Lake Orion to Play Walled Lake Central in First Round of Football Playoffs

The Dragons (6-3) will take on the Walled Lake Central High School Vikings (6-3) in Round One of the MHSAA Division 1 football playoffs next weekend.

The pairings were announced Sunday night.

The defending state champion Dragons are advancing to the postseason for the second year in a row. The day and time of next weekend's game had not been determined Sunday night.

Qualifying teams for the playoffs were divided into eight divisions of 32 schools each, according to the MHSAA. Within each division are four regions of eight teams each and within those regions are two districts of four teams each. 

Pairings are based on regular-season computer rankings, with the first-place team in each district hosting the fourth-place team and the second-place team hosting the third-ranked team.

Lake Orion and Walled Lake Central ended up in Region 3 along with Pontiac (6-3) and Clarkston (6-3), who will play each other next weekend.

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For a complete list of pairings, see this MHSAA list.