Cate received the second seed in the CIF-SS Division 1 8-man football playoffs and will play its first-round game at home.

The Rams (6-1) will host Windward (4-3) on Friday or Saturday.

Thacher, which beat Cate for the Mt. Pinos League title, was seeded No. 1 in the eight-team bracket.

In Division 2, Laguna Blanca received a berth and will play at Hesperia Christian in the first round. The Owls went 3-5 playing a freelance schedule.

The Division 2 playoffs have 16 teams. Riverside’s California School for the Deaf (9-0) is seeded No. 1

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