Prep state football playoffs are set: Lake Stevens seeded second in 4A

Lake Stevens’ Max Cook celebrates his touchdown during the game against Arlington on Oct. 31, 2025 in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
November 2, 2025

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Prep state football playoffs are set: Lake Stevens seeded second in 4A

Prep football playoff season is here.

Twelve area teams were seeded into state playoff Round of 32 games on Sunday. Lake Stevens — seeded second despite entering the weekend ranked No. 1 in both the Coaches and AP Class 4A football polls — was seeded second by a committee. The Vikings will host No. 32 Woodinville 7 p.m. Friday.

Some game times were not yet announced. This story will be updated as more information becomes available. The official 16-team WIAA brackets will be set after the Round of 32 games.

Puyallup, coming off a convincing win over No. 5 Graham-Kapowsin, earned the top seed in Class 4A. Kamiak, seeded 32nd, will be tasked with trying to knock off Puyallup.

No. 12 Glacier Peak will host No. 21 Tahoma, while No. 23 Arlington will visit Tenth-seeded Skyline.

Archbishop Murphy earned the No. 1 seed in Class 2A and will host No. 32 Pullman. Sultan, seeded 32nd, will travel to No. 2 Tumwater for a 7 p.m. Friday game.

Mountlake Terrace, which suffered its first loss of the season on Friday to No. 9 Sedro-Woolley, was seeded 15th and will host No. 18 Seattle Prep. Shorewood (21), Stanwood (23) and Snohomish (32) will all hit the road.

In Class 1A, No. 15 Granite Falls will travel to No. 10 La Center on Saturday for a 2 p.m. kickoff. No. 16 King’s, which lost to Granite Falls on Friday, visits ninth-seeded Nooksack Valley, 6 p.m. Saturday.

Here’s a full list of the upcoming playoff games. All games Friday at the home team’s stadium unless or until otherwise indicated. Game times are subject to change.

Class 4A

No. 32 Kamiak (3-7) at No. 1 Puyallup (9-0).

No. 31 Woodinville (3-6) at No. 2 Lake Stevens (9-0), 7 p.m.

No. 30 Sunnyside (4-3) at No. 3 Gonzaga Prep (9-0), 6 p.m.

No. 29 Wenatchee (4-4) at No. 4 Chiawana (9-0)

No. 28 Stadium (6-3) at No. 5 Graham-Kapowsin (8-1)

No. 27 Eastmont (4-4) vs. No. 6 Sumner (6-3)

No. 26 Issaquah (5-4) at No. 7 Moses Lake (9-0)

No. 25 Battle Ground (5-4) at No. 8 Bothell (6-2), 7 p.m. at Pop Keeney Stadium

No. 24 Olympia (5-4) at No. 9 Camas (7-2), 7 p.m.

No. 23 Arlington (4-5) at No. 10 Skyline (6-2), 7 p.m.

No. 22 Lake Washington (9-0) at No. 11 Kennedy Catholic (7-2)

No. 21 Tahoma (6-3) at No. 12 Glacier Peak (8-1), 7 p.m.

No. 20 Mount Si (3-6) at No. 13 Richland (7-2), 7 p.m. at Fran Rish Stadium

No. 19 Kentwood (7-2) at No. 14 Curtis (6-3)

No. 18 Mead (6-3) at No. 15 Eastlake (4-4)

No. 17 Kamiakin (7-2) or Lewis and Clark (5-4) at No. 16 Bethel (5-4)

Class 3A

No. 32 Snohomish (3-6) at No. 1 O’Dea (7-1), 7 p.m. at Southwest Athletic Complex

No. 31 Prairie (6-3) at No. 2 Mount Tahoma (9-0)

No. 30 University (4-5) or Walla Walla (3-6) at No. 3 Eastside Catholic (7-1), 2 p.m. Saturday

No. 29 Inglemoor (7-2) at No. 4 Bellevue (7-2), 7 p.m.

