EAST LANSING, MI (WTVB) – Football teams from around the state learned their fate Sunday afternoon as the pairings for the 2026 MHSAA Football Playoffs were announced. The Coldwater Cardinals, Bronson Vikings, and Union City Chargers will all start their playoff journey on the road this weekend.
DIVISION 3
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Coldwater will travel to Middleville Friday to face the Thornapple Kellogg Trojans in a Division 3 District Semifinal game. Kickoff will be at 7 p.m. The Cardinals clinched a playoff spot this past Friday by beating Parma Western 22-7, wrapping up their regular season at 6-3 overall and 3-3 in the Interstate 8. The Trojans are also 6-3 overall; they finished 3-2 in the OK Black and have lost three of their last four games, including a 50-41 setback this past Friday at Byron Center. The winner will face either Zeeland East or St. Joseph in the District Final next week.
DIVISION 7
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Both Bronson and Union City finished the regular season 7-2 overall and tied for second in the Big 8 at 6-2. Both teams find themselves in opposite ends of the Division 7 Region 4 bracket.
The Vikings will travel to Ottawa Lake Whiteford Saturday afternoon for a 1 p.m. kickoff. Whiteford opened their campaign with back-to-back losses, then used a seven-game winning streak to run the table in their league, the Great Lakes Conference, and finish the regular season at 7-2. The winner will take on either Leslie or Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central in next week’s District Final.
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The Chargers will hit the road to take on Detroit Community, a team that played its regular season home games at Star International Academy in Dearborn Heights. Game time, date, and location will be finalized by Monday afternoon. The Hurricanes are 8-1 and finished first in the Charter School Conference Silver Division at 5-0. The winner gets either Jonesville or Hanover-Horton next week in the District Final.
The MHSAA uses a Playoff Points formula to determine the tournament field, with the top 32 teams in each 11-player division qualifying. Quincy was 33rd in the final Division 7 Playoff Point tally despite its 60-42 win against Reading to close the season at 5-4 overall and 5-3 in the Big 8.
The full Football Playoff field is available at the MHSAA website.
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