Brackets released for high school football state playoffs
Published 1:20 pm Sunday, November 6, 2022
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association released the high school football state playoff brackets for all six classifications on Sunday.
Three local teams — Lake Stevens, Stanwood and Monroe — advanced to their respective 16-team state playoffs with victories in the Week 10 winner-to-state round.
No. 2 seed Lake Stevens (8-2) will host No. 15 seed North Creek (5-4) in a 4A first-round matchup at 7 p.m. Friday. The winner advances to face either No. 7 seed Kamiakin or No. 10 seed Gonzaga Prep in the state quarterfinals.
No. 11 seed Stanwood (9-1) will travel across the state to face No. 6 seed Mt. Spokane (9-1) in a 3A first-round matchup at 6 p.m. Friday at Union Stadium in the Spokane suburb of Mead. The winner advances to face either No. 3 seed O’Dea or No. 14 seed Peninsula in the state quarterfinals.
No. 13 seed Monroe (9-1) will travel to face No. 4 seed Lincoln-Tacoma (10-0) in another 3A first-round matchup at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Lincoln Bowl in Tacoma. The winner advances to face either No. 5 seed Bellevue or No. 12 seed Mead in the state quarterfinals.
The state playoffs were seeded by committees made up of coaches and athletic directors from around the state.
Here are all the first-round matchups, with games involving local teams in bold:
CLASS 4A
No. 1 Chiawana vs. No. 16 Sunnyside
No. 2 Lake Stevens vs. No. 15 North Creek, 7 p.m. Friday at Lake Stevens H.S.
No. 3 Sumner vs. No. 14 Woodinville
No. 4 Kennedy Catholic vs. No. 13 Richland
No. 5 Skyline vs. No. 12 Federal Way
No. 6 Graham-Kapowsin vs. No. 11 Skyview
No. 7 Kamiakin vs. No. 10 Gonzaga Prep
No. 8 Emerald Ridge vs. No. 9 Eastlake
CLASS 3A
No. 1 Yelm vs. No. 16 Southridge
No. 2 Eastside Catholic vs. No. 15 Spanaway Lake
No. 3 O’Dea vs. No. 14 Peninsula
No. 4 Lincoln-Tacoma vs. No. 13 Monroe, 2 p.m. Saturday at Lincoln Bowl (Tacoma)
No. 5 Bellevue vs. No. 12 Mead
No. 6 Mt. Spokane vs. No. 11 Stanwood, 6 p.m. Friday at Union Stadium (Mead)
No. 7 Ferndale vs. No. 10 Kelso
No. 8 Rainier Beach vs. No. 9 Kennewick
CLASS 2A
No. 1 Lynden vs. No. 16 Black Hills
No. 2 W.F. West vs. No. 15 Ephrata
No. 3 North Kitsap vs. No. 14 Fife
No. 4 Enumclaw vs. No. 13 Olympic
No. 5 Othello vs. No. 12 Washington
No. 6 Anacortes vs. No. 11 West Valley-Spokane
No. 7 Tumwater vs. No. 10 Sedro-Woolley
No. 8 Highline vs. No. 9 Washougal
CLASS 1A
No. 1 Royal vs. No. 16 Cascade Christian
No. 2 Lakeside-Nine Mile Falls vs. No. 15 Bellevue Christian
No. 3 Nooksack Valley vs. No. 14 Riverside
No. 4 Eatonville vs. No. 13 Zillah
No. 5 King’s vs. No. 12 Freeman
No. 6 La Center vs. No. 11 Cashmere
No. 7 Tenino vs. No. 10 Mount Baker
No. 8 Montesano vs. No. 9 Toppenish
CLASS 2B
First-round byes: No. 1 Napavine, No. 2 Okanogan, No. 3 Pe-Ell-Willapa Valley, No. 4 Jenkins
No. 5 Toledo vs. No. 12 Kittitas-Thorp
No. 6 Raymond-South Bend vs. No. 11 Goldendale
No. 7 Coupeville vs. No. 10 Onalaska
No. 8 Liberty-Spangle vs. No. 9 River View
CLASS 1B
First-round byes: No. 1 Odessa, No. 2 Neah Bay, No. 3 Liberty Christian, No. 4 Mossyrock
No. 5 Liberty Bell vs. No. 12 Muckleshoot Tribal
No. 6 DeSales vs. No. 11 Quilcene
No. 7 Wellpinit vs. No. 10 Pomeroy
No. 8 Naselle vs. No. 9 Almira-Coulee-Hartline