No. 28 Decatur (5-4) at No. 5 Lakes (8-1)

No. 27 West Seattle (7-1) at No. 6 Kennewick (7-2)

No. 26 Ferndale (4-5) at No. 7 Cheney (8-1), 6 p.m. at Roos Field

No. 25 Peninsula (6-3) at No. 8 White River (9-0)

No. 24 Gig Harbor (6-3) at No. 9 Sedro-Woolley (9-0), 2 p.m. Saturday

No. 23 Stanwood (7-2) at No. 10 Rainier Beach (6-2), 7 p.m. at North East Athletic Complex

No. 22 Southridge (5-4) at No. 11 Mount Spokane (7-2), 7 p.m. at Union Stadium

No. 21 Shorewood (7-2) at No. 12 Enumclaw (8-1)

No. 20 Mount Vernon (6-3) at No. 13 Lincoln of Tacoma (6-3), 7 p.m.

No. 19 Evergreen of Vancouver (6-3) at No. 14 Liberty of Issaquah (8-1), 7 p.m.

No. 18 Seattle Prep (5-3) at No. 15 Mountlake Terrace (8-1)

No. 17 Federal Way (6-3) at No. 16 Kelso (8-1), 7 p.m.

Class 2A

No. 32 Pullman (4-5) at No. 1 Archbishop Murphy (8-0)

No. 31 Sultan (6-3) at No. 2 Tumwater (8-1), 7 p.m.

No. 30 Rogers of Spokane (5-4) at No. 3 East Valley of Yakima (9-0), 2 p.m. Saturday at Earl Barden Stadium

No. 29 East Valley of Spokane (5-4) at No. 4 Orting (9-0)

No. 28 Ridgefield (5-4) at No. 5 Anacortes (7-2)

No. 27 Bremerton (3-6) at No. 6 Lynden (7-2), 6 p.m. at Ferndale H.S.

No. 26 Cedarcrest (7-2) at No. 7 Franklin Pierce (7-2)

No. 25 Renton (6-3) at No. 8 Othello (8-1), 2 p.m. Saturday

No. 24 Chief Sealth (6-3) at No. 9 Olympic (8-1)

No. 23 Columbia River (6-2) at No. 10 W.F. West (7-2)

No. 22 Selah (5-4) at No. 11 Sehome (5-4), 2 p.m. Saturday at Civic Field (Bellingham)

No. 21 Fife (4-5) at No. 12 Washougal (8-1), 7 p.m.

No. 20 Ephrata (6-3) at No. 13 Steilacoom (7-2), 2 p.m. Saturday

No. 19 Burlington-Edison (5-4) at No. 14 North Kitsap (7-2)

No. 18 North Mason (7-2) at No. 15 Prosser (6-3), 6 p.m. at Fiker Stadium

No. 17 Aberdeen (6-3) or Mark Morris (4-5) at No. 16 West Valley of Spokane (8-1)

Class 1A

No. 24 King’s Way Christian (4-5) at No. 1 Royal (9-0)

No. 23 Kalama (4-4) at No. 2 Cashmere (8-1)

No. 22 Wapato (4-6) at No. 3 Mount Baker (8-1)

No. 21 Naches Valley (5-4) at No. 4 Lynden Christian (8-1)

No. 20 Tenino (6-3) at No. 5 Cascade Christian (8-1)

No. 19 Annie Wright (7-2) at No. 6 Montesano (8-1), 1 p.m. Saturday

No. 18 Connell (5-4) at No. 7 Seton Catholic (7-2)

No. 17 Lakeside of Nine Mile Falls (4-4) at No. 8 Rochester (7-2), 3 p.m. at Tiger Stadium (Centralia)

No. 16 King’s (5-4) at No. 9 Nooksack Valley (5-4), 6 p.m. Saturday at Civic Field (Bellingham)

No. 15 Granite Falls (8-1) vs. No. 10 La Center (7-2), 2 p.m. Saturday

No. 14 Zillah (7-2) at No. 11 Life Christian (5-4)

No. 13 Omak (6-3) at No. 12 Colville (7-2)

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