South Dakota high school football playoff pairings set for 11B, nine-man classes
The pairings for the first round of the South Dakota high school football playoffs are set. Class 11B and nine-man schools will play their first-round games Thursday, while the larger schools (Class 11AAA, 11AA and 11A) will face off the following week.
Class 11B
All games Thursday; Times TBD
No. 16 Lead-Deadwood (4-4) at No. 1 Winner (8-0)
No. 9 St. Thomas More (5-3) at No. 8 Deuel (7-1)
No. 13 Tri-Valley (4-4) at No. 4 Mount Vernon/Plankinton (7-1)
No. 12 Sioux Valley (5-3) at No. 5 McCook Central/Montrose (7-1)
No. 10 Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan (5-3) at Hot Springs (6-2)
No. 14 Rapid City Christian (4-4) at No. 3 Elk Point-Jefferson (8-0)
No. 11 Redfield (5-3) at No. 6 Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central (6-2)
No. 15 Mobridge/Pollock (4-4) at No 2. Aberdeen Roncalli (8-0)
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Class 9AA
All games Thursday; Times TBD
No. 16 Stanley County (3-5) at No. 1 Wall (8-0)
No. 9 Ipswich (6-2) at No. 8 Bon Homme (6-2)
No. 13 Viborg-Hurley (4-4) at No. 4 Hamlin (7-1)
No. 12 Platte-Geddes (4-4) at No. 5 Hanson (7-1)
No. 15 Kimball/White Lake (2-6) at No. 2 Elkton-Lake Benton (8-0)
No. 10 Florence/Henry (4-4) at No. 7 Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy (6-2)
No. 14 Britton-Hecla (4-4) at No. 3 Howard (8-0)
No. 11 Leola/Frederick Area (5-3) at No. 6 Parkston (7-1)
Class 9A
All games Thursday; Times TBD
No. 16 Burke (1-7) at No. 1 Warner (8-0)
No. 9 Canistota (4-4) at No. 8 Alcester-Hudson (7-1)
No. 13 Chester Area (3-5) at No. 4 Harding County/Bison (6-2)
No. 12 Estelline/Hendricks (4-4) at No. 5 Philip (7-1)
No. 15 Oldham-Ramona/Rutland (2-6) at No. 2 Lyman (7-1)
No. 10 Timber Lake (5-3) at No. 7 Castlewood (6-2)
No. 14 Iroquois/Lake Preston (2-6) at No. 3 Gregory (7-1)
No. 11 Deubrook Area (4-4) at No. 6 Wolsey-Wessington (5-3)
Class 9B
All games Thursday; Times TBD
No. 16 Lemmon/McIntosh (2-6) at No. 1 Herreid/Selby Area (8-0)
No. 9 Faulkton Area (4-4) at No. 8 Avon (4-4)
No. 13 Potter County (3-5) at No. 4 Sully Buttes (6-2)
No. 12 Irene-Wakonda (3-5) at No. 5 Corsica-Stickney (6-2)
No. 15 Jones County (3-5) at No. 2 Hitchcock-Tulare (8-0)
No. 10 Dell Rapids St. Mary (4-4) at No. 7 Faith (6-2)
No. 14 New Underwood (2-6) at No. 3 Kadoka Area (5-3)
No. 11 Colome (4-4) at No. 6 De Smet (5-3)
This article originally appeared on Aberdeen News: See the South Dakota high school football playoff pairings