Clayton was the top-ranked boys' basketball team in the N&O area at the end of the regular season.

J.F. Webb was the area's only state champion in the NCHSAA playoffs. The Warriors claimed the 3A title, while Broughton was runner-up in 4A.

Below are all of the match-ups in 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A and links to our coverage from every round.

N&O all-metro team: 10 players named to the team
Final N&O top 15 rankings: Webb No. 1, Broughton No. 2, etc.
All District teams: Hicks and Gary Clark honored by district
POTY: Isaiah Hicks wins Gatorade player of the year
All-State: Hicks (Webb), Clark (Clayton), Devonte Graham (Broughton) and Tyrone Outlaw Jr. (Person)

The girls golfer of the year in the Greater Neuse River Conference is Smithfield-Selma's Brittany Talton.

Southeast Raleigh quarterback David Washington is named the Greater Neuse 4A Conference football player of the year.

No.1-ranked Garner 37, Broughton 13 (FINAL).  Trojans dominate despite turnovers.

No. 7 Leesville Road 39, Durham Jordan 6 (FINAL). Pride easily wins third straight as freshman Nyheim Hines rushes for 214 yards and two touchdowns.

South Johnston 42, Clayton 35 (FINAL)

Holly Springs and Clayton play Friday night at Raleigh's Walnut Creek.

By week's end, we'll be down to four teams in each classification for the softball playoffs. Each class' final four teams move to next week's state championships at Walnut Creek as part of a double-elimination tournament.

The NCHSAA baseball playoffs are set for the second round.
 

The NCHSAA boys dual-team tennis playoffs begin Tuesday, and the brackets were unveiled today. The winners advance to next Tuesday's second round. The regionals for the individual boys tennis championships begin Friday at area venues.

Wake Christian is the host of the 2011 Bulldogs First Pitch Softball tournament that begins on Thursday and concludes on Saturday.

Millbrook assumes the top spot in the N&O girls high school basketball rankings after defeating previously top-ranked Green Hope in the sectional finals.