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Top seeds Reidsville, Tarboro and Robbinsville advance in NC high school football playoffs

A handful of second-round games were played Thursday night; The rest of the slate comes Friday

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November 10, 2023

The second round of the NCHSAA football state playoffs will begin on Thursday, Nov. 9 and will continue on Nov. 10.

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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