Due to projected wintry weather in North Carolina this week, the high school basketball playoffs seeding timetable and the schedule for individual state wrestling championships has changed.
"After monitoring the forecast for inclement weather scheduled to arrive on Wednesday, consulting with the Greensboro Coliseum staff and discussing with the multiple parties needed to conduct the wrestling tournament, we settled on a change in the wrestling schedule in the interest of safety for all of those involved," North Carolina High School Athletic Association Commissioner Que Tucker said in a press release on Tuesday.
The NCHSAA also pushed back when basketball seeds will be set for playoffs from Saturday to Sunday. The change is aimed to allow conference tournaments to be completed after any weather postponements. Schools and conferences now will have until 11:59 p.m. on Saturday to report information for seeding, according to the press release.
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Some local conferences opted to alter their basketball tournament schedules ahead of time, with some holding first-round games on Monday and second-round games late Tuesday ahead of the impending weather.
In the Mountain 3A/4A Conference Tournament, the No. 2 McDowell boys defeated No. 7 Asheville on Monday while the No. 1 Lady Titans enjoyed a first-round bye.
Six of Burke County’s 10 varsity basketball teams won games on Monday.
The NCHSAA’s individual wrestling state championships now will take place from Saturday through Monday in Greensboro, the release said.
On Saturday, registration opens at 11 a.m. and will be followed by girls weigh-ins at 11:30 a.m., girls first-round matches at 1 p.m., 3A boys weigh-ins at 1:30 p.m., 3A boys first-round matches at 3 p.m., 4A boys weigh-ins at 3:30 p.m., 4A boys first-round matches at 5 p.m., 2A boys weigh-ins at 5:30 p.m., the first round for 2A boys at 7 p.m., and first-round consolation for 2A, 3A and 4A boys and all girls at 9 p.m.
On Sunday, the coliseum will open to wrestlers at 11 a.m. with all classes weighing in at noon. Quarterfinals for all classes will start at 1:30 p.m., followed by second consolations for 2A, 3A and 4A boys and all girls at 3:30 p.m., then semifinals for all classes at 6 p.m.
On Monday, the coliseum will open for wrestlers at 7 a.m., with all classes weighing in at 7:30 a.m. Matches starting at 9 a.m. will include first consolations for 1A boys, third consolations for 2A, 3A and 4A boys and all girls, consolation semifinals for all classes, and third- and fifth-place consolations.
The parade of champions and the championship finals will be held at 4 p.m.
