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KICD 9-County Area Football Playoff Bubble-Watch

KICD 9-County Area Football Playoff Bubble-Watch

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In the Bubble

Teams that have locked up Playoff Spots

  • 8P – GTRA
    • If Playoffs began today, would be the #7 seed with Home Field guaranteed in first two rounds
  • A – MMCRU
    • If Playoffs began today, would be the #1 seed with Home Field guaranteed through Quarterfinals
  • 2A – Okoboji
    • If Playoffs began today, would be the #3 seed with Home Field guaranteed through Quarterfinals

On the Bubble

Teams that either control their own destinies, or there is a clear path to a playoff birth

  • 8P – West Bend-Mallard
    • Need to Beat North Union
  • 8P – North Union
    • Need to Beat West Bend-Mallard
  • A – Sibley-Ocheyedan
    • Need to Beat Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn this week
    • A loss to H-M-S would mean they need Gehlen Catholic to lose out
  • A – Sioux Central
    • Need to beat Sibley-Ocheyedan in Week 8, and Gehlen Catholic to lose out
    • If Gehlen Catholic goes 1-1 down the stretch, need to beat Sibley-Ocheyedan AND Sibley-Ocheyedan to lose to Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn to force Point Differential Tiebreaker between them, Sibley-Ocheyedan, and Gehlen Catholic
  • 1A – Emmetsburg
    • Need at least one win against either East Sac County or South Hamilton
  • 1A – Pocahontas Area
    • Need to beat East Sac County
  • 2A – Cherokee
    • Need one win against either Western Christian or Sheldon
    • Can Still win District Championship if they win out, forcing a Point differential tiebreaker against Unity Christian and Western Christian
  • 2A – Spirit Lake
    • Need wins against both Southeast Valley and Estherville Lincoln Central

Off the Bubble

Teams that are either locked out or the path is a complicated long shot

  • 8P – Newell-Fonda
  • 8P – Harris-Lake Park
  • A – Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn
  • A – South O’Brien
  • 1A – Alta-Aurelia
  • 2A – Sheldon
  • 2A – Estherville Lincoln Central
  • 4A – Storm Lake
  • 4A – Spencer

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