By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — Fresh off the team’s Northwestern Conference tournament championship over top-seeded South Caldwell, Watauga High School was awarded the No. 18 seed in the 32-team, 4A West bracket for the North Carolina state playoffs. The Pioneers will go on the road to face No. 15 Ragsdale High School, in Jamestown, N.C., a southwestern suburb of Greensboro, with first pitch slated for 6 p.m.
On the strength of their 23-2 overall record, 10-0 in regular season Northwestern Conference play, South Caldwell earned the No. 2 seed and will face No. 31 Southeast Guilford. The winner of that Round 1 pairing will face the winner of Ragsdale and Watauga in Round 2.
In other 4A West bracket pairings of interest:
- No. 1 Cuthbertson will face No. 32 Glenn High School
- No. 17 Alexander Central travels to No. 16 Sun Valley
- No. 12 Reagan HS hosts No. 21 Hickory Ridge
- No. 13 Asheville faces No. 20 South Iredell
- No. 3 TC Roberson goes against No. 30 Northwest Guilford
- No. 14 Charlotte Catholic will be challenged by No. 19 East Forsyth
In 3A West pairings of interest:
- No. 8 Hibriten vs. No. 25 Lake Norman Charter School
- No. 21 Hickory travels to No. 12 North Iredell
- No. 3 Tuscola hosts No. 30 Ashe County
- No. 6 AC Reynolds vs. No. 27 Pisgah HS
- No. 23 St. Stephens is on the road @ No. 10 West Mecklenburg
In 2A West pairings of interest:
- No. 9 Maiden vs. No. 24 Community School of Davidson
- No. 5 Lincoln Charter School vs. No. 28 West Wilkes
- No. 4 Burns vs. No. 29 Newton-Conover
In 1A West pairings of interest:
- No. 25 Mitchell will be at No. 8 Hayesville
- No 12 East Wilkes vs. No. 21 South Stokes
- No. 31 Elkin @ No. 2 South Stanly
