Trophies have been won, some teams have moved on, while others’ seasons have come to an end — November football is playoff time, one of the best times in the high school sports calendar
From hard-won victories to the realization that the end of a high school football career had just arrived as the football playoffs kicked off across the country on Friday night, these were some of the best images…
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Veterans Memorial’s Ryan Wilson (6) catches a touchdown pass over Medina Valley’s Jacob Warren (24) in a high school football game at Buccaneer Stadium in Corpus Christi, Texas on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.
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November 10, 2022; Chandler, Ariz.; USA; Chandler Donovan Hamblin (16) celebrates an incomplete pass against Hamilton during a game at Hamilton High School. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Breen-Arizona Republic
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Central Valley Christian hosts Sanger in a Central Section Division II high school football playoff quarterfinal Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.
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Thorndale Bulldogs wide receiver Clason Beasley (2) stretches to catch the pass as Johnson City Eagles LB defensive back Johnny Slavinski (3) defends but is ruled caught out of bounds during the second quarter at Bi-district 2A Div. 1 football playoff on Thursday, November 10, 2022, at Hutto High School in Hutto, Texas.
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Tuckahoe’s Jake Matarazzo (4) breaks away from Haldane’s Ryan Van Tassel (11) in the first half during the Class D Section 1 championship at Mahopac High School, Nov. 11, 2022. Tuckahoe won the game.
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Tuckahoe players celebrate their Section 1 Class D championship after defeating Haldane 47-20 at Mahopac High School on Nov. 11, 2022.
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Port Jervis celebrates its victory during the Section 9 Class B football championship game at James I O’Neill High School in Highland Falls, N.Y. on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Port Jervis defeated New Paltz 34-7.
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Somers players celebrate their 45-13 victory over Rye in the Section 1 Class A championship game at Mahopac High School on Nov. 11, 2022.
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Tuckahoe players celebrate their Section 1 Class D championship after defeating Haldane 47-20 at Mahopac High School on Nov. 11, 2022.
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McDowell High School senior Artis Simmons follows teammate Christian Santiago-Lunge (11) to score a touchdown in the first quarter against Allderdice during a PIAA Class 6A subregional football playoff game at Dollinger Field, Hagerty Family Events Center in Erie on Nov. 11 2022
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Center Grove Noah Coy (3) with a reception in the end zone during the IHSAA Class 6A regional football tournament as Center Grove vs. Warren Central, Nov. 11, 2022; Greenwood, IN, at Center Grove High School.
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Lafayette Jeff Bronchos tight end Jasiah Powers (8) breaks for a touchdown against the Carroll Chargers defensive line during the 2022-23 IHSAA Football State Tournament against the Carroll Chargers, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at Lafayette Jeff High School in Lafayette, Indiana
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Jensen Beach hosts Port St. Lucie in a Region 3-3S high school football quarterfinal, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Jensen Beach won 51-12.
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The Roncalli Royals scream with excitement Friday, November 11, 2022 at Roncalli High School in Indianapolis. The Roncalli Royals defeated the New Palestine Dragons 20-7 for the IHSAA Class 4A regional championship.
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Calallen’s Blaine Lamb (6) reaches for a pass in a Class 4A high school football playoff game against Beeville at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Beeville, Texas on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.
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Mainland celebrates its victory against Middletown South during the NJSIAA Central Group 4 championship football game at Middletown High School South in Middletown, N.J., Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.
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Eastwood celebrates at a high school football game against San Angelo Central at Eastwood High School in El Paso, Texas, on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.

Garrison Butler (52) of the Bolles Bulldogs fights to take a shot from Nate Blair (11) of the Episcopal Eagles during second quarter action. The Episcopal Eagles were hosted by The Bolles School Bulldogs at Skinner-Barco Stadium in an FHSAA Region 1-2M football quarterfinal game on Friday, November 11, 2022. Bolles went into halftime with a 28-0 lead. [Bob Self/Florida Times-Union]
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Eastwood faces San Angelo Central in a high school football game at Eastwood High School in El Paso, Texas on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.
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Mainland celebrates its victory against Middletown South during the NJSIAA Central Group 4 championship football game at Middletown High School South in Middletown, N.J., Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.
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The Clarksville Panthers kick the football down the field during a playoff game at Cane Ridge High School in Antioch, Tennessee on Nov. 11, 2022.
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Milford senior quarterback and captain Evan Cornelius raises the trophy after the Division 2 quarterfinal football playoff game against Mansfield at Milford High School on Nov. 11, 2022.
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Hastings players run after the Hastings-Edwardsburg high school football game Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at Leo Hoffman Field in Edwardsburg, Michigan.
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Lakota West Firebirds running back Jiovionni Wilson (26) catches a pass in the second quarter of the OHSAA playoff football game between the Lakota West Firebirds and the Elder Panthers on Princeton High School’s Mancuso Field at Viking Stadium in Cincinnati on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.
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The Dover-Sherborn Regional High School football team thanked the fans in the stands after winning the MIAA Div. 5 quarterfinal, 20-7, at Hudson High School, Nov. 11, 2022.
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Willingboro High School head football coach Steve Everett, center, celebrates with his players after Willingboro defeated Gloucester 20-7 in the Central Jersey Group 2 final football playoff game played at Gloucester High School on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.
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