East Lincoln earns top seed in 2A, faces East Burke in first round
Newton-Conover is back in the chase for a state 2A boys soccer title — joining 10 other area teams in the 2A bracket released on Tuesday — and there are four area teams in the 3A field and one in the 4A field. The opening round is Wednesday and the Red Devils are seeded No. 8 and facing N. 25 West Davidson at Gurley Stadium in the opening round./PHOTO COURTESY OF OBSERVER NEWS ENTERPRISE
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
STATE PLAYOFF PAIRINGS
WEDNESDAY’S FIRST ROUND MATCHES
2A
WEST
No. 32 E. BURKE (8-12-1) at No. 1 E. LINCOLN (22-0-0), 6 p.m.
No. 17 N. LINCOLN (13-8-2) at No. 16 N. Davidson (13-8-0)
No. 18 LINCOLNTON (12
-7-0) at No. 15 W. CALDWELL (13-5-2)
No. 23 W. IREDELL (10-9-2) at No. 10 South Point (14-5-1)
No. 24 Winston-Salem Atkins (15-8-1) at No. 9 FRED T. FOARD (15-4-5)
No. 25 W. Davidson (10-10-0) at No. 8 NEWTON-CONOVER (17-3-1)
No. 27 BANDYS (8-13-0) at No. 6 Smoky Mountain (17-5-1), 6 p.m.
No. 30 LAKE NORMAN CHARTER (6-13-0) at No. 3 Forest Hills (20-3-0), 6 p.m.
No. 31 Wilkes Central (10-11-0) at No. 2 HIBRITEN (21-1-2), 6 p.m
3A
WEST
No. 21 Enka (14-9-0) at No. 12 HICKORY (15-5-3), 6 p.m.
No. 25 ALEXANDER CENTRAL (11-9-2) at No. 8 Mount Tabor (14-4-2), 7 p.m.
No. 27 Monroe (12-10-0) at No. 6 WATAUGA (15-5-1), 6 p.m.
No. 31 ST. STEPHENS (7-10-2) at No. 2 Concord (21-1-2)
4A
WEST
No. 7 S. CALDWELL (11-7-0), bye
SATURDAY’S SECOND ROUND PAIRINGS
2A
WEST
No. 8 NEWTON-CONOVER-No. 25 W. Davidson winner vs. No. 24 Atkins-No. 9 FRED T. FOARD winner, site TBD
No. 18 LINCOLNTON-No. 15 W. CALDWELL winner vs. No. 31 Wilkes Central-No. 2 HIBRITEN winner, site TBD
No. 26 W-S Carver-No. 7 Ashe County winner vs. No. 23 W. IREDELL-No. 10 South Point winner, site TBD
No. 27 BANDYS-No. 6 Smoky Mountain winner vs. No. 22 S. Rowan-No. 11 Surry Central winner, site TBD
No. 30 LAKE NORMAN CHARTER-No. 3 Forest Hills winner vs. No. 19 Forbush-No. 14 W. Stanly winner, site TBD
No. 32 E. BURKE-No. 1 E. LINCOLN winner vs. No. 17 N. LINCOLN-No. 16 N. Davidson winner, site TBD
3A
WEST
No. 12 HICKORY-No.21 Enka winner vs. No. 28 Asheville Erwin-No. 5 S. Iredell winner, site TBD
No. 25 ALEXANDER CENTRAL-No. 8 Mount Tabor winner vs. No. 24 Weddington-No. 9 A.L. Brown winner, site TBD
No. 27 Monroe-No. 6 WATAUGA winner vs. No. 22 Concord Robinson-No. 11 Marvin Ridge winner, site TBA
No. 31 ST. STEPHENS-No. 2 Concord winner vs. No. 18 N. Iredell-No. 15 Ashbrook winner, site TBD
4A
WEST
No. 23 Mallard Creek-No. 10 Greensboro Page at No. 7 S. CALDWELL