PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. (WGHP) — The second round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Football Championship took place over the weekend.
These are all the schools in the Piedmont Triad area that advanced to the third round of the playoffs:
Triad matchups
- 1A
- Mount Airy Granite Bears, 12-0, No. 1 seed in West Region
- Defeated No. 16 seed Mountain Island Raptors 35-14
- Will play No. 9 seed Starmount Rams on Friday at 7 p.m.
- Defeated No. 16 seed Mountain Island Raptors 35-14
- Eastern Randolph Wildcats, 12-0, No. 4 seed in West Region
- Defeated No. 13 seed Cherokee Braves 42-0
- Will play No. 5 seed Corvian Community Cardinals on Friday at 7 p.m.
- Defeated No. 13 seed Cherokee Braves 42-0
- East Wilkes Cardinals, 10-2, No. 10 seed in West Region
- Defeated No. 7 seed North Rowan Cavaliers 33-30
- Will play No. 2 seed Mountain Heritage Cougars on Friday at 7 p.m.
- Defeated No. 7 seed North Rowan Cavaliers 33-30
- Mount Airy Granite Bears, 12-0, No. 1 seed in West Region
- 2A
- West Stokes Wildcats, 10-2, No. 11 seed in West Region
- Defeated No. 6 seed East Surry Cardinals 35-21
- Will play No. 3 seed Monroe Redhawks on Friday at 7 p.m.
- Defeated No. 6 seed East Surry Cardinals 35-21
- West Stokes Wildcats, 10-2, No. 11 seed in West Region
- 3A
- Dudley Panthers, 12-0, No. 5 seed in West Region
- Defeated No. 12 seed A.C. Reynolds Rockets 42-0
- Will play No. 4 seed Jay M. Robinson Bulldogs on Friday at 7 p.m.
- Defeated No. 12 seed A.C. Reynolds Rockets 42-0
- Dudley Panthers, 12-0, No. 5 seed in West Region
- 4A
- Grimsley Whirlies, 12-0, No. 1 seed in West Region
- Defeated No. 17 seed Southeast Guilford Falcons 58-21
- Will play No. 8 seed Charlotte Catholic Cougars on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
- Defeated No. 17 seed Southeast Guilford Falcons 58-21
- East Forsyth Eagles 12-0, No. 3 seed in West Region
- Defeated No. 14 seed West Forsyth Titans 56-19
- Will play No. 6 seed Mooresville Blue Devils on Friday at 7 p.m.
- Defeated No. 14 seed West Forsyth Titans 56-19
- Northern Guilford Nighthawks, 11-1, No. 10 seed in West Region
- Defeated No. 26 seed Marvin Ridge Mavericks 28-24
- Will play No. 2 seed Weddington Warriors on Friday at 7 p.m.
- Defeated No. 26 seed Marvin Ridge Mavericks 28-24
- Grimsley Whirlies, 12-0, No. 1 seed in West Region
Players to watch
- JP Gilchrist, East Forsyth wide receiver
- Leads team with 1011 yards receiving and 16 touchdowns in 2024
- Faizon Brandon, Grimsley quarterback
- 5-star recruit committed to Tennesse
- Bryce Davis, Grimsley defensive lineman
- Recorded 17 sacks in 2024
- 4-star recruit committed to Duke
- DJ Howerton, Grimsley tight end
- 3-star recruit
- Lindann Fleming, West Stokes running back
- Leads team with 1240 yards rushing and 18 touchdowns
- Aydenn Cherry, West Stokes running back/outside linebacker/strong safety
- Leads team with six interceptions
- Second on team with 14 touchdowns
- Second on team with 747 rushing yards
- Thomas Davis Jr, Weddington linebacker
- Son of Carolina Panthers legend Thomas Davis Sr.
- 4-star recruit committed to Notre Dame
Full brackets
You can view the full playoff brackets and look forward to hypothetical future matchups below:
1A
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2A
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3A
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4A
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