Carson Kirk (Carson). Brian Wilhite photo.

Staff report

The NCHSAA released pairings and seeds on Sunday for the boys soccer state playoffs.

Playoff ction starts on Tuesday, with the team with the better seed hosting. Round 2 is set for Thursday.

As expected, Salisbury (16-0-5) received a bye in the 4A West bracket. The Hornets are a 4 seed.

They’ll be at home in the second round against the winner of the Bandys-West Iredell match, a 13 vs. 20 matchup.

Carson and East Rowan finished very close in the final RPI. Carson is the 18 seed in the 5A West bracket, while the Mustangs are the 19 seed.

Carson (10-10) plays at 15 seed Monroe (12-7-4), which has made a big step up to 5A this season. Monroe was a 2A for many years.

East (10-10-1) makes the trip to Gastonia to play the 14th-seed

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