High school football playoffs begin in South Dakota and Wyoming

High school football postseason play is commencing across the American West. In South Dakota, playoff brackets and schedules have been finalized for all classes following the conclusion of the regular season. Sioux Falls Jefferson holds the top seed in Class 11AAA, while Pierre and Sioux Falls Christian lead the AA and A classes, respectively.

In Wyoming, the high school football season enters its final week of the regular season. Playoff seeding remains uncertain for several classifications, with 19 of the 32 scheduled games expected to impact playoff berths or seeding. Tiebreakers in Wyoming will be determined by head-to-head results, conference standings, and a modified points system based on game margins.