New Playoff Format

They got rid of the POD system so as we look at this brackets for the State High School playoffs there is not a team in site that any of our local teams have ever play in the early rounds of the playoffs. Rocky Mount as the Big East #3 seed is heading to Hillsbourgh to play the #3 overseed eastern team in Orange High. Orange had been unbeaten until last night when they lost for the first time. They come in at 10-1 while the Gryphons are 8-3 The Big East #1 seed is the only team that will get a home game as the #4 over all seed Warriors will host 4-7 Terry Sanford. So some 4-7 teams have made the playoff so is there hope for Northern Nash. The answer is no. The Knights football season is over. Fike lost for the first time last night an as a reward for their good season they get to travel to Lee County who is 8th seed while Fike is 9th seeded. Fike is 10-1 and Lee county is 9-2. All three top three seeds from the Big east are in the 3-AA bracket. Southern nash who makes the playoffs as a best of the rest category and is seeded 11th in the 3-A travels to Swansboro who like Southern is 8-3 but seeded 6th overall. How did everyone else is the area fare. Tarboro will be the #1 overall seed in the 1AA and will host 3-8 Spring Creek. North Edgecombe 5-5 is in playing 1-A and they get a home game against East Columbus 4-7. SouthWest Edgecombe is in by the skin of their teeth as they are the last team in, in the 2-AA. They draw the top team in 2-A T W Andrews 9-1. Beddingfield is in they get a home game against Graham 5-6. Rocky Mount Academy plays for their first State Championship in 8 man private school football as they will be playing Southhampton Academy from Courtland Virginia. They met about three weeks ago in Courtland and RMA lost 38-6. This time the championship game will be played in Rocky Mount but at the Rocky Mount Sports Complex. Who knows this could be and opportunity for the Sports Complex to shine if they get a big turn out for this game. This could lead to just maybe the 1-A and 1-AA Eastern Finals being played in Rocky Mount every year. Rocky Mount Prep earns their first playoff football game if you call a 2-9 record earning a playoff spot. They will travel to SE Halifax who is 7-4.