The Rosewood Eagles hosted the Thomasville Bulldogs, Uwharrie Charter Eagles, and Pamlico County Hurricanes in the NCHSAA 1A dual-team wrestling playoffs on Feb. 1, 2023.
WJG Sports' Kai Jones covered multiple games in the first round, including Princeton's dominant win over Goldsboro, Triton's upset at C.B. Aycock, and Rosewood's win over Chatham Central in the HSOT Live Postgame Show.
Despite a close first half, (1) Tarboro pulled away from (3) Rosewood in the 1A east championship on Friday night, 35-7. Now the Vikings will look to win a third straight state title.
WJG Sports' Kai Jones said Tarboro was bigger, faster, and stronger than Rosewood, which allowed the Vikings to pull away in the second half en route to a 35-7 win in the 1A eastern regional championship game.
After an exciting fourth round of the NCHSAA football playoffs, we have finally determined our two finalists from every region. This Friday, there will be eight games to decide which eight teams will play for a state championship. Here are the things to monitor going into each of this week's regional final matchups.