Schools with multiple state championship such as Mount Airy, Shelby and James Kenan anchor the 2025 NCHSAA 3A football bracket. We’ll track every matchup and result as 48 teams battle through six rounds for a chance to raise a championship banner in December as 3A football’s best team.
✅ UPDATE 11/2 at 3:48 p.m. | The NCHSAA has posted its FINAL football playoff brackets for all classifications. View the 1A-8A brackets HERE. The MaxPreps interactive brackets below will auto-populate soon.
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🏆 3A Football Playoff Bracket 2025
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