The Hilight Zone Level Two Playoffs: Four area teams advance another week

Amherst, Edgar, Gilman and Laona/Wabeno all won on Friday night
Level two of the 11-man playoffs tonight. Level three for eight man. We have nine area teams left.
Published: Oct. 30, 2026 at 10:57 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago

AMHERST, Wis. (WSAW) - The high school football playoffs rolled on Friday night. At the end of the night, four area football teams are still standing in the postseason.

In D5, #1 Amherst topped #4 Elk Mound 35-7. The Falcons continue their perfect record, advancing to play #2 Grantsburg next week.

In D4, #2 Stratford saw their season come to an end, losing to #6 Wrightstown 9-0. The Tigers end the year 9-2.

In D6, #1 Edgar is moving on after beating #4 Pardeeville 56-18. Edgar will host again next week, taking on #2 Lomira.

In D2, #5 Marshfield lost to #1 Monona Grove 34-14. The Tigers finish their campaign 7-4.

In D3, #2 Medford fell to #3 Fox Valley Lutheran 42-7. The Raiders finish their conference championship-winning season 8-3.

In eight-player, #1 Gilman topped #6 Athens 55-0. The Pirates will play either #3 Owen-Withee or #2 Valley Christian next week in the state semifinals. Owen-Withee and Valley Christian play on Saturday.

Also in eight-player, #1 Laona/Wabeno beat #2 Suring 40-0. The Rebels will play #1 Belmont for a trip to state next wek

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