A group of high school coaches and N.C. High School Athletic
Association staff developed a method conducting the state's 256-team
football playoffs on Tuesday.

The NCHSAA will be using a pod
system in the fall for the first time. In the past few years,
qualifying schools have been split into East and West divisions for the
early rounds.This fall, the schools will be divided into West, Midwest,
Mideast and East divisions.