Analysis: Top seeds fare well as SD HS playoffs roll to semifinals

Oct. 30—MITCHELL — It was another great week to be a high seed in the South Dakota high school football playoffs. Only two teams seeded fifth or lower are still alive across the three nine-man divisions plus Class 11B, the fewest in the current playoff format that has seeded teams 1-16 to start the bracket since 2021. Expanding to all seven classes, just four lower-seeded road teams won on ...