Kansas high school football state playoffs: Updated look at the KSHSAA bracket, schedule
The playoffs are here for Kansas high school football and Varsity Kansas has you covered with the updated KSHSAA schedule and brackets for every classification in the state.
Here’s the first look at which teams have advanced to the second round of the state playoffs for games scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, November 3 unless otherwise noted.
Class 6A football playoffs
West
No. 8 Junction City (6-3) at No. 1 Washburn Rural (9-0)
No. 5 Wichita East (7-2) at No. 4 Wichita Northwest (7-2)
No. 7 Lawrence Free State (7-2) at No. 2 Manhattan (8-1)
No. 6 Lawrence (7-2) at No. 3 Derby (8-1)
East
No. 8 Shawnee Mission Northwest (4-5) at No. 1 Gardner-Edgerton (8-1)
No. 5 Blue Valley Northwest (5-4) vs. No. 4 Olathe South (6-3) at ODAC on Thursday
No. 7 Blue Valley West (4-5) vs. No. 2 Olathe North (8-1) at ODAC
No. 6 Blue Valley (5-4) vs. No. 3 Olathe East (7-2) at CBAC
Class 5A football playoffs
West
No. 9 Great Bend (6-3) vs. No. 1 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (8-1) at Wichita Southeast
No. 5 Hutchinson (7-2) at No. 4 Maize South (7-2)
No. 7 Hays (7-2) vs. No. 2 Goddard Eisenhower (8-1) at Goddard
No. 11 Maize (4-5) at No. 3 Liberal (8-1)
East
No. 9 Topeka Seaman (5-4) at No. 1 De Soto (8-1)
No. 5 Spring Hill (7-2) at No. 4 Mill Valley (7-2)
No. 10 Lansing (5-4) vs. No. 2 Blue Valley Southwest (8-1) at ANTDAC
No. 6 Shawnee Heights (7-2) vs. No. 3 Topeka Highland Park (7-2) at Hummer Park
Class 4A football playoffs
West
No. 9 Rose Hill (4-5) at No. 1 Wamego (7-2)
No. 5 Coffeyville (6-3) at No. 4 Wellington (7-2)
No. 7 McPherson (6-3) at No. 2 Buhler (7-2)
No. 6 Andover Central (6-3) at No. 3 Abilene (7-2)
East
No. 8 Eudora (5-4) at No. 1 Atchison (9-0)
No. 5 Tonganoxie (7-2) at No. 4 Chanute (8-1)
No. 7 Basehor-Linwood (6-3) at No. 2 Louisburg (9-0)
No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (6-3) at No. 3 Bishop Miege (8-1)
Class 3A football playoffs
D6-2 Hesston (5-4) at D5-1 Clay Center (8-1)
D8-2 Holcomb (7-2)at D7-1 Cheney (8-0)
D5-2 Rock Creek (6-3) at D6-1 Wichita Collegiate (8-1)
D7-2 Andale (8-1) at D8-1 Scott City (8-1) at 6 p.m.
D2-2 Burlington (6-3) at D1-1 Frontenac (8-1)
D4-2 Holton (5-4) at D3-1 Wellsville (9-0)
D1-2 Parsons (8-1) at D2-1 Prairie View (5-4)
D3-2 Santa Fe Trail (7-2) at D4-1 Topeka Hayden (9-0)
Class 2A football playoffs
D6-2 Kingman (7-2) at D5-1 Southeast of Saline (9-0)
D8-2 Beloit (5-4) at D7-1 Hoisington (9-0)
D5-2 Ellsworth (8-1) at D6-1 Garden Plain (8-1)
D8-3 Thomas More Prep (5-4) at D8-1 Norton (9-0)
D2-2 Humboldt (8-1) at D1-1 Riverton (6-3)
D4-2 Sabetha (8-1) at D3-1 Silver Lake (8-1)
D2-3 Council Grove (6-3) at D2-1 Osage City (8-1)
D4-3 Riley County (5-4) at D4-1 Nemaha Central (9-0)
Class 1A football playoffs
D6-2 Marion (8-1) at D5-1 Smith Center (8-1)
D7-3 Sterling (6-3) at D7-1 Conway Springs (7-2)
D5-2 Valley Heights (7-2) at D6-1 Sedgwick (8-1)
D7-4 Hutchinson Trinity (4-5) at D7-2 Medicine Lodge (6-2)
D2-2 Jayhawk-Linn (8-1) at D1-1 Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan (9-0)
D4-2 Jackson Heights (8-1) at D3-1 St. Marys (6-3)
D2-3 Central Heights (5-4) at D2-1 Olpe (7-2)
D3-2 Jefferson County North (8-1) at D4-1 Centralia (8-1)
8-man Division 1 football playoffs
D4-2 Little River (7-2) at D1-1 West Elk (8-1)
D3-2 South Sumner County (8-1) at D2-1 Lyndon (9-0)
D2-2 Cair Paravel (7-2) at D3-1 Burden-Central (9-0) at 6 p.m.
D2-3 Chase County (6-3) at D4-1 Moundridge (9-0)
D8-2 Meade (8-1) at D5-1 Ell-Saline (8-1)
D7-2 La Crosse (6-3) at D6-1 Hoxie (8-1)
D6-2 Rawlins County (8-1) at D7-1 WaKeeney-Trego (7-2)
D5-2 Clifton Clyde (7-2) at D8-1 Wichita County (9-0) at 6 p.m.
8-man Division 2 football playoffs
D3-3 Hanover (5-4) at D1-1 Lebo (6-3)
D3-2 Frankfort (7-2) at D2-1 Canton-Galva (8-1) at 6 p.m.
D2-2 Hutchinson Central Christian (6-3) at D3-1 Axtell (9-0) at 6 p.m.
D2-3 Rural Vista (5-4) at D4-1 Osborne (8-1)
D7-3 South Barber (7-1) at D5-1 Victoria (7-1) at 6 p.m.
D8-3 Dighton (5-4) at D6-1 Wallace County (6-3)
D5-3 Central Plains (7-2) at D7-1 South Central (6-3)
D5-2 Sylvan-Lucas (8-1) at D8-1 Minneola (9-0) at 5:30 p.m.
6-man football playoffs
D1-5 Altoona Midway (3-6) at D1-1 Waverly (6-0)
D1-3 Peabody-Burns (5-3) at D2-2 Tescott (5-2)
D1-4 Centre (4-4) at D2-1 Cunningham (7-1) at 6 p.m.
D2-3 Pawnee Heights (5-4) at D1-2 Chetopa (7-2) at 6 p.m.
D4-4 Triplains-Brewster (4-5) at D3-1 Ashland (7-1)
D3-3 Deerfield (6-2) at D4-2 Northern Valley (8-1) at 6 p.m.
D4-5 Greeley County (4-5) at D4-1 Cheylin (9-0)
D4-3 Golden Plains (3-6) at D3-2 Ingalls (7-2) at 6 p.m.