High School SportsMonday, November 9
Spokane-area high school football teams learn their state playoff matchups
The Daily Spokane team
If you follow area football, the WIAA released its state brackets Sunday, and Eastern Washington has teams in five classifications.
Area teams learn their first-round football matchups
| Class | First-round matchup |
|---|---|
| 4A | (10) Mead at (7) Bothell |
| 4A | (9) Tahoma at (8) Moses Lake |
| 3A | (9) Ridgeline at (8) Southridge |
| 2A | (10) Franklin Pierce at (7) West Valley |
| 2B | (9) Freeman at (8) Liberty Bell |
| 2B | (10) Liberty at (7) Napavine |
| 1B | (16) Wellpinit at (1) Almira/Coulee-Hartline |
Sources: KXLY.com, The Spokesman-Review
In 2B, Northwest Christian is the No. 2 seed and has a first-round bye. The Crusaders will face the winner of Liberty and Napavine in the quarterfinals. Day, time and venue for most football games are still to be announced.
- Mead at Bothell: Saturday, 1 p.m., Pop Keeney Stadium
- Ridgeline at Southridge: Saturday, 2 p.m., Lampson Stadium in Kennewick
- Other kickoffs: day, time and venue to be announced
The 2026 WIAA state championship games will be played Dec. 4-5 at Husky Stadium in Seattle.
The state football playoffs by the numbers
- 5
- classifications with Eastern Washington teams
- 6
- classifications competing for state titles
- Dec. 4-5
- for the title games at Husky Stadium
Source: KXLY.com
Sources: KXLY.com, The Spokesman-Review