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MHSAA Football Pairings release scheduled for Sunday

Iron Mountain, Norway, West Iron and Kingsford automatically qualify in 11-player playoffs; Forest Park, North Central and North Dickinson look to qualify for 8-player competition

EAST LANSING — In advance of Sunday’s release of pairings for the 2020 MHSAA Football Playoffs, the following information was released Tuesday afternoon:

– A release of all pairings, plus information on purchasing tickets and attendance limits, will be released to schools and the media early Sunday afternoon. Game dates and times will be filled in Monday.

– There will not be a selection show this season on FOX Sports Detroit, as the 11-player District and Regional groupings were previously drawn and have been posted on the MHSAA Website at https://www.mhsaa.com/portals/0/documents/FB/2020/2020%20Districts%2009-25-2020.pdf.

Because there are fewer than 512 11-player teams intending to play, a number of top seeds will receive first-round byes.

– MHSAA staff will assign the 8-player groupings Sunday morning, as is the traditional process. Teams already have been classified as Division 1 or 2 for 8-player; the top 32 in each division based on playoff-point average will qualify.

– If teams withdraw from the playoffs up until the final matchups are released, those brackets will be reseeded. If teams withdraw after the release, the announced matchups will remain with forfeits given and winning teams advancing to the next round.

– Teams must have four games to be eligible for the playoffs, or receive a waiver from the MHSAA. Teams will count games played, plus forfeits –won or lost– as part of that total.

More information on area playoff teams will be released Sunday, on the Daily News website, Twitter feed and Facebook page.

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