East Bladen and West Bladen’s girls received bids to the NCHSAA Class 2A Girls Basketball Playoffs when the brackets were released Sunday afternoon.
Coach Patty Evers’ Lady Eagles (21-4) received the No. 16 seed and will entertain No. 17 Clinton (17-6) Tuesday night in the opening round.
Coach Brian McCleney’s Lady Knights (16-8) made the tournament as a No. 30 seed and will travel to No. 3 Kinston (23-3) Tuesday night.
Opening round games for other Three Rivers Conference teams include:
2A Girls
No. 28 Roanoke Rapids (15-9) at No. 5 St. Pauls (25-0)
1A Girls
No. 32 East Columbus (9-15) at No. 1 Pamlico County (24-1)
2A Boys
No. 20 Fairmont (13-12) at No. 13 Whiteville (15-6)
No. 26 Red Springs (11-13) at No. 7 St. Pauls (21-5)
1A Boys
#29 Northampton County (7-13) at No. 4 West Columbus (20-4)