2026 MHSAA football district final kickoff times, locations

The second week of the 2026 Michigan high school football playoffs is loaded with state championship-level matchups.

But instead of playing for a wooden mitten at Ford Field, teams will hit the road to play for a district championship trophy on high school football fields. New seeding changes and a good start for most favorites mean the rest of the playoffs will be filled with heavy-hitting matchups each week until the champions are decided on Nov. 27 and 28.

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And no matter where you are, high school football will be some of the best football readily available to residents this week. The prep games should be more entertaining than the struggle-fest expected between U-M and MSU in Ann Arbor on Saturday night, and the Lions are in Miami on Sunday. Division II will be fun, though: Defending national champ Ferris State plays Wayne State in Detroit; undefeated Northwood is at home; Michigan Tech hosts Davenport in a ranked matchup; and Grand Valley State hosts Northern Michigan.

Watch some good football first and don't let the Spartans or Wolverines dampen the mood on Saturday night. If it ends up as Tommy Carr vs. Kayd Coffman, the top two high school quarterbacks in Michigan last fall will square off in the state's marquee college game.

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MHSAA football playoffs schedule for district finals (11-player)

All games kick off at 7 p.m. Friday unless listed otherwise.

Division 1

Region 1

District 1

• Grandville (5-5) at Portage Central (9-1), Portage Central High School.

District 2

• Grand Ledge (10-0) at East Kentwood (10-0), Saturday, 1 p.m., East Kentwood High School.

Region 2

District 1

• Grand Blanc (10-0) at Clarkston (9-1), Friday, 1 p.m., Clarkston High School.

District 2

• Oxford (8-2) at Novi Detroit Catholic Central (9-1), DCC High School.

Region 3

District 1

• Dearborn Fordson (8-2) at Detroit Cass Tech (10-0), Northwestern High School.

District 2

• Northville (8-2) at Saline (10-0), Saline High School.

Region 4

District 1

• Rochester (7-3) at Romeo (10-0), Romeo High School.

District 2

• Rochester Adams (7-3) at Rochester Hills Stoney Creek (8-2), Stoney Creek High School.

Division 2

Region 1

District 1

• Portage Northern (6-4) at Byron Center (8-2), Byron Center High School.

District 2

• Muskegon Mona Shores (9-1) at Caledonia (8-2), Caledonia High School.

Region 2

District 1

• Midland Dow (8-2) at Milford (9-1), Milford High School.

District 2

• South Lyon East (8-2) at South Lyon (8-2), South Lyon High School.

Region 3

District 1

• North Farmington (7-3) at Birmingham Brother Rice (8-2), Lawrence Tech University.

District 2

• St. Clair Shores Lakeview (8-2) at Orchard Lake St. Mary's (7-3), St. Mary's High School.

Region 4

District 1

• Livonia Franklin (8-2) at Gibraltar Carlson (10-0), Carlson High School.

District 2

• Temperance Bedford (8-2) at Grosse Pointe South (9-1), GPS High School.

Division 3

Region 1

District 1

• Cadillac (8-2) at Mount Pleasant (9-1), Mt. Pleasant Community Stadium.

District 2

• Coopersville (9-1) at DeWitt (8-2), DeWitt High School.

Region 2

District 1

• Middleville Thornapple Kellogg (7-3) at St. Joseph (8-2), St. Joseph High School.

District 2

• Battle Creek Central (6-4) at Zeeland West (8-2), Zeeland Stadium.

Region 3

District 1

• Redford Thurston (9-1) at Chelsea (10-0), Chelsea High School.

District 2

• Fenton (8-2) at Mason (9-1), Mason High School.

Region 4

District 1

• Warren De La Salle Collegiate (6-4) at Port Huron (10-0), Port Huron High School.

District 2

• Detroit Martin Luther King (7-3) at Harper Woods (8-2), Harper Woods High School.

Division 4

Region 1

District 1

• Ludington (8-2) at Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills (9-1), Kenowa Hills High School.

District 2

• Hudsonville Unity Christian (6-4) at Ada Forest Hills Eastern (9-1), Forest Hills Eastern High School.

Region 2

District 1

• Portland (10-0) at Edwardsburg (10-0), Edwardsburg High School.

District 2

• Grand Rapids South Christian (9-1) at Stevensville Lakeshore (9-1), Stevensville Lakeshore High School.

Region 3

District 1

• St. Johns (8-2) at Goodrich (10-0), Goodrich High School.

District 2

• Adrian (9-1) at Dearborn Divine Child (9-1), Divine Child High School.

Region 4

District 1

• Macomb Lutheran North (9-1) at Marysville (6-4), Marysville High School.

District 2

• St. Clair (8-2) at Detroit Country Day (7-3), Country Day High School.

