NCHSAA Soccer Pairings released, first game set for Saturday

Two local soccer teams will continue their season in the playoffs.

Greene Central and North Lenoir received their Eastern bracket seeds for the NCHSAA 2A state playoffs Wednesday. The Rams (16-4) shared the Eastern Carolina Conference title with Washington, but received the higher seed due to a tiebreaker. Greene Central will host Pasquotank County (8-4-2) as the No. 8 seed while the Pam Pack (15-4) will be the No. 15 team and welcome No. 18 Wilson Beddingfield (11-4-2).

The third powerhouse in the ECC, North Lenoir (13-6-1) will start its playoff run on the road. The Hawks got a No. 28 seed and will face No. 5 Carrboro.

The first round of the playoffs is scheduled for Saturday, with the second round set for Tuesday and the third round Thursday. Times are yet to be determined.