It was the last week of the Wisconsin high school football regular season and there was a lot at stake — conference titles, potential playoff spots … and pride.
The Journal Sentinel provided live updates throughout the night Oct. 17 from a number of games in the Milwaukee area.
There’s also a list of scores from both the Milwaukee area and around the state.
You can check out all the scores, highlights and a recap of the night’s action below:
Week 9 high school football scores in Wisconsin: Friday, Oct. 17
Alma/Pepin 42, Augusta 0
Altoona 36, Somerset 7
Amery 46, Saint Croix Central 27
Amherst 56, Wittenberg-Birnamwood 28
Aquinas 49, Viroqua 0
Arcadia 42, Luther 20
Arrowhead 42, Kettle Moraine 0
Ashland 26, Spooner 12
Ashwaubenon 24, Green Bay Preble 14
Auburndale 56, Iola-Scandinavia 7
Badger 45, Union Grove 14
Baldwin-Woodville 36, Prescott 29
Bangor 53, Hillsboro 15
Barron 41, Cumberland 19
Bay Port 42, Pulaski 0
Berlin 44, Wautoma 3
Black Hawk 28, Potosi 21
Blair-Taylor 36, Whitehall 29
Bonduel 62, Sturgeon Bay 0
Boyceville 33, Turtle Lake 0
Brillion 47, Valders 6
Brookfield Academy 28, Cudahy 14
Brookfield East 42, Menomonee Falls 0
Brookwood 48, Necedah 0
Cambria-Friesland 27, Palmyra-Eagle 0
Campbellsport 25, Laconia 14
Cashton 45, Royall 0
Catholic Memorial 38, Waukesha South 7
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 28, Elmwood/Plum City 8
Chippewa Falls 36, Menomonie 6
Clear Lake 27, Glenwood City 14
Cochrane-Fountain City 31, Melrose-Mindoro 7
Coleman 12, Crivitz 7
Columbus 43, Turner 0
Crandon 50, Clintonville 14
Darlington 42, Belleville 21
D.C. Everest 43, Eau Claire Memorial 7
Denmark 34, Sheboygan Falls 13
Delavan-Darien 49, Jefferson 28
De Pere 42, Green Bay Southwest 13
Dodgeville 22, River Valley 20
Eau Claire North 35, Wisconsin Rapids 28
Edgar 28, Abbotsford 0
Eleva-Strum 36, Independence 0
Elkhorn 35, Beloit Memorial 21
Elk Mound 22, Stanley-Boyd 18
Ellsworth 31, Osceola 20
Evansville 37, Whitewater 0
Fall Creek 44, Osseo-Fairchild 7
Fond du Lac 48, Oshkosh West 14
Fox Valley Lutheran 48, Shawano 16
Franklin 49, Racine Horlick 12
Freedom 33, Luxemburg-Casco 20
Germantown 27, Marquette 24
Grantsburg 48, Webster 0
Green Bay West 7, Green Bay East 3
Hartford Union 29, Whitefish Bay 22
Hilbert 14, Oostburg 12
Holmen 24, La Crosse Logan 18
Homestead 27, West Bend West 20
Hortonville 17, Neenah 14
Iowa-Grant 36, Riverdale 20
Ithaca 35, New Lisbon 6
Janesville Parker 56, Madison East 0
Johnson Creek 20, Randolph 6
Kaukauna 14, Appleton East 7
Kenosha Indian Trail 62, Racine Park 8
Kenosha St. Joseph 56, Saint Francis 6
Kewaskum 31, Watertown 28
Kewaunee 42, Marinette 21
Kimberly 28, Appleton North 10
Kohler/Sheb. Luth./Christian 42, Kiel 28
Ladysmith 26, Cameron 22
Lake Country Lutheran 35, Martin Luther 20
Lake Mills 52, Clinton 8
Lakeside Lutheran 21, Stoughton 6
Little Chute 35, Two Rivers 14
Lodi 35, Horicon 0
Lourdes Academy 38, Parkview/Albany 0
Madison Memorial 49, Madison La Follette 7
Manitowoc Lincoln 53, Sheboygan South 21
Manitowoc Lutheran 14, Reedsville 10
