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The East Lincoln and Lincoln Charter girls and the Lincolnton, Lincoln Charter & North Lincoln boys basketball teams will all play home games in round one of the NCHSAA basketball playoffs this Tuesday (Feb. 27th).  The West Lincoln, Maiden, Bandys, North Lincoln & Fred T. Foard girls and Maiden & Bandys boys also made the playoffs, but will play road games in round one.   

Hickory's boys, who went unbeaten during the regular season and WFAC conference tournament got the #1 west seed in the boys 3A playoffs, but the East Lincoln girls, who lost only one non-conference game while winning 26 times, were seeded #3 in the girls 3A playoffs.

Here is the round one schedule for area teams with their bracket seeding.

2A Girls

West Lincoln (32) @ North Wilkes (1)

Burns (25) @ Andrews (8)

Pine Lake Prep (24) @ Shelby (9)

Maiden (21) @ Lincoln Charter (12)

Bandys (20) @ East Surry (13)

3A girls

Forestview (30) @ East Lincoln (3)

North Lincoln (18) @ Northwest Cabarrus (15)

Fred T. Foard (27) @ Stuart Cramer (6)

Crest (17) @ Dudley (16)

St. Stephens (24) @ Piedmont (9)

Hickory (22) @ Hibriten (11)

2A boys

Surry Central (17) @ Lincolnton (16)

Brevard (25) @ Shelby (8)

Burns (27) @ Randleman (6) 

East Gaston (22) @ West Caldwell (11)

Bandys (23) @ North Stanly (10)

Maiden (18) @ Lincoln Charter (15)

West Stanly (30) @ Newton-Conover (3)

3A boys

West Charlotte (32) @ Hickory (1)

Franklin (17) @ North Lincoln (16)

East Lincoln (25) @ Piedmont (8)

South Point (24) @ Freedom (9)

Statesville (28) @ Crest (5)

Concord (21) @ Ashbrook (12)

Northwest Cabarrus (22) @ Kings Mtn. (11)

Hunter Huss (18) @ North Henderson (15)

1A girls

Highland Tech (21) @ Piedmont Community (12)

Mtn. Island Charter (29) @ Albemarle (4)

Bessemer City (22) @ Uwharrie (11)

1A boys

Highland Tech (32) @ South Stokes (1)

Mtn. Island Charter (23) @ Hiwassee (10)

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