Randleman’s boys’ team holds the top seed among all Randolph County teams on the bracket for the basketball state playoffs.
The Tigers (23-1), who are Piedmont Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament champions, are the No. 2 seed in the Class 2A West Region.
Southwestern Randolph’s girls’ team is a No. 3 seed in the Class 2-A West Region.
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released the pairings and seeds Sunday night. First-round games are Tuesday night.
Boys
Randleman opens vs. No. 31 seed Forest Hills (12-14).
No. 27 seed Providence Grove (12-14) heads to No. 6 seed Lincoln Charter (17-9).
Class 1A teams Eastern Randolph and Uwharrie Charter Academy will open at home.
Eastern Randolph (16-8) holds the No. 7 seed and will welcome Mitchell (13-9). No. 16 seed UCA (18-9) matches up against No. 17 seed Murphy (14-11).
In Class 3A, Asheboro (15-8) is the No. 17 seed with a trip to No. 16 seed Northeast Guilford (18-7). This is a matchup of future conference colleagues based on proposals for upcoming realignment.
Girls
Southwestern Randolph will meet No. 30 seed Wilkes Central (7-16). The Cougars (25-1) are coming off their first loss of the season.
There will be a clash between PAC teams when No. 18 seed Providence Grove (17-8) goes to No. 15 seed Randleman (15-10).
Also in Class 2A, No. 20 seed Wheatmore (14-10) visits No. 13 seed Maiden (22-5).
In Class 1A, PAC Tournament champion UCA (22-7) is the No. 6 seed in the West Region, meaning a home date with No. 27 seed Murphy (11-16).