Marathon 14, Spencer/Columbus Catholic 6
Markesan 22, Cambridge 16
Marshall 28, Waterloo 12
Marshfield 32, Stevens Point 30
Mayville 27, Lomira 14
McFarland 28, Edgerton 21
Menasha 43, Sheboygan North 21
Merrill 27, Rhinelander 13
Milwaukee Academy of Science 48, Living Word Lutheran 22
Milwaukee Lutheran 50, South Milwaukee 30
Milwaukee Marshall 44, Milwaukee Riverside 36
Milwaukee Pulaski 34, Milwaukee Bradley Tech 32
Milwaukee Rufus King 14, Milwaukee Hamilton 6
Mineral Point 39, Fennimore 36
Mishicot 40, Southern Door 8
Mondovi 49, Durand-Arkansaw 18
Monona Grove 58, Fort Atkinson 0
Monroe 49, East Troy 26
Mosinee 48, Medford 14
Mount Horeb/Barneveld 47, Portage 20
Muskego 38, Mukwonago 21
Nekoosa 44, Mauston 12
New Berlin Eisenhower 15, New Berlin West 10
New Glarus 21, Lancaster 18
New Richmond 47, Superior 14
Nicolet 42, West Bend East 7
Northwestern 49, Hayward 7
Notre Dame 34, Oshkosh North 14
Oak Creek 42, Kenosha Tremper 7
Oconomowoc 42, Pewaukee 35
Oconto Falls 32, Manawa 0
Onalaska 20, La Crosse Central 14
Oregon 14, Sun Prairie West 12
Pardeeville 34, Deerfield 14
Peshtigo 28, Oconto 24
Pittsville 28, Pacelli 14
Pius XI Catholic 27, Howards Grove 12
Platteville 42, Brodhead/Juda 22
Plymouth 27, Beaver Dam 26
Port Washington 52, Kettle Moraine Lutheran 20
Poynette 44, Fall River/Rio 14
Prairie du Chien 50, Richland Center 30
Racine Case 31, Kenosha Bradford 20
Racine St. Catherine’s 41, Shoreland Lutheran 8
Reedsburg 51, Tomah 19
Rice Lake 22, Hudson 20
River Falls 56, Wausau West 19
River Ridge 54, Pecatonica/Argyle 12
Roncalli 43, Chilton 13
Saint Croix Falls 61, Bloomer 20
Sauk Prairie 20, Edgewood 7
Slinger 41, Cedarburg 0
Southwestern 22, Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg 21
Sparta 44, Baraboo 20
Spring Valley 36, Colfax 8
St. Mary Catholic 23, New Holstein 20
St. Mary’s Springs 30, Omro 0
St. Thomas More 47, University School Milwaukee 20
Stratford 50, Loyal/Greenwood 0
Sun Prairie East 17, DeForest 7
Sussex Hamilton 43, Brookfield Central 26
Tomahawk 28, Lakeland 13
Unity 14, Cadott 6
Verona 56, Janesville Craig 8
Waterford 21, Burlington 14
Watertown Luther Prep 63, Brown Deer 35
Waukesha West 28, West Allis Hale 10
Waunakee 42, Milton 14
Waupaca 30, Xavier 24
Waupun 68, Wisconsin Dells 35
Wausau East 42, Antigo 0
Wauwatosa East 28, Waukesha North 27
Wauwatosa West 36, West Allis Central 8
Wauzeka/Steuben/Seneca 66, Boscobel 6
Westby 8, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 6
Westfield 60, Dodgeland 13
West De Pere 42, Appleton West 20
West Salem 54, Black River Falls 7
Weyauwega-Fremont 22, Colby 14
Whitnall 37, Greendale 21
Wilmot 35, Westosha Central 15
Winnebago Lutheran 42, North Fond du Lac 0
Winneconne 29, Seymour 12
Wisconsin Lutheran 28, Greenfield 14
Wrightstown 21, New London 7
Muskego rolls to Classic 8 Conference title
For the first time since the 2022 season, the Muskego Warriors are Classic 8 Conference champions after a 38-21 victory over Mukwonago. Click here to read Michael Whitlow’s recap of the game.
