High School Sports

Talking Preps: NCHSAA and NCISAA high school football playoff preview

On this week’s Talking Preps show, the crew previews the NCHSAA and NCISAA playoffs that begin Friday.

Some highlights:

Breakdowns of each public and private school bracket with expert commentary from the show regulars and Jim West, an eastern North Carolina football expert from Carolina Varsity.

Cameron Williams’ annual predictions for every game in every bracket.

After calling out Mallard Creek and. Chambers last week, Gary Richmond reveals who won “The Holler Championship of University City.”

Richmond also has a message about paying coaches in the postseason and Hopewell’s soccer team.

Sam Greiner, Jonathan Grice and Chris Hughes debate whether the NCHSAA should change its format to reveal playoff pairings as well as if the association made the right call in giving 8-2 Weddington a No. 1 seed.

This story was originally published November 1, 2023 at 6:30 AM with the headline "Talking Preps: NCHSAA and NCISAA high school football playoff preview."

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