1A East: Excelsior Classical Academy 10, North East Carolina Prep 1

No. 16 Excelsior Classical Academy dominated No. 17 North East Carolina Prep to advance to the second round.

The Flying Lions will play at No. 1 Falls Lake next.


2A East: Voyager Academy 9, Gates County 0

No. 9 Voyager Academy outscored No. 24 Gates County 7-0 in the opening half of its first round win.

Seven Vikings scored a goal with junior Hakim Bustilo and senior Jamin Smith each logging two scores. Bustilo recorded an assist, and senior Elliot McMurry led the team with two assists.

Voyager Academy will play at No. 8 Union in the second round Thursday.


2A East: Roxboro Community 6, Eno River Academy 1

No. 15 Eno River Academy struggled to limit the impact of senior Ethan Hughes in a loss to No. 18 Roxboro Community.

Hughes notched a hat trick and two assists. Jax Oliver, the Bulldogs’ senior goalkeeper, recorded five saves against six shots on goal.

Eno River Academy finished the season with a 13-8-1 record.


5A East: Southern Nash 2, Durham School of the Arts 1

No. 20 Durham School of the Arts lost a close battle to No. 13 Southern Nash. The Bulldogs finished the year 6-11-3 overall.


5A East: Cedar Ridge 2, Orange 1

No. 14 Cedar Ridge eliminated its cross-town and conference rival No. 19 Orange.

After an early score, Orange held on to 1-0 lead through the end of the first half. The Fighting Red Wolves took over the game with two scores from senior Luke Atkinson and senior Andy Torija. Atkinson also logged an assist. Senior goalkeeper Cameron Gallimore led the defensive effort with 10 saves.

Cedar Ridge will play at No. 3 Richlands in the second round.

Orange ended its season with a 7-11-4 overall record.


6A East: Felton Grove 1, Northern Durham 0

No. 16 Felton Grove only needed one to beat No. 17 Northern Durham.

Junior Levi Wiseman assisted junior Chase Fallon for the Galaxy’s game-winning score.

Northern Durham ended the year with an 8-8-2 overall record.


6A East: East Chapel Hill 13, Scotland 0

No. 11 East Chapel Hill scored 13 goals in the first half to advance past No. 22 Scotland.

The Wildcats scored within the first 20 seconds of play and led 5-0 after 10 minutes with the help of two goals each from junior Noah Filiano and senior Leo Slebos. East Chapel Hill will play at No. 6 Northern Nash in the second round.


7A East: Riverside 4, Jack Britt 1

No. 17 Riverside outscored No. 16 Jack Britt 3-1 in the first half to pull off the playoff win on the road.

Junior Ollie Maurer-Cohen scored a team-best two goals. Senior Lithemba Ncaca and junior Cristian Lanza notched the other scores.

Jack Britt struck first in the 24th minute of the first half. Ncaca tied the game with under nine minutes left in the period, and that was immediately followed by Maurer-Cohen’s first goal off a Jack Britt mistake. Shortly after, Maurer-Cohen landed a shot from far left of the net to cap the run with just under seven minutes left until halftime. Lanza scored the final goal in the second half.

Riverside will at No. 1 New Hanover in the second round.


7A East: Southern Durham 4, D.H. Conley 2

No. 15 Southern Durham scored two goals in each half to beat No. 15 D.H. Conley.

The Spartans saw goals from senior Raul Mayorga, senior Chris Funez, junior Armando Campos and junior Ben Setser.

Southern Durham will play at No. 2 Heritage in the second round.


8A West: Garinger 4, Jordan 0

No. 10 Jordan fell to No. 7 Garinger 4-0 in the first round.

The Falcons were shut out in their second straight game. They ended their season with a 9-8-5 overall record.



Second round matchups (Thursday)

1A East: No. 16 Excelsior Classical Academy at No. 1 Falls Lake Academy; No. 13 Discover Charter at No. 4 Ascend Leadership Academy; River Mill at No. 2 Woods Charter
2A East: No. 9 Voyager Academy at No. 8 Union; No. 11 Lakewood at No. 6 Research Triangle
3A East: No. 9 Midway at No. 8 Northwood; No. 14 Goldsboro at No. 3 NCSSM-Durham
4A East: No. 13 East Duplin at No. 4 Jordan-Matthews; No. 14 North Lenoir at No. 3 Carrboro
5A East: No. 21 West Carteret at No. 5 Seaforth; No. 14 Cedar Ridge at No. 3 Richlands
6A East: No. 11 East Chapel Hill at No. 6 Northern Nash
7A East: No. 17 Riverside at No. 1 New Hanover; No. 13 Smithfield-Selma at No. 4 Chapel Hill; No. 15 Southern Durham at No. 2 Heritage