As the NCHSAA football playoffs head into the fourth round, anticipation is high for thrilling matchups and historic achievements. Among the standout narratives is Tarboro's remarkable 16th consecutive post-Thanksgiving appearance, the longest streak in North Carolina. The Vikings, eyeing an eighth straight fourth-round presence, have been dominant in the East Regional, clinching the title six years in a row.

In a clash of resilience and ambition, Tarboro faces East Bladen, the No. 13 seed, marking their deepest playoff run since 2009. Wilson Prep, making only its second playoff appearance, is set for a post-Thanksgiving debut, while West Columbus looks to build on last year's near miss, determined to break through the fourth round after a hiatus since 1985.

Robbinsville, a familiar face in the fourth round with six appearances in the last decade, seeks redemption after falling short in the third round last season. North Rowan, making its first fourth-round appearance since 1992, aims to recapture the glory of its 1992 state runner-up finish.

In the 2A bracket, Clinton and Nash Central are making significant playoff strides, with Clinton making its first fourth-round appearance since 2019, and Nash Central celebrating its inaugural entry into the round. Whiteville, back after a 1987 2A Championship, showcases their resilience in the 1A Classification, while Northeastern returns for the seventh time since 2010.

The 3A bracket sees perennial contenders Havelock and Crest making their mark once again, with Havelock on its 14th fourth-round appearance and Crest in its 15th. Southern Alamance is set for its fourth-round debut, adding an element of unpredictability to the mix.

In the 4A bracket, Rolesville continues its dominance with a fourth consecutive appearance, while Cardinal Gibbons looks for redemption after last year's second-round exit. Butler, making its seventh fourth-round appearance, faces Independence, marking the Patriots' return after a hiatus since 2009.

The excitement is further amplified by the notable high-scoring encounters in the third round, setting the stage for a gripping fourth round. Notably, the clash between Nash Central and Hertford County produced a record-breaking combined score, securing its place in the NCHSAA Football Record Book.

As fans gear up for the upcoming matchups, the stage is set for a weekend of thrilling football action, where history will be made, and teams will battle for a coveted spot in the Regional Finals.

4A West

#1 Weddington 42, #32 Providence 7

#16 Chambers 45, #17 Northwest Guilford 20

#8 Roberson 42, #25 Reagan 21

#9 Myers Park 24, #24 Charlotte Catholic 42

#5 Hough 51, #28 Asheville 0

#12 Porter Ridge 41, #21 Cuthbertson 0

#13 Sun Valley 44, #20 Cox Mill 18

#4 Grimsley 54, #29 North Mecklenburg 0

#3 Mooresville 24, #30 A.L. Brown 18 (OT)

#14 Davie County 26, #19 Mt. Tabor 48

#6 Butler 49, #27 Alexander Central 7

#11 West Forsyth 32, #22 Ardrey Kell 15

#7 East Forsyth 42, #26 Page 6

#10 Lake Norman 0, #23 Independence 35

#15 Marvin Ridge 7, #18 Mallard Creek 41

#2 Watauga 54, #31 Hickory Ridge 34

4A East:

#1 Rolesville 62, #32 Swett 0

#16 Garner 19, #17 Wake Forest 42

#8 Jack Britt 9, #25 Fuquay-Varina 17

#9 Pine Forest 19, #24 Ashley 35

#5 Cardinal Gibbons 40, #28 Overhills 0

#12 Millbrook 28, #21 Heritage 21

#13 Clayton 55, #20 South View 20

#4 Pinecrest 45, #29 South Garner 31

#3 Hoggard 52, #30 Chapel Hill 0

#14 Holly Springs 21, #19 Jordan 42

#6 Apex Friendship 27, #27 Southeast Raleigh 6

#11 Laney 27, #22 Middle Creek 13

#7 Hillside 6, #26 New Hanover 23

#10 New Bern 51, #23 Apex 35

#15 Leesville Road 27, #18 Richmond Senior 0

#2 Cleveland 57, #31 Gray's Creek 13

3A West:

