By Gene Galin
Pittsboro, NC – Here’s a rundown of how Chatham County high school basketball teams did in the second round of playoff games on Thursday evening. See lineup of the winning teams will play in the third round on Saturday.
2021-2022 NCHSAA Women’s Basketball Tournament
In 1A second round competition
#5 Chatham Charter lost to #12 Glover Garden, 53 – 47
#9 Chatham Central beat #8 Ocracoke, 44 – 33
#9 Chatham Central Bears (14-12) will play away at #1 Bertie Falcons (19-4) in Windsor
In 2A second round competition
#8 Whiteville Wolfpack (19-7) defeated #9 Seaforth Hawks (19-8), 44 – 39
In 3A second round competition
#2 Northwood defeated #18 Triton, 67 – 44
#2 Northwood Chargers (27-1) will host #7 West Carteret Patriots (21-6) in Pittsboro
#7 West Carteret Patriots beat #10 West Brunswick, 58 – 36
2021-2022 NCHSAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
In 1A second round competition
#1 Chatham Charter beat #17 Northwest Halifax, 60 – 56
#1 Chatham Charter Knights (30-1) will play #8 Neuse Charter Cougars (21-9) in Siler City
#8 Neuse Charter Cougars defeated #16 Southeast Halifax, 56 – 45
In 3A second round competition
#6 Northwood defeated #11 West Brunswick, 80 – 40
#6 Northwood Chargers (23-3) will play away against #3 First Flight Nighthawks (23-5) in Kill Devil Hills
#3 First Flight defeated #14 East Wake, 88 – 74