Below is a look at district football brackets of interest. The district playoffs begin on Friday, Oct. 30.
CLASS 6 DISTRICT 3
In Friday’s quarterfinals, fifth-seeded Joplin will travel to fourth-seeded Rockhurst for a 7 p.m. contest at Dasta Memorial Stadium in Kansas City.
In Friday’s other quarterfinals, No. 1 Raymore-Peculiar hosts No. 8 Lee’s Summit, No. 2 Nixa hosts No. 7 Lee’s Summit North and No. 3 Lee’s Summit West hosts No. 6 Kickapoo.
The Rockhurst-Joplin winner meets the winner of the Raymore-Peculiar-Lee’s Summit game in the semifinals on Nov. 6.
The other semifinal features the winners of Nixa-LSN and LSW-Kickapoo.
The district title game is Nov. 13.
CLASS 5 DISTRICT 6
No. 1 Carthage and No. 2 Webb City have byes this week and won’t play until the semifinals.
In Friday’s quarterfinals, No. 4 Republic hosts No. 5 Branson and No. 3 Ozark hosts No. 6 Neosho.
Carthage awaits the Republic-Branson winner in the semifinals on Nov. 6, while Webb City will host the Ozark-Neosho winner in the semifinals.
The district title game is Nov. 13.
Of course, if the higher seeds win, we would get a Carthage vs. Webb City district championship showdown that would feature two defending state champions.
CLASS 4 DISTRICT 5
This district has seven teams, so No. 1 West Plains gets a bye this week.
In Friday’s quarterfinals, No. 4 McDonald County hosts No. 5 Marshfield, No. 2 Carl Junction hosts No. 7 Monett and No. 3 Logan-Rogersville hosts No. 6 Hillcrest.
The McDonald County-Marshfield winner plays West Plains on Nov. 6. The other quarterfinal winners meet in the other semifinal. The title game is Nov. 13.
CLASS 3 DISTRICT 6
No. 1 Cassville and No. 2 Mount Vernon both have byes.
On Friday, No. 4 Reeds Spring hosts No. 5 Hollister, while No. 3 Aurora hosts No. 6 Seneca.
On Nov. 6, Cassville will host the winner of Reeds Spring-Hollister in the semifinals, while Mount Vernon will host either Aurora or Seneca.
The title game is Nov. 13.
