The 48th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Football State Championships will be held Thursday and Friday, Nov. 20-21, at Camp Randall Stadium on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE:
Thursday, Nov. 20
Div. 7 - Cochrane-Fountain City (13-0)?vs. Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic (13-0) - 10 a.m.
Div. 6 - Darlington (13-0) vs. Edgar (13-0) - 1 p.m.
Div. 5 - Mayville (13-0) vs. Northwestern (13-0) - 4 p.m.
Div. 4 - Little Chute (12-1) vs. Winneconne (13-0) - 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 21
Div. 3 - Grafton (13-0) vs. Reedsburg (10-3) - 10 a.m.
Div. 2 - Notre Dame (13-0) vs. West De Pere (13-0) - 1 p.m.
Div. 1 - Arrowhead (12-1) vs. Bay Port (11-2) - 4 p.m.
Last year’s Division 1 champion Bay Port advances to the final in pursuit of its second consecutive championship. This marks the third time the Pirates will participate in the title game. They finished runner-up in their first experience in 2019. This fall, they finished second in the North Division of the Fox River Classic Conference standings behind Division 2 finalist West De Pere. Their road to the title game culminated with a highly entertaining 38-35 win over Muskego in the State semifinal held at Titan Stadium in Oshkosh. The Pirates averaged 42.5 points per game during the playoffs while yielding an average of 15.5 points. Arrowhead returns to the championship game for the first time in a decade. The Warhawks will be participating in the program’s 14th title game. Their previous experiences resulted in six State titles, including 1993, 1994, 1996, 2007, 2012 and 2013. Their runner-up finishes came in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2014 and 2015. The Warhawks finished second in the Classic Eight Conference behind Muskego, the team Bay Port defeated in the State semifinal. They defeated Waunakee 19-17 in the semifinal held at Madison Memorial to advance to the championship game. In their four playoff games, the Warhawks have averaged 35 points a game and surrendered 20.5 points per game.
Mayville is making its seventh finals appearance and its first since 2022. The Cardinals’ lone title came in Division 4 in 1994. They advanced to the title game and finished runner-up in Division 4 in 1991, 1992 and 2006, and then again in Division 5 in 2021 and 2022. The Cardinals were the champions of Wisconsin Flyway Conference this fall. They defeated Lake Country Lutheran 27-15 in their State semifinal game played at Slinger to earn their return to Camp Randall. Mayville is averaging 30.5 points per game this postseason while yielding 14.3 points a game. Their last three games have been decided by 12 points or less. Northwestern will experience the State finals for the first time in 32 years and for the third time overall. The Tigers won their one State championship in the Division 3 bracket back in 1988. The second time they advanced to the title game, they finished runner-up in Division 4. This fall, they captured the crown in the Heart O’ North Conference. The Tigers downed perennial power Stratford in the semifinals, 22-13, to punch their ticket to Camp Randall. That nine-point differential is the closest game the Tigers have had all year. They are averaging a robust 45 points a game during the playoffs.
