Second draft for men's, women's lacrosse conferences announced by NCHSAA

CHAPEL HILL - The second draft for men's and women's lacrosse conferences has been released by the N.C. High School Athletic Association.

This draft is not final and up for revision as coaches and administrators are allowed to submit concerns and suggestions to the NCHSAA.

Lacrosse, a sport officially sanctioned by the NCHSAA last year for men and women, begins this spring.

MEN'S CONFERENCES

Conference 1

Eastern Wayne
First Flight
New Bern
West Craven

Conference 2

Ashley
Hoggard
Laney
New Hanover

Conference 3

Apex
Athens Drive
Cary
Green Hope
Panther Creek

Conference 4

Garner
Holly Springs
Middle Creek
Triton
Southeast Raleigh

Conference 5

Broughton
Cardinal Gibbons
Enloe
Millbrook
Wakefield

Conference 6

Durham School of the Arts
Jordan
Northern Durham
Riverside
Roxboro Community School
Webb

Conference 7

Carrboro
Cedar Ridge
Chapel Hill
East Chapel Hill
Orange

Conference 8

Eastern Guilford
Northeast Guilford
Northern Guilford
Page
Southeast Guilford
Western Alamance

Conference 9

Grimsley
Northwest Guilford
Ragsdale
Southwest Guilford
Western Guilford

Conference 10

Bishop McGuinness
Mount Tabor
Parkland
Reagan
R.J. Reynolds
West Forsyth

Conference 11

Freedom
Hickory
Lake Norman
Lake Norman Charter
Mooresville
North Mecklenburg
Patton
Watauga

Conference 12

Charlotte Catholic
Hopewell
Myers Park
Providence
South Mecklenburg

Conference 13

Ardrey Kell
Butler
Cuthbertson
Marvin Ridge
Weddington

Regional Destinations

East Region - Conferences 1-7
West Region - Conferences 8-13

Automatic Berths for Playoffs

1 Bid - Conferences 1-2
2 Bids - Conferences 3-13

The playoff bracket would feature 32 teams with 24 automatic bids and 12 wildcard selections.

WOMEN'S CONFERENCES

Conference 1

Ashley
New Bern
Hoggard
Laney
New Hanover
Topsail
West Craven

Conference 2

Apex
Athens Drive
Cary
Green Hope
Panther Creek

Conference 3

Broughton
Cardinal Gibbons
Enloe
Holly Springs
Middle Creek

Conference 4

Carrboro
East Chapel Hill
Wakefield
Riverside

Conference 5

Grimsley
Northern Guilford
Northwest Guilford
Page
Southeast Guilford
Southwest Guilford
Western Guilford

Conference 6

Mount Tabor
Ragsdale
RJ Reynolds
Watauga
West Forsyth

Conference 7

Charlotte Catholic
Hopewell
Lake Norman
Mooresville
Myers Park
North Mecklenburg
South Mecklenburg

Conference 8

Ardrey Kell
Butler
Cuthbertson
Marvin Ridge
Providence
Weddington

Regional Destinations

East Region - Conferences 1-4
West Region - Conferences 5-8

Automatic Berths for Playoffs

All conferences get two automatic berths into the playoffs.

The playoff bracket would feature 24 teams with 16 automatic bids and 8 wildcard selections.