Below are the possible state quarterfinal hosting scenarios for the area’s football teams. There are a maximum of four possible hosting scenarios involving other area teams for our Class 1-5 teams. Joplin is the only remaining area Class 6 team and the district championship serves as the quarterfinals. There are only two scenarios for the Eagles.
Once all of the district championships are finished, find the two teams remaining in each possible pairing and that will be the next matchup.
First, here are the MSHSAA rules for hosting state quarterfinal & semifinal games.
1) First, total the number of playoff games each team has hosted (including forfeits that occur after the district seeds have been finalized and finalized district brackets have been posted and including games each team was supposed to host, but did not, due to lack of adequate facilities or a lack of lights). If one team has hosted more games than the other, the host will be the team that has hosted the least. Note: A school receiving a bye “does not” count as hosting a playoff game. A bye occurs when a school has dropped football after the release of district assignments and prior to the posting of district brackets or when there is a district with less than eight teams at the release of district assignments.
2) If both teams have hosted the same number of games, the host will be the team that did not host the district championships.
3) If both teams have hosted the same number of games and in the event that both teams hosted or did not host the district championships, the host will be the team on the top of the bracket in odd-numbered years and the team on the bottom of the bracket in even-numbered years.
Class 6 (State Semifinal)
Joplin at Ft. Zumwalt West
*Joplin hosted three times. Ft. Zumwalt West hosted three times. FZW is on top of the bracket. FZW hosts.
Joplin at Troy Buchanan
*Joplin hosted three times. Troy hosted twice. Troy hosts.
Class 5
Carthage at Waynesville
*Carthage hosted twice. Waynesville hosted twice. Waynesville is on top of the bracket. Waynesville hosts
Carthage at Glendale
*Carthage hosted twice. Glendle hosted once. Glendale hosts.
Glendale at Nixa
*Glendale hosted once. Nixa hasn’t hosted. Nixa hosts.
Waynesville at Nixa
*Waynesville hosted twice. Nixa hasn’t hosted. Nixa hosts.
Class 4
Webb City at Camdenton
*Webb City hosted three times. Camdenton hosted three times. Camdenton is on top of the bracket. Camdenton hosts.
Webb City at Lebanon
*Webb City hosted three times. Lebanon hosted once. Lebanon hosts
Camdenton at Bolivar
*Camdenton hosted three times. Bolivar hosted once. Bolivar hosts
Bolivar at Lebanon
Bolivar hosted once. Lebanon hosted once. Lebanon is on top of the bracket. Lebanon hosts.
Class 3
Blair Oaks at Seneca
*Blair Oaks hosted three times. Seneca hosted once. Seneca hosts.
Cassville at Blair Oaks
*Cassville hosted three times. Blair Oaks hosted three times. Blair Oaks is on top of the bracket. Blair Oaks hosts.
Buffalo at Seneca
*Buffalo hosted twice. Seneca hosted once. Seneca hosts.
Cassville at Buffalo
*Cassville hosted three times. Buffalo hosted twice. Buffalo hosts.
Class 2
Fair Grove at Ava
*Fair Grove hosted three times. Ava hosted three times. Ava is on top of the bracket. Ava hosts.
Ava at Lamar
*Ava hosted three times. Lamar hosted twice. Lamar hosts.
Lamar at Willow Springs
*Lamar hosted twice. Willow Springs hosted once. Willow Springs hosts.
Fair Grove at Willow Springs
*Fair Grove hosted three times. Willow Springs hosted once. Willow Springs hosts.
Class 1
Thayer at Valle Catholic
*Thayer hosted three times. Valle Catholic hosted three times. Valle Catholic is on top of the bracket.
Thayer at Hayti
*Thayer hosted three times. Hayti hosted twice and didn’t host district title game. Hayti hosts.
Valle Catholic at Pierce City
*Pierce City hosted twice. Valle Catholic hosted three times. Pierce City hosts.
Pierce City at Hayti
*Pierce City hosted twice. Hayti hosted twice. Neither hosted the district title game. Hayti hosts
Adrian at Lincoln
*Lincoln hosted three times. Adrian hosted three times. Lincoln is on top of the bracket. Lincoln hosts.
Lincoln at Windsor
*Lincoln hosted three times. Windsor hosted twice. Windsor hosts.
Adrian at Skyline
*Skyline hosted twice. Adrian hosted three times. Skyline hosts.
Windsor at Skyline
*Skyline hosted twice. Windsor hosted twice. Skyline is on top of the bracket. Skyline hosts.
