Jackson-area HS Football Playoff Matchups Announced

JJ Russ (3), Hanover Horton. 10-25-2025

David Rice | JTV Sports

Sunday October 26th

(10-26-2025, 9:30PM): On Sunday night, the MHSAA announced the playoff pairings for the football 11-player and 8-player postseasons. Teams were divided into divisions before the start of play this fall. The top 32 teams in each division in 11-player and top 16 per division in 8-player, based on playoff-point average, were selected to the field.

Pairings for the first three weeks of the tournament are based on regular-season playoff point averages, with the highest-ranked team hosting, regardless of the distance between the two schools. District Finals for 11-player and Regional Finals for 8-player will follow during the weekend of Nov. 7-8, and the weekend of Nov. 14-15 will have Regional Finals in the 11-Player Playoffs and Semifinals in the 8-Player Playoffs. Semifinal games in the 11-Player Playoffs will take place Nov. 21-22, pairing the winners of Region 1 vs. Region 2 and the winners of Region 3 vs. Region 4. The MHSAA also will assign 11-Player Semifinals at neutral sites. All playoff tickets except for Finals (both 11 and 8-player) will be sold online only via GoFan. Here are the Jackson-area matchups with confirmed game times/dates as of Sunday night:

DIVISION 5

Romulus (4-5) at Michigan Center (8-1), Friday 10/31 7PM

DIVISION 6

Onsted (4-5) at Lumen Christi (6-3), Friday 10/31 7PM

Buchanan (6-3) at Napoleon (6-3), Friday 10/31 7PM

DIVISION 7

Union City (5-4) at Hanover Horton (7-2), Friday 10/31 7PM

Jonesville (6-3) at Bronson (7-2), Friday 10/31 7PM

Leslie (5-4) at Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (7-2), Friday 10/31 7PM

DIVISION 8

Manchester (5-4) at Springport (9-0), Friday 10/31 7PM

Look for photos, video highlights, postgame interviews and more on JTV’s ‘The David Rice Show’, ‘The Locker Room’, and online at JTV.TV throughout the postseason.