Tonight's sectional playoff capsules

Class 1

HAMILTON at ORRICK

âiâi WHEN - 7 p.m.

âiâi BROADCASTS - 95.5 FM (KAAN), 870 AM (KAAN)

âiâi RECORDS -- Hamilton 10-0, Orrick 11-0

âiâi PLAYERS TO WATCH - Hamilton: QB Keagan Prather struggled in Hornets' regional victory against Braymer, completed only 2 passes, threw 2 interceptions. Orrick: Sophomore LB Larry Blair put up team-high 16 tackles for Bearcats to help shut down Maysville after Wolverines led 12-0 in regional play.

âiâi NOTES - For 2nd straight year, teams meet in playoffs' 2nd round. This time around, teams rank 1, 2 in Class 1 AP poll, have held those spots all year ... Orrick won last year's matchup, 18-0, on way to 2nd straight state championship ... Orrick enters on state-best 40-game winning streak ... Both teams struggled in regional victories. Hamilton needed late FG to topple Braymer for 2nd time this season. Orrick trailed 12-0 against 3-win Maysville before rolling to 44-12 win ... Both teams feature diverse running attacks on offense, stingy defensive units.

Mid-Buchanan at N. Platte

âiâi WHEN - 7 p.m.

âiâi BROADCASTS - westplattesports.com

âiâi RECORDS - Mid-Buchanan 7-4, North Platte 7-4

âiâi PLAYERS TO WATCH - Mid-Buchanan: QB Drew Gray must be contained. Senior will complete short passes, scramble for big yards if he finds open spaces in defense. North Platte: QB Evan Hill added 4 rushing touchdowns during regional win against Rock Port, now has 7 scores on ground during past 2 games.

âiâi NOTES - Teams matched up just 10 days earlier in district finale won by North Platte ... 30-0 victory gave Panthers 1st district title since 1998. Regional win against North Platte was 1st postseason victory since winning Class 1 title game that year ... Mid-Buchanan's regional win against King City last week gave Dragons 2-1 all-time record in playoffs, making 1st postseason appearance since 2003 ... QB Hill started recent run with 3 rushing touchdowns against Mid-Buchanan during win ... Winner advances to play winner between Orrick (11-0), Hamilton (10-0).

Class 2

MARYVILLE at LAWSON

âiâi WHEN - 7 p.m.

âiâi BROADCASTS - 97.1 FM (KNIM), 1580 AM (KNIM), knimmaryville.com, 100.1 FM (KKWK)

âiâi RECORDS - Maryville 10-1, Lawson 10-1

âiâi PLAYERS TO WATCH - Maryville: QB Marcus Grudzinski can't rush into turnovers if Spoofhounds have to pass more than they'd like. Lawson: RB Zac Matthews' speed could help Cardinals against Spoofhounds' stingy defensive unit. Matthews scored twice for Lawson during regional victory vs. South Harrison.

âiâi NOTES - Game rekindles rivalry forged during district play from 2006-2007 ... Lawson won both of those matchups, each year keeping Maryville out of the playoffs ... Lawson won the last matchup at Lawson 28-20 on way to 2007 state championship ... Teams did not meet in playoffs last year after switching districts. Maryville advanced to Show-Me Bowl before losing to Clark County ... Maryville now on 10-game winning streak since opening season with loss to Class 4 Hickman Mills ... Lawson has won 8 straight since losing to Cameron in Week 3.

Class 3

SAVANNAH at O'HARA

âiâi WHEN - 7 p.m.

âiâi BROADCASTS - northwestmoinfo.com

âiâi RECORDS - Savannah 8-3, O'Hara 10-1

âiâi PLAYERS TO WATCH - Savannah: WR/DB Chandler Hanna led Savages in receiving in regional against St. Pius X, also recorded 2 of Savannah's 6 interceptions against Warriors. O'Hara: QB T.J. White torched Chillicothe in regionals with 2 TD passes, then added 2 4th-quarter rushing scores in Celtics' comeback win.

âiâi NOTES - Savannah recorded 2nd home playoff victory in school history, 47-0, against St. Pius last Wednesday. Savages in playoffs for only 2nd time in school history (1997) ... O'Hara needed late touchdown run from White to secure comeback victory against Chillicothe in regionals ... Savannah lost early season to Richmond, in MEC play to Maryville, to Cameron in district finale. Savages have not won more than 3 straight this year ... O'Hara's lone loss came to Class 4 Smith-Cotton (8-2) ... O'Hara ranked 4th in final regular season Class 3 AP poll, Savannah 10th.

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