The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has announced the venues for the 2025 fall sports championships — and the football finals are headed to three North Carolina college stadiums.
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The NCHSAA Football Championships will be played at Kenan Stadium (UNC Chapel Hill), Durham County Memorial Stadium and Helen & Leonard Moretz Stadium on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory.
Kenan Stadium will host four games, bringing its all-time total to 88 championship contests dating back to 1929. Durham County Memorial Stadium and Lenoir-Rhyne’s Moretz Stadium will each host two title games, marking their first time serving as championship venues.
Moretz Stadium (capacity 7,500) is home to the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears, while Durham County Memorial Stadium (capacity 8,500) serves as home field for the Shaw Bears and will also host the 2025 CIAA Championship Game in a few weeks.
In recent years, the NCHSAA has rotated championship games among several ACC and FBS venues, including NC State’s Carter-Finley Stadium and Duke’s Wallace Wade Stadium. Classifications and kickoff times for each championship site will be announced later.
🗓️ Three Weeks Remain in the Regular Season
With only three weeks left in the high school football regular season, playoff positioning is heating up across the state. Teams are jockeying for seeding as the NCHSAA postseason quickly approaches. For the latest schedules and links to weekly high school scoreboards, visit our NC High School Football Scoreboard Hub.
🏆 Key NCHSAA Football Playoff Dates – 2025
When will the NCHSAA football playoff brackets be released?
📅 Monday, November 3, 2025
2025 NCHSAA Football Playoff Schedule
- November 7 – First Round (higher seed hosts)
- November 14 – Second Round (higher seed hosts)
- November 21 – Third Round (higher seed hosts)
- November 28 – Fourth Round (higher seed hosts)
- December 5 – Regional Finals (higher seed hosts)
- December 11–13 – State Championships (neutral sites)
NC Football News will post full playoff brackets and championship game details as soon as pairings are officially released.
