The Mustangs head coach Andrew Glover (center) gathers with his starting lineup ahead of tipoff. The Mustangs would host the SouthMeck Sabres in the SoMeck Championship game Friday February 21, 2025.

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released the brackets for the 2025 high school basketball playoffs Sunday, setting the first-round pairings for both boys and girls basketball across the state.

The announcement comes just one day after the All American and United 8 Conference champions were crowned, with Seventy-First boys winning a fourth straight league title, Terry Sanford girls named co-champs and ready to defend their 3A East Regional championship and Jack Britt girls lighting up the U8 playoffs with a run to their third title in five years.