Wednesday, July 20, 2016

State Tournament Set

The 2016 North Carolina American Legion State Tournament is set after all area championships were decided Monday night.  The opening game of a four game day will start Friday morning at 9:30.  The area one one game playoff was Monday night and Pitt County won by a 12-2 score and by winning earned the championship of Area One. The schedule Friday:

9:30 am. Caldwell County number two from Area Four will play the champion of Area Three High Point.

12:30pm. Whiteville number Two from Area Two will play the Champion of Area One Pitt County

3:30pm.  Rowan County number two from Area Three will play the champion of Area Two Wilmington

7:00pm.  Garner the number two from Area One will play the champion of Area Four Union County. Union County is also the host team who would have been in the tournament as the host team but won their area.

Monday night in the East West All Star games in Greenboro there were two twenty point wins.  The West Girls beat the East 105-85 while the East Boys beat the West 118-98.

Tuesday in girls soccer the East Girls beat the West by a 2-1 score.  The boys game ran into weather delay five minutes into the game with the East leading 1-0. Finally resuming the East wins 3-2.  The football game is tonight closing out the week of the East West All Star Games.

All of these all star games are part of the NC High School Coaches Association state convention.  Once all the coaches return home fall sports practices will begin on Monday August 1st and the first high school football games will begin on Friday night August 19th.

Nash Central will open on the road at Tarboro
Corinith Holders will visit Northern Nash
North wood will travel to Southern Nash
The defending 3-A state champions Rocky Mount Gryphon's will host South Granville.  High school football starts 30 days from today.






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