By the end of the night on Friday, Nov. 14, we’ll know what teams will be in the 2025 WIAA football finals.
It’s the state semifinals of the WIAA football playoffs, with the winners going to the state finals Nov. 20-21 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.
We’ll be livestreaming the Division 2 game between Homestead and West De Pere at Neenah.
We’ll have live updates from the Division 3 game between Catholic Memorial and Grafton at Oconomowoc.
We’ll also be keeping an eye on these games involving Milwaukee-area teams: Muskego vs. Bay Port at Oshkosh in Division 1, Arrowhead vs Waunakee at Madison Memorial in Division 1, Whitefish Bay vs. Reedsburg at Madison La Follette in Division 3 and Lake Country Lutheran vs Mayville at Slinger in Division 5.
And we’ll have all the scores from throughout the state via Scorestream.
You can follow along here for the latest updates on all of the action:
Wisconsin high school football scores: Friday, Nov. 14
Division 1
Bay Port 38, Muskego 35, final
Arrowhead 19, Waunakee 17, final
Division 2
Notre Dame 42, River Falls 6, final
West De Pere 35, Homestead 34, final
Division 3
Reedsburg 43, Whitefish Bay 20, final
Grafton 34, Catholic Memorial 31, OT, final
Division 4
Little Chute 35, Columbus 25, final
Winneconne 28, Baldwin-Woodville 8, final
Division 5
Northwestern 22, Stratford 13, final
Mayville 27, Lake Country Lutheran 15, final
Division 6
Edgar 21, Mondovi 14, final
Darlington 37, Manitowoc Lutheran 3, final
Division 7
Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic 28, Potosi/Cassville 0, final
Cochrane-Fountain City 17, Lourdes Academy 14, final (2 OT)
Final: West De Pere 35, Homestead 34
The Highlanders go back up on a touchdown on fourth-and-goal from West De Pere’s 1 but a blocked extra point leaves the lead at six with 4:32 remaining. On the ensuing drive West De Pere converted on fourth-and-seven from its own 27 with 3:43 to keep its hopes alive. The Phantoms then just kept working the ball down the field before scoring on fourth-and-goal from the one with 19.7 seconds left.
Final/OT: Grafton 34, CMH 31
Max Glab’s 2-yard touchdown catch right in front of the front pylon sends Grafton to the Division 3 state title game. Catholic Memorial took the football in overtime, kicked a field goal and needed one stop from its defense that didn’t come. What a game.
Final: Arrowhead 19, Waunakee 17
After missing an extra point earlier in the quarter, the Warhawks won it on a late 37-yard field go to earn a spot in the D1 title game.
Final: Mayville 27, Lake Country Lutheran 15
Mayville goes on top by five points on a 19-yard run on a fourth-and-eight play with 9:36 remaining. The Cardinals then put the game away thanks to a 39-yard run that put them in a first-and-goal situation at the Lightning 1. Mayville then scored on the next play for a 12-point lead with 1:20 remaining.
End 4Q: Grafton 28, CMH 28
OVERTIME IN OCONOMOWOC!Grafton uses a 21-0 run in the final quarter of regulation to tie the game, including two Jack Nelson touchdown runs, one with 34 seconds left in the fourth to tie the ballgame. A pair of 21-0 quarters for each team and we’ll head to overtime to decide who plays Reedsburg next week for the D3 state title.
Final: Bay Port 38, Muskego 35
What a way to decide who goes to state. Bay Port struck first in the quarter on a 3-yard run with 10:12 remaining to go up by three. But Muskego struck back on a 75-yard touchdown run two plays into the ensuing drive to go back up by four with 9:51 left. Bay Port answered right back with a 57-yard scoring run to retake a three-point lead with 8:12 left. Muskego wouldn’t be denied though, going back up by four on a 19-yard touchdown pass with 5:24 left. The Pirates had the last laugh when they scored on a 32-yard touchdown pass with 48 seconds to go and a 38-35 lead. Bay Port then stopped Muskego on 43-and-three from the Warriors 43-yard line with 13 seconds left.
