Three top-seeded teams earned comfortable victories Thursday night as the second round of the North Carolina high school football playoffs got under way.
Reidsville cruised to a 42-7 win over West Stokes in the 2A West bracket, while Robbinsville earned a 40-7 triumph over Mountain Island Charter in the 1A West tournament. The other top seed to play Thursday, Tarboro, beat Northampton County 48-0 in the 1A East bracket.
Two No. 2 seeds also advanced with Thursday wins. Salisbury topped Maiden 40-0 in the 2A West. Northeastern blitzed Holmes 55-28 in the 2A East.
Shelby, seeded seventh in the 2A West, beat Lincolnton 41-21. Lakewood, seventh in the 1A East, edgedd Perquimans 35-28.
The rest of the second-round games are scheduled for Friday night across the state.
| Nov. 9 | 18 Holmes | 28 | @ 2 Northeastern | 55 |
| Nov. 9 | 23 Lincolnton | 21 | @ 7 Shelby | 41 |
| Nov. 9 | 15 Maiden | 0 | @ 2 Salisbury | 40 |
| Nov. 9 | 16 Mountain Island Charter | 7 | @ 1 Robbinsville | 40 |
| Nov. 9 | 17 Northampton County | 0 | @ 1 Tarboro | 48 |
| Nov. 9 | 10 Perquimans | 28 | @ 7 Lakewood | 35 |
| Nov. 9 | 16 West Stokes | 7 | @ 1 Reidsville | 42 |
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