Division 5

Region 1

District 1

• Negaunee (6-4) at Kingsford (9-0), Saturday, 12 p.m., Kingsford High School.

District 2

• Remus Chippewa Hills (8-2) at Ogemaw Heights (8-2), Ogemaw Heights High School.

Region 2

District 1

• Comstock Park (4-5) at Grand Rapids Catholic Central (7-2), Tuesday, Nov. 3.
• Berrien Springs (9-1) faces winner. Game time will be announced at a later date.

District 2

• Hopkins (9-1) at Grand Rapids West Catholic (8-2), West Catholic High School.

Region 3

District 1

• Armada (6-4) at Frankenmuth (9-1), Frankenmuth High School.

District 2

• Imlay City (8-2) at Saginaw Swan Valley (9-1), Swan Valley High School.

Region 4

District 1

• Ida (8-2) at Monroe Jefferson (9-1), Jefferson High School.

District 2

• Detroit Denby (7-3) at Romulus Summit Academy North (7-3), Summit High School.

Division 6

Region 1

District 1

• Traverse City St. Francis (7-3) at Kingsley (10-0), Kingsley High School.

District 2

• Gladwin (6-4) at Sanford Meridian (10-0), Meridian High School.

Region 2

District 1

• Midland Bullock Creek (6-4) at Almont (10-0), Almont High School.

District 2

• Montrose (8-2) at Marine City (10-0), East China Stadium.

Region 3

District 1

• Napoleon (9-1) at Jackson Lumen Christi (8-2), Lumen Christi High School.

District 2

• Olivet (7-3) at Belding (8-2), Belding High School.

Region 4

District 1

• Clinton (9-1) at Detroit Edison (9-1), Saturday, 2 p.m., Edison High School.

District 2

• Warren Michigan Collegiate (6-4) at Ecorse (9-1), Friday, 6 p.m., Ecorse High School.

Division 7

Region 1

District 1

• Manistee (5-5) at Menominee (9-1), Saturday, 12 p.m., Menominee High School.

District 2

• Harrison (8-2) at Charlevoix (7-2), Charlevoix High School.

Region 2

District 1

• Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker (8-2) at Pewamo-Westphalia (9-0), P-W High School.

District 2

• Ithaca (9-1) at Millington (10-0), Millington High School.

Region 3

District 1

• Ravenna (8-2) at Constantine (9-1), Saturday, 1 p.m., Constantine High School.

District 2

• North Muskegon (9-1) at Schoolcraft (8-2), Saturday, 1 p.m., Schoolcraft High School.

Region 4

District 1

• Ottawa Lake Whiteford (8-2) at Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (9-1), Monroe High School.

District 2

• Jonesville (6-4) at Union City (8-2), Union City High School.

Division 8

Region 1

District 1

• East Jordan (8-2) at Beal City (10-0), Beal City High School.

District 2

• Maple City Glen Lake (8-2) at Bark River-Harris (8-2), Saturday, 12 p.m., Bark River-Harris High School.

Region 2

District 1

• Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary (7-3) at New Lothrop (9-1), New Lothrop High School.

District 2

• Unionville-Sebewaing (8-2) at Ubly (7-3), Ubly High School.

Region 3

District 1

• Fowler (7-3) at Hudson (9-1), Hudson High School.

District 2

• Springport (9-1) at Decatur (10-0), Decatur High School.

Region 4

District 1

• Southfield Bradford Academy (7-3) at Madison Heights Madison (8-2), Saturday, 1 p.m., Madison High School.

District 2

• Clarkston Everest Collegiate (9-1) at Royal Oak Shrine Catholic (9-1), Saturday, 1 p.m., Shrine High School.

MHSAA football playoffs regional finals schedule (8-player)

Division 1

Region 1

• Ishpeming (8-2) at Pickford (8-2), Pickford High School.

Region 2

• Deckerville (9-1) at Dryden (10-0), Dryden High School.

Region 3

• Colon (9-1) at Climax-Scotts (8-2), C-S High School.

Region 4

• Blanchard Montabella (9-1) at Merrill (9-1), Merrill High School.

Division 2

Region 1

• Gaylord St. Mary (10-0) at Lake Linden-Hubbell (10-0), Saturday, 1:30 p.m., Lake Linden-Hubbell High School.

Region 2

• Marion (10-0) at Portland St. Patrick (10-0), Saturday, 3 p.m., Portland High School.

Region 3

• Marcellus (7-3) at Mendon (10-0), Saturday, 1 p.m., Mendon High School.

Region 4

• Britton Deerfield (8-2) at Bay City All Saints (9-1), All Saints High School.

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Jared Ramsey covers high school sports for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at [email protected].

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