The South Dakota High School Activities Association released the first-round pairings for the 2008 State Football Playoffs on Friday.
In Class 11AA four local teams - No. 16 seed Rapid City Stevens (1-8 overall), No. 13 Douglas (4-4), No. 11 Rapid City Central (2-7) and No. 14 Spearfish (2-7) - will open the playoffs on the road. No. 7 Sturgis (5-4) is the lone West River Class 11AA team that will host a playoff game. The Scoopers, who claimed their first winning record since 1995 on Thursday with a win over Spearfish, will host No. 10 Aberdeen Central (5-4).
Four local teams will square off in Class 11A with Custer (4-4) at Belle Fourche (8-0) and Hot Springs (4-4) at St. Thomas More (5-3). Also Pine Ridge (3-5) will travel to Winner (7-1) and ToddCounty (4-4) is at Little Wound (6-2) in Class 11A.
Other local teams that will be in action
include, Stanley County (4-4)
at Bennett County
(8-0) and Mobridge (5-3) at Red Cloud (6-2)
in Class 11B.
In Class 9AA Newell (5-3) will travel to
undefeated Lyman (8-0) and Gregory (5-3) is at
White
River (6-2).
Philip (5-3) will host a first-round 9A
playoff game, entertaining Irene-Wakonda (4-4), while Sully Buttes
(4-4) is at New Underwood
(6-2).
In Class 9B, Jones County (2-6) is
at Harding County (7-1) and
Selby Area (3-5) travels to Dupree
(5-3).
All first-round games are scheduled for Tuesday.
The top three highest power rated teams in each region automatically qualify for the playoffs in all classes. The next four highest power-rated teams, regardless of region, are selected at-large.
An at-large team finishing fifth or sixth in their region is moved to a new region. The at-large team will be seeded where their power points rank them within the region.
The first-place team in each region will play the fourth-place team and the second-place team will play the third-place team. The highest seeded team will host throughout the playoff.
An at-large team will not host a first-round game, but can host in subsequent rounds.
11AA
No. 16 Rapid City Stevens (1-8) at No. 1 BrandonValley (9-0)
No. 9 Yankton (5-4) at Watertown (5-4)
No. 12 Mitchell (2-7) at No. 5 Sioux FallsRoosevelt (6-3)
No. 13 Douglas (4-4) at No. 4 Sioux FallsLincoln (7-2)
No. 15 Huron (2-7) at No. 2 Sioux Falls O'Gorman (8-1)
No. 10 Aberdeen Central (5-4) at No. 7 Sturgis (5-4)
No. 11 Rapid City Central (2-7) at No. 6 Brookings (5-4)
No. 14 Spearfish (2-7) at No. 3 Sioux FallsWashington (8-1)
11A
Region 1
Milbank (5-3) at West Central (8-0)
Dell Rapids (6-2) at Sisseton (7-1)
Region 2
Lead-Deadwood (1-7) at Harrisburg (6-2)
Lennox (2-6) at Vermillion (4-4)
Region 3
Pine Ridge (3-5) at Winner (7-1)
ToddCounty (4-4) at Little Wound (6-2)
Region 4
Custer (4-4) at Belle Fourche (8-0)
Hot Springs (4-4) at St. Thomas More (5-3)
Region 1
Deuel (4-4) at Aberdeen Roncalli (6-2)
Elk Point-Jefferson (3-5) at Groton Area (6-2)
Region 2
Flandreau (3-5) at Tri-Valley (7-1)
Garretson (6-2) at Howard (6-2)
Region 3
Bon Homme (6-2) at Platte-Geddes/Dakota Christian (8-0)
Wagner (6-2) at DakotaValley (6-2)
Region 4
Stanley Co. (4-4) at Bennett Co. (8-0)
Mobridge (5-3) at Red Cloud (6-2)
9AA
Region 1
Florence/Henry (5-3) at Ipswich (8-0)
Langford/Roslyn (6-2) at Clark (7-1)
Region 2
Wessington Springs/Woonsocket (5-3) at Stickney/Mt. Vernon (7-1)
Chester Area (6-2) at DeSmet/Iroquois (7-1)
Region 3
Canistota/Bridgewater (4-4) at Marion/Hurley (6-2)
Tripp-Delmont/Armour (4-4) at Emery/Ethan (6-2)
Region 4
Newell (5-3) at Lyman (8-0)
Gregory (5-3) at White River (6-2)
Region 1
Arlington (5-3) at Great Plain Lutheran (6-2)
Estelline (6-2) at Castlewood (6-2)
Region 2
Scotland (3-5) at Avon (7-1)
Colman-Egan (4-4) at Viborg (5-3)
Region 3
Sunshine BibleAcademy (6-2) at Eureka/Bowdle (8-0)
Faulkton (5-3) at Gettysburg (6-2)
Region 4
Irene-Wakonda (4-4) at Philip (5-3)
Sully Buttes (4-4) at New Underwood (6-2)
9B
Region 1
Warner (5-3) at Grant-Deuel (7-1)
Waverly/South Shore (5-3) at Herried (6-2)
Region 2
Montrose (2-6) at Dell Rapids St. Mary (8-0)
Sanborn Central (4-4) at Hitchcock-Tulare (8-0)
Region 3
Colome (6-2) at Hanson (8-0)
Gayville-Volin (7-1) at Menno (8-0)
Region 4
Jones Co. (2-6) at Harding Co. (7-1)
Selby Area (3-5) at Dupree (5-3)
