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NCHSAA boys basketball playoffs, 2016

Millbrook's Jordan Whitfield, middle, dribbles the ball as Leesville's Alex Hunter (3) and Oliver Yellock, right, defend during a high school basketball game in Raleigh, N.C. on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. Millbrook enters the playoffs as the No. 1-ranked team in the N&O area rankings.
Millbrook's Jordan Whitfield, middle, dribbles the ball as Leesville's Alex Hunter (3) and Oliver Yellock, right, defend during a high school basketball game in Raleigh, N.C. on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. Millbrook enters the playoffs as the No. 1-ranked team in the N&O area rankings. newsobserver.com

The N.C. High School Athletic Association boys basketball playoffs have concluded. Voyager Academy was the Triangle’s only champion, taking the 1A title while Cary was runner-up in 4A. Below, we have scores and links our round-by-round coverage of individual games.

Note: Matchups are listed from top top bottom as they appear on the bracket. The “/” divides the brackets into fourths and “//” divides the brackets into top and bottom halfs. The winner of each four sectionals will play at either the highest seed remaining or a neutral court. The two winners of each bracket half will play in the regional championship in Fayetteville.

4A EAST

Note: 18-Pinecrest lost in the second round of the 4A West

1st-round (Tuesday, Feb. 23): 1-Cary 78, 32-Wake Forest 59; 17-Middle Creek 55, 16-Jordan 47; 25-Leesville Road 66, 8-Clayton 37; 9-Heritage 71, 24-Southeast Raleigh 52 / 4-South Central 62, 29-Laney 36; 13-J.H. Rose 63, 20-East Chapel Hill 48; 5-New Hanover 56, 28-Sanderson 38; 21-Green Hope 70, 12-Hoggard 54 // 3-Millbrook 81, 30-East Wake 55; 19-Jack Britt 49, 14-Cape Fear 45; 6-Seventy-First 57, 27-Panther Creek 51; 11-Apex 89, 22-New Bern 68 / 2-Garner 88, 31-Ashley 65; 18-Broughton 58, 15-Knightdale 43; 7-Riverside 79, 26-Overhills 56; 10-Northern Durham 77, 23-E.E. Smith 67

2nd round (Thursday, Feb. 25): 1-Cary 62, 17-Middle Creek 40; 25-Leesville Road 60, 9-Heritage 57 / 13-J.H. Rose 46, 4-South Central 44; 5-New Hanover 57, 21-Green Hope 35 // 3-Millbrook 72, 19-Jack Britt 50; 11-Apex 72, 6-Seventy-First 68 / 2-Garner 85, 18-Broughton 71; 7-Riverside 76, 10-Northern Durham 71

Third round (Saturday, Feb. 27): 1-Cary 54, 25-Leesville Road 50; 5-New Hanover 62, 13- J.H. Rose 52 // 2-Garner 92, 7-Riverside 74; 3-Millbrook 75, 11-Apex 74

4th round (Tuesday, March 1): 1-Cary 58, 5-New Hanover 49 (OT) // 2-Garner 92, 3-Millbrook 88

East final (Saturday, March 5): 1-Cary 71, 2-Garner 69 (OT)

State championship (Sat. March 12): Dean Smith Center

Charlotte Catholic 49, Cary 46

3A EAST

1st-round (Tuesday, Feb. 23): 1-Eastern Alamance 83, 32-C.B. Aycock 49; 17-Cedar Ridge 81, 16-Rocky Mount 77; 8-Southern Nash 37, 25-Western Alamance 35; 9-Eastern Wayne 47, 24-Northern Vance 45 / 4-Asheboro 69, 29-Fike 48; 13-Smithfield-Selma 60, 20-Westover 56; 5-Southern Durham 77, 28-Hunt 53; 12-Southern Lee 69, 21-Nash Central 50 // 3-Havelock 74, 30-West Carteret 47; 14-Orange 74, 19-Triton 39; 6-West Brunswick 69, 27-Cleveland 57; 11-Eastern Guilford 77, 22-West Craven 44 / 2-Fayetteville Terry Sanford 73, 31-Chapel Hill 54; 18-Northern Guilford 61, 15-Southern Guilford 59; 7-Corinth Holders 58, 26-Williams 34; 10-Jacksonville 71, 23-Northern Nash 59

2nd round (Thursday, Feb. 25): 1-Eastern Alamance 94, 17-Cedar Ridge 73; 8-Southern Nash 59, 9-Eastern Wayne 44 / 4-Asheboro 78, 13-Smithfield-Selma 73 (OT); 5-Southern Durham 76, 12-Southern Lee 63 // 3-Havelock 76, 14-Orange 74; 6-West Brunswick 70, 11-Eastern Guilford 63 / 2-Fayetteville Terry Sanford 86, 18-Northern Guilford 41; 7-Corinth Holders 70, 10-Jacksonville 56

Third round (Saturday, Feb. 27): 1-Eastern Alamance 76, 8-Southern Nash 50; 5-Southern Durham 71, 4-Asheboro 51 // 3-Havelock 84, 6-West Brunswick 81; 2-Terry Sanford 67, 7-Corinth Holders 49

