The Michigan High School Athletic Association will announce its 2023 football playoff pairings at 6 p.m. Sunday.

The announcement of the qualifiers and first-round pairings for both the 11 and 8-player playoffs will take place at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, on the “Selection Sunday Show” on Bally Sports Detroit Extra and its website – https://www.ballysports.com/detroit/.

The playoff qualifiers and pairings will be posted to the MHSAA Website following the Selection Sunday Show, and times and dates will be added Monday, Oct. 23.

The MHSAA also will announce the order for this season’s 11-Player Finals, to be played Nov. 25-26 at Ford Field, during the Selection Sunday Show.

Whiteford will go into the playoffs No. 2 in Division 8 in computer points. They will open the playoffs at home on Friday, Oct. 27 against an opponent to be determined.

The Bobcats are in the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season, the longest streak of any school in Tri-County Conference history.