By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — The NCHSAA Women’s Volleyball 4A West bracket has not yet been posted as “official” on the NCHSAA website, but MaxPreps.com has posted the pairings and, apparently, No. 7 seeded Watauga will host No. 26 Mooresville on Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Round 1 of the State Playoffs. The time for first serve is posted as 7 p.m. by MaxPreps.
Barring any 11th hour changes, according to a copy of the PRELIMINARY 4A West bracket obtained by High Country Sports earlier on Sunday, the winner of Watauga vs. Mooresville will play the winner of No. 10 Lake Norman and No. 23 Alexander County, meaning that a win by the Pioneers in Round 1 would bring a second home game to the High Country in Round 2.
All three Northwestern Conference 4A schools made the field, according to the preliminary brackets, including Watauga (No. 7), Alexander Central (No. 23) and South Caldwell (No. 31).
The 9-8 (overall) Watauga team will face an 8-11 Mooresville team that competes in the very strong, Greater Metro 4A Conference along with four other teams that are included in the 4A West playoffs. Those include No. 2 Cox Mill (19-3), No. 10 Lake Norman (17-3), No. 14 South Iredell (17-10), No. 19 Hickory Ridge (13-10) and No. 26 Mooresville (8-11). Understanding that three of the Greater Metro 4A representatives earned seeds in the top half of the 4A West bracket offers an indication of just how strong the Mooresville Blue Devils might prove to be.
The full PRELIMINARY pairings for the 4A West (subject to change once the pairings have been made official):
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- No. 1 Marvin Ridge vs. No. 32 Porter Ridge
- No. 16 Sun Valley vs. No. 17 Southwest Guilford
- No. 8 Myers Park vs. No. 25 North Mecklenburg
- No. 9 Butler vs. No. 24 East Mecklenburg
- No. 5 Hough vs. No. 28 Southeast Guilford
- No. 12 Northern Guilford vs. No. 21 Northwest Guilford
- No. 13 Weddington vs. No. 20 Ardrey Kell
- No. 4 Grimsley vs. No. 29 Mallard Creek
- No. 3 Reagan vs. No. 30 Asheville
- No. 14 South Iredell vs. No. 19 Hickory Ridge
- No. 6 T C Roberson vs. No. 27 East Forsyth
- No. 11 Cuthbertson vs. No. 22 Davie County
- No. 7 Watauga vs. No. 26 Mooresville
- No. 10 Lake Norman vs. No. 23 Alexander Central
- No. 15 West Forsyth vs. No. 18 Independence
- No. 2 Cox Mill vs. No. 31 South Caldwell
