Round one of the playoffs shrunk our Johnston County men’s soccer ranks a bit, but four area schools are still alive and, well, kicking, in the NCHSAA postseason.
Let’s run through Tuesday’s action:
1A
Tuesday
Neuse Charter 1, Discovery Charter 0 (forfeit)
Thursday
No. 16 Neuse Charter School (3-19-1) at No. 1 Excelsior Classical Academy (19-0)
2A
Tuesday
No. 8 Hobbton 8, No. 24 American Leadership Academy 1
3A
Tuesday
Princeton had a bye
Thursday
No. 11 James Kenan (10-9-1) at No. 6 Princeton (14-7)
4A
Tuesday
No. 14 North Lenoir 4, No. 19 North Johnston 1
6A
Tuesday
No. 16 Southern Lee 3, No. 17 West Johnston 0
No. 10 South View 6, No. 23 South Johnston 5
7A
Tuesday
No. 8 Clayton had a bye
No. 20 Cleveland 2, No. 13 Sanderson 1
No. 10 Holly Springs 5, No. 23 Smithfield 2
Thursday
No. 9 New Bern (17-3) at No. 8 Clayton (16-3-1)
No. 20 Cleveland (10-10) at No. 4 Chapel Hill (14-4)
8A
Tuesday
No. 6 Green Level 2, No. 11 Corinth Holders 0