(Courtesy: North Carolina High School Athletic Association)
TUESDAY GAMES IN WESTERN REGIONAL TOURNAMENT POSTPONED, RESCHEDULED
CHAPEL HILL—Games scheduled for Tuesday in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's Western Regional basketball tournament have been postponed and rescheduled.
Tuesday's games at the Greensboro Special Events Center and Fleming Gymnasium on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro have been rescheduled. That means that the 1-A women scheduled to play on Tuesday night will now play on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at each of the tournament sites, and the 2-A men scheduled to play Tuesday night will now play on Thursday, also at 5:30 p.m. at the two locations.
In the 1-A women’s Western bracket, Hiwassee Dam (28-5) will now face East Surry (25-5) at UNCG on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., while Kernersville Bishop McGuinness (26-4) plays Robbinsville (25-2) at the Greensboro Special Events Center at the same time.
On Thursday in 2-A men’s Western action, the schedule now has Shelby (26-2) against West Caldwell (22-6) at the Special Events Center in a 5:30 p.m. game while East Lincoln (26-4) takes on Ashe County (25-3) at UNCG at the same time. The finals for both of those classifications remain unchanged.
University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina, the city of Greenville and the Greenville Convention and Visitors Bureau are the Eastern Regional primary sponsors. The Greensboro Sports Commission and the Greensboro Convention and Visitors Bureau, along with UNC Greensboro and the Greensboro Coliseum, assist with the Western Regional.
The winners from the regional tournament games will advance to the state championship contests. The 95th men's championships and the 38th renewal of the women's finals will be held at the Dean E. Smith Center on the University of North Carolina campus and Reynolds Coliseum at North Carolina State University, scheduled for March 14. The 2-A and 4-A finals will be at the Smith Center while the 1-A and 3-A championships are set for Reynolds Coliseum.
On Monday, March 9, a press conference for the state championships will be held at the Radisson Research Triangle Park. The head coaches of each of the competing teams and other school officials will on hand to preview the upcoming games.
NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 2009 REGIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT--WITH REVISION
Eastern Regionals-Men
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, East Carolina University
Class 1-A
Wednesday, March 4, 7 p.m.: Weldon (26-1) vs. South Robeson (17-6)
Wednesday, March 4, 8:30 p.m.: Camden (25-3) vs. Pender (23-6)
Saturday, March 7, 3 p.m.: championship
Class 2-A
Thursday, March 5, 7 p.m.: South Brunswick (24-5) vs. Pittsboro Northwood (18-5)
Thursday, March 5, 8:30 p.m.: East Duplin (21-6) vs. Burlington Cummings (21-6)
Saturday, March 7, 5 p.m.: championship
Class 3-A
Friday, March 6, 7 p.m.: Northern Guilford (27-3) vs. Bertie (22-4)
Friday, March 6, 8:30 p.m.: Kinston (26-3) vs. Greensboro Dudley (26-3)
Saturday, March 7, 7 p.m.: championship
Class 4-A
Tuesday, March 3, 7 p.m.: Cary Panther Creek (28-2) vs. Fayetteville Jack Britt (24-6)
Tuesday, March 3, 8:30 p.m.: Raleigh Enloe (28-2) vs. Fayetteville Terry Sanford (26-3)
Saturday, March 7, 1 p.m.: championship
Eastern Regionals--Women
J.H. Rose High School, Greenville
Class 1-A
Tuesday, March 3, 7 p.m.: Weldon (25-2) vs. Manteo (24-5)
Tuesday, March 3, 8:30 p.m.: East Bladen (24-2) vs. East Columbus (24-4)
Saturday, March 7, 1 p.m.: championship
Class 2-A
Wednesday, March 4, 7 p.m.: Graham (26-1) vs. Jacksonville Northside (25-3)
Wednesday, March 4, 8:30 p.m.: Southwest Onslow (25-3) vs. Orange (20-6)
Saturday, March 7, 3 p.m.: championship
Class 3-A
Thursday, March 5, 7 p.m.: Winterville South Central (28-0) vs. Rockingham County (25-5)
Thursday, March 5, 8:30 p.m.: Greensboro Dudley (27-3) vs. Wilson Beddingfield (26-3)
Saturday, March 7, 5 p.m.: championship
Class 4-A
Friday, March 6, 7 p.m.: Hope Mills South View (28-1) vs. Durham Hillside (24-5)
Friday, March 6, 8:30 p.m.: Wilmington Hoggard (25-2) vs. Southeast Raleigh (24-2)
Saturday, March 7, 7 p.m.: championship
Western Regional-- Men
Class 1-A—Fleming Gym, UNC Greensboro
Friday, March 6, 7 p.m.: Kernersville Bishop McGuinness (28-2) vs. Hendersonville (17-9)
Friday, March 6, 8:30 p.m.: Cherryville (22-8) vs. South Stokes (12-15)
Saturday, March 7, 4 p.m.: championship
Class 2-A
Thursday, March 5, 5:30 p.m.: Shelby (26-2) vs. West Caldwell (22-6) at Greensboro Special Events Center
Thursday, March 5, 5:30 p.m.: East Lincoln (26-4) vs. Ashe County (25-3) at UNCG
Saturday, March 7, noon: championship at Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center
Class 3-A --Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center
Wednesday, March 4, 7 p.m: Concord (28-1) vs. Charlotte Catholic (13-15)
Wednesday, March 4, 8:30 p.m.: High Point T.W. Andrews (24-4) vs. Gastonia Forestview (23-6)
Saturday, March 7, 2 p.m.: championship
Class 4-A— Fleming Gym, UNC Greensboro
Thursday, March 5, 7 p.m.: Huntersville Hopewell (27-0) vs. Charlotte Ardrey Kell (21-8)
Thursday, March 5, 8:30 p.m.: Winston-Salem Mount Tabor (28-1) vs. Charlotte Myers Park (24-6)
Saturday, March 7, 4 p.m.: championship at Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center
Western Regional -- Women
Class 1-A: Fleming Gym, UNC Greensboro
Wednesday, March 4, 5:30 p.m.: Hiwassee Dam (28-5) vs. East Surry (25-5) at UNCG
Wednesday, March 4, 5:30 p.m.: Kernersville Bishop McGuinness (26-4) vs. Robbinsville (25-2) at Greensboro Special Events Center
Saturday, March 7, noon: championship at Fleming Gym, UNCG
Class 2-A: Fleming Gym, UNC Greensboro
Wednesday, March 4, 7 p.m.: East Davidson (30-0) vs. Sylva Smoky Mountain (24-3)
Wednesday, March 4, 8:30 p.m.: Mitchell (27-2) vs. Salisbury (26-3)
Saturday, March 7, 2 p.m.: championship
Class 3-A: Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center
Thursday, March 5, 7 p.m.: Statesville (26-3) vs. Asheville T.C. Roberson (25-4)
Thursday, March 5, 8:30 p.m.: Gastonia Forestview (25-4) vs. Concord (26-4)
Saturday, March 7, 6 p.m.: championship
Class 4-A: Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center
Friday, March 6, 7 p.m.: Matthews David Butler (29-1) vs. Charlotte Mallard Creek (22-6)
Friday, March 6, 8:30 p.m.: West Charlotte (25-3) vs. East Mecklenburg (25-4)
Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m.: championship
