The announcement comes just one day after the All American and United 8 Conference champions were crowned, with Seventy-First boys winning a fourth straight league title, Terry Sanford girls named co-champs and ready to defend their 3A East Regional championship and Jack Britt girls lighting up the U8 playoffs with a run to their third title in five years.

The brackets for the second round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 2025 high school basketball playoffs are set, preparing the way for Friday's games. The second round tips off on Feb.

After losing its first two games of the season to 13-seed Washington, 20-seed Greene Central ended the Pam Pack's season with a 64-60 win in the first round. 24-seed Seaforth went on the road to defeat 9-seed Franklin Academy 62-55.