2019 NCHSAA BASKETBALL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES CHAPEL HILL - The pairings for the 2019 NCHSAA Regional Basketball Championships have been set. There will be a press confer- ence and championship information session for the State Championships on Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in RTP (4810 Page Creek Ln.; Durham, NC 27703). Breakfast and registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. with the press conference beginning at 9:30 a.m. Media outlets seeking to broadcast an NCHSAA Playoff game live must submit the online Broadcast Post-Season Request Form by visit- ing the Media section of the NCHSAA’s website. All forms must be completed at least 24-hours prior to the start of the contest. A list of approved broadcasts will be posted on the NCHSAA Homepage on game day. Rights fees for the broadcast are made payable to the host school of the contest and must be paid prior to the start of a broadcast. The State Championship Games will be contested on Saturday, March 16th at NCSU’s Reynolds Coliseum and UNC’s Dean Smith Center. Play is scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon. Tickets to the Championships can be purchased at the gate, or digital tickets can be purchased in advance through the NCHSAA’s partner- ship with GoFan. Tickets are $15.00 for the State Championships if purchased at the venue. The 2019 NCHSAA Basketball Championships will be broadcast live by Sinclair Broadcasting. The full schedule of games and affiliates across the state can be found by visiting our website, www.NCHSAA.org and visiting the basketball page, once it becomes available. All Regional Finals will be contested on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Each game will stream live on the NFHS Network with monthy passes for $9.95 per month. A subscription purchased this week will allow you to watch Basketball Regional Finals and all State Championships in the NCHSAA. 1A MEN’S BASKETBALL REGIONAL FINALS PAIRINGS East West #1 Washington County (26-1) vs. #2 Henderson Collegiate (30-2), 4:00 p.m. #3 North Rowan (28-2) vs. #9 Bishop McGuinness (22-8), 6:00 p.m. Site: Minges Coliseum, East Carolina University, Greenville Site: Tarlton Complex, Catawba Valley Comm. College, Hickory 1A WOMEN’S BASKETBALL REGIONAL FINALS PAIRINGS East West #1 Pamlico County (27-2) vs. #2 East Carteret (22-3), 2:00 p.m. #1 East Surry (26-2) vs. #3 Murphy (26-4), 2:00 p.m. Site: Capel Arena, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville Site: Shuford Gymnasium, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory 2A MEN’S BASKETBALL REGIONAL FINALS PAIRINGS East West #1 Farmville Central (30-0) vs. #2 Greene Central (23-7) 2:00 p.m. #1 East Lincoln (29-2) vs. #2 Forest Hills (28-2), 12:00 p.m. Site: Minges Coliseum, East Carolina University, Greenville Site: Tarlton Complex, Catawba Valley Comm. College, Hickory 2A WOMEN’S BASKETBALL REGIONAL FINALS PAIRINGS East West #1 Farmville Central (26-0) vs. #3 Kinston (25-5), 12:00 p.m. #1 Mountain Heritage (27-0) vs. #3 Forbush (27-3), 4:00 p.m. Site: Minges Coliseum, East Carolina University, Greenville Site: Shuford Gymnasium, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory 3A MEN’S BASKETBALL REGIONAL FINALS PAIRINGS East West #3 Eastern Alamance (29-1) vs. #4 Walter M. Williams (26-3), 4:00 p.m. #1 Southwest Guilford (30-0) vs. #2 Cox Mill (28-2), 12:00 p.m. Site: Capel Arena, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville Site: Shuford Gymnasium, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory 3A WOMEN’S BASKETBALL REGIONAL FINALS PAIRINGS East West #1 E.E. Smith (30-1) vs. #2 Southeast Guilford (26-3), 6:00 p.m. #2 Freedom (30-1) vs. #4 Cuthbertson (28-3), 4:00 p.m. Site: Capel Arena, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville Site: Tarlton Complex, Catawba Valley Comm. College, Hickory 4A MEN’S BASKETBALL REGIONAL FINALS PAIRINGS East West #1 Millbrook (27-1) vs. #3 South Central (28-1), 6:00 p.m. #6 West Charlotte (24-6) vs. #9 R.J. Reynolds (22-6), 6:00 p.m. Site: Minges Coliseum, East Carolina University, Greenville Site: Shuford Gymnasium, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory 4A WOMEN’S BASKETBALL REGIONAL FINALS PAIRINGS East West #2 Southeast Raleigh (24-5) vs. #5 Cary (20-8), 12:00 p.m. #2 West Forsyth (25-3) vs. #4 Butler (28-2), 2:00 p.m. Site: Capel Arena, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville Site: Tarlton Complex, Catawba Valley Comm. College, Hickory