The playoffs are here: Here's a look at the brackets for the 4A, 5A and 6A high school flag football

PHOENIX — It is officially playoff season on Friday Night Fever, Arizona's No. 1 and longest-running high school football show!  

On Saturday, the Arizona Interscholastic Association released the playoff brackets for the Open Division, 6A football, 5A football, 4A football, 6A flag football, 5A flag football and 4A flag football. 

The playoffs have already begun in 3A football, 2A football and 1A football.  

And before we break down the flag football brackets, here's a reminder of how the playoffs work in Arizona.  

1A plays a 12-team bracket, where the top four seeds received byes to the quarterfinals. That is the only conference where teams receive byes. The 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A conferences all play a 16-team bracket. The Open Division is an eight-team bracket made up of the top eight teams in 5A and 6A, as ranked by the AIA.  

In flag football, all three conferences play 16-team brackets. 

Now, let's break down the flag football brackets, starting with a look at the overall seeds in 6A. 

2024 6A High School Flag Football Playoff Seeds 

1. Hamilton Huskies (13-0, 4-0) 6A Premier region champions 
2. Basha Bears (11-1, 3-1) 2nd place in 6A Premier region 
3. Marana Tigers (12-1, 6-0) 6A Central region champions 
4. Mountain View Toros (11-1, 5-0) 6A East Valley region champions
5. Highland Hawks (10-2, 5-0) 6A Fiesta region champions
6. Millennium Tigers (10-3, 5-1) 2nd place in 6A Central region
7. Red Mountain Mountain Lions (9-3, 4-1) 2nd place in 6A East Valley region
8. Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions (11-1, 6-0) 6A West Valley region champions
9. Sandra Day O'Connor Eagles (10-2, 5-1) 2nd place in 6A West Valley region 
10. Gilbert Tigers (9-4, 4-1) 2nd place in 6A Fiesta region 
11. Desert Ridge Jaguars (7-6, 3-2) 3rd place in 6A Fiesta region
12. Casteel Colts (8-4, 2-2) 3rd place in 6A Premier region
13. Queen Creek Bulldogs (7-5, 2-3) 4th place in 6A Fiesta region 
14. Desert Vista Thunder (7-6, 3-3) 3rd place in 6A Central region
15. Sunnyside Blue Devils (10-4, 3-3) 4th place in 6A Central region
16. Higley Knights (5-7, 1-4) 5th place in 6A Fiesta region   

*6A Metro region champion Cesar Chavez finished 23rd in the AIA's 6A rankings and missed the playoffs 

2024 6A Flag Football Playoffs First Round (Round of 16) Matchups 

• No. 1 Hamilton will host No. 16 Higley 
• No. 2 Basha will host No. 15 Sunnyside 
• No. 3 Marana will host No. 14 Desert Vista 
• No. 4 Mountain View will host No. 13 Queen Creek 
• No. 5. Highland will host No. 12 Casteel 
• No. 6 Millennium will host No. 11 Desert Ridge 
• No. 7 Red Mountain will host No. 10 Gilbert 
• No. 8 Mountain Ridge will host No. 9 O'Connor  

The full 6A bracket is below. 

All eight first round games are scheduled to be played on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Each game will be hosted by the higher-seeded school.  

The 6A State Championship game is scheduled to be played at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23 at Chandler High School.  

Mountain View is the defending 6A state champion.  

Now, onto 5A. 

2024 5A High School Flag Football Playoff Seeds   

1. Mountain Pointe Pride (12-0, 6-0) 5A East Sky region champions
2. Canyon View Jaguars (11-1, 6-0) 5A Northwest Valley region champions
3. Campo Verde Coyotes (8-4, 6-0) 5A San Tan region champions
4. Verrado Vipers (11-1, 6-0) 5A Desert West region champions 
5. Casa Grande Cougars (11-2, 7-0) 5A Southern region champions
6. AZ College Prep Knights (8-5, 4-2) 2nd place in 5A San Tan region 
7. Buena Colts (11-3, 5-2) 2nd place in 5A Southern region
8. Nogales Apaches (9-3, 1-2) 3rd place in 5A Southern region
9. Desert Edge Scorpions (8-4, 4-2) 2nd place in 5A Desert West region 
10. Lake Havasu Knights (8-4, 4-2) 2nd place in 5A Northwest Valley region
11. Desert Mountain Wolves (5-7, 4-2) 2nd place in 5A East Sky region
12. McClintock Chargers (5-7, 2-4) 3rd place in 5A San Tan region
13. North Mustangs (8-2, 6-2) 5A Metro region champions 
14. Alhambra Lions (8-4, 6-2) 2nd place in 5A Metro region
15. Desert View Jaguars (5-6) Independent
16. Mountain View Marana Mountain Lions (5-8, 2-4) 4th place in 5A Metro region 

