Regional Appearances
From 1961 through 1971, play did not culminate in a state champion in all classifications. Since 1972 every classficiation has declared a state champion and from 2001-2021, each classification had two champions. The NCHSAA All-Time Playoff records and subsequently the regional appearances records, go back only to 1972.
Below are the regional final appearances and records of each team participating in the 2023 Regional Championships.
Shelby 24th appearance (16-7) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
Robbinsville 20th appearance (13-6) 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1992, 1999, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
Clinton 17th appearance (10-6) 1974, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2023
Tarboro 17th appearance (13-3) 1984, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Reidsville 16th appearance (10-5) 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
Dudley 12th appearance (7-4): 1997, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2023
Independence 11th appearance (8-2): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2023
Mount Airy 11th appearance (4-6): 1981, 1982, 1987, 1996, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023
Seventy-First 8th appearance (3-4): 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1994, 2008, 2022, 2023
Hoggard 6th appearance (1-4): 1973, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2017, 2023
Northeastern 6th appearance (2-3): 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
Weddington 6th appearance (4-1): 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Cardinal Gibbons 4th appearance (3-0) 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
Northern Nash 4th appearance (2-1) 1986, 2002, 2022, 2023
Hickory 2nd appearance (1-0) 1996, 2023
West Columbus 1st appearance (0-0) 2023
From 1961 through 1971, play did not culminate in a state champion in all classifications. Since 1972 every classficiation has declared a state champion and from 2001-2021, each classification had two champions. The NCHSAA All-Time Playoff records and subsequently the regional appearances records, go back only to 1972.
Below are the regional final appearances and records of each team participating in the 2023 Regional Championships.
Shelby 24th appearance (16-7) 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
Robbinsville 20th appearance (13-6) 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1992, 1999, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
Clinton 17th appearance (10-6) 1974, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2023
Tarboro 17th appearance (13-3) 1984, 1987, 1993, 1998, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Reidsville 16th appearance (10-5) 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
Dudley 12th appearance (7-4): 1997, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2023
Independence 11th appearance (8-2): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2023
Mount Airy 11th appearance (4-6): 1981, 1982, 1987, 1996, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023
Seventy-First 8th appearance (3-4): 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1994, 2008, 2022, 2023
Hoggard 6th appearance (1-4): 1973, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2017, 2023
Northeastern 6th appearance (2-3): 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
Weddington 6th appearance (4-1): 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
Cardinal Gibbons 4th appearance (3-0) 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
Northern Nash 4th appearance (2-1) 1986, 2002, 2022, 2023
Hickory 2nd appearance (1-0) 1996, 2023
West Columbus 1st appearance (0-0) 2023
