Brackets and locations of N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association playoffs in baseball, softball, girls soccer, 3A boys tennis, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse and track & field.

The N.C. High School Athletic Association girls lacrosse playoffs begin Friday, May 4. Conference champions East Chapel Hill, Green Hope and Cardinal Gibbons received first-round byes. Defending state champ Apex is a 2-seed.

See more match-ups by clicking below.

The NCHSAA finalized the boys and girls lacrosse conferences for this year. There were no changes in the area from the NCHSAA's first draft, which can be found by clicking here.

The N.C. High School Athletic Association has released its first draft of this spring's boys and girls lacrosse conferences. Since less than a fourth of NCHSAA schools have either program, new conferences are made bringing together those that do. Finalized conferences will be released later.

Among the proposed changes:

Player of the Year: Rachel Chapla, Green Hope
Co-Coaches of the Year: Jenn Flaherty, Apex, and Whit Baker, Holly Springs

First team

Cardinal Gibbons and East Chapel Hill are hosting Friday's girls lacrosse semifinal matches against powerhouse programs Green Hope and Apex. See all of the state's match-ups here.

Girls lacrosse second-round match-ups are scheduled for Tuesday. Winners will play again Friday in the third round.

NCHSAA boys and girls lacrosse championships are scheduled for May 14.

The number of Apex girls lacrosse players who will be playing in college increased to five last week. Defender Sarah Gioconda (above left) signed with Lenior-Rhyne, while goalie Asia Moore (above right) did the same with Jacksonville University. The Cougars are undefeated and ranked as the No. 1 girls lacrosse team in the state by laxpower.com.

Read the full Triangle girls lacrosse college commit list here.

With the state playoffs ready to start on April 29, and spring break this week for a number of schools, the regular season has all but wound down in girls lacrosse.