2A 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 2A, the Western Regional saw a great matchup between Salisbury and East Burke.&nbsp; The Salisbury Hornets were able to be victors returning to the state championship again this season.&nbsp; In the Eastern Regional, Seaforth Hawks came out on top against North Pitt.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's start with the standouts from the West.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block 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