The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association football playoffs are here.
It's the first round, or Level 1, of the playoffs and there are a lot of intriguing matchups on the schedule for Friday, Oct. 23.
We'll have reporters at two games. Zac Bellman is covering Slinger at West Bend West and Michael Whitlow is covering Franklin at Kenosha Bradford. We'll keep an eye on several other games and we'll have all of the scores below.
The Journal Sentinel is providing live coverage of the night's action. You can follow along here for the latest updates:
WIAA football predictions
Zac Bellman and Michael Whitlow gathered their thoughts on the field in each division, providing predictions for sleepers, final four participants and champions.
Milwaukee-area high school football playoff games to watch
About a month from now, the WIAA high school football playoffs will crown seven state champions across two days at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison for the final two days of the 2026 fall season.
Across five divisions, 46 Milwaukee-area programs will start the chase for one of the gold balls across five divisions, including five teams that earned No. 1 seeds in their respective portions of the brackets.
With the opening round of the playoffs (and Game 1 of the World Series) set for Friday, Oct. 23, here's a glance at five of the more intriguing matchups to kick off the 2026 postseason.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel area high school football rankings
Team (W-L), last week
- Sussex Hamilton (8-0), 1
- Muskego (7-1), 2
- Arrowhead (7-1), 3
- Pewaukee (8-0), 4
- Homestead (7-1), 5
- New Berlin West (7-1), 7
- Port Washington (8-0), 6
- Whitefish Bay (6-2), 8
- Racine Case (7-1), 10
- Franklin (5-3), –
Others considered: Catholic Memorial (4-4), Grafton (5-3), Greendale (5-3), Greenfield (6-2), Kenosha Bradford (6-2), Kenosha Indian Trail (7-1), Marquette (6-2), New Berlin Eisenhower (5-3), Oconomowoc (5-3), West Bend West (6-2).
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