The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released its men’s and women’s prep basketball playoff pairings on Sunday, and a few Johnston County schools managed to punch tickets to the show. Clayton will be doing so on the heels of a Greater Neuse River 4A Men’s Conference Tournament title, which it won on Saturday afternoon at Garner.
The first round begins on Tuesday at the higher seeds:
WOMEN
1A
No. 18 East Columbus at No. 15 Neuse Charter, 6 p.m.
2A
No. 18 Clinton at No. 15 North Johnston, 6 p.m.
3A
No. 32 West Johnston at No. 1 Terry Sanford, TBD
4A
No. 23 Corinth Holders at No. 10 Overhills
No. 31 Cleveland at No. 2 Wakefield
Complete women’s brackets can be seen here.
Men
1a
No. 27 Neuse Charter at No. 6 Northampton County, 6 p.m.
3A
No. 30 South Johnston at No. 3 Rose
4A
No. 24 Cleveland at No. 9 Overhills
No. 20 Pinecrest at No. 13 Clayton
Complete men’s brackets are available here.