4th round (Tuesday, March 1): 1-Eastern Alamance 86, 5-Southern Durham 82 (at Williams High) // 2-Terry Sanford 82, 3-Havelock 76 (at Fayetteville State)

East final (Saturday, March 5): 2-Terry Sanford 61, 1-Eastern Alamance 49

State championship (Sat. March 12): Carmichael Arena

Jay M. Robinson 59, Terry Sanford 56

2A EAST

1st-round (Tuesday, Feb. 23): 1-Farmville Central 88, 32-Bunn 64; 16-North Pitt 69, 17-South Granville 67; 25-Midway 60, 8-Franklinton 57; 9-Clinton 74, 24-First Flight 60 / 4-Cummings 90, 29-North Lenoir 64; 13-East Duplin 52, 20-Dixon 49; 5-Northside Jacksonville 68, 28-North Brunswick 48; 21-Bertie 83, 12-Beddingfield 80 // 3-Northeastern 67, 30-South Lenoir 38; 19-Red Springs 61, 14-Southern Vance 51; 6-Eastern Randolph 78, 27-Pasquotank County 65; 11-Jordan-Matthews 84, 22-St. Pauls 68 / 2-Fairmont 84, 31-SouthWest Edgecombe 81; 18-Greene Central 76, 15-Hertford County 74; 7-Kinston 58, 26-Warren County 41; 10-Goldsboro 88, 23-West Bladen 69

2nd round (Thursday, Feb. 25): 1-Farmville Central 92, 16-North Pitt 75; 25-Midway 85, 9-Clinton 60 / 4-Cummings 90, 13-East Duplin 68; 5-Northside Jacksonville 84, 21-Bertie 39 // 3-Northeastern 74, 19-Red Springs 62; 11-Jordan-Matthews 75, 6-Eastern Randolph 66 / 2-Fairmont 87, 18-Greene Central 79; 10-Goldsboro 68, 7-Kinston 59

Third round (Saturday, Feb. 27): 1-Farmville Central 93, 25-Midway 83; 4-Cummings 79, 5-Northside Jacksonville 70 // 3-Northeastern 48, 11-Jordan Matthews 44; 2-Fairmont 77, 10-Goldsboro 63

4th round (Tuesday, March 1): 1-Farmville Central 71, 4-Cummings 69 // 3-Northeastern 73, 2-Fairmont 59

East final (Saturday, March 5): 1-Farmville Central 72, 3-Northeastern 57

State championship (Sat. March 12): Dean Smith Center

Farmville Central 81, East Lincoln 71

1A EAST

Note: 20-River Mill Academy and 26-North Moore lost in the first round of the 1A West.

1st-round (Tuesday, Feb. 23): 1-East Carteret 86, 32-Research Triangle 35; 16-Wallace-Rose Hill 59, 17-Plymouth 45; 8-Whiteville 68, 25-Perquimans 49; 9-Jones 77, 24-KIPP Pride 57 / 4-Weldon 63, 29-Southside 58; 13-Louisburg 77, 20-Pamlico County 66; 5-Voyager Academy 73, 28-Lakewood 31; 12-Williamston Riverside 68, 21-Tarboro 56 // 3-Trask 75, 30-Northside Pinetown 39; 14-Roxboro Community 72, 19-Chatham Central 58; 6-South Creek 67, 27-Raleigh Charter 44; 11-James Kenan 69, 22-Rosewood 61 / 2-Gates County 48, 31-Northwest Halifax 36; 15-Kestrel Heights 78, 18-Southeast Halifax 66; 26-Hobbton 67, 7-Neuse Charter 66; 10-Camden County 81, 23-Ocracoke 52

2nd round (Thursday, Feb. 25): 1-East Carteret 79, 16-Wallace-Rose Hill 62; 8-Whiteville 64, 9-Jones 31 / 4-Weldon 53, 13-Louisburg 45; 5-Voyager Academy 97, 12-Williamston Riverside 81 // 3-Trask 86, 14-Roxboro Community 65; 6-South Creek 83, 11-James Kenan 57 / 15-Kestrel Heights 62, 2-Gates County 52; 10-Camden County 82, 26-Hobbton 71

Third round (Saturday, Feb. 27): 1-East Carteret 69, 8-Whiteville 62; 5-Voyager Academy 75, 4-Weldon 60 // 6-South Creek 59, 3-Trask 54; 15-Kestrel Heights 58, 10-Camden County 52

4th round (Tuesday, March 1): 5-Voyager Academy 74, 1-East Carteret 63 // 6-South Creek 67, 15-Kestrel Heights 58

East final (Saturday, March 5): 5-Voyager Academy 71, 6-South Creek 50

State championship (Sat. March 12): Carmichael Arena

Voyager Academy 69, Winston-Salem Prep 56

This story was originally published March 13, 2016 at 9:37 PM with the headline "NCHSAA boys basketball playoffs, 2016."

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