#1 Crest 53, #32 Parkwood 0

#16 Statesville 28, #17 South Point 27

#8 West Charlotte 21, #25 Northeast Guilford 0

#9 Hibriten 41, #24 Tuscola 40

#5 Jay M. Robinson 42, #28 North Davidson 0

#12 Northwest Cabarrus 52, #21 West Rowan 21

#13 Eastern Guilford 27, #20 Central Davidson 30

#4 Dudley 63, #29 West Iredell 14

#3 West Henderson 61, #30 Erwin 15

#14 Ledford 13, #19 East Lincoln 49

#6 Oak Grove 34, #27 Ashbrook 0

#11 Pisgah 35, #22 North Henderson 17

#7 A.C. Reynolds 45, #26 North Gaston 0

#10 Kings Mountain 37, #23 Smoky Mountain 7

#15 North Lincoln 50, #18 Rockingham County 7

#2 Hickory 51, #31 Hunter Huss 32

3A East:

#1 Havelock 62, #32 Dixon 0

#16 Cape Fear 33, #17 Western Alamance 13

#8 White Oak 19, #25 J.H. Rose 21

#9 North Brunswick 28, #24 Person 27

#5 Scotland County 48, #28 Rocky Mount 23

#12 Eastern Alamance 7, #21 Southern Durham 44

#13 Northern Nash 56, #20 Richlands 28

#4 Southern Nash 49, #29 Croatan 15

#3 Southern Alamance 44, #30 Orange 0

#14 Jacksonville 55, #19 C.B. Aycock 21

#6 Vance County 27, #27 Terry Sanford 34

#11 Harnett Central 42, #22 West Carteret 30

#7 Fike 43, #26 Southern Lee 21

#10 Currituck County 28, #23 South Johnston 21

#15 Williams 44, #18 Hunt 22

#2 Seventy-First 56, #31 Triton 7

2A West:

#1 Reidsville 58, #32 Madison 0

#16 West Stokes 19, #17 Southwestern Randolph 6

#8 Brevard 44, #25 Trinity 13

#9 North Stanly 34, #24 T.W. Andrews 32

#5 Monroe 63, #28 Bandys 13

#12 West Lincoln 53, #21 Chase 35

#13 Burns 63, #20 Pine Lake Prep 34

#4 Bunker Hill 61, #29 East Rutherford 7

#3 Community School of Davidson 38, #30 Lexington 16

#14 East Surry 42, #19 Providence Grove 13

#6 Randleman 43, #27 West Stanly 0

#11 Forest Hills 28, #22 Anson 7

#7 Shelby 62, #26 Mount Pleasant 14

#10 North Surry 21, #23 Lincolnton 35

#15 Maiden 31, #18 East Gaston 21

#2 Salisbury 55, #31 East Davidson 21

2A East:

#1 Clinton 64, #32 Kinston 12

#16 Beddingfield 18, #17 James Kenan 16

#8 Cummings 27, #25 Heide Trask 22

#9 Martin County, #24 Southeast Alamance 27

#5 Wallace-Rose Hill 55, #28 Greene Central 6

#12 Hertford 44, #21 S. Pauls 36

#13 West Craven 22, #20 North Pitt 12

#4 Nash Central 47, #29 Roanoke Rapids 8

#3 SouthWest Edgecombe 36, #30 Red Springs 13

#14 Farmville Central 42, #19 Southwest Onslow 35

#6 Whiteville 42, #27 South Granville 0

#11 East Duplin 41, #22 Eastern Wayne 18

#7 Princeton 63, #26 Camden County 20

#10 Louisburg 46, #23 Northwood 43

#15 Midway 13, #18 Holmes 38

#2 Northeastern 41, #31 North Johnston 21

1A West:

