
All of Thursday’s opening round football playoff pairings have been announced.
There are numerous area squads who will be hosting games including Aberdeen Roncalli, Groton, and Clark-Willow Lake in Class 11B, Leola-Frederick and Hamlin in Class 9AA, Warner, Ipswich, and Wolsey-Wessington in Class 9A, and Faulkton, Hitchcock-Tulare, and Sully Buttes in Class 9B.
Here is a look at each of the nine-man opening round pairings:
Class 11B
16 Deuel (2-6) at 1 Sioux Valley (8-0)
9 Mobridge-Pollock (6-2) at 8 McCook Central-Montrose (6-2)
13 Flandreau (5-3) at 4 Elk Point-Jefferson (6-2)
12 Bridgewater-Emery-Ethan (5-3) at Clark-Willow Lake (6-2)
15 Hot Springs (4-4) at 2 Winner (8-0)
10 Woonsocket-Wessington Springs-Sanborn Central (6-2) at 7 Aberdeen Roncalli (6-2)
14 Wagner (3-5) at 3 Mount Vernon-Plankinton (6-2)
11 St. Thomas More (6-2) at 6 Groton (6-2)
Class 9AA
16 Stanley County (2-6) at 1 Parkston (8-0)
9 Kimball-White Lake (6-2) at 8 Leola-Frederick (6-2)
13 Bon Homme (3-5) at 4 Hill City (7-1)
12 De Smet (4-4) at 5 Freeman-Marion-Freeman Academy (6-2)
15 Waubay-Summit (3-5) at 2 Hamlin (8-0)
10 Britton-Hecla (6-2) at 7 Viborg-Hurley (6-2)
14 Great Plains Lutheran (4-4) at 3 Elkton-Lake Benton (7-1)
11 Hanson (4-4) at 6 Tripp-Delmont-Armour-Andes Central-Dakota Christian (7-1)
Class 9A
16 Chester (3-5) at 1 Wall (8-0)
9 Castlewood (5-3) at 8 Alcester-Hudson (4-4)
13 Lemmon-McIntosh (5-3) at 4 Wolsey-Wessington (7-1)
12 Dupree (5-3) at 5 Harding County-Bison (7-1)
15 Timber Lake (4-5) at 2 Howard (8-0)
10 Estelline-Hendricks (4-4) at 7 Ipswich (6-2)
14 Gayville-Volin (4-4) at 3 Warner (8-0)
11 Centerville (4-4) at 6 Philip (6-2)
Class 9B
16 Jones County (2-6) at 1 Avon (7-1)
9 Oldham-Ramona-Rutland (7-3) at 8 Canistota (5-3)
13 Herreid-Selby Area (3-5) at 4 Corsica-Stickney (6-2)
12 Arlington (4-4) at 5 Sully Buttes (7-1)
15 Sunshine Bible (2-6) at 2 Faulkton (6-2)
10 Colman-Egan (4-4) at 7 Hitchcock-Tulare (4-4)
14 Irene-Wakonda (2-6) at 3 Dell Rapids St. Mary (7-1)
11 Burke (3-5) at 6 Kadoka Area (5-3)


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