Predicted winners for each 3rd round of the NCHSAA football playoffs

Here are my predicted winners of each game in the third round of the 2024 NCHSAA football playoffs. I’m going with a lot of unrest on the road this week!

Feedback is welcome on my X account: @JoelBryantHSOT. I will be happy to explain any of these choices there!

I will keep a record of my correct and incorrect choices for next week’s version of this article, and so on.

Other Weeks Picks:

Expected winners: 3rd round

• Ashbrook @ North Lincoln —— Prediction: North Lincoln
• Cape Fear @ Jacksonville —— Prediction: Jacksonville
• Charlotte Catholic @ Grimsley —— Prediction: Grimsley
• Community School of Davidson @ Shelby —— Prediction: Community School of Davidson
• Corvian Community School @ Eastern Randolph —— Prediction: Eastern Randolph
• Crest @ Hickory —— Prediction: Hickory
• Dudley @ Jay M. Robinson —— Prediction: Dudley
• East Rutherford @ Brevard —— Prediction: East Rutherford
• East Wilkes @ Mountain Heritage —— Prediction: Mountain Heritage
• Eastern Wayne @ Whiteville —— Prediction: Whiteville
• Forest Hills @ Salisbury —— Prediction: Salisbury
• Gates County @ Pender —— Prediction: Pender
• Hillside @ Cardinal Gibbons —— Prediction: Cardinal Gibbons
• JH Rose @ Southern Durham —— Prediction: JH Rose
• James Kenan @ Wallace-Rose Hill —— Prediction: James Kenan
• Jordan @ Cleveland —— Prediction: Jordan
• Kinston @ Ayden-Grifton —— Prediction: Ayden-Grifton
• Lakewood @ North Duplin —— Prediction: North Duplin
• Mallard Creek @ Hough —— Prediction: Hough
• Millbrook @ Hoggard —— Prediction: Millbrook
• Mooresville @ East Forsyth —— Prediction: East Forsyth
• North Brunswick @ Seventy-one —— Prediction: Seventy-one
• North Moore @ Wilson Prep —— Prediction: Wilson Prep
• Northern Guilford @ Weddington —— Prediction: Weddington
• Robbinsville @ Murphy —— Prediction: Murphy
• Rolesville @ Richmond —— Prediction: Rolesville
• Scotland @ Havelock —— Prediction: Havelock
• Starmount @ Mount Airy —— Prediction: Starmount
• Warren County @ Tarboro —— Prediction: Tarboro
• West Charlotte @ Erwin —— Prediction: West Charlotte
• West Craven @ Northeastern —— Prediction: Northeastern
• West Stokes @ Monroe —— Prediction: Monroe