High School Football Playoff Match-Ups

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November 16, 2023

Here are the high school football playoff matchups for next Friday. Sites are still TBD on classes 5A and below.

6A-I

Norman @ Bixby Edmond North @ Owasso Westmoore @ Union Edmond Santa Fe @ Jenks

6A-II

Putnam City @ Stillwater Sand Springs @ Choctaw Bartlesville @ Deer Creek Ponca City @ Muskogee

Carl Albert vs Collinsville Bishop Kelley vs Bishop McGuinness Elgin vs Claremore Del City vs Guthrie

Blanchard vs Sallisaw Poteau vs Newcastle Clinton vs Ada Wagoner vs Tuttle

Heritage Hall vs Berryhill Cascia Hall vs Marlow Perkins-Tryon vs Holland Hall Lincoln Christian vs Sulphur

Prague vs Victory Christian Jones vs Davis Adair vs Vian Washington vs Meeker Millwood vs Purcell Idabel vs Kansas Kingston vs Alva Kiefer vs Sequoyah-Tahlequah

Hominy vs Wyandotte Apache vs Stratford Central (Sallisaw) vs Pawnee Minco vs Hooker Fairview vs Crescent Stroud vs Gore Dibble vs Walters Colcord vs Woodland

Dewar vs Regent Prep Oklahoma Bible vs Southwest Covenant Weeletka vs Webbers Falls Seiling vs Turpin Laverne vs Okeene Keota vs Yale Velma-Alma vs Garber Drumright vs Caddo

Tipton vs Graham-Dustin Thackerville vs Waynoka Timberlake vs Coyle Wilson (Henry) vs Ryan

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