The Oregon high school football playoffs kicked off last week with first-round action around the state. Complete Round 1 recapOSAA football bracketsHere’s what stood out during the opening round of action.

Welcome back to Friday nights! There’s another full lineup of exciting high school football games in Oregon this week and The Oregonian/OregonLive has you covered. With stats, highlight videos and any story ideas, feel free to reach out at [email protected].

The Oregon high school football state playoffs are here, and the OSAA brackets for the 6A through 4A classifications were released late Friday night. Those first-round games will be held Friday or Saturday. Brackets for the 3A, 2A and 1A classifications are expected to be released late Saturday night or Sunday.

The real season for high school football in the Austin area begins this week. Who has the best chance to make a deep run? Westlake, Georgetown might.

High school football playoffs involving Pine Belt will ratchet up a notch Friday. For the first time, the larger schools under the Mississippi High School Activities Association umbrella _ Class 7A, Class 6A and Class 5A _ will take their first steps onto the field of postseason play Friday night.