This story has been updated for correction, it originally said Warrenton football has not received a top seed in districts before. This is incorrect and The Record regrets the error.  

The Warrenton and Wright City football teams have entered the postseason after both playing their final regular season game on Oct. 25.

Warrenton finished the regular season with a 9-0 record and a GAC North conference championship title, earning them the No. 1 seed in the Class 4, District 5 tournament.

With Warrenton as the top seed, they will have a bye week, meaning they will not have to play in a district quarterfinal game. Instead, Warrenton will kick off their postseason on Nov. 8 and will face the winner between No. 4 Osage (7-2) and No. 5 Fort Zumwalt South (5-4) which will be played on Nov. 1.

Warrenton had previously defeated Fort Zumwalt South 42-6 on Oct. 25. 

“It should be a good opportunity to have this bye week and it’s going to be a little bit sad not having a football game this week, but it’s great to get some time to let our guys recover and rest up,” Head Coach Jason Koper said.

Koper also noted it will be beneficial for the team to really develop their game plans, be prepared for either Osage or Fort Zumwalt South and clean up little things.

Last year, the Warriors made it all the way to the district championship, but lost to Hannibal. For two years in a row now, Warrenton has gone undefeated in the regular season.

“We’re a year older. We have a lot of the same guys that are back. They played in week 10, week 11, so they have some experience with that and it will definitely help,” Koper said. “I think for these seniors, they’ll have a little extra fire going forward because now it could be the end.”

Austin Haas is currently leading the Warriors with 22 touchdowns. Kadin Stroer leads the defense with 101 total tackles. Warrenton is averaging 38 points per game, while only allowing their opponents an average of 12.78 points.

The Wright City football team cemented themselves as the No. 2 seed in the Class 3, District 3 tournament. The Wildcats ended their season with a 4-5 record and will take on No. 7 Duchesne (1-8) on Nov. 1 at 7 p.m.

Due to being the higher seed, Wright City will have home field advantage this Friday.

“I feel good. There’s not a team in our district that we’re scared of and I think we can compete with every team there,” Head Coach Tyler Rickard said.

The Wildcats ended their regular season with a 46-42 loss to North Callaway (8-1) on Oct. 25. Despite the loss, senior Duan McRoberts recorded a season-high of five touchdowns. McRoberts ran 236 yards on 19 carries.

Rickard noted the loss does sting, but he used that emotion to challenge them.

“It’s the second season. I talked about it before that E (event) plus R (reponse) equals O (outcome) and our response here in week 10 is going to determine how much of a run we’re going to make in our outcome here,” Rickard said.

Wright City is currently averaging 32.89 points per game, with McRoberts leading with 25 touchdowns. They are also averaging 28.22 opposing points per game. Benji Rodriguez is leading the defense with 88 total tackles and three interceptions.

“I think we have the guys and we have the heart that if we put it together, we can win a few ball games here and give ourselves a chance,” Rickard said.