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The Patriots are 10-1 overall and will play Asheville Christian on Saturday night in its tournament championship game

The Titans' star forward Rylan Perkins dropped in a season-high 31 to secure an 87-49 win over East Burke

With the number of teams shrinking from more than 110 schools per classification to less than 60 (and only 32 in the case of 8A), there will be some changes in where the East/West line falls across each class, which will affect individual sports most certainly. It would also matter to bracketed sports if we retain the current model of defining East/West ahead of creating the field.

These are the projections for the 4A West bracket for the 2025 NCHSAA girls basketball playoffs.

Mallard Creek head girls basketball coach Karlyn Dixon breaks down the Mavericks' 13-point come-from-behind win at North Mecklenburg on January 3, 2025

Mallard Creek overcame a 13-point deficit to defeat North Mecklenburg 54-52 on the road

North Mecklenburg head boys basketball coach Duane Lewis breaks down the Vikings 91-56 win over Mallard Creek and looks forward to the second half of the team's schedule

The Lakewood girls stayed undefeated with 23 points from Alexis Rhodes (seven 3s) and 22 from Areona McKoy as the Leopards defeated Midway 50-20.

Lakewood's boys avenged their only loss of the year as Cameron Williams scored 15, Jaziah Brunson had 12, and freshman Xavier Hall had 9 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 blocks in a 54-47 win over Midway

In the fourth annual 252 vs. 919 Showcase Bowl, the 252 defeated the 919 by a score of 21-10. A late scoop-and-score by Farmville Central's Ja'Quez Dixon sealed the victory.