Bandys High head football coach Tom Eanes celebrates after one of the Trojans’ 10 wins this season, his first at the school. Bandys (10-1) opens the state 2AA playoffs at home on Friday night, facing No. 14 seed Franklin (6-5) at 7:30 p.m./MICHELLE THOMPSON PHOTO
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STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS
(First round games are Friday)
FIRST ROUND GAMES FOR AREA TEAMS
West 2A
No. 10 MAIDEN (8-3) at No. 7 E. Rutherford (9-2)
No. 13 PATTON (6-5) at No. 4 Wheatmore (10-1)
West 2AA
No. 9 Smoky Mountain (8-3) at No. 8 N. LINCOLN (8-3)
No. 11 FRED T. FOARD (6-5) at No. 6 W. Stokes (10-1)
No. 13 W. LINCOLN (9-2) at No. 4 Shelby (8-3)
No. 14 Franklin (6-5) at No. 3 BANDYS (10-1)
No. 15 E. Henderson (5-6) at No. 2 HIBRITEN (11-0)
No. 16 E. LINCOLN (5-6) at No. 1 Canton Pisgah (10-1)
West 3A
No. 11 Monroe (6-5) at No. 6 FREEDOM (9-2)
West 3AA
No. 11 ALEXANDER CENTRAL (9-2) at No. 6 Asheville Erwin (9-1)
No. 16 Ashbrook (5-6) vs. No. 1 WATAUGA (11-0)
West 4A
No. 12 McDOWELL (4-7) at No. 5 Mooresville (8-3)
POSSIBLE SECOND ROUND GAMES
(at highest seed)
West 2A
No. 10 MAIDEN vs. No. 15 Black Mountain Owen (4-6) or No. 2 Reidsville (11-0)
No. 13 PATTON vs. No. 12 Thomasville (8-3) or No. 5 W. Stanly (6-4)
West 2AA
No. 1 HIBRITEN vs. No. 10 South Point (8-3) or No 7 Mount Pleasant (6-5)
No. 3 BANDYS vs. No. 11 FRED T. FOARD or No. 6 W. Stokes (10-1)
No. 8 N. LINCOLN vs. No. 16 E. LINCOLN or No. 1 Canton Pisgah (10-1)
No. 11 FRED T. FOARD vs. No. 3 BANDYS or No. 14 Franklin (6-5)
No. 13 W. LINCOLN vs. No. 12 Salisbury (7-4) or No. 5 Ashe County (9-2)
West 3A
No. 6 FREEDOM vs. No. 14 Eden Morehead (6-5) or No. 3 Charlotte Catholic (10-1)
West 3AA
No. 1 WATAUGA vs. No. 9 Asheville (7-4) or No. 8 Winston-Salem Parkland (10-1)
No. 11 ALEXANDER CENTRAL (9-2) vs. No. 14 Marvin Ridge (6-5) or No. 3 Mount Tabor (7-4)
West 4A
No. 12 McDOWELL (4-7) vs. No. 4 Greensboro Grimsley (6-5)