1st Round Games, Tuesday, February 21
3A East
#16 Westover 86, #17 Person 63
#25 Terry Sanford 48,  #8 Scotland 46
#9 South Central 46, #24 Cape Fear 43
#6 Seventy First 86, #27 Triton 64
#2 E.E. Smith 84, #31 West Brunswick 42
4A East
#13 Panther Creek 90, #29 Pine Forest 55
#24 Raleigh Broughton 60, #9 Overhills 52
#7 Lumberton 62, #26 Clayton 59
#2 Richmond Senior 96, #31 Purnell Swett 57

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 2nd Round Games, Thursday, February 23
3A East
#1 Northwood 60, #16 Westover 44
#25 Terry Sanford 55, #9 South Central 53
#2 E.E. Smith 68, #15 C.B. Aycock 53
#6 Seventy First 76, #22 Richlands 28
4A East
#7 Lumberton 67, #10 New Bern 52

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 3rd Round Games, Saturday, February 25
3A East
#1 Northwood 57, #25 Terry Sanford 37
 #2 E.E. Smith 63, #7 First Flight 50
#3 Northern Nash 54, #6 Seventy First 48
4A East
#2 Richmond Senior 72, #7 Lumberton 59

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 Regional Round Games, Tuesday, February 28
3A East
#2 E.E. Smith 54, #3 Northern Nash 41

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 East Regional Championship, Saturday, March 4
3A East
 #1 Northwood 37, #2 E.E. Smith 31

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