#1 Robbinsville 55, #32 Thomas Jefferson 7

#16 Mountain Island Charter 27, #17 Alleghany 22

#8 Bessemer City 52, #25 South Stanly 32

#9 Swain County 47, #24 Avery County 0

#5 Mountain Heritage 51, #28 Carver 6

#12 Starmount 35, #21 Cherokee 21

#13 Draughn 28, #20 Corvian Community 38

#4 North Rowan 63, #29 Elkin 19

#3 Eastern Randolph 68, #30 Cherryville 7

#14 Hayesville 28, #19 Christ the King 0

#6 Albemarle 49, #27 South Davidson 0

#11 Thomasville 49, #22 Andrews 6

#7 Bishop McGuinness 50, #26 South Stokes 8

#10 Murphy 57, #23 Polk County 21

#15 Mitchell 33, #18 East Wilkes 15

#2 Mount Airy 55, #31 Union Academy 3

1A East:

#1 Tarboro BYE

#17 Northampton 54, #16 Hobbton 36

#8 North Duplin 35, #25 Pamlico 27

#9 Southeast Halifax 66, #24 Union 0

#5 Bear Grass Charter BYE

#12 Rosewood 41, #21 Washington County 28

#13 East Bladen 57, #20 North Edgecombe 14

#4 Northside (Pinetown) BYE

#3 Wilson Prep BYE

#19 Weldon 20, #14 Gates County 14

#6 North Moore 28, #27 Chatham Central 0

#11 Bertie 34, #22 Southside 14

#7 Lakewood 60, #26 Northwest Halifax 16

#10 Perquimans 40, #23 East Columbus 6

#18 Pender 58, #15 Warren County 42

#2 West Columbus BYE

4A West:

#1 Weddington vs. #32 Providence

#16 Julius L. Chambers vs. #17 Northwest Guilford

#8 T.C. Roberson vs. #25 Reagan

#9 Myers Park vs. #24 Charlotte Catholic

#5 Hough vs. #28 Asheville

#12 Porter Ridge vs. #21 Cuthbertson

#13 Sun Valley vs. #20 Cox Mill

#4 Grimsley vs. #29 North Mecklenburg

#3 Mooresville vs. #30 A.L. Brown

#14 Davie County vs. #19 Mount Tabor

#6 Butler vs. #27 Alexander Central

#11 West Forsyth vs. #22 Ardrey Kell

#7 East Forsyth vs. #26 Page

#10 Lake Norman vs. #23 Independence

#15 Marvin Ridge vs. #18 Mallard Creek

#2 Watauga vs. #31 Hickory Ridge

4A East:

#1 Rolesville vs. #32 Purnell Swett

#16 Garner vs. #17 Wake Forest

#8 Jack Britt vs. #25 Fuquay-Varina

#9 Pine Forest vs. #24 Ashley

#5 Cardinal Gibbons vs. #28 Overhills

#12 Millbrook vs. #21 Heritage

#13 Clayton vs. #20 South View

#4 Pinecrest vs. #29 South Garner

#3 Hoggard vs. #30 Chapel Hill

#14 Holly Springs vs. #19 Jordan

#6 Apex Friendship vs. #27 Southeast Raleigh

#11 Laney vs. #22 Middle Creek

#7 Hillside vs. #26 New Hanover

#10 New Bern vs. #23 Apex

#15 Leesville Road vs. #18 Richmond Senior

#2 Cleveland vs. #31 Gray's Creek

3A West:

#1 Crest vs. #32 Parkwood

#16 Statesville vs. #17 South Point

#8 West Charlotte vs. #25 Northeast Guilford

#9 Hibriten vs. #24 Tuscola

#5 Jay M. Robinson vs. #28 North Davidson

#12 Northwest Cabarrus vs. #21 West Rowan

#13 Eastern Guilford vs. #20 Central Davidson

#4 Dudley vs. #29 West Iredell

#3 West Henderson vs. #30 Erwin

#14 Ledford vs. #19 East Lincoln

#6 Oak Grove vs. #27 Ashbrook

#11 Pisgah vs. #22 North Henderson

#7 A.C. Reynolds vs. #26 North Gaston

#10 Kings Mountain vs. #23 Smoky Mountain

#15 North Lincoln vs. #18 Rockingham County

#2 Hickory vs. #31 Hunter Huss

3A East:

