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NCHSAA girls lacrosse playoffs, 2016

Cardinal Gibbons enters the postseason ranked No. 1 in the N&O area and the state. Erica Skowron (19) of Cardinal Gibbons celebrates a goal along her teammates Morgan Winstead (22), Cassie New (15) and Elizabeth Wilson, right. The Durham Academy Cavaliers played the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders in a girls lacrosse game that took place in Durham, N.C. on Monday, April 11, 2016. Cardinal Gibbons won 18-8.
Cardinal Gibbons enters the postseason ranked No. 1 in the N&O area and the state. Erica Skowron (19) of Cardinal Gibbons celebrates a goal along her teammates Morgan Winstead (22), Cassie New (15) and Elizabeth Wilson, right. The Durham Academy Cavaliers played the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders in a girls lacrosse game that took place in Durham, N.C. on Monday, April 11, 2016. Cardinal Gibbons won 18-8. newsobserver.com

The N.C. High School Athletic Association girls lacrosse playoffs wrapped up with Cardinal Gibbons winning the championship. See a bracket, scores and links to our coverage from each round below.

Note: Final scores posted in parentheses, games listed in order as they appear from top-to-bottom on the bracket. Also, “//” divides the bracket’s top and bottom halves.

NCHSAA East

First round (Wednesday May 3): Carrboro at Laney (9-6) / Pinecrest at East Chapel Hill (20-8) // Heritage at Topsail (14-3) / Leesville Road at J.H. Rose (14-13)

Second round (Friday May 6): Laney at Cardinal Gibbons (19-2) / Millbrook at Middle Creek (17-14) / East Chapel Hill at Hoggard (14-8) / Green Hope at Ashley (22-8) // Topsail at New Bern (15-4) / Wakefield (16-8) at Apex / J.H. Rose at Broughton (20-5) / Jacksonville at Chapel Hill (18-4)

Third round (Wednesday May 10): Middle Creek at Cardinal Gibbons (17-6) / Ashley at Hoggard (13-6) // Wakefield (13-12) at New Bern / Chapel Hill at Broughton (16-12)

Fourth round (Friday May 13): Hoggard at Cardinal Gibbons (17-7) // Wakefield (8-7) at Broughton

East final (Tuesday May 16): Wakefield at Cardinal Gibbons (17-3)

State championship (May 21, 4 pm): Cardinal Gibbons (18-14) vs Lake Norman at WakeMed Soccer Park

BRACKET

1st round

2nd round

3rd round

4th round

East final

Champ.

at Cardinal Gibbons

Carrboro at

Laney

Middle Creek

Laney

at Cardinal Gibbons

Millbrook at

Middle Creek

at Cardinal Gibbons

Hoggard

at Hoggard

Pinecrest at

East Chapel Hill

Ashley

East Chapel Hill

at Hoggard

Green Hope at

Ashley

at Cardinal Gibbons

Wakefield

at New Bern

Heritage

Topsail

Wakefield

Cardinal Gibbons

at Topsail

at New Bern

Lake Norman

Wakefield at

Apex

Wakefield

at Broughton

at Broughton

Leesville Road

J.H. Rose

Chapel Hill

at J.H. Rose

at Broughton

Jacksonville at

Chapel Hill

This story was originally published May 20, 2016 at 2:14 PM with the headline "NCHSAA girls lacrosse playoffs, 2016."

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