1st Round Games, Tuesday, February 21
3A East
#1 E.E. Smith 62, #32 Union Pines 21
#4 Cape Fear 79, #29 West Brunswick 41
#11 Terry Sanford 64, #22 Eastern Alamance 33
#16 Triton 65, #17 Greenville Rose 31
4A East
#24 South View 51,  #9 Overhills 48
#15 Chapel Hill 51, #18 Jack Britt 36
#2 Wilmington Hoggard 51, #31 Pine Forest 12
#8 Purnell Swett 59, #25 Southeast Raleigh 42

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 2nd Round Games, Thursday, February 23
3A East
#1 E.E. Smith 79, #10 Triton 53
#4 Cape Fear 75, #13 Southern Wayne 49
#11 Terry Sanford 63, #6 Wilson Fike 45
4A East
#8 Purnell Swett 68, #24 South View 48

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 3rd Round Games, Saturday, February 25
3A East
#1 E.E. Smith 82, #8 Scotland 47
 #4 Cape Fear 59, #12 Western Alamance 46
#11 Terry Sanford 66, #3 South Central 58
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4A East
#1 Durham Hillside 54, #8 Purnell Swett 51

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 Regional Round Games, Tuesday, February 28
3A East
#4 Cape Fear 67, at #1 E.E. Smith 60
#2 Rocky Mount 63, #11 Terry Sanford 48

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 East Regional Championship, Saturday, March 4
3A East
 #2 Rocky Mount 57, #4 Cape Fear 50

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