1A Regional Championship Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Regional Championships were held last weekend with the final 4 of each level 1A-4A competing for a chance to play in the state championship game on Saturday.&nbsp; For 1A, the Eastern Regional saw a matchup between Falls Lake and Chatham Charter.&nbsp; In the Western Regional, Bishop McGuinness took on Robbinsville.&nbsp; Bishop McGuinness will be returning to the state championship in back to back seasons defending their title against Chatham Charter.&nbsp; Let's take a look at the standouts from each matchup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We are starting with the Western Regional Championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block 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