The Nikiski Bulldog football team will face-off against the 2019 Division III state champion Houston Hawks in the first round of the 2020 ASAA Division III Football Championships on Saturday, October 10th, hosting the playoff game at Nikiski High School. Game time is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
Division III Playoff Pairings & Seeding
The Bulldogs earned the #2 Peninsula berth to the state football playoffs with a victory over Seward in the regular season. The Homer Mariners are the #1 seed from the Peninsula and receive a first-round bye. Houston is awarded the #2 Mat-Su berth; Mat-Su has only two teams in Division III football. Monroe also receives a bye as the top team from the Aurora; Valdez is the #2 Aurora team and will host Redington, Mat-Su’s #1 seed.
Alaska School Activities Association Executive Director Billy Strickland on Division III football team selection and seeding…
Division III Football Playoff Guidelines (as approved by ASAA Board on September 23rd)
October 10 (quarter-finals)
Oct 10: Mat-Su #2 Houston @ Peninsula #2 Nikiski
Oct. 10: Mat-Su #1 Redington @ Aurora #2 Valdez
Aurora #1 Monroe and Peninsula #1 Homer receive first-round bye
October 17 (Semi-finals)
Oct. 17: Aurora #1 Monroe v. Winner of Game #1 (Houston -Nikiski) Game #3
Oct. 17: Peninsula #1 Homer vs Winner of Game #2 (Redington-Valdez) Game #4
October 24 (Championship Game)
Winner of Game #3 v. Winner of Game #4
ASAA Board approved guidelines: The location of the semi-final games will be determined by a committee made up of a representative of each school districts and ASAA. Consideration will be based on traditional seeding criteria, community COVID alert levels and other factors. A coin-flip may be used to determine the host.
The site of the Division III Championship Game will be determined by ASAA