#1 Havelock vs. #32 Dixon

#16 Cape Fear vs. #17 Western Alamance

#8 White Oak vs. #25 J.H. Rose

#9 North Brunswick vs. #24 Person

#5 Scotland County vs. #28 Rocky Mount

#12 Eastern Alamance vs. #21 Southern Durham

#13 Northern Nash vs. #20 Richlands

#4 Southern Nash vs. #29 Croatan

#3 Southern Alamance vs. #30 Orange

#14 Jacksonville vs. #19 C.B. Aycock

#6 Vance County vs. #27 Terry Sanford

#11 Harnett Central vs. #22 West Carteret

#7 Fike vs. #26 Southern Lee

#10 Currituck County vs. #23 South Johnston

#15 Williams vs. #18 Hunt

#2 Seventy-First vs. #31 Triton

2A West:

#1 Reidsville vs. #32 Madison

#16 West Stokes vs. #17 Southwestern Randolph

#8 Brevard vs. #25 Trinity

#9 North Stanly vs. #24 T.W. Andrews

#5 Monroe vs. #28 Bandys

#12 West Lincoln vs. #21 CHASE

#13 Burns vs. #20 Pine Lake Prep

#4 Bunker Hill vs. #29 East Rutherford

#3 Community School of Davidson vs. #30 Lexington

#14 East Surry vs. #19 Providence Grove

#6 Randleman vs. #27 West Stanly

#11 Forest Hills vs. #22 Anson

#7 Shelby vs. #26 Mount Pleasant

#10 North Surry vs. #23 Lincolnton

#15 Maiden vs. #18 East Gaston

#2 Salisbury vs. #31 East Davidson

2A East:

#1 Clinton vs. #32 Kinston

#16 Beddingfield vs. #17 James Kenan

#8 Cummings vs. #25 Heide Trask

#9 Martin County vs. #24 Southeast Alamance

#5 Wallace-Rose Hill vs. #28 Greene Central

#12 Hertford County vs. #21 St. Pauls

#13 West Craven vs. #20 North Pitt

#4 Nash Central vs. #29 Roanoke Rapids

#3 SouthWest Edgecombe vs. #30 Red Springs

#14 Farmville Central vs. #19 Southwest Onslow

#6 Whiteville vs. #27 South Granville

#11 East Duplin vs. #22 Eastern Wayne

#7 Princeton vs. #26 Camden County

#10 Louisburg vs. #23 Northwood

#15 Midway vs. #18 Holmes

#2 Northeastern vs. #31 North Johnston

1A West:

#1 Robbinsville vs. #32 Thomas Jefferson

#16 Mountain Island Charter vs. #17 Alleghany

#8 Bessemer City vs. #25 South Stanly

#9 Swain County vs. #24 Avery County

#5 Mountain Heritage vs. #28 Carver

#12 Starmount vs. #21 Cherokee

#13 Draughn vs. #20 Corvian Community

#4 North Rowan vs. #29 Elkin

#3 Eastern Randolph vs. #30 Cherryville

#14 Hayesville vs. #19 Christ the King

#6 Albemarle vs. #27 South Davidson

#11 Thomasville vs. #22 Andrews

#7 Bishop McGuinness vs. #26 South Stokes

#10 Murphy vs. #23 Polk County

#15 Mitchell vs. #18 East Wilkes

#2 Mount Airy vs. #31 Union Academy

1A East:

#1 Tarboro BYE

#16 Hobbton vs. #17 Northampton

#8 North Duplin vs. #25 Pamlico County

#9 Southeast Halifax vs. #24 Union

#5 Bear Grass Charter BYE

#12 Rosewood vs. #21 Washington County

#13 East Bladen vs. #20 North Edgecombe

#4 Northside (Pinetown) BYE

#3 Wilson Prep BYE

#14 Gates County vs. #19 Weldon

#6 North Moore vs. #27 Chatham Central

#11 Bertie vs. #22 Southside

#7 Lakewood vs. #26 Northwest Halifax

#10 Perquimans vs. #23 East Columbus

#15 Warren County vs. #18 Pender

#2 West Columbus BYE