By CHRIS HOBBS
HobbsDailyReport.com
Hibriten High is the top West seed for the state 3A boys’ soccer playoffs that begin on Monday night.
The Panthers (17-1-0) open the bracket at home, facing No. 32 West Mecklenburg (2-13-0) at a time to be determined.
Four teams from the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic qualified, led by Lincolnton earning a No. 2 West seed.
Six of the eight Western Foothills 3A teams got in and Hibriten and Freedom grabbed 3A bids in the Northwestern 3A-4A while Watauga earned the conference’s only 4A bid.
Area teams with first-round home matches Monday will be Newton-Conover and Lincolnton in 2A. In 3A, East Lincoln, Hibriten, Hickory, North Iredell and Fred T. Foard have home matches, as does Watauga in 4A.
Hickory is seeded No. 3 in the West 3A bracket, first playing No. 30 Greensboro Smith.
STATE BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFF PAIRINGS
(Monday’s first round matches at highest seeds)
1A
EAST
No. 1 Voyager Academy (12-1-3) vs. No. 32 North East Carolina Prep (1-5-0)
No. 16 Lakewood (9-9-1) vs. No. 17 Perquimans (5-5-0)
No. 8 Riverside-Martin (7-4-1) vs. No. 25 Southern Wake Academy (8-12-1)
No. 9 Wilson Prep (4-5-0) vs. No. 24 Hobbton (3-15-0)
No. 5 Southside (13-4-1) vs. No. 28 E. Columbus (5-10-0)
No. 12 Eno River Academy (12-7-0) vs. No. 21 Ocracoke (2-3-0)
No. 13 Vance Charter (10-7-2) vs. No. 20 N. Duplin (4-10-0)
No. 4 Bear Grass Charter (7-4-0) vs. No. 29 Oxford Prep (3-15-0)
No. 3 N. Moore (7-5-2) vs. No. 30 Chatham Charter (0-17-0)
No. 14 Neuse Charter (12-7-1) vs. No. 19 Roxboro Community (6-12-0)
No. 6 Woods Charter (9-8-0) vs. No. 27 Union (2-11-0)
No. 11 River Mill Academy (12-2-2) vs. No. 22 Gates County (4-9-1)
No. 7 Falls Lake Academy (9-9-1) vs. No. 26 Henderson Collegiate (4-15-0)
No. 10 Pender County (9-10-1) vs. No. 23 Clover Garden (5-15-0)
No. 15 East Wake Academy (4-11-2) vs. No. 18 Triangle Math & Science (6-8-2)
No. 2 Rosewood (17-0-2) vs. No. 31 Lejeune (0-8-0)
WEST
No. 1 Christ the King (16-1-0) vs. No. 32 Alleghany (2-11-0)
No. 16 Bradford Prep (11-6-1) vs. No. 17 Starmount (10-6-3)
No. 8 Mountain Heritage (7-3-1) vs. No. 25 Highlands (5-4-0)
No. 9 Swain County (11-4-1) vs. No. 24 Queens Grant (9-9-2)
No. 5 Highland Tech (11-5-0) vs. No. 28 Sugar Creek (6-8-0)
No. 12 Eastern Randolph (10-4-2) vs. No. 21 Cornerstone Charter (9-10-1)
No. 13 Elkin (12-6-1) vs. No. 20 S. Stokes (10-11-1)
No. 4 Gray Stone Day (15-4-0) vs. No. 29 Blue Ridge (4-6-0)
No. 3 Mount Airy (22-0-0) vs. No. 30 Bessemer City
No. 14 Piedmont Community vs. No. 19 Bishop McGuinness (2-14-0)
No. 6 Uwharrie Charter (10-3-1) vs. No. 27 Avery County (5-6-1)
No. 11 Carver (7-3-1) vs. No. 22 Mountain Island Charter (4-12-0)
No. 7 Corvian Community (13-8-1) vs. No. 26 Bethany Community (7-12-0)
No. 10 Langtree Charter (8-7-1) vs. No. 23 Thomasville (5-11-0)
No. 15 Union Academy (14-5-0) vs. No. 18 Thomas Jefferson (7-7-0)
No. 2 NC Leadership Academy (20-0-1) vs. No. 31 Cherryville (2-14-1)
2A
EAST
No. 1 Clinton (16-2-2) vs. No. 32 Granville Central (6-8-0)
No. 16 Wallace-Rose Hill (14-4-1) vs. No. 17 St. Pauls (8-7-0)
No. 8 Roanoke Rapids (12-5-2) vs. No. 25 Camden County (7-9-0)
No. 9 Heide Trask (13-3-1) vs. No. 24 E. Duplin (10-10-2)
No. 5 James Kenan (16-3-1) vs. No. 28 Pasquotank (7-9-0)
No. 12 Elizabeth City Northeastern (13-4-1) vs. No. 21 Burlington Cummings (5-3-1)
No. 13 Red Springs (9-3-1) vs. No. 20 N. Johnston (13-6-2)
