NCHSAA 1A State Championship Preview
In this article:
Corvian Community and Southern Wake Academy will face off in the NCHSAA 1A State Championship game. Take a look at the players to watch for both teams.
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Southern Wake Academy took home a 70-56 victory in the East Region Finals to punch their ticket to the state championship as five players scored in double-figures for them. They took down top-seed Washington County and overcame 27 points from
Brandon Carter
Brandon
Carter
6'1" | CG
Washington County | 2025
State
NC
to get the victory. Balance has been the name of the game for the Lions all playoffs.
Se Surmons
Se
Surmons
6'0" | CG
Southern Wake Academy | 2025
NC
led the way with 17 points,
Kobe Plata
Kobe
Plata
5'10" | PG
Southern Wake Academy | 2027
State
NC
put up 13 points and six assists,
Ira Wilson
Ira
Wilson
6'7" | SF
Southern Wake Academy | 2025
State
NC
put up 12 points and eight rebounds,
Bryan Epperson
Bryan
Epperson
6'7" | SF
Southern Wake Academy | 2025
State
NC
added 11 points and five rebounds and
Broderick Barnes
Broderick
Barnes
6'5" | SF
Southern Wake Academy | 2026
State
NC
poured in 10 points as their balanced-attack proved to be too much in the end for Washington County. They'll look to put it all together once again on Friday at 1:05 PM in the 1A Championship game.
Corvian Community ran away with things against Queen's Grant in the 1A West Final, 75-44, behind a big outburst from
RJ Moore
RJ
Moore
6'6" | CG
Ambassador Christian | 2027
State
NC
. Moore continues to solidify himself as a top prospect in the 2027 class as he went off for 26 of his 29 points in the first half to set quite the tone for the Cardinals. He went 8-of-11 from 3-point range in the victory as he looks poised in his return to the state championship game.
Malachi McCutcheon
Malachi
McCutcheon
6'6" | PF
Corvian Community | 2025
State
NC
continues to assert himself as a top unsigned senior as well. He put up 19 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in the victory. The Cardinals played a stifling brand of defense, holding the Stallions to 29.8 percent shooting from the field in the game and 2-of-17 from behind the arc. They'll look to set a similar tone on Friday in the state championship final.
