The Iowa High School Athletic Association released what teams are in the High School Playoffs late Friday night. Area automatic bids went to BHRV, Sioux Center, West Lyon, Western, West Sioux, Westwood Sloan, Remsen St. Mary’s and Newell-Fonda. Pairings for the playoffs were released in the 2:00 O’clock hour early Saturday morning.
Sheldon was eliminated from the playoffs after Williamsburg fell to Mount Vernon and took the first Wild Card spot with a margin of 9. Union, La Porte City took the 2nd Wild Card spot with a margin of 8, the same as Sheldon, but through the tie breaker of reverse alphabet starting at the letter “D”, Union claimed the final spot. It was the fifth and final tie breaker in the system.
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Class 2A:
District Champ: BHRV and District Runner-Up: Sioux Center
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll at Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley at Rock Valley
Sioux Center at South Central Calhoun
Class 1A:
District Champ: West Lyon and District Runner-Up:Western Christian
IKM-Manning at West Lyon
Western Christian at AHSTW Avoca
Class A:
District Champ: West Sioux, District Runner-Up: Westwood and Wild Card: Gehlen
Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids at West Sioux
Westwood, Sloan at Council Bluffs St. Albert
LeMars Gehlen at Southwest Valley
8-man:
District Champ: Remsen St. Mary’s and District Runner-Up: Newell-Fonda
Boyer Valley, Dunlap at Remsen St. Mary’s
Newell-Fonda at Audubon
Class 3A:
District Champ: Sergeant Bluff-Luton and District Runner-Up: Heelan
Glenwood at Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Heelan at Harlan