The prep football playoffs are upon un on both sides of the river. The first round of Missouri district playoffs will be held this weekend in all six classes. There will be second-round action taking place next Wednesday in Classes 1-5.
Here is the schedule of this week’s first-round games featuring metro-area teams.
Class 6
District 1
Northwest at Lafayette, Friday, 7 p.m.
Oakville at Marquette, Friday, 7 p.m.
Mehlville at Eureka, Friday, 7 p.m.
Lindbergh at Parkway South, Friday, 7 p.m.
District 2
Francis Howell North at CBC, Friday, 7 p.m.
SLUH at Ritenour, Friday, 7 p.m.
Hazelwood West at Hazelwood Central, Sat. 1:30 p.m.
Pattonville at DeSmet, Friday, 7 p.m.
District 3
Francis Howell Central at Francis Howell, Friday, 7 p.m.
Fort Zumwalt West at Jefferson City, Friday, 7 p.m.
Timberland at Columbia Hickman, Friday, 7 p.m.
Troy at Rock Bridge, Friday, 7 p.m.
Class 5
District 1
Poplar Bluff at Vianney, Thursday, 6 p.m.
Seckman at Fox, Thursday, 7 p.m.
PB/Vianney winner at Jackson, Oct. 31, 7 p.m.
Seckman/Fox winner at Summit, Oct. 31, 7 p.m.
District 2
McCluer North at Hazelwood East, Friday, 2 p.m.
Riverview Gardens at McCluer, Friday, 2 p.m.
Chaminade at Webster Groves, Friday, 7 p.m.
HE/MN winner at Kirkwood, Oct. 31, 7 p.m.
Mc/RG winner vs. WG/Cham winner, Oct. 31, 7 p.m.
District 3
Fort Zumwalt South at Fort Zumwalt North, Thur., 7:30 p.m.
Parkway West at Holt, Thur., 7 p.m.
Parkway North at Fort Zumwalt East, Friday, 7 p.m.
FZS/FZN winner at Parkway Central, Oct. 31, 7 p.m
PW/Holt winner vs. PN/FZE winner, Oct. 31, 7 p.m.
Class 4
District 1
Festus at Cape Central, Thur., 7 p.m.
De Soto at Hillsboro, Thur., 7 p.m.
District 2
Roosevelt at Lutheran South, Thur., 7 p.m.
Windsor at St. Mary’s, Thur., 7 p.m.
Affton vs. Vashon at Gateway Tech, Thur., 7 p.m.
LS/Roos winner vs Career Academy, Oct 31, 7 p.m.
SM/Wind winner vs. Vash/Aff winner, Oct. 31, 7 p.m.
District 3
Pacific at Sullivan, Thur., 7 p.m.
Westminster vs Ladue at Parkway West, Thur., 7 p.m.
Borgia at St. Clair, Thur., 7 p.m.
Union vs. Priory at Parkway North, Thur., 7 p.m.
District 4
MICDS at St. Charles West, Friday, 7 p.m.
Normandy vs. U. City at Clayton, Friday, 6 p.m.
Jennings at Clayton, Thur., 7 p.m.
St. Charles at Gateway Tech, Friday, 6:30 p.m.
District 6
Warrenton at St. Dominic, Friday, 7 p.m.
Class 3
District 2
Confluence at John Burroughs, Friday, 3 p.m.
St. James at Kennedy, Friday, 7 p.m.
DuBourg vs. Soldan at Sumner, Thur., 6 p.m.
Owensville at Cardinal Ritter, Friday, 7 p.m.
District 5
Sumner at Duchesne, Friday, 7 p.m.
Winfield at Orchard Farm, Friday, 7 p.m.
Wright City at Christian-O’Fallon, Friday, 7 p.m.
Trinity at MS-Berkeley, Friday, 7 p.m.
Class 2
District 2
Cleveland at Maplewood, Friday, 7 p.m.
Lutheran North at Herculaneum, Friday, 7 p.m.
Principia at Brentwood, Friday, 7 p.m.
Northwest vs. Carnahan at Sumner, Friday, 6:30 p.m.
Illinois State Playoffs First-Round Games
Class 8
O’Fallon at Homewood Floosmoor, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Class 7
Belleville West at East St. Louis, Sat., 1 p.m.
Pekin at Edwardsville, Sat. 2 p.m.
Class 5
Matoon at Jerseyville, Sat., 2 p.m.
Highland at Springfield Griffin, Friday, 7 p.m.
Class 4
Waterloo at Alton-Marquette, Friday, 7 p.m.
Mater Dei at Olney East Richland, Friday, 7 p.m.
Class 2
Althoff at Chester, Sat., 6 p.m.
