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Playoff pairings for all seven classes of high school football were announced on Saturday.
Algona, Clarion-Goldfield/Dows, South Central Calhoun, Bishop Garrigan and North Union will all be in action this Friday night in round of 16 games.
The Bulldogs head to Carroll for a Class 3A quarterfinal, with the winner taking on either Sioux Center or Bishop Heelan. Algona, Sioux Center and Heelan all finished tied atop the district, with the Crusaders earning the title via a tiebreaker.
The Cowboys welcome district rival South Hardin in 1A action. During the regular season, they knocked off the Tigers, 31-21, en route to the district crown.
Awaiting Clarion-Goldfield/Dows with a victory would be either Hinton or two-time defending state champion West Lyon.
Following a win over Lawton-Bronson last Friday, the Titans head to Underwood in 1A play. The winner gets either Shenandoah or Treynor.
In eight-player, defending state champion Garrigan hosts Remsen St. Mary's and North Union is at Kingsley-Pierson. The Golden Bears are in the same pod as Lenox and Woodbine; the Warriors share a grouping with Clarksville and Audubon.