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First look at Kansas high school football playoff brackets, schedule of 2nd-round games

Kapaun Mt. Carmel junior running back Omari Elias helped the Crusaders advance in the Class 5A playoffs on Friday.
Kapaun Mt. Carmel junior running back Omari Elias helped the Crusaders advance in the Class 5A playoffs on Friday. Courtesy

The playoffs are underway for Kansas high school football and Varsity Kansas has you covered with the updated schedule and brackets for every classification in the state.

Here’s the first look at which teams have advanced in the state playoffs and the second-round games scheduled for Friday, Nov. 4.

Class 6A football playoffs

Wichita East (6-3) at Manhattan (9-0)

Junction City (7-2) at Wichita Northwest (7-2)

Lawrence (6-3) at Derby (7-2)

Washburn Rural (7-2) at Garden City (7-2)

Blue Valley West (4-5) at Olathe North (8-1)

Blue Valley Northwest (6-3) at Gardner-Edgerton (6-3)

Blue Valley (5-4) at Olathe West (7-2)

Olathe Northwest (6-3) at Olathe South (7-2)

Class 5A football playoffs

Kapaun Mt. Carmel (5-4) at Maize (9-0)

Bishop Carroll (7-2) at Hutchinson (7-2)

Valley Center (7-2) at Hays (8-1)

Great Bend (7-2) at Salina Central (7-2)

Shawnee Heights (5-4) at Mill Valley (8-1)

Pittsburg (6-3) at Kansas City Sumner (7-2)

Spring Hill (5-4) at De Soto (8-1)

Emporia (2-7) at Blue Valley Southwest (4-5)

Class 4A football playoffs

Rose Hill (4-5) at Wamego (9-0)

Winfield (2-7) at Andover Central (6-3)

Arkansas City (3-6) at McPherson (8-1)

Coffeyville (6-3) at Circle (7-2)

Kansas City Piper (6-3) at Chanute (9-0)

Bishop Miege (7-2) at Eudora (8-1)

St. James Academy (5-4) at Atchison (9-0)

St. Thomas Aquinas (7-2) at Louisburg (8-1)

Class 3A football playoffs

Hesston (7-2) at Rock Creek (8-1)

Pratt (7-2) at Andale (9-0)

Clay Center (6-3) at Wichita Collegiate (8-1)

Cheney (7-2) at Scott City (8-1)

Columbus (4-5) at Galena (7-2)

Topeka Hayden (8-1) at Wellsville (9-0)

Frontenac (6-3) at Girard (9-0)

Bishop Ward (7-2) at Holton (8-1)

Class 2A football playoffs

Chaparral (7-1) at Southeast-Saline (9-0)

Russell (6-3) at Hoisington (7-2)

Ellsworth (8-1) at Kingman (9-0)

Norton (6-3) at Beloit (7-2)

Council Grove (7-2) at Caney Valley (7-2)

Riley County (3-6) at Sabetha (7-2)

Humboldt (7-2) at Osage City (8-1)

Rossville (5-4) at Nemaha Central (9-0)

Class 1A football playoffs

Marion (6-3) at Wabaunsee (8-1)

Plainville (4-5) at Conway Springs (6-3)

Smith Center (7-2) at Sedgwick (5-4)

Inman (8-1) at Oakley (6-3)

Jayhawk Linn (8-1) at Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan (8-1)

Troy (8-1) at St. Marys (7-2)

Pleasanton (7-2) at Olpe (7-2)

Jefferson County North (6-3) at Centralia (9-0)

8-man Division 1 football playoffs

Lyndon (7-2) at Moundridge (6-3)

Wichita Independent (8-1) at Burlingame (8-1)

Chase County (8-1) at South Sumner County (9-0)

Madison (6-3) at Little River (8-1)

Quinter (4-5) at Meade (8-1)

WaKeeney-Trego (6-3) at Hill City (8-1)

Rawlins County (7-2) at Macksville (9-0)

Hoxie (7-2) at Wichita County (9-0)

8-man Division 2 football playoffs

Frankfort (4-5) at Lebo (7-2)

Hanover (5-4) at Canton-Galva (9-0)

Hutchinson Central Christian (4-5) at Axtell (9-0)

Colony-Crest (7-2) at Osborne (8-1)

Minneola (8-1) at Victoria (9-0)

Hodgeman County (6-3) at Thunder Ridge (8-1)

Bucklin (6-3) at Wallace County (6-3)

Sylvan-Lucas (7-2) at Dighton (9-0)

6-man football playoffs

Pawnee Heights (4-5) at Waverly (9-0)

Peabody-Burns (6-3) at Tescott (8-1)

Natoma (5-4) at Cunningham (9-0)

Burrton (6-3) at Wetmore (7-2)

Golden Plains (3-6) at Ashland (7-1)

Deerfield (5-3) at Northern Valley (7-2)

Moscow (4-3) at Cheylin (8-1)

Greeley County (5-4) at Ingalls (6-2)

This story was originally published October 29, 2022 at 6:00 AM.

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