14 Teams Remain in Wisconsin Football State Title Race

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association football playoffs reached their final round of elimination on Friday, Nov. 13, as fourteen teams secured berths in seven state championship games.

Several of the Friday night contests finished on single-digit margins, forcing the field to narrow through tight defensive efforts and clutch scoring.

In Division 1, No. 1 West De Pere edged No. 2 Racine Case by a single point to take the 20-19 victory. The Phantoms will face No. 1 Hamilton, who defeated No. 1 Bay Port 48-15 to advance.

Racine Case’s run ended after the Eagles had previously knocked off top-seeded Muskego 6-3 in the Level 3 stage. Hamilton reached the final after a 17-10 win over No. 2 Arrowhead.

Division 2 features a clash between No. 1 Monona Grove and No. 1 Notre Dame. Monona Grove defeated No. 1 New Richmond 30-7, while Notre Dame beat No. 1 Union Grove 28-17 in the semifinals.

The Division 3 title game will pit No. 1 Port Washington against No. 1 Pewaukee. Port Washington survived an overtime contest to beat No. 1 La Crosse Logan 34-27. Pewaukee, who had shut out No. 3 New Berlin Eisenhower 35-0 in Level 3, defeated No. 5 Catholic Memorial 28-14.

In Division 4, No. 1 Freedom defeated No. 1 Little Chute 35-6 and will face No. 1 Lake Mills, who beat No. 2 West Salem 36-7. The Division 5 matchup pits No. 1 Darlington, who beat No. 1 Amherst 32-21, against No. 1 New Glarus, who shut out No. 2 Lake Country Lutheran 14-0.

Division 6 will see No. 2 Lomira take on No. 1 Mondovi. Lomira advanced with a 30-13 win over No. 1 Bonduel, while Mondovi defeated No. 2 Kenosha St. Joseph 56-27. In Division 7, No. 2 River Ridge will face No. 2 Iowa-Grant after River Ridge beat No. 1 Glenwood City 21-15 and Iowa-Grant shut out No. 3 Hilbert 36-0.

The seven state championship games are scheduled for the final weekend of the 2026 season.