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Napoleon Finds Out 2026 MHSAA Playoff Opponent

Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills 2027 RB Lundon Hampton (Michigan commit) went off in their win! He had 3 rushing TDs and a bunch of big time plays. #29 Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills (8-1) beat #43 Coopersville (8-1) 44-0 @KenowaHills @KHHSFootball @HamptonLundon @uofmcoverage

This question across our social media got a lot of comments. It's crazy that it hasn't even gotten 10 unique coaches named. Only 3-4 meet the criteria. Greg Carter was an oversight when DePorres closed and he left. He should have been mentioned in our original post.

Which head coaches had highly successful tenures at private schools, then went on to find success at public schools? One name comes to mind: Don Fellows: Grand Rapids Christian → Grand Rapids Union → Kenowa Hills Is there anyone else?

Some food for thought: In 2025, there were 20 Saturday 1st-round playoff games. In 2026, there are 13 Saturday 1st-round playoff games. Halloween was on Friday last year and is on Saturday this year 🤷‍♂️

Traverse City West 2027 OG Kaiden Conley has committed to Carthage

Freeland 2029 DE/DT/OLB/TE Ike Sulfridge was offered by Miami-OH

Saline 2029 OLB/MLB Caleb Harris was offered by Kansas and Wisconsin

St Joseph Finds Out 2026 MHSAA Playoff Opponent

St Clair Finds Out 2026 MHSAA Playoff Opponent

Best 20 Games this week: #22 Hartland (7-2) vs #7 Grand Blanc (9-0) #26 Hudsonville (6-3) vs #15 Portage Central (8-1) #25 Davison (7-2) vs #21 Oxford (7-2) #47 Brighton (5-4) vs #2 East Kentwood (9-0) #36 Rockford (5-4) vs #17 Grand Ledge (9-0) #34 Belleville (6-3) vs #31 Fordson (7-2) #63 Dearborn (5-4) vs #4 Saline (9-0) #66 Muskegon (4-5) vs #12 Byron Center (7-2) #80 Birmingham Groves (5-4) vs #8 Orchard Lake Saint Mary's (6-3) #52 Lowell (6-3) vs #39 DeWitt (7-2) #35 Walled Lake Western (7-2) vs #56 Midland Dow (7-2) #58 East Grand Rapids (6-3) vs #43 Coopersville (8-1) #95 Roseville (4-5) vs #10 Brother Rice (7-2) #78 Woodhaven (7-2) vs #30 Northville (7-2) #69 Marshall (8-1) vs #40 South Christian (8-1) #27 De La Salle (5-4) vs #84 Trenton (5-4) #73 Utica (6-3) vs #46 Rochester Adams (6-3) #75 Livonia Franklin (7-2) vs. #79 Allen Park (7-2) #81 North Farmington (6-3) vs. #94 Ferndale (7-2) Paw Paw (8-1) vs. #61 Portland (9-0)

All Round 1 playoff games can be found here:

🏈 2026 DIVISION 2 PLAYOFFS The road to a state championship starts here! Swipe through all four regions for records, rankings, playoff points and game locations. FIRST-ROUND MATCHUPS REGION 1 Muskegon at Byron Center — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Portage Northern at Traverse City West — Fri 10/30, 7 PM East Lansing at Caledonia — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Traverse City Central at Mona Shores — Fri 10/30, 7 PM REGION 2 Midland at Milford — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Walled Lake Western at Midland Dow — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Flushing at South Lyon — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Saginaw Heritage at South Lyon East — Fri 10/30, 7 PM REGION 3 Roseville at Brother Rice — Fri 10/30, 7 PM North Farmington at Ferndale — Fri 10/30, 6 PM Birmingham Groves at Orchard Lake Saint Mary's — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Seaholm at St. Clair Shores Lakeview — Fri 10/30, 7 PM REGION 4 Mumford at Gibraltar Carlson — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Livonia Franklin at Allen Park — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Crestwood at Grosse Pointe South — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Livonia Churchill at Temperance Bedford — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Who advances? Drop your picks below 👇 Follow @thed_zone for playoff coverage. Schedules are subject to change. #TheDZone #MichiganFootball #HighSchoolFootball #PlayoffFootball

🏈 2026 DIVISION 1 PLAYOFFS The road to a state championship starts here! Swipe through all four regions for records, rankings, playoff points and game locations. FIRST-ROUND MATCHUPS REGION 1 Grandville at Howell — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Hudsonville at Portage Central — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Brighton at East Kentwood — Sat 10/31, 1 PM Rockford at Grand Ledge — Fri 10/30, 7 PM REGION 2 Bloomfield Hills at Clarkston — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Hartland at Grand Blanc — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Lake Orion at Detroit Catholic Central — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Davison at Oxford — Fri 10/30, 7 PM REGION 3 Plymouth at Cass Tech — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Belleville at Fordson — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Dearborn at Saline — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Woodhaven at Northville — Fri 10/30, 7 PM REGION 4 Anchor Bay at Romeo — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Dakota at Rochester — Fri 10/30, 7 PM L'Anse Creuse North at Stoney Creek — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Utica at Rochester Adams — Fri 10/30, 7 PM Who advances? Drop your picks below 👇 Follow @thed_zone for playoff coverage. Schedules are subject to change. #TheDZone #MichiganFootball #HighSchoolFootball #PlayoffFootball

Here’s the weather outlook across Michigan for Round 1 playoff games.

McBain Finds Out 2026 MHSAA Playoff Opponent

Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills 2027 WR/S/PR/KR Will Fussman (Central Michigan commit) went off last Friday night. He is a matchup up nightmare! He also caught his 25th career TD pass. #29 Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills (8-1) beat #43 Coopersville (8-1) 44-0 @KenowaHills @KHHSFootball @WillFussman

A historic run for Southfield Bradford.