Brandywine, Cassopolis and Edwardsburg will open the playoffs at home Friday night.

The fourth playoff team, Dowagiac, will travel to Edwardsburg for a week eight rematch. The Eddies blanked the Chieftains 36-0 to win the undisputed Wolverine Conference West Division championship.

Dowagiac and Edwardsburg will kick off at 7 p.m.

Brandywine will host Schoolcraft in a rematch of last year’s Division 6 opening round contest, a game won by Schoolcraft 41-8.

Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.

The Rangers will face the Lakers for the first time since 2009. Cassopolis won that game 40-7. The Rangers met Lake Michigan in 2007 in the opening round of the playoffs and won 63-18.

Qualifying teams for the playoffs were divided into eight Divisions of 32 schools each. Within each division are four regions of eight teams each; and within those regions are two districts of four teams each. Pre-district pairings are based on regular-season computer rankings, with the first-place team in each district hosting the fourth-place team; and the second-place team hosting the third-ranked team.

The weekend of Nov. 8-9 will have district finals in the 11-player playoffs at the site of the highest-ranked team which was victorious in the previous round of play.

regional finals in the 11-player playoffs will take place Nov. 15-16 at the site of the highest-ranked team that was victorious in district final play.

Semifinal games in the 11-player playoffs will take place on Nov. 23, pairing the winners of Region 1 vs. Region 2; and the winners of Region 3 vs. Region 4 at prearranged sites.

Tickets for single-session pre-district, district and regional games are $5. At regional sites where multiple games are played and a single admission is charged, tickets will be $6. Single-session Semifinal tickets are $6. At Semifinal sites where multiple games are played and a single admission is charged, tickets are $7.

For the 11-player finals, tickets are $10 per day at Ford Field, allowing a fan to see all four games on a single admission. No in and out privileges are allowed. Here is the schedule:

November 29
Division 8 – 10 a.m.
Division 2 – 1 p.m.
Division 6 – 4:30 p.m.
Division 4 – 7:30 p.m.

November 30
Division 7 – 10 a.m.
Division 1 – 1 p.m.
Division 5 – 4:30 p.m.
Division 3 – 7:30 p.m.

 

MHSAA Playoff Pairings

Division 4

Region 1

District 1
Remus Chippewa Hills (6-3) 51.222 at Cadillac (9-0) 98.889
Ogemaw Heights (6-3) 65.889 at Cheboygan (7-2) 74.833

District 2
Fremont (6-3) 55.889 at Comstock Park (9-0) 105.000
Belding (6-3) 56.528 at Spring Lake (8-1) 82.444

Region 2

District 1
Otsego (6-3) 59.333 at Grand Rapids South Christian (8-1) 89.556
Grand Rapids Catholic Central (6-3) 65.556 at Allendale (7-1) 86.667

District 2
Dowagiac (6-3) 59.111 at Edwardsburg (9-0) 96.000
Battle Creek Pennfield (8-1) 74.556 at Paw Paw (8-1) 80.889

Region 3

District 1
Yale (6-3) 61.333 at Saginaw Swan Valley (9-0) 91.889
North Branch (6-3) 61.556 at Essexville Garber (7-2) 68.000

District 2
Corunna (6-3) 57.694 at Lansing Sexton (9-0) 105.778
Williamston (5-3) 59.194 at Lake Fenton (7-2) 66.444

Region 4

District 1
Dearborn Heights Robichaud (6-3) 62.778 at Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (7-2) 79.778
Clawson (7-2) 64.778 at Detroit Country Day (6-3) 72.333

District 2
Marysville (5-4) 55.000 at Marine City (8-1) 95.000
Harper Woods Chandler Park (7-2) 70.444 at Richmond (8-1) 84.333

 

Division 6

Region 1

District 1
Indian River Inland Lakes (6-3) 42.111 at Negaunee (8-1) 66.333
Elk Rapids (6-3) 61.444 at Boyne City (7-2) 65.556

District 2
Sanford Meridian (7-2) 60.000 at Ithaca (9-0) 84.111
Lakeview (7-2) 63.000 at Maple City Glen Lake (8-1) 73.333

Region 2

District 1
Reese (8-1) 69.333 at Montrose Hill-McCloy (9-0) 90.667
Marlette (8-1) 71.000 at Saginaw Nouvel (8-1) 81.587

District 2
Burton Bendle (6-3) 53.333 at Madison Heights Madison (9-0) 85.333
Byron (7-2) 56.667 at Flint Beecher (7-2) 64.667

Region 3

District 1
Montague (6-3) 54.556 at Shelby (8-1) 77.222
Grandville Calvin Christian (6-3) 58.444 at Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian (8-1) 77.111

District 2
Hartford (6-3) 45.222 at Watervliet (9-0) 76.444
Schoolcraft (8-1) 74.556 at Niles Brandywine (8-1) 75.111

Region 4

District 1
Constantine (5-4) 40.222 at Michigan Center (8-1) 72.778
Hillsdale (6-3) 58.000 at Jonesville (7-2) 60.222

District 2
Whitmore Lake (5-4) 46.000 at Clinton (9-0) 81.778
Manchester (7-2) 65.667 at Grass Lake (8-1) 78.000

Division 7

Region 1

District 1
Traverse City St. Francis (5-4) 56.333 at Iron River West Iron County (9-0) 81.778
Mancelona (7-2) 57.222 at Ishpeming (9-0) 75.556

District 2
McBain (5-4) 40.222 at Lincoln Alcona (9-0) 69.333
Whittemore-Prescott (6-3) 50.417 at Lake City (8-1) 66.667

Region 2

District 1
Evart (7-2) 57.667 at Carson City-Crystal (9-0) 77.333
Saugatuck (8-1) 60.111 at Pewamo-Westphalia (8-1) 72.000

District 2
Auburn Hills Oakland Christian (5-4) 39.556 at Harbor Beach (8-1) 73.778
Bath (5-4) 42.333 at Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker (7-2) 56.667

Region 3

District 1
St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic (6-2) 47.889 at Cassopolis (6-3) 55.810
Bridgman (6-3) 48.403 at Decatur (6-3) 49.333

District 2
Reading (6-3) 42.889 at Homer (8-1) 70.111
Springport (6-3) 48.333 at Lawton (8-1) 62.222

Region 4

District 1
Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett (5-4) 41.111 at Southfield Christian (8-1) 64.778
Royal Oak Shrine Catholic (6-3) 57.778 at Madison Heights Bishop Foley (6-3) 59.000

District 2
Melvindale Academy for Business & Tech (5-4) 40.111 at Detroit Loyola (9-0) 106.667
Britton Deerfield (6-3) 52.000 at Hudson (8-1) 69.111