Most Randolph County football teams receive byes for state playoffs

There will be no high school football this week in Randolph County.

All except one of the postseason-qualifying football teams received first-round byes and will begin their quests in the state playoffs with home games Nov. 14. The other team, Wheatmore, will be on the road this week.

The new format that includes eight classifications means that at least 16 teams in each class – eight in the East Region and eight in the West Region – receive first-round byes.

Three teams from the county are in the Class 3A West Region.

Eastern Randolph (8-2) is the Four Rivers Conference champion and Providence Grove (8-2) won the Central Carolina 3-A Conference.

Eastern Randolph is the No. 3 seed, awaiting the winner between No. 14 seed Black Mountain Owen and No. 19 seed Union Academy.

Providence Grove holds the No. 5 seed, with a second-round home game against either 12th-seeded West Davidson or 21st-seeded Madison. West Davidson (7-3) was the second-place team in the Central Carolina 3-A Conference, losing 23-22 at home to Providence Grove on Oct. 3.

Wheatmore (2-8) is also on that Class 3A bracket as the No. 22 seed, meaning a trip Friday night to No. 11 seed West Wilkes. The winner will visit sixth-seeded Walkertown.

Trinity (1-9) didn’t qualify for the playoffs.

In Class 4A, fifth-seeded Randleman and eighth-seeded Southwestern Randolph are in the East Region.

Randleman (7-3) will welcome the winner between No. 12 seed North Pitt and No. 21 seed Burlington Cummings.

Southwestern Randolph (7-3) will play either ninth-seeded Eastern Wayne or No. 24 seed Anson.

In Class 6A West Region, Asheboro (7-3) holds the No. 6 seed and will be matched up against either No. 11 Greensboro Dudley or No. 22 seed Kernersville Glenn. It could mean a rematch from last year of Asheboro’s 55-0 first-round loss at Greensboro Dudley.