West De Pere won the D2 title last year and is into the Division 1 state semifinals this season
Below are some quick takeaways from Level 3 of the high school football playoffs. Look for a full preview of each division to come out next week on BoundWisconsin.com.
For the full Level 3 results on the Bound Wisconsin scoreboard, please click here.
As a reminder, we'll have loads of additional content coming in the next few days to wrap up Level 3, including:
Prep Props: Top Statistical Leaders from the week (Monday)
Bound Wisconsin Football Player of the Week nominees (Monday)
Bound Wisconsin Football Team of the Week nominees (Monday)
HOME TEAMS TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS
Last year, higher-seeded teams went 21-7. With one game still to be played on Saturday (Racine St. Catherine’s versus West Salem), higher-seeded home teams are 19-8 this season. Still, there were a lot of very competitive games, with 18 of the 27 games decided by two touchdowns or less, including ten of those by a single score.
CINDERELLA KEEPS DANCING
Of the lower-seeded teams that were able to score wins in Level 3, several of them did so in convincing fashion. Second-seeded Iowa-Grant went on the road and dominated top-seeded Ithaca/Weston 50-0.
Certainly not the traditional “Cinderella”, but the highest seed still going is Division 3, fifth-seeded Catholic Memorial, who scored a third consecutive road victory by pulling away from Whitefish Bay for a 40-15 win.
TRACKING THE CHAMPIONS
D1: Arrowhead lost to Hamilton 17-10
D2: West De Pere beat Hudson 38-26 in a Division 1 game
D3: Grafton lost to Monona Grove 30-21 in a Division 2 game
D4: Winneconne lost last week to Plymouth 35-23 in a Division 3 game
D5: Mayville lost last week to Grantsburg 42-6
D6: Darlington beat Durand-Arkansaw 47-28 in a Division 5 game
D7: Kenosha St. Joseph beat Manitowoc Lutheran 27-14 in a Division 6 game
8-Player: McDonell Central lost last week (moved to 11-player, D7)
CONFERENCE RESULTS
Below is a list of conferences and the combined win-loss percentage of league teams. The best win/loss percentage is shared by the Greater Metro and the North Eastern at 0.750, while the Cloverbelt and Glacier Trails are close behind at 0.692.
Six conferences still have two teams alive: Greater Metro, North Eastern, Metro Classic, FRCC-North, SWAL, Six Rivers.
(sorted by winning percentage)
Conference | Qualifiers | W | L | Still alive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Greater Metro | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
North Eastern | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
Cloverbelt | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
Glacier Trails | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
FRCC-North | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
Six Rivers | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
SWAL | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Big East | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Dunn-St. Croix | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Parkland | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Metro Classic | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Big Rivers | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Classic Eight | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
Badger - Large | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Wisconsin Flyway | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Capitol | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Southern Lakes | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
North Shore | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Packerland | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
FRCC-South | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Midwest Classic-Classic | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Southeast | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Mississippi Valley | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Dairyland | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Heart O' North | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Central Wisconsin | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
Rock Valley | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Coulee | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Bay | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Lakeland | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Midwest Classic-Midwest | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Northwoods | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Eastern Suburban | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
FVA | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Eastern Wisconsin | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Marawood | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Trailways | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Badger - Small | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Scenic Bluffs | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Big Eight | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Middle Border | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Wisconsin Valley | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Great Northern | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Milwaukee City-Richardson | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
South Central | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Woodland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Southwest Wisconsin | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Milwaukee City-Blackbourn | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Travis Wilson serves as the Bound Wisconsin Manager. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisBound or reach him at [email protected].
