2015 WIAA football playoffs, Level 1 pairings announced
By Paul Lecker
Sports Reporter
The WIAA announced its playoff field for the upcoming 2015 football playoffs on Saturday.
The tournament begins with Level 1 games in seven divisions on Friday, Oct. 23, or Saturday, Oct. 24.
Locally, Spencer/Columbus Catholic (9-0) and Stratford (7-2) are both in Group C in Division 5.
Spencer/Columbus, the No. 1 seed in the group, will host No. 8 New Glarus/Monticello (3-6) at 7 p.m. Friday at Spencer High School.
Stratford, the No. 2 seed, will play at home against No. 7 Colby (4-5) at 7 p.m. Friday at Tiger Stadium.
The way the brackets are set, Spencer/Columbus and Stratford would play in a Level 3 game the weekend of Nov. 6-7 if each wins its first two playoff games.
Teams must win four games to reach the 2015 WIAA State Football Championships at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. State title games in Divisions 7, 6, 5 and 4 will be played on Thursday, Nov. 19, with games in Divisions 3, 2 and 1 on Friday, Nov. 20. All of the games will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Wisconsin.
Here is a look at the Level 1 pairings:
2015 WIAA State Football Playoffs
Level 1
Division 1
Group A
No. 8 Green Bay Preble at No. 1 Kimberly, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 D.C. Everest at No. 4 Stevens Point (Goerke Field), Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Eau Claire Memorial at No. 3 Bay Port, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Appleton West at No. 2 Appleton North, Friday, 7 p.m.
Group B
No. 8 Milwaukee Vincent/Destiny at No. 1 Fond du Lac, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Milwaukee Riverside at No. 4 Neenah, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Milwaukee Morse-Marshfield/Juneau/Lang/Carmen Northwest at No. 6 Milwaukee Marquette (Hart Park), Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Milwaukee Washington/Science/Collegiate at No. 2 Milwaukee King (Custer Stadium), Friday, 7 p.m.
Group C
No. 8 Madison East at No. 1 Oconomowoc, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Madison Memorial at No. 4 Madison La Follette, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Verona at No. 3 Hartland Arrowhead, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Sun Prairie at No. 2 Middleton, Friday, 7 p.m.
Group D
No. 8 Milwaukee Bradley/Carmen South at No. 1 Franklin, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Racine Horlick at No. 4 Kenosha Indian Trail, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Milwaukee Hamilton at No. 3 Oak Creek, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Janesville Parker at No. 2 Muskego, Friday, 7 p.m.
Division 2
Group A
No. 8 Green Bay Southwest at No. 1 De Pere, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Ashwaubenon at No. 4 Menomonie (UW-Stout), Saturday, 5 p.m.
No. 6 Superior at No. 3 Chippewa Falls, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Hortonville at No. 2 Menasha (Calder Stadium), Friday, 7 p.m.
Group B
No. 8 Oshkosh North at No. 1 Brookfield Central, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Brookfield East at No. 4 Whitefish Bay, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Cedarburg at No. 3 Slinger, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Germantown at No. 2 Mequon Homestead, Friday, 7 p.m.
Group C
No. 8 Tomah at No. 1 Waunakee, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 DeForest at No. 4 Holmen, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Oregon at No. 3 Milton, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Watertown at No. 2 Lake Geneva Badger, Friday, 7 p.m.
Group D
No. 8 Milwaukee Bay View/Lifelong Learning at No. 1 Waukesha West, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Wilmot at No. 4 Greendale, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Wauwatosa West at No. 3 Waterford, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Union Grove at No. 2 Greenfield, Friday, 7 p.m.
Division 3
Group A
No. 8 Waupaca at No. 1 Rice Lake, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Hayward/Lac Courte Oreilles at No. 4 New Richmond, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Mosinee at No. 3 Antigo, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Merrill at No. 2 Medford, Friday, 7 p.m.
Group B
No. 8 Plymouth at No. 1 Appleton Xavier, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Luxemburg-Casco at No. 4 Seymour, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 West De Pere at No. 3 Green Bay Notre Dame, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Wisconsin Lutheran at No. 2 New Berlin Eisenhower, Friday, 7 p.m.
Group C
No. 8 Jefferson at No. 1 Monona Grove, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 West Salem at No. 4 Mount Horeb/Barneveld, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Onalaska at No. 3 Reedsburg, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Madison Edgewood at No. 2 La Crosse Logan, Friday, 7 p.m.
