2024 CIF Central Section football playoff opening matchups
Nov 07, 2024
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Schools from Kern County begin their postseason run at a CIF Central Section football championship this week.
Some divisions begin the postseason in the quarterfinals while others have opening rounds with some teams getting byes into the next round.
Twenty-two teams from Kern County are in this year's CIF Central Section football playoffs. Nine of them host games this week.
Previewing the 2024 CIF Central Section football playoffs
Liberty is the 6-seed in Division I-AA and will begin their quest for another section title in Fresno against section rivals Central.
In Division I-A, three schools from Bakersfield -- Bakersfield, Frontier, Centennial -- make up the eight-team bracket.
Seven Kern County schools make up the field in Division VI.
You can watch a breakdown of the playoff matchups involving Kern County squads with Anthony Vasquez and Trevor Horn in the video player above.
Below are the matchups from each divisional bracket:
Division I-AA - Quarterfinals
(8) Tulare Union vs. (1) Clovis East
(5) Clovis vs. (4) Hanford
(6) Liberty vs. (3) Central
(7) Sanger vs. (2) Clovis North
Division I-A - Quarterfinals
(8) San Joaquin Memorial vs. (1) Bakersfield
(5) Clovis East vs. (4) Arroyo Grande
(6) Bullard vs. (3) Frontier
(7) Centennial vs. (2) Buchanan
Division II - Opening Round
(9) St. Joseph vs. (8) Lemoore
(12) Tehachapi vs. (5) Sunnyside
(11) Highland vs. (8) San Luis Obispo
(10) Redwood vs. (7) Kingsburg
Top seeds (1) Bakersfield, (2) Golden West, (3) Central Valley Christian and (4) Tulare Western all have byes into the quarterfinal round.
Division III - Opening Round
(9) Lompoc vs. (8) Monache
(12) Mission Oak vs. (5) Kerman
(11) Stockdale vs. (6) Kennedy
(10) Nipomo vs. (7) Independence
Top seeds (1) Porterville, (2) Madera, (3) Righetti and (4) Justin Garza all have byes into the quarterfinal round.
Division IV - Opening Round
(9) Templeton vs. (8) North
(12) Mission College Prep vs. (5) Immanuel
(13) Wasco vs. (4) McLane
(14) Washington Union vs. (3) Coalinga
(11) Cabrillo vs. (6) Chowchilla
(10) South vs. (7) Dos Palos
(15) Roosevelt vs. (2) Exeter
Top seed (1) Shafter has a bye into the quarterfinal round.
Division V - Opening Round
(16) Sanger West vs. (1) Bishop Union
(9) Santa Ynez vs. (8) Arvin
(12) Liberty vs. (5) Atascadero
(13) Reedley vs. (4) Morro Bay
(14) Santa Maria vs. (3) Strathmore
(11) Fowler vs. (8) Delano
(10) Mendota vs. (7) Selma
(15) Hoover vs. (2) Woodlake
Division VI - Opening Round
(16) Tranquility vs. (1) Minarets
(9) Boron vs. (8) Golden Valley
(12) Mira Monte vs. (5) Kern Valley
(13) Orange Cove vs. (4) Firebaugh
(14) Rosamond vs. (3) Lindsay
(11) Riverside vs. (6) Orosi
(10) Foothill vs. (7) Granite Hills
(15) McFarland vs. (2) Corcoran
8-player Division
(5) Lone Pine vs. (4) Orcutt Academy
(6) Trona vs. (3) Laton
(7) Alpaugh vs. (2) Fresno Christian
Top seed (1) Mammoth has a bye into the semifinal round.
You can catch highlights of Friday night's matchups on 17 Scoreboard which follows 17 News at 11.