November 13, 2026 Playoffs

• 6A Playoffs:

          • Asheville High 43, A.C. Reynolds 6

          • T.C. Roberson 31, Ragsdale 13

          • Kings Mountain 42, Watauga 0

          • Ashbrook 29, Mount Tabor 28

• 5A Playoffs:

          • Franklin 42, West Henderson 21

          • West Rowan 41, Enka 33

          • South Point 40, Smoky Mountain 0

          • Monroe 56, North Lincoln 13

          • Crest 42, Parkwood 14

          • Burns 49, Bunker Hill 14

• 4A Playoffs:

          • Tuscola 28, Maiden 27

          • Lake Norman Charter 56, R-S Central 21

• 3A Playoffs:

          • Hendersonville 52, East Surry 26

          • West Wilkes 41, Chase 34

          • Lincolnton 35, Mountain Heritage 30

          • Walkertown 51, Polk County 8

• 2A Playoffs:

          • Murphy 63, South Stanly 0

          • Mitchell 14, Mountain Island Charter 7

          • North Rowan 35, Cherokee 34

          • Starmount 49, Swain County 7

          • Cherryville 35, Alleghany 28

          • Shelby 41, West Lincoln 13

• 1A Playoffs:

          • Robbinsville 61, North Stokes 6

          • Wilson Prep Academy 40, Rosman 28

Quarterfinals/Third Round November 20, 2026

The NCHSAA football playoffs have reached the regional quarterfinal round, with 10 teams from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties making the third round.

NCHSAA Third Round Matchups

8A East

(4) Rolesville at (1) Millbrook

(3) John T. Hoggard at (2) Apex Friendship

8A West

(4) West Forsyth at (1) William Amos Hough

(3) Mallard Creek at (2) Julius Chambers

7A East

(9) D.H. Conley at (1) Cleveland

(5) New Bern at (4) Southern School of Energy and Sustainability

(6) Wake Forest at (3) Clayton

(7) Cardinal Gibbons at (2) Garner Magnet

7A West

(8) East Forsyth at (1) Weddington

(5) A.L. Brown at (4) Ronald W. Reagan

(6) Marvin Ridge at (3) Lake Norman

(10) Davie County at (2) Grimsley

6A East

(8) Middle Creek at (1) J.H. Rose

(5) Union Pines at (4) Scotland

(6) Southern Alamance at (3) Northern Nash

(7) Walter Williams at (2) Jacksonville

6A West

(8) James B. Dudley at (1) Asheville

(12) Ashbrook at (4) Kings Mountain

(11) Northern Guilford at (3) Asheboro

(10) Charlotte Catholic at (2) T.C. Roberson

5A East

(8) Havelock at (1) Southeast Alamance

(5) Seaforth at (4) Croatan

(6) Fike at (3) James B. Hunt

(7) Eastern Alamance at (2) Northside (Jacksonville)

5A West

(8) Oak Grove at (1) Crest

(5) Monroe at (4) South Point

(6) West Rowan at (3) Jay M. Robinson

(7) East Lincoln at (2) Franklin

4A East

(8) Southwestern Randolph at (1) East Duplin

(5) Reidsville at (4) West Craven

(6) Southwest Edgecombe at (3) Clinton

(7) Morehead at (2) T.W. Andrews

4A West

(8) Lake Norman Charter at (1) Hibriten

(12) Wilkes Central at (4) Burns

(6) West Stokes at (3) West Iredell

(7) Stuart W. Cramer at (2) Tuscola

3A East

(9) Wallace-Rose Hill at (1) Northeastern

(5) Martin County at (4) James Kenan

(6) Eastern Randolph at (3) Midway

(7) Hertford County at (2) Whiteville

3A West

(8) Lincolnton at (1) North Stanly

(5) Thomasville at (4) Walkertown

(6) Mount Airy at (3) Hendersonville

(10) West Wilkes at (2) Shelby

2A East

(8) Gates County at (1) Tarboro

(5) Manteo at (4) Lakewood

(6) East Bladen at (3) Warren County

(10) West Columbus at (2) John A. Holmes

2A West

(8) East Wilkes at (1) Corvian Community School

(12) Cherryville at (4) Community School of Davidson

(6) North Rowan at (3) Murphy

(10) Mitchell at (2) Starmount

1A East

(4) North Edgecombe at (1) Northside (Pinetown)

(3) Sallie B. Howard at (2) Hobgood Charter

1A West

(5) East Columbus at (1) Chatham Central

(3) Robbinsville at (2) Wilson Preparatory Academy