By Gene Galin
Pittsboro, NC – Here’s a rundown of how Chatham County high school basketball teams fared in the first round of playoff games on Tuesday evening. We also have an lineup of who they will play in the second round on Thursday.
2021-2022 NCHSAA Women’s Basketball Tournament
In 1A competition
#5 Chatham Charter defeated #28 Warren County, 71 – 11
#5 Chatham Charter Knights (19-8) will host #12 Glover Garden Grizzlies (24-5)
#12 Glover Garden Grizzlies defeated #21 Weldon, 63 – 29
#9 Chatham Central defeated #24 Voyager Academy, 53 – 34,
#9 Chatham Central Bears (13-2) will play at #8 Ocracoke Dolphins (13-4) in Ocracoke
#8 Ocracoke Dolphins defeated #25 Triangle Math & Science, 41 – 29
#17 Woods Charter defeated #16 Southside, 80 – 62.
#17 Woods Charter Wolves (12-6) will play at #1 Bertie Falcons (18-4) in Windsor.
#1 Bertie Falcons defeated #32 Cape Hatteras, 68 – 18
In 2A competition
#9 Seaforth defeated #24 Kinston, 55 – 39
#9 Seaforth Hawks (19-7) will play at #8 Whiteville Wolfpack (18-7) in Whiteville.
#8 Whiteville Wolfpack defeated #25 Red Springs, 69 – 41
In 3A competition
#2 Northwood defeated #31 Swansboro,
#2 Northwood Chargers (26-1) will host #18 Triton Hawks (16-7) in Pittsboro
#18 Triton Hawks beat #15 Fike, 63 – 50
2021-2022 NCHSAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
In 1A first round competition
#1 Chatham Charter beats #32 Gates County
#1 Chatham Charter Knights (29-1) will play #17 Northwest Halifax Vikings (14-9) in Siler City
#17 Northwest Halifax Vikings defeated #16 Jones, 55 – 48
#10 Chatham Central lost to #23 Bertie, 62 – 57
In 2A first round competition
#6 Goldsboro defeated #27 Seaforth, 63 – 35
In 3A first round competition
#6 Northwood defeated #27 Havelock, 68 – 32
#6 Northwood Chargers (22-3) will play #11 West Brunswick Trojans (12-13) in Pittsboro
#11 West Brunswick Trojans defeated #22 Westover, 81 – 68