SPOKANE, Wash. – The road to a state championship is officially underway for several Spokane-area high school football teams after the WIAA released its state tournament brackets Sunday.
Eastern Washington will be represented across five classifications, with teams from the Greater Spokane League and surrounding areas looking to make a postseason run.
4A
Mead earned the No. 10 seed and will travel to face No. 7 Bothell in the opening round. The Panthers will look to keep their season alive against a Bothell team seeded just ahead of them.
Moses Lake also earned a state berth, receiving the No. 8 seed. The Mavericks will host No. 9 Tahoma in a matchup between two teams separated by just one spot in the bracket.
3A
Ridgeline is the lone Spokane-area representative in 3A. The Falcons received the No. 9 seed and will travel to take on No. 8 Southridge in the first round.
2A
West Valley earned the No. 7 seed and will host No. 10 Franklin Pierce. The Eagles will have home-field advantage as they look to advance in the state tournament.
2B
Three area teams highlight the 2B bracket.
Freeman received the No. 9 seed and will travel to face No. 8 Liberty Bell.
Liberty earned the No. 10 seed and will take on No. 7 Napavine on the road.
Northwest Christian enters the postseason as one of the top teams in the classification, earning the No. 2 seed. The Crusaders receive a first-round bye and will face the winner of Liberty and Napavine in the quarterfinals.
1B
The Wellpinit Redskins received the No. 16 seed and face a challenging opening-round matchup against top-seeded Almira/Coulee-Hartline on the road.
The 2026 WIAA state championship games will take place December 4-5 at Husky Stadium in Seattle, with six classifications competing for state titles.
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