It’s “Elite Eight” time in each of the nine classes in the Kansas high school state football playoffs.
There will be 36 games played on Friday night in the sectionals (quarterfinals) round.
The winners of each of the nine classes will advance to the “Final Four” semifinal round on Friday, Feb. 20.
Undefeated teams still competing in the sectionals (quarterfinals) playoffs:
Class 6A: Mill Valley and Derby.
Class 5A: Kapaun Mount-Carmel, Andover and De Soto.
Class 4A: Shawnee Mission Bishop Miege.
Class 3A: Andale and Frontenac.
Class 2A: Silver Lake and Caney Valley.
Class 1A: Sterling and Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian.
Eight-Man Division I: Lincoln, Wichita County and Oswego.
Eight-Man Division II: Hodgeman County, Sylvan Unified, Cunningham, Lebo and Axtell.
Six-Man: Ingalls, Weskan and Tescott.
Ad Astra Radio area teams still competing in the sectional (regional) playoffs are:
Class 5A: Hays High (9-1).
Class 4A: McPherson (9-1) and Buhler (8-2).
Class 3A: Andale (10-0), Hoisington (8-2) and Hesston (8-2).
Class 2A: Garden Plain (8-2).
Class 1A: Sterling (10-0), Inman (8-2) and Thomas More Prep-Marian (10-0).
Eight-Man Division I: Canton-Galva (5-5).
Eight-Man Division II: Hodgeman County-Jetmore (1-0), Little River (9-1), Victoria (6-4) and Cunningham (10-0).
Six-Man: Otis-Bison (9-1).
Sectional (quarterfinal) matchups for Friday night are:
Class 6A West: Wichita Northwest (8-2) at Derby (10-0); Manhattan (8-2) at Maize (9-1).
Class 6A East: Olathe North (7-3) at Mill Valley (10-0); Olathe Northwest (8-2) at Gardner-Edgerton (8-2).
Class 5A West: Hays High (9-1) at Kapaun-Mount Carmel (10-0); Bishop Carroll (9-1) at Andover (10-0).
Class 5A East: Overland Park-Blue Valley (8-2) at De Soto (10-0); Basehor-Linwood (8-2) at Spring Hill (9-1).
Class 4A West: Wellington (8-2) at McPherson (9-1); Buhler (8-2) at Wamego (8-1).
Class 4A East: Eudora (8-2) at Shawnee Mission Bishop Miege (10-0); Ottawa (6-4) at Tonganoxie (7-3).
Class 3A West: Hoisington (8-2) at Andale (10-0); Hesston (8-2) at Holcomb (9-1).
Class 3A East: Baldwin (8-2) at Frontenac (10-0); Nemaha Central (7-3) at Jefferson West (8-2).
Class 2A West: Council Grove (9-1) at Garden Plain (8-2); Marysville (8-2) at Beloit (9-1).
Class 2A East: Riverside (9-1) at Silver Lake (10-0); Sabetha (10-0) at Caney Valley (10-0).
Class 1A West: Smith Center (8-2) at Sterling (10-0); Inman (8-2) at Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian (10-0).
Class 1A East: St. Mary’s (4-6) at Centralia (7-3); Olpe (8-2) at Rossville (8-2).
Eight-Man Division I: Lincoln (10-0) at Hoxie (8-2); Coldwater-South Central (8-1) at Wichita County-Leoti (10-0); Canton-Galva (5-5) at Oswego (10-0); South Sumner (9-1) at Clifton-Clyde (9-1).
Eight-Man Division II: Sylvan-Lucas Unified (10-0) at Hodgeman County-Jetmore (10-0); Victoria (6-4) at Little River (9-1); Hanover (9-1) at Cunningham (10-0); Lebo (10-0) at Axtell (10-0).
Six-Man: Grainfield-Wheatland/Grinnell (9-1) at Ingalls (10-0); South Barber (8-2) at Weskan (10-0); Otis-Bison (9-1) at Peabody-Burns (9-1); Lost Springs-Centre (7-3) at Tescott (10-0).
State championship game locations (no kickoff times listed):
The Kansas state high school football semifinal winners will advance to the state championship games.
The Kansas Class 2A and 1A state football championship games will be played on Friday, Nov. 27, at Gowans Stadium in Hutchinson.
The Kansas Class 4A state football championship game will be played on Friday, Nov. 27, at BG Products Veterans Stadium in El Dorado.
The Kansas Class 3A state football championship game will be played on Saturday, Nov. 28, at Gowans Stadium in Hutchinson.
The Kansas Class 5A and 6A state championship games will played Saturday, Nov. 28, at BG Products Veterans Stadium in El Dorado.
The Kansas Eight-Man Division I, Eight-Man Division II and Six-Man football state championship games will be played Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Kiowa County High School field in Greensburg.
