The Jal and Tatum football teams both received the fourth seed in their respective classes when the NMAA released the Class 1A and 8-man state playoff brackets Sunday.
The Panthers (4-5) will play No. 5 Capitan (5-4) 1 p.m. Saturday in Jal in a Class 1A state playoff quarterfinal matchup while Tatum (7-3) will play No. 5 Logan (5-5) in Tatum on a date yet to be determined (will either by Friday night or Saturday afternoon) in an 8-man state playoff quarterfinal game.
Here is a link to the brackets: NMAA State Football Brackets
Jal and Capitan haven't played this season while Tatum defeated Logan 40-16 in the second week of the season.
Read more about this in Tuesday's edition of the Hobbs News-Sun.
