Five Chatham high school teams win and advance to 3rd round of state basketball playoffs

Pittsboro, NC – Eight of the Chatham County high school basketball teams played in the second round of the state high school playoff. Five teams were victorious and will play in the 3rd round of the state playoffs on Saturday.

(photo by Gene Galin)

The Northwood boys, Seaforth girls, Chatham Central girls, Chatham Charter boys and girls won their second-round playoff games on Thursday and will play in the third-round games on Saturday.

The Northwood girls, Seaforth boys, and Chatham Central boys ended their championship quests with losses in their second-round games

2nd Round 3A State basketball playoff results

Northwood High School, Pittsboro, NC

#1 Northwood boys (24-2) defeated #16 Westover (21-9) on Thursday, 60-44.
#1 Northwood will host #25 Terry Sanford (14-10) on Saturday at 7 pm.
#25 Terry Sanford (14-10) defeated #9 South Central (16-11) on Thursday, 55-53.
#1 Northwood boys (23-2) defeated #32 West Johnston (14-10) on Tuesday, 76-23.
#16 Westover (21-8) defeated #17 Person (21-6), 86-63.

#5 Northwood girls (23-5) lost to #12 Western Alamance (21-8) on Thursday, 59-53.
The Northwood girls are out of the state high school basketball playoffs.
#12 Western Alamance (21-8) will play at #4 Cape Fear (23-4) on Saturday.
#5 Northwood girls (23-4) defeated #28 Lee County girls (14-10) on Tuesday, 59-30.
#12 Western Alamance defeated #21 Hunt (11-14), 86-47.

2nd Round 2A State basketball playoff results

Seaforth High School, Pittsboro, NC

#5 Seaforth girls (24-3) defeated #12 Eastern Wayne (19-8) on Thursday, 48-24.
#5 Seaforth girls will travel to play at #4 Saint Pauls (20-5) on Saturday at 7 pm.
#4 Saint Pauls (20-5) vs #20 Roanoke Rapids (13-10) on Thursday, 66-64.
#5 Seaforth girls (23-3) defeated #28 Nash Central girls (9-14) on Tuesday, 60-28
#12 Eastern Wayne (19-7) defeated #21 Farmville Central (13-9), 56-47.

East Carteret High School, Beaufort, NC

#9 Seaforth boys (18-9) lost to #8 East Carteret (20-6) on Thursday, 61-60.
The Seaforth boys are out of the state high school basketball playoffs.
#8 East Carteret (20-6) will play at #1 Farmville Central (26-1) on Saturday.
#9 Seaforth boys (18-8) defeated #24 Granville Central (14-12) on Tuesday, 57-47
#8 East Carteret (19-6) beat #25 J.F. Webb (15-12), 101-76

2nd Round 1A State basketball playoff results

Chatham Charter, Siler City, NC

#3 Chatham Charter girls (23-5) beat #14 Roxboro Community (13-11) on Thursday, 58-39.
#3 Chatham Charter girls will host #6 Vance Charter (18-5) on Saturday at 7 pm.
#6 Vance Charter (18-5) defeated #11 Clover Garden School (22-9) on Thursday, 47-40
#3 Chatham Charter girls (22-5) defeated #28 Pamlico girls (7-15) on Tuesday, 65-25.
#14 Roxboro Community (12-10) defeated #21 Bear Grass Charter (15-10), 54-31.

#3 Chatham Charter boys (33-0) defeated #14 North Edgecombe (16-9) on Thursday, 75-36.
#3 Chatham Charter boys will host #11 Washington County (22-2) on Saturday at 6 pm.
#3 Chatham Charter boys (32-0) defeated #30 East Wake Academy (8-19) on Tuesday, 91-38
#14 North Edgecombe (16-8) defeated #19 Columbia (13-10), 100-32.

Chatham Central high school, Bear Creek, NC

#6 Chatham Central boys (16-9) lost to #11 Washington County (23-2) on Thursday, 83-63.
The Chatham Central boys are out of the state high school basketball playoffs.
#11 Washington County (23-2) will play at #3 Chatham Charter (33-0) on Saturday.
#6 Chatham Central boys (16-8) defeated #27 Oxford Prep (8-15) on Tuesday, 78-32.
Washington County (22-2) defeated #22 North Moore (12-9), 85-30.

East Columbus high school, Lake Waccamaw, NC

#9 Chatham Central girls (17-9) defeated #8 East Columbus (17-8) on Thursday, 55-42.
#9 Chatham Central girls (17-9) will play at #1 Falls Lake (29-0) on Saturday at 7 pm.
#1 Falls Lake (28-0) defeated #16 Triangle Math & Science (16-8) on Thursday, 56-28
#9 Chatham Central girls (16-9) defeated #24 Washington County girls (10-13) on Tuesday, 51-31.
East Columbus (17-7) defeated #25 Lakewood (13-10), 46-37.