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Adams to Play at Oxford in First Round of Football Playoffs
The Michigan High School Athletic Association announces football playoff pairings.
The Highlanders from are headed for the "Smurf Turf."
That's the nickname fondly bestowed this year on the ; Adams will play Oxford in Round One of the MHSAA Division 2 football playoffs next weekend.
The pairings were announced Sunday night.
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Adams (6-3) will enjoy its 15th-straight trip to the playoffs. 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.
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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.
Adams and Oxford ended up in Region 2, along with Ortonville-Brandon (5-4) and Port Huron (8-1), who will play each other next weekend.
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