The leaves changing colors and temperatures dropping is nature’s way of reminding football fans that it’s finally time for playoff football. The state playoff kick off Thursday with Class C-1, C-2, D-1 and D-2 in action, while the Class A and B and six-man tournaments start Friday.
Tribland is well represented in the playoffs with seven teams in the top four seeds of their respected classes. Giltner (8-0) and Sutton (8-0) are seeded first in their half of the bracket in Class D-2 and C-2, respectively — the playoff brackets for Class C-1, C-2, D-1 and D-2 as well as six-man are divided into east and west brackets. Adams Central (8-0) is the second seed in the West Bracket in Class C-1. Kenesaw (7-1) is the third seed on its half of the bracket in Class D-2, while Blue Hill (7-1) and Bruning-Davenport/Shickley (7-1) claimed No. 4 seeds in Class C-2 and D-1, respectively.
In six-man football, Silver Lake received the No. 1 seed in the East Bracket.
First-round matchups involving Tribland teams
Class C-1
Thursday
West bracket
No. 15 Minden (2-6) at No. 2 Adams Central (8-0), 7 p.m.
Class C-2
Thursday
West bracket
No. 16 Cambridge (3-5) at No. 1 Sutton (8-0), 5 p.m.
No. 9 Thayer Central (5-3), at No. 8 St. Cecilia (5-3), 6 p.m.
No. 13 Kimball (4-4) at No. 4 Blue Hill (7-1), 5:30 p.m.
No. 10 Ravenna (4-4) at No. 7 Doniphan-Trumbull (6-2), 7 p.m.
Class D-1
Thursday
West Bracket
No. 14 Franklin (5-3) at No. 3 Elgin Public/Pope John (8-0), 4 p.m.
East bracket
No. 13 Pawnee City (3-5) at No. 4 Bruning-Davenport/Shickley (7-1), 7 p.m.
No. 11 Randolph (5-3) at No. 6 Exeter-Milligan (8-0), 6 p.m.
Class D-2
Thursday
West bracket
No. 9 Lawrence-Nelson (6-2) at No. 8 Osmond (5-3), 5 p.m.
East bracket
No. 16 Hay Springs (4-4) at No. 1 Giltner (8-0), 4 p.m.
No. 14 Hayes Center (4-4) at No. 3 Kenesaw (7-1), 6 p.m.
Six-man
Friday
East bracket
No. 4 Arcadia (4-4) at No. 1 Silver Lake (7-1), 6 p.m.
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