Live video of all eight Championship Games available on the NFHS Network www.NFHSNetwork.com/NCHSAA 2018 Women’s Championship Retrospectives 1A Women: Mount Airy rolls past Pamlico 69-32 to second 2A Women: North Pitt nabs their third title with 63-42 win over straight title North Wilkes RALEIGH, N.C. – Mount Airy and Pamlico County faced off in the 1A CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Pitt never trailed North Wilkes as the Women’s Basketball State Championship Game for the second year Panthers powered their way to a 63-42 victory over the Vikings in the 2A Women’s Basketball Championship. The Panthers claimed the cylinders on their way to a 69-32 victory and a second straight state school’s third State Championship in Women’s Basketball. inchampionship. a row, and once again the Granite Bears came out firing on all Nyjanique Langley was the star two years ago for North Pitt in their Jo Snow put the Bears on her back early, scoring 13 of her team’s 2016 2A Championship victory, and she had another big game in this year’s game. Langley exploded for 33 points, snatching 16 rebounds quarter. Snow went on to score a game-high 27 points with four on her way to her second Kay Yow 2A Women’s Basketball Champi- firststeals 15 and points a pair as ofMount assists Airy as sheran wasout to named a 21-10 the lead Kay after Yow theMost first onship Most Valuable Player award. Valuable Player of the 1A Women’s Basketball Championship Game. Mount Airy clamped down on the defensive end even tighter in - the second half as the Granite Bears held Pamlico to just 11 points Langleyures with also 11 chippedpoints. Ashanti in six assists, Hines manyplayed of tough them defense finding andCasandra scored Watson who was the lone Panther that joined Langley in double-fig grabbed a team-leading six rebounds on her way to being named Pitt’s Most Outstanding Player. inthe the Granite final 16Bears minutes. Most OutstandingShaunae Sawyers Player. added nine points and five points to go with her four rebounds as she was named North North Wilkes kept the game within striking distance most of the way, trailing by 10 or less for much of the game before an explosive fourth scoring 13 points and grabbing 3 rebounds. Arry Ward chipped in quarter by the Panthers that saw them outscore North Wilkes 22-9 in Asheraheight points Smith to golanded with inher double-figures four rebounds. for Mount Airy as well, - standing Player with 11 points and three rebounds to go along with Pamlico County never really got going offensively, as the Hurricanes theher finalthree frame. assists. Victoria Young was named the Vikings Most Out turned the ball over 27 times in the game while forcing only 15 turnovers by Mount Airy. Jainaya Jones was named the Hurricanes Most Outstanding Player as she led the team with 17 points, playing Valley 1A/2A Conference and winners of the Western Regional Finals North Wilkes finished the season 28-4, champions of the Mountain- Eastern Regional Champions for the second year in a row. pearance all-time in an NCHSAA State Championship game. the whole 32 minutes. The Hurricanes finished the season 26-2, as for the first time in school history. The Vikings made their first ap Mount Airy closed the books on their second straight 1A Women’s North Pitt closed the year at 26-5, winning the school’s third state Basketball Championship victory, ending the season with a 27-2 re- championship. It was the Panther’s second title in the last three cord. The Bears claimed their second all-time Women’s Basketball years. championship and maintained a streak of 13-straight 1A Women’s championships won by Northwest 1A Conference Schools. 1 2 3 4 - Total 1 2 3 4 - Total Pamlico Co. (26-2) 10 11 2 9 - 32 North Pitt (26-5) 18 10 13 22 - 63 Mount Airy (27-2) 21 19 17 12 - 69 North Wilkes (28-4) 9 11 13 9 - 42 Pamlico County Pts FT Reb Ast Blk St North Pitt Pts FT Reb Ast Blk St Jai. Jones 17 4-5 3 2 0 3 C. Dudley 5 0-0 2 3 0 3 N. Langley 33 5-7 16 6 0 1 M. Maher 9 1-2 6 0 0 0 A. Kerns 0 0-0 4 0 0 0 H. Davis 0 0-0 6 0 1 1 C. Watson 11 4-4 7 1 2 1 Z. Davis 0 0-0 2 0 0 1 A. Hines 5 0-2 4 2 0 1 H. Brooks 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 T.. Williams 4 0-0 4 0 0 1 C. Ricci 0 0-0 0 0 1 0 G. Meeks 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 Jak. Jones 0 0-2 1 1 0 0 N. Newton 4 0-0 0 0 0 1 A. Anderson 0 0-0 6 0 0 2 T. Frizzell 6 0-0 0 0 0 0 D. Jones 0 0-0 1 0 1 0 North Wilkes Pts FT Reb Ast Blk St Mount Airy Pts FT Reb Ast Blk St V.