(Lansing) — Sunday night, ten Michigan high school football teams in the Sports Michiana coverage area discovered the first step of their journeys for the MHSAA football tournament.

Teams earn playoff points during the season based on wins and schedule, with 32 squads placed in each division (16 in 8-man divisions). Schools are then divided into eight-team regionals based on geography. Then, the field is seeded with the four teams with the highest amount of playoff points given home field.

Five area teams will have the benefit of home-field advantage for the first round, as St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Edwardsburg, Buchanan and Constantine all earned top-four seeds in their regionals

Niles, Berrien Springs, Cassopolis, Bridgman and Marcellus will all have to earn their tournament survival on the road.

Here are the pairings for area squads.

D3: Zeeland East (5-4) at St. Joseph (7-2), Niles (4-5) at Zeeland West (7-2)

D4: Vicksburg (7-2) at Edwardsburg (9-0), Hastings (7-2) at Lakeshore (8-1)

D5: Berrien Springs (8-1) at Lake Odessa Lakewood (8-1)

D6: Napoleon (8-1) at Buchanan (7-2)

D7: Saranac (7-2) at Constantine (8-1), Cassopolis (8-1) at Ravenna (7-2)

8-man D1: Bridgman (8-1) at Colon (8-1)

*-man D2: Marcellus (6-3) at Litchfield (8-1)

All games are schedule for Friday, October 30 at 7 pm.