Manteo, Currituck play at home in first round of high school football playoffs

Currituck clinched its first conference championship since 2011 with Friday's win over First Flight [photo courtesy Stephanie Harlow/Harlow Photography]

Manteo and Currituck will both have home games in the first round of the 2019 North Carolina High School Athletic Association football championship.

The 9-2 Redskins are the 6-seed in the 1AA East Region after a second place finish in the Albemarle Conference, and will host 3-8 Riverside High School from Williamston.

Currituck, co-champions of the Northeastern Coastal Conference with an 8-3 record, are the 2AA East Region 5-seed. The Knights will play at home against St. Paul’s out of Robseon County.

The first round will be played on Friday, Nov. 15, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m.

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
1A FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRING
EAST
#1 Rosewood (10-1), BYE
#8 South Creek (5-6) vs. #9 Southside (4-7)
#5 Northside-Pinetown (7-4) vs. #12 KIPP Pride (5-6)
#4 Northampton County (8-3), BYE
#3 Pamlico County (6-5), BYE
#6 Gates County (7-4) vs. #11 North Duplin (5-6)
#7 Washington County (6-5) vs. #10 Perquimans (5-6)
#2 North Edgecombe (8-3), BYE

WEST
#1 Robbinsville (11-0), BYE
#8 Alleghany (3-8) vs. #9 Union (4-7)
#5 Winston-Salem Prep (7-4) vs. #12 West Columbus (1-10)
#4 Murphy (9-2), BYE
#3 Thomas Jefferson (10-1), BYE
#6 Hayesville (7-4) vs. #11 Albemarle (4-7)
#7 Andrews (5-6) vs. #10 Cherokee (2-9)
#2 Elkin (9-2), BYE

1AA FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRING
EAST
#1Tarboro (11-0), BYE
#8 South Stokes (7-4) vs. #9 Hobbton (7-4)
#5 Princeton (9-1) vs. #12 East Carteret (3-8)
#4 North Rowan (8-3), BYE
#3 Granville Central (7-4), BYE
#6 Manteo (9-2) vs. #11 Riverside-Martin (3-8)
#7 North Stanly (6-5) vs. #10 South Stanly (5-6)
#2 John A. Holmes (10-0), BYE

WEST
#1 East Surry (11-0), BYE
#8 Avery County (5-6) vs. #9 Starmount (5-6)
#5 Mountain Island Charter (9-2) vs. #12 Community School of Davidson (5-6)
#4 Mount Airy (8-3), BYE
#3 Bessemer City (7-4), BYE
#6 Swain County (9-2) vs. #11 Union Academy (6-4)
#7 Polk County (8-3) vs. #10 East Wilkes (5-6)
#2 Mitchell (10-1), BYE

2A FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRING
EAST
#1 Clinton (9-1) vs. #16 Fairmont (6-5)
#8 Bartlett Yancey (9-2) vs. #9 Beddingfield (8-3)
#5 Red Springs (8-2) vs. #12 Midway (8-3)
#4 West Craven (8-3) vs. #13 Kinston (6-5)
#3 Northeastern (8-3) vs. #14 Goldsboro (5-6)
#6 Southwest Onslow (9-2) vs. #11 Ayden-Grifton (8-2)
#7 Whiteville (8-2) vs. #10 Wallace-Rose Hill (7-4)
#2 SouthWest Edgecombe (10-1) vs. #15 East Bladen (5-5)

WEST
#1 Mountain Heritage (9-1) vs. #16 Bandys (5-6)
#8 West Stanly (8-2) vs. #9 Owen (6-4)
#5 Eastern Randolph (9-2) vs. #12 Providence Grove (8-3)
#4 West Stokes (8-3) vs. #13 North Wilkes (7-4)
#3 Brevard (9-2) vs. #14 Hendersonville (5-6)
#6 Chase (9-2) vs. #11 Draughn (7-4)
#7 Newton-Conover (7-4) vs. #10 Thomasville (8-3)
#2 Reidsville (10-1) vs. #15 Forbush (7-4)

2AA FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRING
EAST
#1 Randleman (10-0) vs. #16 Morehead (4-7)
#8 Croatan (9-2) vs. #9 East Duplin (6-5)
#5 Currituck County (8-3) vs. #12 St. Pauls (8-2)
#4 South Granville (8-3) vs. #13 North Lenoir (8-3)
#3 Oak Grove (10-1) vs. #14 North Davidson (6-5)
#6 Hertford County (9-2) vs. #11 Ledford (7-4)
#7 Salisbury (9-2) vs. #10 Mount Pleasant (4-7)
#2 Washington (8-3) vs. #15 Nash Central (5-6)

WEST
#1 Shelby (9-1) vs. #16 West Iredell (6-5)
#8 Maiden (8-3) vs. #9 North Surry (7-4)
#5 Ashe County (7-4) vs. #12 West Lincoln (8-3)
#4 Smoky Mountain (8-3) vs. #13 South Point (5-6)
#3 Hibriten (10-1) vs. #14 Wilkes Central (6-5)
#6 Burns (9-2) vs. #11 East Lincoln (8-3)
#7 Pisgah (8-2) vs. #10 Bunker Hill (6-5)
#2 North Lincoln (10-1) vs. #15 R-S Central (5-6)

