There was a possibility that Morris would be assigned to Class 4A in the football playoffs, which is where another local school, Coal City, was headed.

Saturday night, Morris officially learned that it will not share a class with the Coalers. The Redskins ended up as the second-smallest school in the 5A field when the IHSA announced first-round pairings. They do, however, have plenty in common with the Coalers. Both teams enter the playoffs at home with 8-1 records and as No. 2 seeds. The other local playoff-eligible team, 5-4 Seneca, fell short in opponents' wins of qualifying.