-Ocracoke; 15-Voyager Academy (3-2) vs 18-Lakewood; 7-East Carteret (3-0) vs 26-East Columbus; 10-Franklin Academy (3-0) vs 23-Spring Creek; 3-Princeton (3-0) vs 30-Research Triangle; 14-Granville Central (3-0) vs 19-Tarboro; 6-Wallace-Rose Hill (3-0) vs 27-Bear Grass Charter; 11-Pamlico County (3-0) vs 22-Southeast Halifax

2nd round, Tuesday Oct. 27: 1-Roxboro Community (3-0) vs 16-Gates County; 8-Whiteville vs 9-Perquimans County (3-1); 4-Louisburg (3-0) vs 13-Rosewood; 5-Williamston Riverside (3-0) vs 21-Plymouth // 2-Camden County vs 15-Voyager Academy (3-2); 7-East Carteret vs 10-Franklin Academy (3-1); 3-Princeton (3-0) vs 14-Granville Central; 6-Wallace-Rose Hill (3-0) vs 11-Pamlico County

3rd round, Thursday Oct. 29: 1-Roxboro Community (3-1) vs 9-Perquimans County; 4-Louisburg (3-0) vs 5-Williamston Riverside // 10-Franklin Academy vs 15-Voyager Academy (3-2) ; 3-Princeton (3-0) vs 6-Wallace-Rose Hill

4th round, Saturday Oct. 31: 1-Roxboro Community (3-0) vs 4-Louisburg // 3-Princeton (3-0) vs 15-Voyager Academy

East final, Tuesday Nov. 3: 1-Roxboro Community vs 3-Princeton (3-1)

State championship, Saturday Nov. 7: at Raleigh Convention Center

Alleghany County def. Princeton 3-1

This story was originally published November 8, 2015 at 5:30 PM with the headline "NCHSAA volleyball playoffs, 2015."