End 3Q: Arrowhead 10, Waunakee 10
The Warhawks draw even on a 7-yard touchdown run with 7:08 left for the only score in the period.
End 3Q: Homestead 28, West De Pere 28
The Highlanders go up by 18 after scoring on a touchdown on a third-and-goal run from the 4-yard line and adding a 2-point conversion with 5:53 to go. West De Pere methodically worked the ball down the field on the ensuing drive and scored on a 12-yard pass to get back within seven with 4:32 left in the third. After stopping the Highlanders, the Phantoms marched right back down the field and evened things up on a 12-yard touchdown run with 1:34 left in the quarter.
End 3Q: CMH 28, Grafton 7
Catholic Memorial explodes out of the half with a four-touchdown quarter, sparked by three turnovers and some big plays from Zy’aire Smith and Devon Williams Jr., who scored twice in the quarter. What a massive turnaround for the Crusaders, who sit just one quarter from Madison.
End 3Q: Muskego 21, Bay Port 17
After an explosive second quarter, neither team was able to put points on the board.
End 3Q: Lake Country Lutheran 15, Mayville 14
The Lightning took its first lead of the game on a 46-yard touchdown pass and 2-point conversion with 9:35 left in the third.
Halftime: Muskego 21, Bay Port 17
A touchdown run by Muskego with 9:22 before the break tied the game up. Bay Port kicked a 25-yard field goal with 1:34 to go to take a three-point lead. But the Warriors returned the ensuing kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown and a four-point lead.
Halftime: Waunakee 10, Arrowhead 3
Waunakee took advantage of a short field to tie the game on a 30-yard field goal with 4:50 left in the half. Waunakee then went up by seven on 1-yard touchdown plunge later in the quarter.
Halftime: Mayville 14, Lake Country Lutheran 7
The Cradinals extended their lead to 14 points on a 9-yard quarterback keeper on an option play. The Lightning finally got on the scoreboard on a 13-yard pass with 8.1 seconds left.
Halftime: Homestead 20, West De Pere 14
West De Pere was able to draw even on a 7-yard pass for a touchdown 48 seconds into the second quarter. Homestead retook the lead on a 2-yard run on a fourth-and-one play with 2:16 before halftime. Mayville tied it back up on a 16-yard pass play on a second-and-goal play with 1:03 left. But that was enough time for Homestead to march down the field and retake the lead on a 16-yard pass just before the break. The 2-point conversion fell short, though.
Halftime: Grafton 7, CMH 0
It’s the Black Hawks with a one-score lead at the break. The defenses have made life miserable for the opposing offenses. Grafton forced a Dalton Steinke fumble around midfield late in the second quarter, but the CMH defense held to keep it a one-score game at the break. Points are at a premium in this one.
End 1Q: Arrowhead 3, Waunakee 0
After forcing Waunakee to punt from deep in its own territory, Arrowhead took advantage with a 40-yard field goal with 4:54 left in the period.
End 1Q: Homestead 7, West De Pere 0
The Highlanders used a play-action pass to score from 21 yards out and take the lead near the end of the quarter.
End 1Q: Grafton 7, Catholic Memorial 0
Grafton had a chance to put points on the board, but a missed field goal gave CMH the ball on its own 20. Three plays later, the Black Hawks defense was celebrating in the South endzone at Rux Stadium with 2:42 to go in the opening quarter. That’s what the score is heading to the second quarter.
End 1Q: Bay Port 14, Muskego 7
Bay Port dented the scoreboard first on a 1-yard plunge with 5:55 left in the quarter. The Warriors, though, struck right back on a 71-yard TD run on the first play from scrimmage on the ensuing drive. The Pirates retook the lead on a 41-yard touchdown pass with 25 seconds left.
End 1Q: Lake Country Lutheran 0, Mayville 0
Neither team was able to score but Mayville drove the ball to the Lightning’s 15 as time expired in the quarter.
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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin high school football playoffs; WIAA semifinals live updates, scores
Reporting by Michael Whitlow and Paul Drzewiecki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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