For just the seventh time, both West Bladen and East Bladen are in the state high school football playoffs in the same season.
West Bladen is at East Duplin and East Bladen is at James Kenan on Friday night in the first round of the 2-A bracket. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at each site.
Here’s a look at how the four teams got here:
WEST BLADEN
South Brunswick | L, 55-6
at East Columbus | (OT) W, 26-20
Fairmont* | W, 14-12
at East Bladen* | L, 16-8
St. Pauls* | L, 50-6
at Red Springs* | W, 44-21
at Midway* | L, 49-33
Clinton* | L, 49-16
* – SAC-7
EAST DUPLIN
Dixon | W, 67-6
Princeton | L, 36-30
at Pender | W, 48-44
at Croatan | W, 34-7
at James Kenan* | W, 41-6
Kinston* | W, 31-27
at North Lenoir* | W, 45-0
South Lenoir* | W, 56-0
at Wallace-Rose Hill* | W, 24-21
Southwest Onslow* | W, 31-14
* – East Central Conference
EAST BLADEN
Wallace-Rose Hill | L, 62-16
West Carteret | W, 32-27
at Whiteville | L, 49-14
at Laney | L, 52-18
West Bladen* | W, 16-8
at Fairmont* | L, 20-8
Red Springs*| W, 42-26
at St. Pauls* | L, 46-12
Midway* | W, 49-35
at Clinton* | L, 56-25
* – SAC-7
JAMES KENAN
at Eastern Wayne | L, 40-19
East Duplin* | L, 41-6
South Columbus | W, 40-0
at South Lenoir* | W, 54-26
at Kinston* | (2 OT) W, 48-47
North Lenoir* | W, 42-14
at Southwest Onslow* | W, 28-0
Wallace-Rose Hill* | L, 36-28
* – East Central Conference
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