The South Dakota High School Activities Association has announced the first-round pairings for the state football playoffs for Class 11B and the nine-man ranks. The top three teams in each of the four regions in the class qualify for the playoffs, followed by the next four teams with the highest seed-point totals, making up the 16-team field.
The first round of the playoffs begins on Thursday, Oct. 18, and the eight winners in each class will be re-seeded 1-through-8 prior to the state quarterfinals on Thursday, Oct. 25.
Class 11B
Region 1
Elk Point-Jefferson (3-5) at Aberdeen Roncalli (5-3)
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Mobridge-Pollock (5-3) at Groton Area (5-3)
Region 2
Sioux Valley (4-4) at Canton (8-0)
Sioux Falls Christian (6-2) at Beresford (6-2)
Region 3
Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central (3-5) at Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan (7-1)
Stanley County (5-3) at Mount Vernon/Plankinton (7-1)
Region 4
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Red Cloud (6-2) at Lead-Deadwood (6-2)
Custer (5-3) at Winner (6-2)
Class 9AA
Region 1
Miller/Highmore-Harrold (4-4) at Wolsey-Wessington (8-0)
North Border (4-4) at Webster Area (6-2)
Region 2
Elkton-Lake Benton (5-3) at Arlington/Lake Preston (8-0)
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Hamlin (7-1) at Garretson (8-0)
Region 3
Deuel (5-3) at Bon Homme (7-1)
Irene-Wakonda (6-2) at Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian (6-2)
Region 4
Baltic (5-3) at Gregory (6-2)
Kimball/White Lake (5-3) at Jones County/White River (6-2)
Class 9A
Region 1
Potter County (5-3) at Britton-Hecla (8-0)
Clark/Willow Lake (6-2) at Warner (6-2)
Region 2
Ipswich/Edmunds Central (3-5) at Canistota/Freeman (7-1)
Howard (5-3) at Deubrook Area (5-3)
Region 3
Platte-Geddes (1-7) at Alcester-Hudson (6-2)
Lyman (3-5) at Corsica-Stickney (4-4)
Region 4
Philip (3-5) at Timber Lake (8-0)
Lemmon/McIntosh (4-4) at New Underwood (5-3)
Class 9B
Region 1
Hitchcock-Tulare (4-4) at Sully Buttes (8-0)
Langford Area (4-4) at Faulkton Area (6-2)
Region 2
Dell Rapids St. Mary (3-5) at Castlewood (6-2)
Bison (4-4) at Colman-Egan (6-2)
Region 3
Gayville-Volin (3-5) at Colome (8-0)
Sunshine Bible Academy (5-3) at Burke (6-2)
Region 4
Faith (4-4) at Wall (8-0)
Kadoka Area (4-4) at Harding County (7-1)
