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Liberty High won’t play at home in its first playoff game in program history but the Lightning won’t be far away.

In its second varsity season Liberty High (7-2) secured a playoff spot for the first time and will travel to second-ranked Solon (9-0) for a Class 3A opening round contest at 7 p.m. on November 2 at Spartan Stadium.

The Lightning and Solon are in Bracket A in the Class 3A pairings along with Independence (9-0) and Pella (7-2).

The winners of those two opening round games will meet in a quarterfinal on November 9 with the highest remaining seed hosting.

While Liberty High is making its first playoff appearance Solon is making its 15th consecutive playoff appearance and seeking its second semifinal appearance in three seasons after a first-round exit a year ago.

In Class 1A, fifth-ranked West Branch (9-0) earned the second overall seed and will host North Linn (7-2) in an opening round game in Bracket B.

Regina (7-2) travels to Mediapolis (8-1) in the other Bracket B opener with the winners meeting in the quarterfinals.

Class 3A

Bracket A

Liberty High (7-2) at Solon

Independence (9-0) at Pella (7-2)

Bracket B

Washington (7-2) at Western Dubuque (9-0)

Cedar Rapids Xavier (8-1) at North Scott (8-1)

Bracket C

Carlisle (7-2) at Sergeant Bluff-Luton (8-1)

Glenwood (7-2) at Norwalk (8-1)

Bracket D

Oskaloosa (6-3) at Council Bluffs Lewis Central (8-1)

Harlan (7-2) at Dallas Center-Grimes (8-1)

Class 1A

Bracket A

Pella Christian (5-4) at Van Meter (9-0)

Mount Ayr (7-2) at South Central Calhoun (9-0)

Bracket B

North Linn (7-2) at West Branch (9-0)

Regina (7-2) at Mediapolis (8-1)

Bracket C

Panorma (8-1) at Dike-New Hartford (9-0)

West Lyon (8-1) at Osage (5-4)

Bracket D

Underwood (8-1) at West Sioux (8-1)

Western Christian (8-1) at Treynor (9-0)