No. 4 Manteo (10-3-1) vs. No. 29 N. Lenoir (6-12-2)
No. 3 NC School of Science & Math (13-1-1) vs. No. 30 W. Craven (6-9-2)
No. 14 Washington (13-5-1) vs. No. 19 Midway (10-8-1)
No. 6 Jordan-Matthews (17-0-1) vs. No. 27 SW Onslow (9-7-3)
No. 11 Research Triangle (15-3-1) vs. No. 22 E. Bladen (9-8-0)
No. 7 Spring Creek (14-2-1) vs. No. 26 Bunn (9-7-1)
No. 10 E. Carteret (2-8-1) vs. No. 23 Farmville Central (7-7-1)
No. 15 Franklin Academy (7-6-3) vs. No. 18 North Pitt (14-6-0)
No. 2 Greene Central (20-1-0) vs. No. 31 Edenton Holmes (4-13-0)
WEST
No. 1 Hendersonville (17-1-1) vs. No. 32 E. Gaston (7-13-0)
No. 16 Community School of Davidson (9-7-2) vs. No. 17 W. Davidson (17-2-1)
No. 8 Pine Lake Prep (10-9-1) vs. No. 25 Brevard (9-10-2)
No. 9 Trinity (11-6-1) vs. No. 24 N. Surry (7-9-1)
No. 5 N. Forsyth (12-2-0) vs. No. 28 Wheatmore (9-8-0)
No. 12 Surry Central (15-3-1) vs. No. 21 E. Rutherford (11-6-0)
No. 13 Newton-Conover (14-6-2) vs. No. 20 McMichael (6-4-2)
No. 4 Shelby (17-1-2) vs. No. 29 Burns (9-6-1)
No. 3 Salisbury (17-2-0) vs. No. 30 W. Stokes (6-9-2)
No. 14 E. Davidson (11-5-1) vs. No. 19 Patton (14-4-1)
No. 6 Forbush (16-4-0) vs. No. 27 E. Surry (7-10-0)
No. 11 Monroe (10-9-1) vs. No. 22 Bandys (15-7-0)
No. 7 Black Mountain Owen (16-2-0) vs. No. 26 W. Caldwell (10-11-0)
No. 10 Concord Robinson (12-7-3) vs. No. 23 Lincoln Charter (8-11-1)
No. 15 Walkertown (13-3-3) vs. No. 18 Forest Hills (14-5-3)
No. 2 Lincolnton (16-0-3) vs. No. 31 Wilkes Central (7-10-1)
3A
EAST
No. 1 First Flight (12-1-1) vs. No. 32 Rocky Mount (7-11-3)
No. 16 Northside-Jacksonville (13-5-0) vs. No. 17 Greenville Rose (11-9-0)
No. 8 Burlington Williams (14-3-2) vs. No. 25 Dixon (11-9-1)
No. 9 Harnett Central (11-5-0) vs. No. 24 Pittsboro Northwood (11-9-1)
No. 5 Wilson Fike (15-1-2) vs. No. 28 Southern Wayne (10-8-0)
No. 12 Fayetteville Sanford (19-5-0) vs. No. 21 Western Alamance (13-5-1)
No. 13 Southern Lee (13-6-1) vs. No. 20 Smithfield-Selma (11-9-1)
No. 4 Southern Nash (21-2-1) vs. No. 29 Cape Fear (9-10-0)
No. 3 Jacksonville (18-3-0) vs. No. 30 Union Pines (6-14-2)
No. 14 Swansboro (12-8-0) vs. No. 19 Durham School of the Arts (11-7-1)
No. 6 Lee County (15-4-2) vs. No. 27 Southern Durham (10-4-2)
No. 11 Franklinton (20-4-0) vs. No. 22 Triton (14-7-1)
No. 7 Carrboro (13-4-2) vs. No. 26 Richlands (10-10-1)
No. 10 W. Johnston (14-4-2) vs. No. 23 W. Carteret (10-7-1)
No. 15 Pikeville Aycock (14-4-2) vs. No. 18 Currituck County (7-7-1)
No. 2 Croatan (15-2-1) vs. No. 31 S. Brunswick (7-11-1)
WEST
No. 1 Hibriten (17-1-0) vs. No. 32 W. Mecklenburg (2-13-0)
No. 16 E. Lincoln (11-8-2) vs. No. 17 Smoky Mountain (13-6-2)
No. 8 N. Buncombe (6-6-4) vs. No. 25 Central Cabarrus (12-8-1)
No. 9 Winston-Salem Atkins (10-9-1) vs. No. 24 Enka (11-10-1)
No. 5 Concord (20-2-1) vs. No. 28 Montgomery Central (7-7-1)
No. 12 Franklin (9-4-5) vs. No. 21 W. Henderson (10-7-4)
No. 13 N. Iredell (13-5-1) vs. No. 20 Ashbrook (10-6-1)
No. 4 Asheboro (14-1-3) vs. No. 29 N. Lincoln (9-12-0)
No. 3 Hickory (17-3-1) vs. No. 30 Greensboro Smith (7-5-0)
No. 14 South Point (14-7-0) vs. No. 19 St. Stephens (10-6-2)
No. 6 N. Henderson (14-3-3) vs. No. 27 Waynesville Tuscola (8-9-1)
No. 11 Forestview (14-6-1) vs. No. 22 High Point Central (9-5-1)
No. 7 Central Academy (13-6-3) vs. No. 26 N. Davidson (7-8-1)
No. 10 Ledford (15-2-3) vs. No. 23 E. Henderson (7-12-3)
No. 15 Fred T. Foard (12-6-0) vs. No. 18 Lake Norman Charter (14-4-1), 6 p.m.