Here’s how the top 10 teams in the Milwaukee area fared
Muskego and Franklin were among the area top 10 teams picking up big wins to conclude the WIAA regular season in Week 9. Click here to read Zac Bellman’s recap of the top 10 teams.
Week 9 high school football scores in the Milwaukee area
Brookfield East 42, Menomonee Falls 0
Waterford 21, Burlington 14
Brookfield Academy 28, Cudahy 14
Monroe 49, East Troy 26
Whitnall 37, Greendale 21
Hartford Union 29, Whitefish Bay 22
Racine St. Catherine’s 41, Shoreland Lutheran 8
Nicolet 42, West Bend East 7
Oconomowoc 42, Pewaukee 35
Pius XI Catholic 27, Howards Grove 12
Kenosha St. Joseph 56, Saint Francis 6
Milwaukee Lutheran 50, South Milwaukee 30
Watertown Luther Prep 63, Brown Deer 35
Wauwatosa East 28, Waukesha North 27
Catholic Memorial 38, Waukesha South 7
Wauwatosa West 36, West Allis Central 8
Wisconsin Lutheran 28, Greenfield 14
Week 9 high school football scores in the Milwaukee area
Arrowhead 42, Kettle Moraine 0
Badger 45, Union Grove 14
New Berlin Eisenhower 15, New Berlin West 10
Elkhorn 35, Beloit Memorial 21
Franklin 49, Racine Horlick 12
Germantown 27, Marquette 24
Sussex Hamilton 43, Brookfield Central 26
Homestead 27, West Bend West 20
Kenosha Indian Trail 62, Racine Park 8
Kewaskum 31, Watertown 28
Lake Country Lutheran 35, Martin Luther 20
Muskego 38, Mukwonago 21
Oak Creek 42, Kenosha Tremper 7
Port Washington 52, Kettle Moraine Lutheran 20
Milwaukee Pulaski 34, Milwaukee Bradley Tech 32
Milwaukee Rufus King 14, Milwaukee Hamilton 6
Slinger 41, Cedarburg 0
St. Thomas More 47, University School Milwaukee 20
Waukesha West 28, West Allis Hale 10
Wilmot 35, Westosha Central 15
Final: Racine Case 31, Kenosha Bradford 20
After Bradford came up with a defensive stand deep in its own territory, Case’s defense responded with a 10-yard interception return for a touchdown and an 11-point lead with 5:13 left.
Final: Homestead 27, West Bend West 20
A 1-yard plunge by quarterback Lee Zortman on a tush push with 1:38 remaining made the Highlanders the undefeated North Shore champs.
Final: Muskego 38, Mukwonago 21
The Warriors are the outright Classic 8 Conference champions.What a performance from the Warriors.
End 3Q: Case 24, Bradford 20
A 14-yard touchdown run at the 10:14 mark put the Eagles ahead 21-13. Bradford marched down to Case’s 10 but the quarterback fumbled on a rollout and the Eagles recovered and took it all the way down the the Red Devils’ 10. A holding penalty on first down by Case pushed the ball back to the 20, and the Eagles eventually settled for a 22-yard field goal and a 24-13with 3:22 to go. Bradford scored with 57 second to go in the period to get back within 24-20.
End 3Q: Muskego 35, Mukwonago 14
Mukwonago gets touchdowns from Colton Lynch and Max Baehman, but it’s still Muskego with a three-score lead heading to the fourth and final quarter.
End 3Q: Homestead 14, West Bend West 13
Neither team was able to put up points but Homestead were facing a 2-and-1 at the Spartans 10 as time expired.
Halftime: Racine Case 14, Kenosha Bradford 13
The Red Devils took the ensuing kickoff after Case’s touchdown and marched down the field, scoring on a 2-yard run to tie thinks up at 7-7 at the 9:08 mark. Case went back on top, 14-7, on a 4-yard run with 2:03 to go. Bradford had enough time to march down the field and score on an 11-yard pass play with 18 seconds to go but the extra point failed as Case held onto the lead.