3A FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRING
EAST
#1 Southern Nash (11-0) vs. #16 E.E. Smith (4-7)
#8 Northern Nash (7-4) vs. #9 Vance County (9-2)
#5 Rocky Mount (8-3) vs. #12 Southern Lee (6-4)
#4 Terry Sanford (8-3) vs. #13 Fike (4-7)
#3 Eastern Alamance (11-0) vs. #14 Hunt (5-6)
#6 Northside-Jacksonville (6-5) vs. #11 C.B. Aycock (7-4)
#7 Jacksonville (7-3) vs. #10 Western Alamance (8-3)
#2 Havelock (9-1) vs. #15 North Brunswick (6-5)

WEST
#1 Crest (9-2) vs. #16 Erwin (5-6)
#8 Freedom (7-4) vs. #9 West Rowan (7-4)
#5 Charlotte Catholic (7-3) vs. #12 Forestview (6-5)
#4 Hunter Huss (8-2) vs. #13 Monroe (6-5)
#3 A.C. Reynolds (9-2) vs. #14 Hickory (4-7)
#6 Northeast Guilford (9-2) vs. #11 Parkwood (7-4)
#7 West Henderson (9-2) vs. #10 Kings Mountain (9-2)
#2 Statesville (11-0) vs. #15 North Buncombe (7-4)

3AA FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRING
EAST
#1 Lee County (11-0) vs. #16 Eastern Guilford (6-5)
#8 Northern Durham (9-2) vs. #9 Southern Alamance (8-3)
#5 Cleveland (10-1) vs. #12 Cape Fear (7-3)
#4 D.H. Conley (8-3) vs. #13 J.H. Rose (6-5)
#3 Southern Durham (10-1) vs. #14 Gray’s Creek (7-4)
#6 Southeast Guilford (8-3) vs. #11 Clayton (6-5)
#7 West Brunswick (9-1) vs. #10 Union Pines (8-3)
#2 New Hanover (10-1) vs. #15 Topsail (8-3)

WEST
#1 Weddington (11-0) vs. #16 South Iredell (5-6)
#8 Parkland (7-3) vs. #9 Alexander Central (8-3)
#5 Northwest Cabarrus (10-1) vs. #12 Marvin Ridge (6-5)
#4 Cox Mill (7-4) vs. #13 Northern Guilford (7-4)
#3 Dudley (9-2) vs. #14 Southwest Guilford (6-5)
#6 Mount Tabor (7-4) vs. #11 Central Cabarrus (7-4)
#7 T.C. Roberson (5-6) vs. #10 A.L. Brown (7-3)
#2 Watauga (10-1) vs. #15 Cuthbertson (5-6)

4A FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRING
EAST
#1 New Bern (9-2), BYE
#8 Seventy-First (6-5) vs. #9 Riverside-Durham (8-3)
#5 Heritage (7-4) vs. #12 Pine Forest (5-6)
#4 Cardinal Gibbons (9-2), BYE
#3 Jordan (9-2), BYE
#6 Scotland (9-2) vs. #11 South Central (5-6)
#7 Jack Britt (7-4) vs. #10 Knightdale (7-4)
#2 South View (9-2), BYE

WEST
#1 Grimsley (10-1), BYE
#8 Lake Norman (6-5) vs. #9 Porter Ridge (6-5)
#5 Glenn (7-4) vs. #12 South Caldwell (4-7)
#4 Hickory Ridge (8-3), BYE
#3 Ragsdale (5-6), BYE
#6 Mooresville (6-5) vs. #11 Page (3-8)
#7 Davie (6-5) vs. #10 West Mecklenburg (6-4)
#2 East Forsyth (9-2), BYE

4AA FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PAIRING
EAST
#1 Wake Forest (10-1), BYE
#8 Rolesville (9-2) vs. #9 Panther Creek (6-5)
#5 Green Hope (7-3) vs. #12 Apex Friendship (7-4)
#4 Hoggard (5-5), BYE
#3 Holly Springs (10-1), BYE
#6 Garner (6-5) vs. #11 Wakefield (5-6)
#7 Hoke County (7-4) vs. #10 Millbrook (6-5)
#2 Leesville Road (10-0), BYE

WEST
#1 Richmond County (11-0), BYE
#8 Hough (7-4) vs. #9 Olympic (8-3)
#5 Ardrey Kell (10-1) vs. #12 Independence (6-5)
#4 Myers Park (11-0), BYE
#3 West Forsyth (10-1), BYE
#6 Pinecrest (9-2) vs. #11 Reagan (8-3)
#7 Butler (8-3) vs. #10 Vance (8-2)
#2 Mallard Creek (10-0-1), BYE

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