Girls host, boys travel as state tournament begins Tuesday

Published 8:30 am Sunday, February 19, 2023

By Steve Barnes

Southside’s Ka’Nyah O’Neal starts her final 1A state tournament at home Tuesday. (Steve Barnes/Washington Daily News)
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The Northside and Southside girls will host 1A state basketball tournament first round games Tuesday, while the Washington and Southside boys hit the road.

The Seahawks girls (22-6) drew the seventh seed in 1A and host #26 Eno River Academy Tuesday at 6 p.m. If Southside wins, they host the #10 Cape Hatteras-#21 Union winner Thursday.

#12 Northside (17-6) hosts #21 East Wake Academy (9-11) Tuesday at 6 p.m. The winner plays the Perquimans (5)-Columbia (28) winner Thursday.

Falls Lake Academy (27-0) is the top seed in 1A.

On the boys side, Southside (9-16) is the 31st seed and will travel to second-seeded Wilson Prep (21-7) Tuesday.

Bertie HS is the top seed in 1A boys.

Washington (13-13) is the #22 seed in 2A and will travel to #11 Princeton (21-3) The winner faces the winner of #6 Heide Trask and #27 Wallace Rose Hill.

Farmville Central is the top seed in the 2A boys tournament.

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