Eighty teams open bids for a state championship as the high school football playoffs get underway across the state tonight. West Bend-Mallard opens a bid for a third consecutive state title in class A when the third ranked Wolverines host Alden. West Bend-Mallard coach Koy Goodchild says a tough district race has his team battle tested.Goodchild says this is a much different team after they lost a majority of their kids.And while there are several new starters, he says the success of past teams is a plus.

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