NCHSAA realignment for 2021 to 2025 is now official

By Richard Walker

Local high schools now know their conference alignment for the next four years.

The N.C. High School Athletic Association Board of Directors voted to approve the realignment plan that will go into effect in August and run through the 2024-2025 school year on Wednesday.

No changes were made to the final draft that was submitted by the Realignment Committee last month.

The board of directors also passed a new playoff format, the 2021-2022 sports calendar, and the two-year football calendar.

Here are the conference assignments for area high schools. League members will meet in the next few months to name its conference and likely with current or recent names. For now, the leagues are listed by number given them by the NCHSAA Realignment Committee.

1A Conference 38
Apprentice Academy
Bradford Prep
Cabarrus Charter
Carolina International
Corvian Community School
Piedmont Community Charter
Queen’s Grant
Sugar Creek Charter

1A/2A West Conference 39
Christ the King (1A)
Langtree Charter (1A)
Mountain Island Charter (1A)
Community School of Davidson (2A)
Lincoln Charter (2A)
Pine Lake Prep (2A)

1A/2A Football-only conference
Bishop McGuinness (1A)
Winston-Salem Carver (1A)
Christ the King (1A)
Mountain Island Charter (1A)
Winston-Salem Prep (1A)
Community School of Davidson (2A)
Pine Lake Prep (2A)

1A/2A West Conference 40
Bessemer City (1A)
Cherryville (1A)
Highland Tech (1A)
Thomas Jefferson (1A)
Burns (2A)
East Gaston (2A)
Shelby (2A)

2A West Conference 45
Bandys
Bunker Hill
East Burke
Lincolnton
Maiden
Newton-Conover
West Caldwell
West Lincoln

3A West Conference 50
Ashbrook
Cramer
Crest
Huss
Forestview
Kings Mountain
North Gaston
South Point

3A West Conference 51
East Lincoln
Foard
Hickory
North Iredell
North Lincoln
St. Stephens
Statesville
West Iredell

Other regional conferences:
2A Conference 41
Brevard
Chase
East Rutherford
Hendersonville
Patton
Polk County
R-S Central

3A Conference 48
Carson
Central Cabarrus
Concord
East Rowan
Lake Norman Charter
Northwest Cabarrus
South Rowan
West Rowan

4A Conference 49
Berry Academy
Harding
Kell
Myers Park
Olympic
South Meck

3A/4A Conference 52
Ashe County (3A)
Freedom (3A)
Hibriten (3A)
Alexander Central (4A)
South Caldwell (4A)
Watauga (4A)

4A Conference 59
Butler
Catholic
East Meck
Garinger
Independence
Providence
Rocky River

3A/4A Conference 60
West Charlotte (3A)
West Meck (3A)
Hopewell (4A)
Hough (4A)
Mallard Creek (4A)
North Meck (4A)
Vance (4A)