Halftime: Muskego, 35, Mukwonago 0
Oh my.In one of the most shocking scores across the state tonight, Muskego leads Mukwonago, 35-0.Jackson Niemiec has four, count ‘em, four touchdowns for Muskego in three different ways. He’s ran, caught and returned a punt for a touchdown all in the first half.What a dominating display for Muskego tonight through a half.
Halftime: Homestead 14, West Bend West 13
After stopping the Highlanders on a four-and-2 play early in the second quarter, the Spartans finally got the ball moving and scored on a 1-yard plunge from Collin Grass to even the score at 7-7. But Homestead went right back on top on an 87-yard kickoff return for a 14-7 lead. The Spartans’ Xander Collier scored on a 4-yard pass play with 17 seconds left but the extra point was no good, leaving Homestead in front, 14-13 at the break.
End 1Q: Racine Case 7, Kenosha Bradford 0
After Case missed a 40-yard field attempt, its defense set the Eagles right back up by recovering a fumble at their own 32. The Eagles took advantage of the turnover and scored on a 10-yard pass on fourth-and goal with 1:01 remaining in the quarter to take a 7-0 lead.
End 1Q: Muskego 21, Mukwonago 0
Uhh, wow.It’s a three-touchdown lead for the visitors in one of the biggest games across the state tonight.Two Jackson Niemiec touchdowns, one on a 54-yard touchdown catch on 3rd-and-18, and two Warrior takeaways on defense have the Classic 8 leaders in firm control of this one after one quarter.
End of first: Homestead 7, West Bend West 0
The Highlanders strike first when Lee Zortman went 54 yards on a quarterback on fourth-and-two with 9:54 for an early 7-0 lead. After forcing a punt, Homestead are on the march again after overcoming a fourth-and-16 on a scramble by Zortman just before the quarter ended.
Milwaukee area teams in the WIAA football playoff field entering Week 9
Milwaukee area high school football programs are jockeying for playoff positions as the WIAA regular season enters its final week. While it is a bit more complicated than simply “win and in” for teams on the bubble entering Week 9, we have a good sense of where teams stand based on the official WIAA preliminary qualifying report through Week 8 results.
Under the new playoff matrix implemented by the WIAA Board of Control in February, four conference wins is no longer the threshold for postseason qualification. Wins both inside and outside a team’s conference count toward a scoring system that weighs them based on division level of the opponent defeated, as well as that defeated opponent’s strength of defeated programs. Those two factors form a two-tier playoff qualifying score that is put against the rest of the teams in that division to determine playoff seeding. The top four scores in each division receive a No. 1 seed, with No. 2 through No. 8 seeds awarded by a combination of playoff qualifying score and travel time factors.
Here is the current playoff field entering Week 9 of the regular season
Milwaukee-area high school football top 10
Here’s the Journal Sentinel’s top 10 heading into Week 9:
Others considered: Kenosha Bradford (7-1), Lake Country Lutheran (7-1), Martin Luther (6-2), Milwaukee King (5-3), Milwaukee Reagan (7-1), Port Washington (5-3), Racine Case (6-2), Slinger (6-2), West Bend West (7-1), Whitnall (7-1)
Milwaukee-area high school football headlines
Five area high school state football title contenders, five others to watch come playoff time
Five Milwaukee-area high school football games to watch in Week 9 of the 2025 season
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Wisconsin high school football Week 9 schedule
These are the Week 7 games on Friday, Oct. 17, in the Journal Sentinel coverage area (games are set for 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted):
CLASSIC EIGHT CONFERENCE
EAST CENTRAL CONFERENCE
GREATER METRO CONFERENCE
METRO CLASSIC CONFERENCE
MILWAUKEE CITY CONFERENCE-RICHARDSON
NORTH SHORE CONFERENCE
PARKLAND CONFERENCE
ROCK VALLEY CONFERENCE
SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE
SOUTHERN LAKES CONFERENCE
WOODLAND CONFERENCE
NONCONFERENCE
Wisconsin high school football scores: Week 9 on Oct. 16
Here are scores from Thursday, Oct. 16 games involving area teams:
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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin high school football scores, results, highlights from Week 9 of 2025 season
Reporting by Paul Drzewiecki, Michael Whitlow and Mike Sherry, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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