Andover and North Andover will travel Friday, Nov. 6, for first-round MIAA football playoff games after both earned No. 9 seeds in their divisions.

Andover (5-3) visits No. 8 Franklin (6-2) in Division 1 at 7 p.m. North Andover (5-3) faces No. 8 Bishop Feehan (3-5) in Attleboro at 6 p.m., according to the official Division 1 and Division 2 brackets.

Andover looks to rebound

The Golden Warriors enter the postseason after consecutive losses to Central Catholic and Tewksbury Memorial.

Andover opened with a 36-14 defeat to Catholic Memorial, then won five straight against Chelmsford, Haverhill, Methuen, Lawrence and Pinkerton. Central Catholic ended that run with a 42-24 victory Oct. 23, and Tewksbury beat Andover 35-23 on Oct. 30.

The Warriors finished 3-1 in MVC Large play, scoring 278 points and allowing 230 over eight games, according to MaxPreps.

Franklin presents a defense that allowed 128 points during the regular season. The Panthers went 3-0 at home and closed with a 21-12 win at Taunton on Oct. 30. Their losses came against Wachusett Regional in the opener and Milton on Oct. 23, according to their schedule.

North Andover enters off a narrow win

The Scarlet Knights ended their regular season by edging Lowell 27-26 on Oct. 30, according to official MIAA results.

The win snapped a two-game losing streak. North Andover fell 21-14 to Chelmsford on Oct. 16 and 40-0 to Tewksbury on Oct. 23 after beating Dracut 48-6 earlier in the month.

Bishop Feehan enters at 3-5 after reaching the Division 2 championship game last season, when it lost to Catholic Memorial.

The Shamrocks are also playing through head coach Bryan Pinabell’s final season. In a school announcement, Feehan confirmed he will retire from coaching at season’s end while remaining in the social studies and athletic departments.

The announcement credited Pinabell with a 53-25 record at Feehan and 34 years leading programs across three states.

Friday’s winners advance to the quarterfinals. Andover and North Andover are also scheduled to meet on Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, at 10 a.m. at North Andover.