Polk County will open its final 2A state football playoffs with a road trip to Surry Central, according to pairings released Saturday by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association.

The Wolverines (5-6) received the seventh seed in the West subregion and will journey to Dobson on Friday to face the Golden Eagles (10-1), the second seed in the Midwest subregion.

The two schools have met once before, Polk County defeating Surry Central 35-33 in the opening round of the 2003 1A state playoffs.

Surry Central will enter with a six-game winning streak, its lone loss a 42-7 rout at Mount Airy in mid-September. The Golden Eagles won the Western Piedmont Athletic Conference for the first time in several seasons.

The complete 2A bracket:

E1 – Northeastern (9-2) vs. ME8 – Midway (5-6)

ME4 – North Johnston (7-4) vs. E5 –Southwest Onslow (6-5)

E3 – John A. Holmes (9-2) vs. ME6 – Beddingfield (6-5)

ME2 – Greene Central (8-3) vs. E7 – Kinston (6-5)

ME1 – South Columbus (9-2) vs. E8 – Bertie (5-6)

E4 – First Flight (6-4) vs. ME5 – Fairmont (7-4)

ME3 – East Bladen (7-4) vs. E6 – Farmville Central (6-5)

E2 – Ayden-Grifton (8-3) vs. ME7 – Red Springs (6-5)

W1 – Lincolnton (10-1) vs. MW8 – Thomasville (5-6)

MW4 – Eastern Randolph (8-3) vs. W5 – West Wilkes (8-3)

W3 – Hendersonville (8-3) vs. MW6 – Lexington (5-5)

MW2 – Surry Central (10-1) vs. W7 – Polk County (5-6)

MW1 – Reidsville (11-0) vs. W8 – Madison (5-6)

W4 – Mountain Heritage (10-1) vs. MW5 – West Stanly (7-4)

MW3 – North Rowan (9-2) vs. W6 – North Wilkes (7-4)

W2 – Brevard (9-2) vs. MW7 – Carver (5-6)

– article submitted by PolkSports.com