To be the best, you need to beat the best.

Nashua-Plainfield will get that chance on Friday, Oct. 21, when the Huskies (5-3) open the playoffs against one of the five undefeated teams in Class A.

West Hancock, Britt (8-0) will host N-P in the first round of the 32-team state tournament. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.

Hudson 4-4, which beat N-P on Friday 20-14 to finish third in Class A District 4, will travel to to Newman Catholic, Mason City (7-1) on Friday.

N-P fell to fourth. Grundy Center, 8-0, and Wapsie Valley (6-2) were first and second in the district.

FIRST ROUND – CLASS A

• 4th place teams at 1st place teams
  • Westwood, Sloan (4-4) at AHSTW, Avoca (8-0)
  • Bellevue (4-4) at Alburnett (7-1)
  • Belle Plaine (4-4) at Grundy Center (8-0)
  • North Union (5-3) at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (6-2)
  • Earlham (3-5) at Lynnville-Sully (8-0)
  • Wapello (4-4) at North Linn, Troy Mills (7-1)
  • Nashua-Plainfield (5-3) at West Hancock, Britt (8-0)
  • South O’Brien (4-4) at Woodbury Central, Moville (8-0)
• 3rd place teams at 2nd place teams
  • Maquoketa Valley (5-3) at Columbus Community (7-1)
  • Lisbon (5-3) at East Buchanan (7-1)
  • Tri-Center, Neola (4-4) at Gehlen Catholic, LeMars (7-1)
  • Hinton (5-3) at Logan-Magnolia (5-3)
  • Southwest Valley (6-2) at Madrid (6-2)
  • Ogden (6-2) at Mount Ayr (7-1)
  • Hudson (4-4) at Newman Catholic, Mason City (7-1)
  • Saint Ansgar (5-3) at Wapsie Valley, Fairbank (6-2)