State football and soccer first-round matchups set and scheduled

The first-year trial seems to be a success.

At least that was the feeling of many members of the seeding committees that set the brackets for the state football tournaments on Sunday.

“I guess that this point I couldn’t be happier,” Greg Whitmore told the Seattle Times. The Lind-Ritzville athletic director was the head of the seeding committee. “You go into these, and you don’t know exactly how it will go. I think all three committees did a great job.”

Locally, I’m not sure there were many complaints. As expected, Union and Hockinson drew No. 1 seeds at Class 4A and 2A respectively. Mountain View, expected to pick up a top-4 seed at 3A, earned a No. 3 seed.

Top-4 seeds are lined up to host both first-round games and quarterfinals. So, good news for Clark County football fans.

If Union wins, the Titans would host the winner of Bothell and Chiawana next week. Hockinson would face the winner of Steilacoom and Sequim. Mountain View would host the winner of Lincoln and Rainier Beach.

Skyview drew a No. 15 seed at 4A. While the Storm might have preferred a high seed, they are one of two four-loss teams in the bracket. The other is Skyline.

Stevenson drew a No. 14 seed at 1A despite a 7-1 record and Trico League title.

But the Bulldogs’ seeding was held down by a non-league schedule that included two small Oregon schools that finished with losing records – Irrigon (4-5) and Corbett (1-8) – plus a Canadian team playing its first varsity game. Also, losses by Trico League rivals La Center and Columbia-White Salmon didn’t help the Bulldogs.

Here are the specific of local football playoff games.

4A: Skyline (6-4) vs. Union (10-0), 6 p.m. Friday at McKenzie Stadium.

4A: Skyview (6-4) vs. Woodinville (9-1), 4 p.m. Saturday at Pop Keeney Stadium, Bothel.

3A: Squalicum (8-2) vs. Mountain View (9-1), 6 p.m. Saturday at McKenzie Stadium

2A: Washington (6-4) vs. Hockinson (9-0), 7 p.m. Friday at District Stadium, Battle Ground.

1A: Stevenson (7-1) at Hoquiam (10-0), 5 p.m. Saturday

Soccer

Five Clark County girls soccer team advanced to state. They will be in action in first-round matches on Tuesday and Wednesday. Here is when and where they’ll be playing.

4A: Henry Jackson vs. Camas, 5 p.m. Wednesday at Doc Harris Stadium.

3A: Shorecrest at Prairie, 5:30 p.m.

2A: Olympic vs. Columbia River, 5 p.m. at Kiggins Bowl

2A: Hockinson vs. Sehome, 5 p.m. Tuesday at Civic Stadium in Bellingham.

1A: University Prep at King’s Way Christian, 6 p.m. Wednesday

Volleyball

This year, the state tournaments for volleyball are broken over two different weekends. The smaller schools, 2A through B, will be held this weekend. The big schools, 4A and 3A, will be held over Nov. 16 and 17.

The 2A state tournament will be at St. Martin’s University in Lacey. The 1A and B tournaments will be at the Yakima SunDome. Here is when local schools will be playing first-round matches at state this weekend.

2A: On Friday, Kingston vs. Columbia River, 9 a.m., Ridgefield vs. Pullman, 9 a.m.; Woodland vs. North Kitsap, 11 a.m.

1A: On Friday, King’s Way Christian vs. Granger, 3:15 p.m.; La Center vs. La Salle, 5:15 p.m.

1B: On Thursday, Firm Foundation vs. Shoreline Christian, 1:30 p.m.

Tim Martinez is the assistant sports editor/prep editor for The Columbian. He can be reached at (360) 735-4538, tim.martinez@columbian.com or follow his Twitter handle @360TMart.