The N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association basketball playoffs are set to start, and conclude, this week.

Aside from the opening rounds, which will be played Tuesday at higher seeds, Raleigh is the host of this year's tournaments.

Thursday's second quarterfinals, Friday's semifinals and Saturday's championships will be held at North Raleigh Christian Academy (1A), St. David's School (2A) and Ravenscroft (3A).

Among the top area teams in this year's field: Ravenscroft's boys (2-seed, 3A), Cary Academy girls (5-seed, 3A), Durham's Carolina Friends girls (2-seed, 2A), Cary Christian's girls (5-seed, 2A), Word of God boys (3-seed, 1A), St. David's girls (9-seed, 2A).

See full brackets below.

FINAL: The Cary Christian girls and Rocky Mount Academy boys each claimed Eastern Plains Independent Schools tournament titles on Saturday.

The N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association playoffs go by fast. Other than football, the postseason for all fall sports started either Tuesday or last Friday and they will all end this weekend (again, other than football).

Here are the remaining fields left in every fall sport.

Word of God will play Hobgood Academy at Wilders Grove Community Center in Raleigh in the first round of the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association eight-man football playoffs.
 

The boys soccer brackets have been released for 2011 N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association playoffs. Undefeated Carolina Friends School, in Durham, has a 2-seed in the 2A playoffs.

Competition begins this Friday, with all games taking place at the higher seed.

Trinity Academy of Durham and Raleigh St. David's won Wachovia Cup honors for 1-A and for 2-A schools in the N.C. Independent School Athletic Association.

NCISAA championships are this weekend

NCISAA baseball brackets are below. Among the local teams that advance to this wekend's playoffs are Cary Academy, Durham Academy, Durham Trinity, St. David's and Cape Fear Christian Academy.

The first round begins Friday or Saturday with the following rounds taking place May 17, 20 and 21.

League leaders Person and Wakefield will play on Friday at 7:30 in the Bobby Murray baseball tournament.
 

Green Hope has surpassed Leesville Road as the top-ranked 4-A girls soccer team in the state. The move comes after Green Hope's 3-2 overtime win over Apex (a team that Leesville tied 0-0).

Cardinal Gibbons is still the top-ranked 3-A team in the state.

Among the others ranked in this week's Eurosportscoreboard polls (by classification):