Seven area teams advance into playoffs

Maywood-Hayes Center’s Coy Hale (14) and Tyler Schleeman try to break up a Red Cloud pass completion during their regular-season finale in Red Cloud Friday evening. The Wolves fell to 5-3 but qualify for six-man state playoffs this week.

Daphne Tidyman/For The Gazette

LINCOLN, Neb. — A look at all area prep football teams starting state playoffs this week with times being CDT:

Friday

Class B — McCook (5-4) at Hastings (7-2), 7 p.m.

Class C1 — Chase County (5-4) at Pierce (7-2), 4 p.m.

Class Six Man — McPherson County (4-4) at Maywood-Hayes Center (5-3), TBA

Thursday

Class D1 — Hitchcock County (5-3) at Burwell (6-2), 4 p.m.

Class D2 — Medicine Valley (3-5) at Central Valley (8-0), 4:30 p.m.

Class D1 — Nebraska Christian (4-4) at Cambridge (8-0), 6:30 p.m.

Class D1 — Hemingford (5-3) at Dundy County-Stratton (7-1), 7 p.m.