The North Carolina High School Athletic Association launched the volleyball keys for the playoffs. Three teams from Stanly County qualified for the postseason, which starts Tuesday at 7pm.
Thirty-two teams in the four standings qualified for the playoffs, against 64 last season. The playoffs are also one round less, with five wins needed to win a state title.
2A Playoffs
West Stanly (11-0) enters the 2A Western Region as the runner-up and would potentially have the advantage of playing at home until the regional finals.
The Colts will receive No. 15 Central Davidson (9-5), who finished third at the Central Carolina Conference, behind the Oak Grove Grizzlies and the South Rowan Raiders.
The winner between West Stanly and Central Davidson will face Raiders No. 7 or No. 10 South Point on Thursday.
1A Playoffs
North Stanly, for winning the Yadkin Valley Conference, is 5th in the 1st West Region and will host 12th in the Rosman Tigers (9-2). The Tigers finished second in the Smoky Mountain Conference, losing twice to number 7 seedling Murphy (13-0).
Gray Stone Day, which finished third at YVC, won the number 13 seed in West 1A. The Knights (7-3) will travel to No. 4 seed Alleghany (12-2) to face a Trojan team that finished second in Conference 1A / 2A Mountain Valley for 2A West Wilkes.
The winners of both games will face each other in Thursday’s second round of playoffs.
About Charles Curcio
Charles Curcio was the sports editor for Stanly News & Press from 1999 to 2001 and currently holds the same role since 2008. He was awarded NCHSAA Tim Stevens Media Representative of the Year and named CNHI Sports Editor of the Year in 2014. He was also honored twice by the North Carolina Press Association.
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