The WIAA released its football playoff brackets Oct. 17 with 19 Appleton-area teams reaching the postseason.
Freedom and Little Chute were both given No. 1 seeds in Division 4, with Kaukauna (D2), Winneconne (D3), St. Mary Catholic (D6) and Shiocton (D7) garnering No. 2 seeds.
Earning No. 3 seeds were Fox Valley Lutheran (D3), Brillion (D5) and Hilbert (D7).
First-round games are tentatively scheduled for Friday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. but are subject to change due to Game 1 of the World Series.
The WIAA state football championships are set for Nov. 19-20 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.
Division 1
(8) Kimberly (4-5) at (1) West De Pere (9-0)
(5) De Pere (6-3) at (4) Neenah (6-3)
(6) Appleton North (5-4) at (3) Stevens Point (8-1)
Division 2
(5) Menomonee Falls (4-5) at (4) Menasha (7-2)
(7) Oshkosh North (5-4) at (2) Kaukauna (7-2)
Division 3
(7) McFarland (4-5) at (2) Winneconne (9-0)
(6) Rhinelander (5-4) at (3) Fox Valley Lutheran (7-2)
Division 4
(8) Black River Falls (4-5) at (1) Freedom (9-0)
(8) Denmark (5-4) at (1) Little Chute (8-1)
(6) Wrightstown (4-5) at (3) Fuller Collegiate Academy (7-1)
(7) Seymour (5-4) at (2) Stratford (8-1)
(6) Xavier (5-4) at (3) La Crosse Aquinas (8-1)
Division 5
(6) Tomahawk (4-5) at (3) Brillion (7-2)
(5) Peshtigo (5-4) at (4) Chilton (5-4)
Division 6
(7) Fall Creek (5-4) at (2) St. Mary Catholic (7-2)
(5) Weyauwega-Fremont (5-4) at (4) Randolph/Cambria-Friesland (8-1)
Division 7
(7) Osseo-Fairchild (3-6) at (2) Shiocton (8-1)
(8) Manawa (3-6) at (1) Coleman (7-2)
(6) Abbotsford (4-5) at (3) Hilbert (6-3)
This article originally appeared on Appleton Post-Crescent: Freedom, Little Chute lead 19 area teams heading to WIAA football playoffs