Missouri's new playoff format for high school football begins this week. Here are the first round district games involving mid-Missouri teams. The numbers next to the team names indicate their district seed.
CLASS 6
District 3
(5) Fort Zumwalt West at (4) Jefferson City
(6) Troy at (3) Rock Bridge
(7) Timberland at (2) Hickman
CLASS 5
District 4
(2) Camdenton has a first round bye.
(5) Rolla at (4) Waynesville
(6) Smith-Cotton at (3) Washington
CLASS 4
District 6
(7) Kirksville at (2) Helias
(8) Mexico at (1) Hannibal
(5) Marshall at (4) Moberly
CLASS 3
District 6
(8) MMA at (1) California
(7) Southern Boone at (2) Centralia
(6) Fulton at (3) Boonville
District 3
(7) Versailles at (2) Osage
(5) Ava at (4) Eldon
District 2
(6) Owensville at (3) Cardinal Ritter
(5) St. James at (4) John F. Kennedy
CLASS 2
District 6
(8) Tolton/Calvary at (1) Blair Oaks
(7) Lutheran St. Peters at (2) South Callaway
(6) Hermann at (3) North Callaway
(5) Montgomery County at (4) Hallsville
District 5
(5) Bowling Green at (4) Van-Far
CLASS 1
District 4
(8) Sweet Springs at (1) Tipton
(7) Crest Ridge at (2) Sacred Heart
District 5
(8) North Shelby at (1) Westran
(5) Paris at (4) Knox County
District 6
(7) Putnam County at (2) Salisbury
(6) Slater at (3) Marceline
(5) Fayette at (4) Princeton