Newtown High School’s football team will host Xavier of Middletown in the state playoff semifinals on Saturday, December 6. Kickoff at Blue & Gold Stadium is set for 2 pm.

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) announced the seedings and matchups today; visit casciac.org for complete tournament information.

Newtown is the No. 1 seed and Xavier is seeded fourth in the Class LL Small bracket. Each of the state’s four classes is broken into Small and Large brackets based on school enrollment. Xavier was the No. 6 team in all of Class LL before the school size reseeding.

The CIAC, this season, did away with the quarterfinal round which had been in place in past seasons, in an effort to scale back the amount of games teams play to cut back on injuries. In order to not trim the number of state playoff qualifying teams, the classes were divided, which will result in eight state champions this fall.

Newtown is 12-0, including a win over Brookfield in the South-West Conference championship game. Xavier, which competes in the Southern Connecticut Conference, carries a 7-3 mark into the contest. The winner will face either No. 2 Shelton or No. 3 Hall in the championship, which will be held on December 12 or 13 at a site to be determined.