The NCHSAA football brackets are now official. Here are the games of note for the Garner and Johnston County area set for next Friday:

1-A Western Regional

(11) Hayesville at (4) Princeton

3-AA Eastern Regional

(16) Eastern Guilford at (1) South Johnston

4-A Eastern Regional

(10) Greenville Rose at (7) Southeast Raleigh

4-AA Eastern Regional

(9) Wakefield at (8) Garner

(16) Clayton at (1) Wake Forest-Rolesville

Smithfield-Selma (4-7), North Johnston (3-8) and West Johnston (3-8) did not qualify for the playoffs.

Princeton is seeded fourth in the NCHSAA 1-A football playoffs. The Bulldogs (8-3) will host Hayesville, seeded 13th, a first round western regional game next Friday night.

South Johnston 21, Triton 14

The Trojans (10-1) clinch the Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference Championship and have a chance at the No. 1 overall seed in the Eastern 3-A bracket, based on their 10-0 record for seeding purposes.

Clayton 13, Smithfield-Selma 7

The Comets' Shaquille Mangum returns an interception 80 yards for the game-winning touchdown with just two seconds to play, giving Clayton a bit of hope for a playoff spot at 4-7. SSS finishes the season.

Harnett Central 34, Garner 9

Garner falls hard but gets the No. 3 seed from the Greater Neuse River 4-A Conference when Knightdale upsets East Wake, 13-12.

Southeast Raleigh 27, West Johnston 7

The Bulldogs clinch the No. 2 seed from the GNRC, while West ends up out of the playoffs with a 3-8 mark.

Princeton 42, Rosewood 20

The Bulldogs finish off an 8-3 season, taking second in the Carolina 1-A Conference. It's likely the Dawgs will be hosting a first round playoff match up next Friday.

Franklinton 42, North Johnston 34

The high-scoring loss likely leaves the Panthers out of the playoff hunt after they finish with a 3-8 record.

Harnett Central 36, Southeast Raleigh 22

The Trojans clinch the Greater Neuse River 4-A Conference championship with the win.

Garner 30, East Wake 27 (OT)

Garner led 27-6 in the fourth quarter before a furious Warrior comeback. Still, the Trojans win on a 26-yard Connor Torruella field goal. 

Princeton 55, Ayden-Grifton 14

The Bulldogs lead 41-0 at the half. David Gurganus throws five TD passes.'

South Johnston 84, North Lenoir 6

Yep, you read that right. The Trojans are already being raked over the coals on this .

Roanoke Rapids 52, North Johnston 14

The Panthers actually held a 7-6 lead at one point before falling.

Wake Christian 41, Fayetteville Village Christian 9

The Bulldogs win their third straight after an 0-7 start. 

Raleigh Charter swept Princeton 25-6, 25-19, 26-24 to move on to the fourth round of the NCHSAA 1-A state volleyball playoffs tonight. The Phoenix (16-3) will play again on Saturday.

Princeton finishes its season with a 18-6 record.

Princeton rallied from a 20-24 deficit in the fourth game, then won
a thrilling fifth game to down Lakewood 17-25, 25-23, 21-25, 27-25,
15-13 in the second round of the NCHSAA 1-A volleyball playoffs.

The
Bulldogs (18-5) will host Raleigh Charter (15-3) in a third round match
up Thursday night. Raleigh Charter (15-3) eliminated Midway in three
games on Tuesday night.

Clayton High School senior Lizzie Bundy finished fifth in the NCHSAA 4-A Girls Golf Championships Tuesday at Foxfire Golf and Country Club. Bundy shot a 79 on Tuesday putting together a total of 151 (5-over-par) for the 36-hole event.

Athens Drive won its second straight team championship, led by individual champion Katherine Perry (2-under, 144).

At the 1-A/2-A/3-A state golf championships, Princeton junior Christi Mileski finished at 193.

We'll have more on the state golf finals in next week's community papers.

Area results from Saturday's opening round of the NCHSAA volleyball playoffs...

1-A

Princeton swept Southside, 3-0

Next up: Princeton (17-5) hosts Lakewood (19-3) on Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock.

2-A

South Granville sweeps North Johnston, 3-0.

The Panthers finish the season with a 18-8 record.

3-A

Wilson Hunt sweeps South Johnston, 3-0.

The Trojans finished the season at 19-4.

4-A

Greenville Rose sweeps West Johnston, 3-0.

The Wildcats finished 5-14.

Wilmington Ashley topped Garner in four games.

The Trojans finished the season at 15-7.

Fayetteville South View beats Southeast Raleigh, 3-1.

The Bulldogs finished 9-12.

Here are the start times and match ups we've been informed of involving area teams in the NCHSAA volleyball playoffs, which begin Saturday.

1-A

Chocowinity Southside at Princeton, 3 p.m.

2-A

South Granville at North Johnston, TBA

3-A

South Johnston at Wilson Hunt, 3 p.m.

4-A

Wilmington Ashley at Garner, 1 p.m.

West Johnston at Greenville Rose, TBA

Southeast Raleigh at Hope Mills South View, TBA

Princeton defeated rival Rosewood Wednesday night for the second time in less than a week to won the Carolina 1-A Conference volleyball tournament title. The Bulldogs will host a first round NCHSAA playoff match on Saturday.