1) The top side of the 1A West region features four of the top 10 teams from the final softball coaches' association poll released the first week of May, including three of the top five-ranked teams (South Stanly #1, #3 North Moore and #4 East Surry).
South Stanly opens with Gray Stone and has seeding priority though the section round into the four-team championship tournament on June 4-5. Out of the eight teams in South Stanly's district, only Cherryville (18-5) and Chatham Central (17-7) have winning records. Should the Bulls and the Bears meet, it would a huge rematch in the district finals.
The bottom half of the region has just two ranked teams in #2 Swain County and #5 Murphy. If those teams were to meet, it would be in the sectional finals with a berth to the finals on the line.
2) On the 2A West regional side, West Stanly (23-3) opens at home with West Davidson (9-11). The Colts would be on the road in the next round if they were to face West Lincoln (16-6).
West finished as the #7-ranked team in the state poll. Only two other teams ranked in the poll are in West's section: Central Davidson (20-4, #2) and Chase (14-3, #10). The soonest West Stanly would see Central Davidson would be the sectional finals, but there are some tough teams in front of the Colts.
Let the playoffs begin!
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