Seven OKC-metro football programs will take the field Friday, Nov. 13, when the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) Class 6A-I playoffs open across the state.

Moore (7-3) hosts Edmond North (5-5) in the matchup most likely to draw local attention. Deer Creek (5-5) travels to Mustang (7-3), and Yukon (6-4) heads to Norman North (7-3). Edmond Memorial (4-6) faces the longest road, visiting Tulsa Union (5-5). All four games are scheduled for 7 p.m., according to The Oklahoman.

Broken Arrow, Bixby, Owasso and Jenks earned first-round byes. Those teams will wait for Friday's winners before playing in the second round.

Broken Arrow looms large

The Oklahoman identified Broken Arrow as the team to watch in 6A-I. The top-ranked Tigers completed a perfect regular season and beat Bixby 17-14 in Week 9.

Three senior defensive backs anchor the secondary. Bryson Brown is committed to Oklahoma State, Noah Gillespie to TCU and Semaj Stanford to Oregon. Broken Arrow will face the winner of Moore-Edmond North in the second round.

Bixby, which Sports Illustrated identified as the defending 6A-I state champion, enters at 9-1 and draws the Union–Edmond Memorial winner.

What's at stake for metro teams

Moore and Mustang hold the home-field edge as 7-3 squads hosting 5-5 opponents. Edmond North and Deer Creek both finished .500 and will need road wins to advance.

Yukon enters at 6-4 and faces a Norman North team that also went 7-3. Edmond Memorial carries the bracket's lowest overall winning percentage among the seven metro qualifiers at 4-6 and visits a Tulsa Union squad that finished 5-4.

Winners advance to the quarterfinals. The 6A-I state championship game is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 4, at Chad Richison Stadium at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond.

Metro teams across other classes

OKC-area programs are also scattered through other OSSAA brackets. In Class 6A-II, Putnam City (5-5) hosts Ponca City, Putnam City North (2-8) travels to Muskogee and Putnam City West (2-8) visits Sand Springs. Piedmont (6-4) and Choctaw (8-2) earned first-round byes.

In Class 5A, Del City (8-2) hosts Pryor at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at Robert Kalsu Stadium. Midwest City (5-5) travels to undefeated Elgin (10-0). In Class 4A, Bethany (5-5) visits Ardmore (9-1).

All first-round games across the OSSAA's 12 classifications kick off Friday, Nov. 13, with most scheduled for 7 p.m.