No. 2 Stuart Cramer (19-2-1) vs. No. 31 Freedom (8-8-4), 6 p.m.
4A
EAST
No. 1 Wilmington New Hanover (21-0-1) vs. No. 32 Pine Forest (8-10-0)
No. 16 Durham Jordan (12-5-0) vs. No. 17 Green Level (14-3-2)
No. 8 Cleveland (17-3-1) vs. No. 25 Middle Creek (10-6-4)
No. 9 Raleigh Wakefield (10-5-3) vs. No. 24 Apex Friendship (8-9-2)
No. 5 Greenville Conley (15-2-0) vs. No. 28 Gray’s Creek (11-7-0)
No. 12 Green Hope (11-5-2) vs. No. 21 Topsail (10-7-0)
No. 13 E. Chapel Hill (13-5-2) vs. No. 20 Wilmington Laney (9-6-3)
No. 4 Apex (17-2-1) vs. No. 29 Raleigh Millbrook (10-7-4)
No. 3 Chapel Hill (17-3-1) vs. No. 30 Hoke County (14-8-0)
No. 14 Raleigh Broughton (12-7-0) vs. No. 19 Clayton (13-7-1)
No. 6 Lumberton (18-1-1) vs. No. 27 Southern Alamance (11-9-1)
No. 11 Wilmington Ashley (14-4-0) vs. No. 22 Raleigh Enloe (10-7-4)
No. 7 Pinecrest (16-3-2) vs. No. 26 Riverside-Durham (7-8-2)
No. 10 Raleigh Leesville Road (15-3-1) vs. No. 23 Holly Springs (10-6-2)
No. 15 Wake Forest (13-3-5) vs. No. 18 Wilmington Hoggard (9-7-2)
No. 2 Cardinal Gibbons (13-3-2) vs. No. 31 Fuquay-Varina (11-6-1)
WEST
No. 1 Lake Norman (15-3-3) vs. No. 32 Sun Valley (11-9-1)
No. 16 Asheville (13-4-2) vs. No. 17 Ardrey Kell (12-3-4)
No. 8 Hough (17-3-1) vs. No. 25 Garinger (13-6-2)
No. 9 Watauga (12-6-4) vs. No. 24 Hickory Ridge (13-7-1)
No. 5 Weddington (12-3-3) vs. No. 28 Jamestown Ragsdale (12-10-1)
No. 12 Mount Tabor (17-3-1) vs. No. 21 Grimsley (13-7-2)
No. 13 Porter Ridge (14-2-4) vs. No. 20 Charlotte Catholic (10-7-1)
No. 4 Providence (15-1-2) vs. No. 29 Winston-Salem Reagan (10-10-1)
No. 3 West Forsyth (19-3-0) vs. No. 30 Olympic (10-12-0)
No. 14 S. Mecklenburg (13-3-4) vs. No. 19 Cuthbertson (10-6-1)
No. 6 Asheville Roberson (15-3-2) vs. No. 27 Winston-Salem Reynolds (10-11-3)
No. 11 A.C. Reynolds (16-3-2) vs. No. 22 E. Forsyth (13-9-0)
No. 7 Myers Park (11-2-0) vs. No. 26 Mallard Creek (13-4-0)
No. 10 Cox Mill (17-1-3) vs. No. 23 Mooresville (11-6-3)
No. 15 NW Guilford (16-4-1) vs. No. 18 Butler (12-6-1)
No. 2 SW Guilford (19-1-1) vs. No. 31 Greensboro Page (10-10-0)
