The Junction City Blue Jays ( 7-1 ) have drawn Wichita West ( 3-5 ) as their opponent in the first round of the Class 6A football playoffs Friday night, October 28 at Al Simpler Stadium.

In the new 6A playoff format all 32 teams in Class 6A will advance into the postseason playoffs beginning next Friday. The teams on the eastern side of the state are seeded 1 through 16, and the teams on the western side of the state, including Junction City, are also seeded 1 through 16.

Junction City is a number five seed in the west and Wichita West is a 12-seed in the west.  In each round of the playoffs the higher seed will be the host team.

In the Class 6A west seedings:

–Derby ( 1-seed ) hosts Wichita North ( 16 )

–Manhattan ( 2 ) hosts Wichita Southeast ( 15 )

–Garden City ( 3 ) hosts Wichita East ( 14 )

–Hutchinson ( 4 ) is hosting Wichita-Haysville Campus ( 13 )

–Junction City ( 5 ) hosts Wichita West ( 12 )

–Lawrence Free State ( 6 ) is home against Wichita South ( 11 )

–Topeka-Washburn Rural ( 7 ) is home against Dodge City ( 10 )

–Wichita Northwest ( 8 ) hosts Topeka High ( 9 )

The winning team from this group of 16 will advance to the 6A state championship game to play the winning team from the east for the state title.