High school basketball playoffs: Matchups, schedules for Upper State boys and girls teams
Roads are mapped for Upstate teams in the high school basketball playoffs. Here’s a look at matchups in the Upper State. Finals will be held Feb. 23-28 in Florence and state championships will be there March 1-2.
Upper State
Boys
Class AAAAA
Wednesday / Saturday
No. 5 seed (in its region) Spring Valley at No. 1 seed Mauldin
3 Gaffney at 2 River Bluff
4 J.L. Mann at 1 Blythewood
3 White Knoll at 2 Dorman
4 Spartanburg at 2 Nation Ford
4 Clover at 2 T.L. Hanna
(At large) Rock Hill at 1 Byrnes
3 Fort Mill at 3 Woodmont
(Semifinals Feb. 20, Final Feb. 23)
Class AAAA
Wednesday / Saturday
4 South Pointe at 1 Riverside
2 Midland Valley at 2 Westside
3 Greenwood at 2 Aiken
4 Wade Hampton at 1 Catawba Ridge
3 Indian Land at 2 Greer
4 South Aiken at 1 Greenville
3 Eastside at 2 Lancaster
4 Berea at 1 North Augusta
NOTE: Easley received an at-large bid in the Lower State and will play Wednesday at No. 2 seed Ridgeview
(Semifinals Feb. 22, Final Feb. 28)
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Class AAA
Tuesday / Friday
4 Chapman at 1 Daniel
3 Union County at 2 Powdersville
4 Walhalla at 1 Travelers Rest
3 Fountain Inn at 1 Woodruff
4 Emerald at 1 Wren
3 Broome at 2 Seneca
4 Southside at 1 Clinton
3 Pendleton at 2 Blue Ridge
(Semifinals Feb. 21, Final Feb. 27)
Class AA
Tuesday / Friday
4 Saluda at 1 Greer Middle College
3 Eau Claire at 2 Strom Thurmond
4 Batesburg-Leesville at 1 Newberry
3 Blacksburg at 2 Keenan
4 Columbia at 1 Fox Creek
3 Mid-Carolina at 2 Landrum
4 Chesnee at 1 Gray Collegiate
3 Silver Bluff at 2 Abbeville
(Semifinals Feb. 19, Final Feb. 24)
Class A
Wednesday / Saturday
4 TBA at 1 Christ Church
3 Calhoun Falls at 2 McBee
4 Great Falls at 1 McCormick
3 St. Joseph’s at 2 TBA
4 Ware Shoals at 1 C.A. Johnson
3 TBA at 2 High Point
4 TBA at Southside Christian
3 Lewisville at 2 Dixie
(Semifinals Feb. 22, Final Feb. 26)
Girls
Class AAAA
Tuesday / Friday
5 Fort Mill at 1 Mauldin
3 Dorman at 2 Lexington
4 T.L. Hanna at 1 Rock Hill
3 Chapin at 2 Byrnes
4 Spartanburg at 2 Blythewood
4 Clover at 2 J.L. Mann
At-large Nation Ford at 1 Gaffney
3 Woodmont at 3 Spring Valley
(Semifinals Feb. 19, Final Feb. 23)
Class AAAA
Tuesday / Friday
4 Indian Land at 1 Riverside
3 South Aiken at 2 Pickens
3 Greenwood at 2 Aiken
4 Eastside at 1 South Pointe
3 Catawba Ridge at 2 Wade Hampton
4 Airport at 1 Westside
3 Greer at 2 Lancaster
4 Greenville at 1 North Augusta
(Semifinals Feb. 21, Final Feb. 28)
Class AAA
Wednesday / Saturday
4 Travelers Rest at 1 Daniel
3 Emerald at 2 Powdersville
4 Seneca at 1 Blue Ridge
3 Fountain Inn at 2 Woodruff
4 Chester at 1 Wren
3 Broome at 2 Walhalla
4 Southside at 1 Clinton
3 West-Oak at 2 Chapman
(Semifinals Feb. 22, Final Feb. 27)
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Class AA
Wednesday / Saturday
4 Newberry at Landrum
3 Fairfield Central at 2 Strom Thurmond
4 Batesburg-Leesville at 1 Saluda
3 Liberty at 2 Keenan
4 Eau Claire at 1 Silver Bluff
2 Ninety-Six at 2 Blacksburg
4 Chesnee at 1 Gray Collegiate
3 TBA at 2 Fox Creek
(Semifinals Feb. 20, Final Feb. 24)
Class A
Tuesday/ Friday
4 Calhoun County at 1 St. Joseph’s
3 Dixie at 2 McBee
4 Great Falls at 1 McCormick
3 Christ Church at 2 Hunter-Kinard-Tyler
4 Ware Shoals at 1 Lewisville
3 Williston-Elko at 2 Southside Christian
4 High Point at 1 Denmark-Olar
3 C.A.. Johnson at 2 Calhoun Falls
(Semifinals Feb. 21, Final Feb. 26)
This article originally appeared on Herald-Journal: SC high school basketball playoffs: Upstate seedings, matchups