2024 5A Flag Football Playoffs First Round (Round of 16) Matchups  

• No. 1 Mountain Pointe will host No. 16 Mountain View Marana 
• No. 2 Canyon View will host No. 15 Desert View 
• No. 3 Campo Verde will host No. 14 Alhambra 
• No. 4 Verrado will host No. 13 North 
• No. 5 Casa Grande will host No. 12 McClintock 
• No. 6 AZ College Prep will host No. 11 Desert Mountain 
• No. 7 Buena will host No. 10 Lake Havasu 
• No. 8 Nogales will host No. 9 Desert Edge  

The full 5A bracket is below.  

All eight first round games are scheduled to be played on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Each game will be hosted by the higher-seeded school.  

The 5A State Championship game is scheduled to be played at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23 at Chandler High School.  

Campo Verde is the defending 5A state champion.   

Now, onto 4A.  

2024 4A High School Flag Football Playoff Seeds  

1. St. Mary's Knights (10-0, 5-0) 4A Skyline region champions
2. Prescott Badgers (12-0, 5-0) 4A Mountain Sky region champions 
3. Mesquite Wildcats (9-1, 5-0) 4A Desert Sky region champions
4. Heritage Academy Laveen Heroes (10-1, 5-0) 4A West Valley region champions
5. Scottsdale Christian Eagles (10-1, 4-1) 2nd place in 4A Desert Sky region
6. Coconino Panthers (10-3, 4-1) 2nd place in 4A Mountain Sky region 
7. Benjamin Franklin Chargers (10-2, 6-0) 4A East Sky region champions 
8. Crismon Rattlers (10-2, 5-1) 2nd place in 4A East Sky region
9. Eastmark Firebirds (7-5, 4-2) 3rd place in 4A East Sky region 
10. Mingus Union Marauders (8-4, 3-2) 3rd place in 4A Mountain Sky region 
11. Westview Knights (6-4, 3-1) 2nd place in 4A West Valley region 
12. Deer Valley Skyhawks (8-4, 4-1) 2nd place in 4A Skyline region 
13. Flagstaff Eagles (7-6, 2-3) 4th place in 4A Mountain Sky region 
14. St. John Paul II Lions (8-4, 3-2) 3rd place in 4A West Valley region
15. Lee Williams Volunteers (7-3, 2-1) 4A Colorado River region champions 
16. Arcadia Titans (6-6, 3-2) 3rd place in 4A Desert Sky region 

*4A Grand Canyon region champion Page finished 17th in the AIA's 4A rankings and missed the playoffs 

2024 4A Flag Football Playoffs First Round (Round of 16) Matchups  

• No. 1 St. Mary's will host No. 16 Arcadia 
• No. 2 Prescott will host No. 15 Lee Williams 
• No. 3 Mesquite will host No. 14 St. John Paul II 
• No. 4 Heritage Academy Laveen will host No. 13 Flagstaff 
• No. 5 Scottsdale Christian will host No. 12 Deer Valley 
• No. 6 Coconino will host No. 11 Westview 
• No. 7 Benjamin Franklin will host No. 10 Mingus Union 
• No. 8 Crismon will host No. 9 Eastmark 

The full 4A bracket is below. 

All eight first round games are scheduled to be played on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Each game will be hosted by the higher-seeded school.  

The 4A State Championship game is scheduled to be played at noon on Saturday, Nov. 23 at Chandler High School.  

The team that wins the state championship will be the first-ever 4A flag football state champion in Arizona, as the conference was newly created this year.    

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