Here are the class 3A district playoff berth scenarios from Washington state Week 9 high school football games

Teams across the state will play to fill the 32 district playoff berth in the 3A Washington high school football playoffs this weekend. Here is a breakdown of

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports | Oct 29, 2019

Here are the class 3A district playoff berth scenarios from Washington state Week 9 high school football games /

Teams across the state will play to fill the 32 district playoff berth in the 3A Washington high school football playoffs this weekend.

Here is a breakdown of each league's allocations approaching Week 9:

3A GREATER ST. HELENS LEAGUE

District berths: three

Breakdown

No seeds have been solidified. Mountain View (5-2, 2-1), Kelso (5-2, 1-1), Prairie (7-1, 2-1) and Evergreen (5-3, 2-1) all playing for spots. Evergreen has clinched a spot. The Plainsmen and Prairie play one another on Friday. Tiebreaker between 1-3 will be determined by head-to-head records, then a coin flip. If it’s three teams playing for two spots, it’s teams will play a Kansas City-style abbreviated playoff.

No. 1 seed: Prairie (7-1) will clinch top seed if it beats Evergreen on Friday, though if the Falcons lose, they could drop out of the postseason altogether.

No. 2 seed: Kelso (5-2) will be No. 2 if Prairie beats Evergreen on Friday. Evergreen takes second if it wins.

No. 3 seed: Mountain View (5-2, bye) if Prairie loses and Kelso beats Hudson’s Bay. Evergreen will be third if it loses to Prairie. Mountain View takes third if Evergreen beats Prairie.

3A GSHL Week 9 games:

Hudson’s Bay at Kelso, Friday at 7 p.m.

Evergreen at Prairie, Friday at 7 p.m.

Mountain View: week 9 bye

3A SOUTH SOUND CONFERENCE

District berths: four

Breakdown

Gig Harbor (6-2, 4-2), Central Kitsap (4-3, 3-3), Capital (3-5, 3-3) and Timberline (4-4, 3-3) competing for the third and fourth bid.

No. 1 seed: Peninsula (6-2, 6-0)

No. 2 seed: Yelm (5-3, 5-1)

No. 3 seed: Gig Harbor clinches three-seed with a win over Central Kitsap.

No. 4 seed: Gig Harbor owns the tiebreaker over Capital and Timberline. Timberline has the tiebreaker over Capital.

3A SSC week 9 games

Peninsula (6-0) at Capital (3-3), Thursday at 7 p.m.

Yelm (5-1) at Timberline (3-3), Thursday at 7 p.m.

Central Kitsap (3-3) at Gig Harbor (4-2), Friday at 7 p.m.

3A PIERCE COUNTY LEAGUE

District berths: four

Breakdown

No. 1 seed: Winner of Bethel (6-2, 6-0) at Lincoln (6-2, 6-0).

No. 2 seed: Loser of Bethel (6-2, 6-0) at Lincoln (6-2, 6-0).

No. 3 seed: Lakes (5-2, 4-2).

No. 4 seed: Spanaway Lake (3-5, 3-3).

3A KINGCO LEAGUE

District berths: three

No. 1 seed: Bellevue (6-2, 4-0)

No. 2 seed: Winner of Juanita (2-6, 2-2) vs. Lake Washington (3-5, 3-1) on Friday.

No. 3 seed: Loser of of Juanita (2-6, 2-2) vs. Lake Washington (3-5, 3-1) on Friday.

3A MID COLUMBIA CONFERENCE

District berths: two

Breakdown

Top two play in a week 10 crossover against the 3A Greater Spokane League top-two finishers, Mt. Spokane and Shadle Park. Order to be determined in week nine.

No. 1 seed: Kennewick (7-1, 6-1)

No. 2 seed: Kamiakin (6-2, 5-2)

3A METRO LEAGUE

District berths: seven

Nos. 1-4 solidified. Nos. 5-7 yet to be determined. In contention: Bishop Blanchet, Cleveland, Ingraham, Ballard, Bainbridge, Rainier Beach.

No. 1 seed: O’Dea (8-0, 5-0)

No. 2 seed: Eastside Catholic (7-1, 4-1)

No. 3 seed: Garfield (4-4, 3-2)

No. 4 seed: Seattle Prep (5-3, 2-3)

No. 5 seed: Bishop Blanchet (3-5, 1-4), if it beats Cleveland (5-2, 4-0). Could be Ballard (8-0, 5-0) or Ingraham (6-2, 3-2), which play 5:30 p.m. Friday, depending on other results.

No. 6 seed: Rainier Beach if it beats Bainbridge on Saturday. Could be Bainbridge if it wins, depending on other results. Could be Ballard or Ingraham, which play 5:30 p.m. Friday, depending on other results.

No. 7 seed: Cleveland if it beats Bishop Blanchet. Could be Bainbridge if it wins and Cleveland loses. Could be Ballard or Ingraham, which play 5:30 p.m. Friday, pending other results.

3A WESCO LEAGUE

District berths: seven

No. 1 seed: Winner of Marysville-Pilchuck (8-0, 6-0) and Snohomish (5-3, 5-1).

No. 2 seed: Loser of Marysville-Pilchuck (8-0, 6-0) and Snohomish (5-3, 5-1).

No. 3 seed: Winner of Edmonds-Woodway (5-3, 5-1) at Squalicum (6-2, 4-2)

No. 4 seed: Loser of Edmonds-Woodway (5-3, 5-1) at Squalicum (6-2, 4-2).

No. 5 seed: Winner of Arlington (6-2, 4-2) and Meadowdale (5-3, 4-2)

No. 6 seed: Loser of Arlington and Meadowdale (6-2, 4-2) and Meadowdale (5-3, 4-2)

No. 7 seed: Winner of Shorecrest (6-2, 3-0) at Ferndale (4-4, 4-2)

3A GREATER SPOKANE LEAGUE

District berths: two

Breakdown

Top two play in a week 10 crossover against the 3A MCC top-two finishers, No. 1 Kennewick and No. 2 Kamiakin.

No. 1 seed: Winner of Mt. Spokane (6-2, 2-0) vs. Shadle Park (5-3, 2-0) on Friday.

No. 2 seed: Loser of Mt. Spokane (6-2, 2-0) vs. Shadle Park (5-3, 2-0) on Friday.

Published Oct 29, 2019

ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.