Only one local area football team is still in action with the Snowflake Lobos opening the first round of the 3A state playoffs as the No. 4 overall seed. Snowflake will host No. 13 River Valley on Friday night.
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Winslow needed to win in the final week of the season to make the state playoffs, but their loss to the Lobos left them ranked 18th in the standings and on the outside looking in at the top 16 playoff teams.
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Holbrook was out of playoff contention early, but finished up the season with a solid foundation built for next season.
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Snowflake joins No. 5 Blue Ridge and No. 15 Payson as the only three teams from the East Region in the playoffs. A Lobo win over River Valley and a Blue Ridge win over No. 12 AZ College Prep would mean a re-match between Snowflake and Blue Ridge in two weeks. East Region fans can hope for that match up, which could easily come to fruition. Payson will have their hands full against second ranked American Leadership Queen Creek.
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