The North Carolina state playoffs have gone through three rounds and there were plenty of standout performances, including the following 10 which are nominated for North Carolina High School Football Player of the Week.

Now that the third round of the NCHSAA football playoffs is over, the field has been whittled to 32 teams. Some of the biggest upsets of the third round include No. 19 Kinston, which stunned No. 6 Ayden - Grifton in the 2A East,

It is Week 12 of the North Carolina high school football season, which was added to the schedule in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene and provides an extra gameday for WNC teams to get their final games in.