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.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.[ Sign up for our new Michigan Sidelines statewide high school sports newsletter ]MHSAA football playoffs schedule for district finals (11-player)All games kick off at 7 p.m. Friday unless listed otherwise.Division 1Region 1District 1Grandville (5-5) at Portage Central (9-1), Portage Central High School.District 2Grand Ledge (10-0) at East Kentwood (10-0), Saturday, 1 p.m., East Kentwood High School.Region 2District 1Grand Blanc (10-0) at Clarkston (9-1), Friday, 1 p.m., Clarkston High School.District 2Oxford (8-2) at Novi Detroit Catholic Central (9-1), DCC High School.Region 3District 1Dearborn Fordson (8-2) at Detroit Cass Tech (10-0), Northwestern High School.District 2Northville (8-2) at Saline (10-0), Saline High School.Region 4District 1Rochester (7-3) at Romeo (10-0), Romeo High School.District 2Rochester Adams (7-3) at Rochester Hills Stoney Creek (8-2), Stoney Creek High School.Division 2Region 1District 1Portage Northern (6-4) at Byron Center (8-2), Byron Center High School.District 2Muskegon Mona Shores (9-1) at Caledonia (8-2), Caledonia High School.Region 2District 1Midland Dow (8-2) at Milford (9-1), Milford High School.District 2South Lyon East (8-2) at South Lyon (8-2), South Lyon High School.Region 3District 1North Farmington (7-3) at Birmingham Brother Rice (8-2), Lawrence Tech University.District 2St. Clair Shores Lakeview (8-2) at Orchard Lake St. Mary's (7-3), St. Mary's High School.Region 4District 1Livonia Franklin (8-2) at Gibraltar Carlson (10-0), Carlson High School.District 2Temperance Bedford (8-2) at Grosse Pointe South (9-1), GPS High School.Division 3Region 1District 1Cadillac (8-2) at Mount Pleasant (9-1), Mt. Pleasant Community Stadium.District 2Coopersville (9-1) at DeWitt (8-2), DeWitt High School.Region 2District 1Middleville Thornapple Kellogg (7-3) at St. Joseph (8-2), St. Joseph High School.District 2Battle Creek Central (6-4) at Zeeland West (8-2), Zeeland Stadium.Region 3District 1Redford Thurston (9-1) at Chelsea (10-0), Chelsea High School.District 2Fenton (8-2) at Mason (9-1), Mason High School.Region 4District 1Warren De La Salle Collegiate (6-4) at Port Huron (10-0), Port Huron High School.District 2Detroit Martin Luther King (7-3) at Harper Woods (8-2), Harper Woods High School.Division 4Region 1District 1Ludington (8-2) at Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills (9-1), Kenowa Hills High School.District 2Hudsonville Unity Christian (6-4) at Ada Forest Hills Eastern (9-1), Forest Hills Eastern High School.Region 2District 1Portland (10-0) at Edwardsburg (10-0), Edwardsburg High School.District 2Grand Rapids South Christian (9-1) at Stevensville Lakeshore (9-1), Stevensville Lakeshore High School.Region 3District 1St. Johns (8-2) at Goodrich (10-0), Goodrich High School.District 2Adrian (9-1) at Dearborn Divine Child (9-1), Divine Child High School.Region 4District 1Macomb Lutheran North (9-1) at Marysville (6-4), Marysville High School.District 2St. Clair (8-2) at Detroit Country Day (7-3), Country Day High School.Division 5Region 1District 1Negaunee (6-4) at Kingsford (9-0), Saturday, 12 p.m., Kingsford High School.District 2Remus Chippewa Hills (8-2) at Ogemaw Heights (8-2), Ogemaw Heights High School.Region 2District 1Comstock 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 2Hopkins (9-1) at Grand Rapids West Catholic (8-2), West Catholic High School.Region 3District 1Armada (6-4) at Frankenmuth (9-1), Frankenmuth High School.District 2Imlay City (8-2) at Saginaw Swan Valley (9-1), Swan Valley High School.Region 4District 1Ida (8-2) at Monroe Jefferson (9-1), Jefferson High School.District 2Detroit Denby (7-3) at Romulus Summit Academy North (7-3), Summit High School.Division 6Region 1District 1Traverse City St. Francis (7-3) at Kingsley (10-0), Kingsley High School.District 2Gladwin (6-4) at Sanford Meridian (10-0), Meridian High School.Region 2District 1Midland Bullock Creek (6-4) at Almont (10-0), Almont High School.District 2Montrose (8-2) at Marine City (10-0), East China Stadium.Region 3District 1Napoleon (9-1) at Jackson Lumen Christi (8-2), Lumen Christi High School.District 2Olivet (7-3) at Belding (8-2), Belding High School.Region 4District 1Clinton (9-1) at Detroit Edison (9-1), Saturday, 2 p.m., Edison High School.District 2Warren Michigan Collegiate (6-4) at Ecorse (9-1), Friday, 6 p.m., Ecorse High School.Division 7Region 1District 1Manistee (5-5) at Menominee (9-1), Saturday, 12 p.m., Menominee High School.District 2Harrison (8-2) at Charlevoix (7-2), Charlevoix High School.Region 2District 1Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker (8-2) at Pewamo-Westphalia (9-0), P-W High School.District 2Ithaca (9-1) at Millington (10-0), Millington High School.Region 3District 1Ravenna (8-2) at Constantine (9-1), Saturday, 1 p.m., Constantine High School.District 2North Muskegon (9-1) at Schoolcraft (8-2), Saturday, 1 p.m., Schoolcraft High School.Region 4District 1Ottawa Lake Whiteford (8-2) at Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (9-1), Monroe High School.District 2Jonesville (6-4) at Union City (8-2), Union City High School.Division 8Region 1District 1East Jordan (8-2) at Beal City (10-0), Beal City High School.District 2Maple City Glen Lake (8-2) at Bark River-Harris (8-2), Saturday, 12 p.m., Bark River-Harris High School.Region 2District 1Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary (7-3) at New Lothrop (9-1), New Lothrop High School.District 2Unionville-Sebewaing (8-2) at Ubly (7-3), Ubly High School.Region 3District 1Fowler (7-3) at Hudson (9-1), Hudson High School.District 2Springport (9-1) at Decatur (10-0), Decatur High School.Region 4District 1Southfield Bradford Academy (7-3) at Madison Heights Madison (8-2), Saturday, 1 p.m., Madison High School.District 2Clarkston 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 1Region 1Ishpeming (8-2) at Pickford (8-2), Pickford High School.Region 2Deckerville (9-1) at Dryden (10-0), Dryden High School.Region 3Colon (9-1) at Climax-Scotts (8-2), C-S High School.Region 4Blanchard Montabella (9-1) at Merrill (9-1), Merrill High School.Division 2Region 1Gaylord St. Mary (10-0) at Lake Linden-Hubbell (10-0), Saturday, 1:30 p.m., Lake Linden-Hubbell High School.Region 2Marion (10-0) at Portland St. Patrick (10-0), Saturday, 3 p.m., Portland High School.Region 3Marcellus (7-3) at Mendon (10-0), Saturday, 1 p.m., Mendon High School.Region 4Britton Deerfield (8-2) at Bay City All Saints (9-1), All Saints High School.Nominate a high school athlete for the Detroit Free Press boys and girls athlete of the week.Jared Ramsey covers high school sports for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at jramsey@freepress.com.This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: 2026 MHSAA football district final kickoff times, locations