I'll be running the contest again this year.
Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
Detail on Pigskin Picks forum.

I'll be running the contest again this year.
Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
Detail on Pigskin Picks forum.

The American Legion Baseball Area II playoffs are set to begin this week. Only 5 teams will participate. Brunswick, Pleasure Island and Wilmington Patriots elected not to continue, while Hampstead was ruled ineligible.(Late turning in roster)

No. 4 Port City and No. 5 Hope Mills will play (either 3 or 5 games. Still waiting for verification) and the winner will get No. 1 Wilmington in a best-of-5 semifinal No. 2 Carteret and No. 3 Hamlet will play in the other semifinal When I get exact dates, I'll publish them.

Thanks CoastalPreps

1st round Byes

West
Cleveland County Post 82
Cherryville Post 100

East
Queen City Mustangs

Area IV playoffs:
First round (July 1-5, best of 5)
Quarterfinals (July 6-11, best of 5)
Semifinals (July 12-19, best of 7)
Final (July 20-22, 1 game or best of 3)

Area IV Playoffs (All series best-of-3):
Area IV playoffs:
First round (July 1-5, best of 5)

West No. 1 Cleveland County, West No. 2 Cherryville, East No. 1 Queen City – byes

East No. 4 Matthews vs. West No. 5 Burke
Game 1 – July 1 at M
Game 2 – July 2 at B
Game 3 – July 3 at M
Game 4 (if necessary) – July 4 at B
Game 5 (if necessary) – July 5 at M

West No. 3 Asheville vs. East No. 6 Gastonia
Games 1 & 2 – July 1 at A
Games 3 & 4 (if necessary) – July 2 at G
Game 5 (if necessary) – July 3 at A

East No. 2 Mint Hill vs. West No. 7 Hickory
Game 1 – July 1 at M
Game 2 – July 2 at H
Game 3 – July 3 at M
Game 4 (if necessary) – July 4 at H
Game 5 (if necessary) – July 5 at M

West No. 4 Rutherford vs. East No. 5 Lincoln
Game 1 – July 1 at R
Game 2 – July 2 at L
Game 3 – July 3 at R
Game 4 (if necessary) – July 4 at L
Game 5 (if necessary) – July 5 at R

East No. 3 Gaston Braves vs. West No. 6 Caldwell
Game 1 – July 1 at GB
Game 2 – July 2 at C
Game 3 – July 3 at GB
Game 4 (if necessary) – July 4 at C
Game 5 (if necessary) – July 5 at GB

Quarterfinals (July 6-11, best of 5)
West No. 1 Cleveland vs. East No. 4 Matthews-West No. 5 Burke winner

West No. 3 Asheville-East No. 6 Gastonia winner vs. East No. 2 Mint Hill-West No. 7 Hickory winner

East No. 1 Queen City vs. West No. 4 Rutherford-East No. 5 Lincoln winner

East No. 3 Gaston Braves-West No. 6 Caldwell winner vs. West No. 2 Cherryville

Semifinals (July 12-19, best of 7)

Final (July 20-22, 1 game or best of 3)

starts July 9th

Top 4 teams in each divsion makes playoffs

North
1. High Point
2. Randolph
3. Chatham County/FootHills
4. Foothills/Chatham County

South
1. Rowan County
2. Kannapolis
3. Davidson County
4. Mocksville-Davie

Northampton County needs teams for a jamboree on 8/9 at 5 pm. Planning to have 6-8 teams in a 10/10 and a goalline situation jamboree. Please contact HFC George Privott if interested at 252-395-2193, privottg@northampton.k12.nc.us.

Who runs the mountains this year? I am gonna go with ACR but it is still early

National polls are always interesting. We will see soon.

Now that 7 on 7 is coming to an end
And the season is near, let’s hear some predictions. I want to hear some regular season record predictions, potential losses , and how far will teams go in the postseason. Also want to hear some early picks to win it all. It doesn’t have to be just the team you’re a fan of.

Who is going to have best defense in 4A.

How will the D-Boyz be in 2023? Rooting for them to bring another title home. Heard they got some very good talent.

How will your team come out of first four non conference games and how will your team Respond?

East
Pitt County vs Plymouth best of 5
startings 7/6

7/6 Pitt 3 Plymouth 2
7/7 @ Plymouth....ppd
7/8 @ Pitt
7/9 @ Plymouth(if necessary)
7/10 @ Pitt (If necessary)

Pitt County will be back in action today as they travel to Plymouth for Game 2 & 3 of the Best of Five 1st Round series. Game 2 is set for a 3:00 pm first pitch.

SCHEDULE UPDATE: Today’s playoff games between Pitt County and Plymouth has been moved to Pitt Community College. Game 2 of the series is 2:00. Game 3 to follow.

Pitt County wins Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead. Game 3 is suspended due to rain with Plymouth holding a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. That game is scheduled to be finished tomorrow at PCC. First pitch is 7:00 pm. Field conditions may result in a site change. TBA

The completion of Game 3 vs Plymouth has been rained out. We will finish Game 3 at PCC tomorrow (game time TBA, either 5:00 or 6:00). Game 4 will be played immediately following if necessary.

Just seeing if anyone heard of any 7 on 7 going on.

When will the Mecklenburg superpowers' never-ending string of postseason losses come to an end? These highly competitive imposing Charlotte teams should win the Big Dance this year without facing a CMS crackdown.

Way too much player poaching going on. Why can't coaches just respect boundaries and rules and when it is actually send in, why isn't anything done?

Excluding the yearly powerhouse teams, Who are you guys looking at as potential surprise teams that will be better than people think?

First one that jumps off the page to me is Reagan. Not sure if it counts since they’re always kinda in the mix as a top 10-15 team, but they could take a big leap forward this year.

Lake Norman is someone I think could be strong. Gotta have one of the largest OLs in NC led by the LSU commit , a D1 caliber sophomore RB… they will be a tough out.

Not sure it counts as a surprise, because expectations are always high for them, but Hickory Ridge. 6-5 last year with a strong core returning, especially the offensive side of the ball.

Looks like they will be adding football!

It’s in this article.


Says they plan on starting a middle school team this year so I wonder if they are joining the Tri-County conference?

That would put a JV program in line to start in 2025 so maybe varsity starts in 2026 or 2027?

Mike Byus is going to be in charge of this, and they have a coach for the middle school.