Blue Mountain's Carter Smith (6) breaks a tackle on his second touchdown run during Friday night's Schuylkill-Colonial Red Division win over Tamaqua. (Photo by Brook Koch-Guers)

Six area high school football teams will begin their quests for District 11 gold on their home fields.

District 11 unveiled the official brackets for its football playoffs Sunday afternoon.

Thirteen of our area’s 16 teams qualified for the District 11 playoffs, with Marian (Class A), Schuylkill Haven (Class AA), Williams Valley (AA), Minersville (AA), North Schuylkill (AA) and Blue Mountain (AA) getting opening-round home games. Marian will be competing in the District 2/11 Class A subregional semifinals against Tri-Valley, while the other five teams will be hosting quarterfinal-round games in their respective classes.

Here’s a complete look at the brackets for this year’s District 11 Football Playoffs:

District 11 Football Playoffs

CLASS A

District 2/11 Subregional

Semifinals

Friday, Oct. 31

No. 4 Nativity (4-6) at No. 1 Lackawanna Trail (9-1), 7 p.m.

No. 3 Tri-Valley (6-4) at No. 2 Marian (7-3), 7:10 p.m.

Championship

Friday, Nov. 7

Semifinal winners, TBA

CLASS AA

Quarterfinals

Saturday, Nov. 1

No. 8 Catasauqua (4-6) at No. 1 Schuylkill Haven (10-0), 6 p.m.

No. 5 Palisades (7-3) at No. 4 Northern Lehigh (7-3), 6 p.m.

No. 6 Pen Argyl (7-3) at No. 3 Minersville (8-2), 6 p.m.

No. 7 Executive Education (6-3) at No. 2 Williams Valley (9-1), 6 p.m.

Semifinals

Saturday, Nov. 8

At Higher Seeds

Catty-Haven winner vs. Palis-NL winner

EE-WV winner vs. Miners-PA winner

Championship

Saturday, Nov. 15

At Neutral Site

Semifinal winners

CLASS 3A

Quarterfinals

Thursday, Oct. 30

No. 8 Salisbury (2-8) vs. No. 1 Notre Dame-Green Pond (10-0), Catasauqua HS, 6:30 p.m.

No. 5 Tamaqua (3-7) at No. 4 Saucon Valley (5-5), 7 p.m.

No. 6 Panther Valley (4-6) at No. 3 North Schuylkill (7-3), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Palmerton (3-7) at No. 2 Northwestern Lehigh (10-0), 7 p.m.

Semifinals

Thursday, Nov. 6

At Higher Seeds

Salis-NDGP winner vs. Tam-Saucon winner

PV-NS winner vs. Palm-NWL winner

Championship

Date TBA

At Neutral Site

Semifinal winners, TBA

CLASS 4A

Quarterfinals

Thursday, Oct. 30

No. 8 Bangor (0-10) at No. 1 Southern Lehigh (9-1), 6:30 p.m.

No. 5 Lehighton (5-5) at No. 4 Blue Mountain (6-4), 6:40 p.m.

No. 6 Jim Thorpe (4-6) at No. 3 Allentown Central Catholic (5-5), J. Birney Crum Stadium, 7 p.m.

No. 7 Pottsville (3-7) at No. 2 Bethlehem Catholic (6-4), BASD Stadium, 7:05 p.m.

Semifinals

Thursday, Nov. 6

At Higher Seeds

Bang-SL winner vs. Lehigh-BM winner

JT-ACC winner vs. Potts-Becahi winner

Championship

Date TBA

At Neutral Site

Semifinal winners, TBA

CLASS 5A

Semifinals

Saturday, Nov. 1

No. 4 East Stroudsburg South (2-8) at No. 1 Whitehall (8-2), 6 p.m.

No. 3 Pleasant Valley (5-5) at No. 2 Pocono Mountain East (7-3), 5:10 p.m.

Championship

Saturday, Nov. 1

At Neutral Site

Semifinal winners, TBA

CLASS 6A

Quarterfinals

Friday, Oct. 31

No. 8 Emmaus (4-6) at No. 1 Easton (10-0), 7:05 p.m.

No. 6 Northampton (4-6) at No. 3 Nazareth (7-3), 7:05 p.m.

No. 7 Stroudsburg (5-5) at No. 2 Parkland (10-0), 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 1

At BASD Stadium

No. 5 Bethlehem Freedom (5-5) at No. 4 Bethlehem Liberty (7-3), 12:05 p.m.

Semifinals

Friday, Nov. 7

At Higher Seeds

Emmaus-Easton winner vs. Freedom-Liberty winner

Northamp-Naz winner vs. Strouds-Park winner

Championship

Friday, Nov. 14

At Neutral Site

Semifinal winners, TBA

TICKETS

All tickets for the District 11 football playoffs must be purchased online at events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/districtxi. All tickets are $7 plus applicable fees. No tickets will be sold at the gate. Spectators age 65 years of age and older are admitted free with proof of age. There are no refunds for any reason.