Group D
No. 8 Delavan-Darien at No. 1 Kewaskum, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Whitnall at No. 4 St. Francis, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Pewaukee at No. 3 Evansville/Albany, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Cudahy at No. 2 Waukesha Catholic Memorial, Friday, 7 p.m.
Division 4
Group A
No. 8 Altoona at No. 1 Osceola, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau at No. 4 Northwestern, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Tomahawk at No. 3 Black River Falls, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Somerset at No. 2 St. Croix Central, Friday, 7 p.m.
Group B
No. 8 Kohler/Sheboygan Lutheran/Sheboygan Christian at No. 1 Freedom, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Little Chute at No. 4 Kiel, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Two Rivers at No. 3 Wrightstown, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Fox Valley Lutheran at No. 2 Sheboygan Falls, Friday, 7 p.m.
Group C
No. 8 Mauston at No. 1 Berlin, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Winneconne at No. 4 Adams-Friendship, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Montello/Princeton/Green Lake at No. 3 Wautoma, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Nekoosa at No. 2 Omro, Friday, 7 p.m.
Group D
No. 8 Platteville at No. 1 Lodi, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Big Foot at No. 4 East Troy, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Beloit Turner at No. 3 Columbus, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Brodhead/Juda at No. 2 River Valley, Friday, 7 p.m.
Division 5
Group A
No. 8 Ladysmith at No. 1 Arcadia, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Elk Mound at No. 4 Bloomer, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 St. Croix Falls at No. 3 Durand, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Cameron at No. 2 Stanley-Boyd, Friday, 7 p.m.
Group B
No. 8 New Holstein at No. 1 Amherst, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Peshtigo at No. 4 Winnebago Lutheran, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Kewaunee at No. 3 Bonduel, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Oostburg at No. 2 Southern Door, Friday, 7 p.m.
Group C
No. 8 New Glarus/Monticello at No. 1 Spencer/Columbus Catholic (Spencer High School), Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Waterloo at No. 4 Prairie du Chien, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Colby at No. 2 Stratford, Friday, 7 p.m.
Group D
No. 8 University School of Milwaukee at No. 1 Cedar Grove-Belgium, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Shoreland Lutheran at No. 4 Brookfield Academy, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Clinton at No. 3 Marshall, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Racine St. Catherine’s at No. 2 Kenosha St. Joseph, Friday, 7 p.m.
Division 6
Group A
No. 8 Mondovi at No. 1 Abbotsford, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Fall Creek at No. 4 Unity, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Chetek-Weyerhaeuser at No. 3 Eau Claire Regis (Carson Park), Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Elmwood/Plum City at No. 2 Grantsburg, Friday, 7 p.m.
Group B
No. 8 Crandon at No. 1 Marathon, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Niagara/Goodman/Pembine at No. 4 Edgar, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Shiocton vs. No. 3 Fond du Lac St. Mary’s Springs at North Fond du Lac, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Crivitz at No. 2 Iola-Scandinavia, Friday, 7 p.m.
Group C
No. 8 Kickapoo/LaFarge at No. 1 Pecatonica/Argyle, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Whitehall at No. 4 Iowa-Grant, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Cochrane-Fountain City at No. 3 Melrose-Mindoro, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Brookwood at No. 2 Markesan, Friday, 7 p.m.
Group D
No. 8 Pardeeville at No. 1 Darlington, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Dodgeland at No. 4 Mineral Point, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Ozaukee at No. 3 Lake Country Lutheran, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Cambridge at No. 2 Cuba City, Friday, 7 p.m.
Division 7
Group A
No. 8 Flambeau at No. 1 Pepin/Alma, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Eleva-Strum at No. 4 Hurley, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Owen-Withee at No. 3 Clayton, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Chippewa Falls McDonell at No. 2 Spring Valley, Friday, 7 p.m.
Group B
No. 8 Port Edwards at No. 1 Almond-Bancroft, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Athens at No. 4 Wisconsin Rapids Assumption, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Gillett at No. 3 Hilbert/Stockbridge, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Loyal at No. 2 Coleman, Friday, 7 p.m.
Group C
No. 8 Weston at No. 1 Bangor, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 De Soto at No. 4 Hillsboro, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Highland at No. 3 Wild Rose, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Cashton at No. 2 Ithaca, Friday, 7 p.m.
Group D
No. 8 Rio at No. 1 Cambria-Friesland, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Johnson Creek at No. 4 Potosi, Friday, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Randolph at No. 3 Cassville, Saturday, 2 p.m.
No. 7 Black Hawk at No. 2 Burlington Catholic Central, Friday, 7 p.m.
(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)
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