Brother Rice hosts Roseville in football playoff opener

Five area high school football programs learned their first-round playoff opponents when the Michigan High School Athletic Association released the 2026 brackets on Sunday, Oct. 25.

Brother Rice hosts Roseville, while Bloomfield Hills, Groves, Seaholm and Detroit Country Day travel. The first round is scheduled for Oct. 30-31.

Roseville at Brother Rice: Division 2

Brother Rice (7-2) hosts Roseville (4-5). The Warriors finished with a playoff-point average of 66.889, compared with Roseville’s 53.778, according to the MHSAA.

Bloomfield Hills at Clarkston: Division 1

The Black Hawks (5-4) visit Clarkston (8-1), which ranked eighth in the AP’s Division 1 poll heading into Week 9, according to MLive.

Bloomfield Hills has a playoff-point average of 52.222, compared with Clarkston’s 82.889.

The Black Hawks closed the regular season on a three-game winning streak, capped by a 45-20 win over Ann Arbor Pioneer, according to their MaxPreps schedule.

Groves at Orchard Lake St. Mary’s: Division 2

The Falcons (5-4) face Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (6-3). St. Mary’s held the No. 1 spot in the AP’s Division 2 poll heading into Week 9 and finished with a playoff-point average of 65.667. Groves finished at 54.556.

Groves closed the regular season with a 22-17 loss at home to Ferndale, according to its MaxPreps schedule.

Seaholm at St. Clair Shores Lakeview: Division 2

The Maples (5-4) travel to St. Clair Shores Lakeview (7-2), which holds a 62.111 playoff-point average to Seaholm’s 56.444.

Seaholm enters the postseason after a 21-20 win at Utica to end the regular season. Four of its nine games were decided by a single point, according to its MaxPreps schedule.

Country Day at Madison Heights Lamphere: Division 4

Detroit Country Day (6-3) heads to Madison Heights Lamphere (5-4). Lamphere’s playoff-point average is 51.667; Country Day’s is 48.000.

The Yellowjackets beat Cranbrook Kingswood 38-14 on Oct. 10 but lost to Lumen Christi 28-27 on Oct. 16, according to MaxPreps.

Tickets and schedule

First-round tickets cost $8 and are available online only through GoFan, according to the MHSAA. District finals follow Nov. 6-7, with the 11-player state championship games set for Nov. 27-28 at Ford Field in Detroit.

Cranbrook Kingswood does not appear in the playoff brackets. Fans should check the participating schools’ athletic schedules for individual game dates and kickoff times.