Pairings for Thursday’s second round 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 with game times listed if provided by the schools.
The winners of each set of two games listed in the complete pairings meet in the third round at the highest seed on Saturday. For West 1A and all Eastern N.C. pairings, visit www.nchsaa.org:
GREATER HICKORY AREA
TEAM’S SECOND ROUND GAMES
2A
No. 9 Wilkes Central (19-7) at No. 8 PATTON (20-6), 7 p.m.
No. 14 DRAUGHN (22-6) at No. 3 E. LINCOLN (23-5), 7 p.m.
No. 22 MAIDEN (17-8) at No. 6 R-S Central (20-7), 6:30 p.m.
3A
No. 19 Winston-Salem Parkland (13-12) at No. 3 HICKORY (25-2), 7 p.m.
No. 9 FREEDOM (23-3) at No. 8 Mount Tabor (22-6), 6 p.m.
4A
No. 12 Scotland County (18-8) at No. 5 McDOWELL (21-6), 7:30 p.m.
WEST 2A
No. 17 Wheatmore (23-5) at No. 1 Mountain Heritage (21-1)
No. 9 Wilkes Central (19-7) at No. 8 PATTON (20-6), 7 p.m.
No. 12 Canton Pisgah (17-8) at No. 5 Hendersonville (19-6)
No. 20 E. Rutherford (19-9) at No. 4 Salisbury (24-3)
No. 14 DRAUGHN (22-6) at No. 3 E. LINCOLN (23-5), 7 p.m.
No. 22 MAIDEN (17-8) at No. 6 R-S Central (20-7), 6:30 p.m.
No. 10 High Point Andrews (10-13) at No. 7 W. Stokes (19-7)
No. 15 Walkertown (18-8) at No. 2 Forest Hills (25-2)
WEST 3A
No. 16 SW Guilford (20-7) at No. 1 Cox Mill (24-3)
No. 9 FREEDOM (23-3) at No. 8 Mount Tabor (22-6), 6 p.m.
No. 12 Marvin Ridge (21-7) at No. 5 Charlotte Catholic (24-3)
No. 13 Hunter Huss (18-6) at No. 4 Carson (24-2)
No. 19 Winston-Salem Parkland (13-12) at No. 3 HICKORY (25-2), 7 p.m.
No. 11 S. Iredell (18-7) at No. 6 A.C. Reynolds (22-4)
No. 23 Concord (15-13) at No. 7 Kings Mountain (23-5)
No. 18 Concord Robinson (14-12) at No. 2 Greensboro Smith (24-3)
WEST 4A
No. 17 Myers Park (17-10) at No. 1 N. Mecklenburg (26-1)
No. 9 Rocky River (20-6) at No. 8 Hopewell (19-8)
No. 12 Scotland County (18-8) at No. 5 McDOWELL (21-6), 7:30 p.m.
No. 13 Butler (23-5) at No. 4 E. Forsyth (19-6)
No. 14 Pinecrest (20-7) at No. 3 Olympic (20-4)
No. 11 Greensboro Page (18-9) at No. 6 NW Guilford (13-12)
No. 23 Greensboro Grimsley (12-14) at No. 7 Ardrey Kell (22-5)
No. 15 W. Charlotte (17-10) at No. 2 Independence (26-1)
Note: Lincoln Charter got the No. 2 seed and a first round bye on Tuesday in the West 1A bracket and will meet No. 18 Union Academy in the second round Thursday at Lincoln Charter.