By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Two-time defending champion Western Alamance received a No. 1 seed for the state playoffs in boys’ soccer.
The Warriors, who compete in Class 5-A, and several other teams from Alamance County will have byes into the second round.
First-round games are Monday night and second-round games are set for Thursday.
Here’s a look at seeds and pairings for area teams:
Class 6-A
Williams is seeded No. 5, meaning a bye until facing the winner between No. 12 seed West Brunswick and No. 21 seed Lee County.
Southern Alamance isn’t in the playoffs.
Class 5-A
Western will have a second-round game against the survivor between No. 16 Oak Grove and No. 17 Saint Pauls.
Southeast Alamance also has a first-round bye ahead of a matchup against the winner between No. 10 Currituck County and No. 23 Northside-Jacksonville.
Eastern Alamance holds the No. 15 seed with a first-round home game against No. 18 seed South Brunswick. The winner goes to second-seeded Dixon for the second round.
Class 4-A
No. 9 seed Graham has a home game in the first round against No. 24 seed Uwharrie Charter Academy in the East Region. The winner goes to eighth-seeded Ledford in the second round.
No. 18 seed Cummings visits No. 15 seed North Johnston. The winner earns a trip to second-seeded North Pitt.
Class 1-A
In the East Region, No. 10 seed The Hawbridge School will go to seventh-seeded Southern Wake in the second round.
River Mill is the No. 15 seed with a game set for the second round at No. 2 seed Woods Charter in the second round. Both teams are in the Central Tar Heel 1-A Conference.
Clover Garden is in the West Region with No. 12 seed, meaning a game at fifth-seeded Thomas Jefferson Classical in the second round.
