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Football seeds look much the same as WIAA reveals playoff brackets
Royal, Cashmere again could meet in final; Prosser remains No. 3; Moses Lake, Southridge to host
STAT HOUND
Nov 8, 2026
Turns out, the Washington State Football Coaches and the WIAA were pretty much in agreement.
Six-time defending Class 1A state champion Royal remained the top seed in the state playoff brackets that were revealed early Sunday afternoon. No. 2 is SCAC rival Cashmere, which pushed the powerhouse Knights to the brink twice last year, and led at halftime of this season’s matchup.
Both teams will receive byes into the quarterfinals because the 1A bracket is just 12 teams.
Zillah, which has won five straight, and rumbled past Montesano 51-7 in Saturday afternoon’s play-in, was seeded sixth and will welcome 11th-seeded King’s to Andy Collins Memorial Field at 3 p.m. Saturday.
In 2A, CWAC champion Prosser, which posted its fourth shutout of the season Saturday against visiting Ridgefield remained the No. 3 seed, and is set to play Cedarcrest, Should the Mustangs win, they would again be the host in the quarterfinal round, whether at Art Fiker Stadium or a nearby facility.
Mid-Columbia Conference champion Southridge is the No. 8 in the 3A bracket, and entertains ninth-seeded Ridgeline of the Greater Spokane League at 2 p.m.
Moses Lake, winner of three straight CBBN titles, is the No. 8 seed, and is the only one of the three local 4A teams that will host. Tahoma of Maple Valley will make the trip east to face the Mavericks.
Eastmont is seeded 13th and will visit No. 4 Graham-Kapowsin, while Richland drew the 16th seed and a trip to top-seeded Puyallup.
The WIAA unveiled the girls soccer and football brackets Sunday, with Class 2A, 1A, 2B and 1B brackets still to come.