Kimberly's narrow win over Appleton North on Friday keeps the Papermakers in the top spot of the Large schools high school football rankings in the Appleton area. Freedom remains atop the Small schools rankings for the third consecutive week.

The WIAA high school football playoff pairings were released Saturday morning. The Post-Crescent coverage area has 17 teams competing throughout seven divisions. Here are the matchups for the opening round with playoff seeding in parentheses.

Week 9 of the Wisconsin high school football season is here, and there are several exciting matchups to keep an eye on in the Appleton and Green Bay area. Friday's results Abundant Life 57, Williams Bay 18 Alma-Pepin 54,

There was not much movement in the Austin-area Top 5 polls after week 8 but Bastrop has joined the mix in Class 5A.

A look at the Post Preps Top 10 for Classes 5A, 4A and 3A going into Week 9: Comment: Bruins have outscored Centennial League competition 130-7 over three games. Pretty good, no? This week: vs. Smoky Hill,

Archbishop Moeller maintained its standings as the No. 1 football team in the cleveland.com state rankings for Division I after a 35-30 win Saturday vs. St. Edward. Undefeated Mentor is a close second at No.

The final regular season class-by-class high school football rankings were revealed Monday, days before playoffs begin across Minnesota. For Classes 5A through Nine-Player, the first round of playoffs will be held Tuesday.