Playoff soccer schedule (third round)
4A
No. 4 New Hanover (20-2-2) vs. No. 5 Durham Jordan (16-3-2), kickoff 6 p.m. at Legion Stadium
No. 11 Laney (16-4-2) at No. 3 Pine Forest (20-2)
3A
No. 8 South Brunswick (7-10-3) at No. 1 Chapel Hill (23-1-1)
Football
The Mideastern Conference standings are all but set heading into the final week of the regular season with the Hoggard Vikings atop the division at 5-0 in conference and 9-1 overall. The Vikes have already clinched the No. 1 seed out the league and could wrap up the conference title this Friday at South Brunswick.
New Hanover sits a 4-1 in the division, while Laney (4-2, 6-4) enters their bye week with a playoff appearance coming up in two weeks. The injury-plagued Ashley Eagles sit at 4-5 overall, and could potentially get into the postseason with a win against West Brunswick in the regular season finale.
The Trojans (2-3, 2-7) have already clinched the No. 1 seed out of the 3A portion of the conference with wins against Topsail and South Brunswick. The Pirates are also poised to make a playoff appearance in the 3A tournament.
Winter sports
Girls and boys basketball teams, swimming and wrestling practice is now in its first full week of practice as the upcoming season quickly approaches. Basketball gets started in a little less than three weeks and we are in the process of getting our winters sports previews posted for the high schools in our coverage area.
