I wanted to look at the Champions we have had in the past 4 years of "combined" championships and where they'll be looking forward. The West took 12 Championships while the East won 4:
In 2A we had 4 different champions and 4 different runner ups, Reidsville being the only school making 2 appearances:
Monroe
Reidsville
East Duplin
Shelby
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Northeastern
Clinton
Reidsville
WRH
4A saw 3 champions and 4 runner ups:
Grimsley x2
Weddington
Cardinal Gibbons
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Rolesville
Hoggard
New Bern
Chambers
3A saw 4 different champions and 3 runner ups. 71st being the only school making 2 appearances:
West Charlotte
Hickory
East Lincoln
Dudley
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71st x2
Northern Nash
JH Rose
1A saw 2 champions and 3 runner ups. Mt Airy made 2 appearances and Tarboro being in all 4 championship games:
Tarboro x2
Mt Airy x2
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Corvian Community
Tarboro x2
Mitchell
Now that we have 8 classifications...which class will have a possibility of seeing new faces in the championship game?
8A = 3A Champion - West Charlotte; 4A Runner Ups - Rolesville, Hoggard, Chambers
7A = 4A Champions - Grimsley x2, Weddington; 4A Runner Up - New Bern
6A = 4A Champion - Cardinal Gibbons; 3A Champion - Dudley; 3A Runner Ups - 71st x2, Northern Nash, JH Rose
5A = 3A Champions - Hickory, East Lincoln; 2A Champion - Monroe
4A = 2A Champions - Reidsville, East Duplin; 2A Runner Ups - Clinton, Reidsville
3A = 2A Champion - Shelby; 1A Champion - Mt Airy x2; 2A Runner Ups - Northeastern, WRH
2A = 1A Champion - Tarboro x2; 1A Runner Ups - Corvian Community, Tarboro x2, Mitchell
1A = No Appeareances
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8A, 7A, 6A, 3A, 2A could possibly see no new teams in the state championship
5A will have an all new eastern team in the state championship
4A will have an all new western team in the state championship (assuming Reidsville goes East)
1A will have all new eastern/western teams in the state championship
In 2A we had 4 different champions and 4 different runner ups, Reidsville being the only school making 2 appearances:
Monroe
Reidsville
East Duplin
Shelby
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Northeastern
Clinton
Reidsville
WRH
4A saw 3 champions and 4 runner ups:
Grimsley x2
Weddington
Cardinal Gibbons
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Rolesville
Hoggard
New Bern
Chambers
3A saw 4 different champions and 3 runner ups. 71st being the only school making 2 appearances:
West Charlotte
Hickory
East Lincoln
Dudley
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71st x2
Northern Nash
JH Rose
1A saw 2 champions and 3 runner ups. Mt Airy made 2 appearances and Tarboro being in all 4 championship games:
Tarboro x2
Mt Airy x2
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Corvian Community
Tarboro x2
Mitchell
Now that we have 8 classifications...which class will have a possibility of seeing new faces in the championship game?
8A = 3A Champion - West Charlotte; 4A Runner Ups - Rolesville, Hoggard, Chambers
7A = 4A Champions - Grimsley x2, Weddington; 4A Runner Up - New Bern
6A = 4A Champion - Cardinal Gibbons; 3A Champion - Dudley; 3A Runner Ups - 71st x2, Northern Nash, JH Rose
5A = 3A Champions - Hickory, East Lincoln; 2A Champion - Monroe
4A = 2A Champions - Reidsville, East Duplin; 2A Runner Ups - Clinton, Reidsville
3A = 2A Champion - Shelby; 1A Champion - Mt Airy x2; 2A Runner Ups - Northeastern, WRH
2A = 1A Champion - Tarboro x2; 1A Runner Ups - Corvian Community, Tarboro x2, Mitchell
1A = No Appeareances
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8A, 7A, 6A, 3A, 2A could possibly see no new teams in the state championship
5A will have an all new eastern team in the state championship
4A will have an all new western team in the state championship (assuming Reidsville goes East)
1A will have all new eastern/western teams in the state championship