BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Hickory, E. Lincoln home Saturday in third round

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Saturday’s third round pairings in the state’s West 2A, West 3A and West 4A brackets with  teams from the South Fork 2A, Northwestern Foothills 2A and Northwestern 3A-4A indicated by bold and all caps. Game times are listed if available.

Saturday’s winners play Tuesday at the higher seeds, i.e. the first two game winners will play and the winners of the second two games listed will play.

For West 1A and all Eastern N.C. pairings, visit www.nchsaa.org:

GREATER HICKORY AREA TEAM’S THIRD ROUND GAMES

2A

No. 8 PATTON (21-6) at No. 1 Mountain Heritage (22-1), 7:30 p.m.

No. 6 R-S Central (21-7) at No. 3 E. LINCOLN (24-5), 7 p.m.

3A

No. 11 S. Iredell (19-7) at No. 3 HICKORY (26-2), 7 p.m.

WEST 2A

SATURDAY’S THIRD ROUND GAMES

No. 8 PATTON (21-6) at No. 1 Mountain Heritage (22-1), 7:30 p.m.

No. 4 Salisbury (25-3) at No. 3 Hendersonville (20-6), 6 p.m.

No. 6 R-S Central (21-7) at No. 3 E. LINCOLN (24-5), 7 p.m.

No. 7 W. Stokes (20-7) at No. 2 Forest Hills (26-2), 7 p.m.

TUESDAY’S FOURTH ROUND GAMES

Patton-Mountain Heritage winner vs. Hendersonville-Salisbury winner at highest seed, time TBD

R-S Central-E. Lincoln winner vs. W. Stokes-Forest Hills winner at highest seed, time TBD

WEST 3A

SATURDAY’S THIRD ROUND GAMES

No. 8 Mount Tabor (23-6) at No. 1 Cox Mill (25-3), 7 p.m.

No. 5 Charlotte Catholic (25-3) at No. 4 Carson (25-2), 7 p.m.

No. 11 S. Iredell (19-7) at No. 3 HICKORY (26-2), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Kings Mountain (24-5) at No. 2 Greensboro Smith (25-3), 7 p.m.

TUESDAY’S FOURTH ROUND GAMES

Mount Tabor-Cox Mill winner vs. Charlotte Catholic-Carson winner at highest seed, time TBD

S. Iredell-Hickory winner vs. Kings Mountain-Greensboro Smith winner at highest seed, time TBD

WEST 4A

SATURDAY’S THIRD ROUND GAMES

No. 9 Rocky River (21-6) at No. 1 N. Mecklenburg (27-1), 7 p.m.

No. 13 Butler (24-5) at No. 12 Scotland County (19-8)

No. 11 Greensboro Page (19-9) at No. 3 Olympic (21-4), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Ardrey Kell (23-5) at No. 2 Independence (27-1)

TUESDAY’S FOURTH ROUND GAMES

Rocky River-N. Mecklenburg winner vs. Butler-Scotland County winner at highest seed, time TBD

Greensboro Page-Olympic winner vs. Ardrey Kell-Independence winner at highest seed, time TBD

Note: Lincoln Charter got the No. 2 seed and a first round bye on Tuesday in the West 1A bracket and beat No. 18 Union Academy 96-72 at Lincoln Charter on Thursday. The Eagles play No. 10 Community School of Davidson (23-6) on Saturday in a third round game at Lincoln Charter.

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