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A pair of local teams will have top seeds in their classes when the Section VI football playoffs get underway Thursday.
In Class D, Randolph is the No. 1 seed and has a bye into the semifinals where the Cardinals will take on the winner of Friday's quarterfinal matchup between No. 4 Wilson and No. 5 Franklinville/Ellicottville in Wilson. The No. 2 seed in Class D is Newfane and the Panthers also have a bye into the semifinals where they await the winner of Thursday's matchup between No. 3 Silver Creek/Forestville and No. 6 Cattaraugus-Little Valley in Silver Creek.
In Class C, South No. 1 Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove will host North No. 4 JFK on Friday at Bill Race Field in Falconer. South No. 2 Clymer/Sherman/Panama will host North No. 3 Cleveland Hill on Saturday afternoon. South No. 3 Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton will travel to North No. 2 Springville on Friday and South No. 4 Portville/Cuba-Rushford/Bolivar-Richburg will travel to North No. 1 Barker/Royalton-Hartland on Friday.
In Class AA, No. 4 Jamestown will host No. 5 Lockport in a quarterfinal Thursday at Strider Field. The winner will visit No. 1 Lancaster in the semifinals next week. Also Thursday, No. 2 Bennett will host No. 7 Hutch Tech in a quarterfinal. No. 3 Health Sciences will host No. 6 Niagara Falls in the other quarterfinal.
In Class A quarterfinals Friday, A1 No. 1 West Seneca West will host A2 No. 4 North Tonawanda, A1 No. 2 Williamsville North will host A2 No. 3 Williamsville East, A2 No. 2 Starpoint will host A1 No. 3 Orchard Park and A2 No. 1 Grand Island will host A1 No. 4 Clarence.
In Class B quarterfinals, B1 No. 1 West Seneca East will host B2 No. 4 Lackawanna on Friday, B1 No. 2 OC Rivals will host B2 No. 3 Iroquois on Thursday, B2 No. 1 Pioneer will host B1 No. 4 Maryvale on Friday and B2 No. 2 Depew will host B1 No. 3 McKinley on Friday.
In Class C Chuck Funke Bowl games, Fredonia will host Eden/North Collins and Gowanda/Pine Valley will travel to Alden.
In Class B Chuck Funke Bowl games, Dunkirk will travel to Williamsville South and Olean will host Lake Shore.
In Class A Chuck Funke Bowl games, Kenmore West will host South Park and Hamburg will host Niagara Wheatfield.