CHAPEL HILL — Four of Robeson County’s high school football teams and four boys soccer teams earned state playoff berths when the North Carolina High School Athletic Association released brackets on Sunday.

Football

Lumberton, Purnell Swett, St. Pauls and Red Springs each earned football state playoff bids, with first-round matchups scheduled for Friday at the higher seed.

In the 7A state playoffs, Lumberton earned a spot in the East Region and Purnell Swett will be in the West Region. Robeson County teams have typically been in the East Region in the state playoffs; however, with the NCHSAA’s new playoff format after realignment for the 2025-26 school year and beyond, regional assignments are not predetermined as before but instead come after the top 48 teams in the statewide RPI ranki

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