The WIAA football playoffs opened Friday night, Oct. 23, and several northwest Wisconsin teams advanced with room to spare.
In Division 1, Hudson beat Chippewa Falls 38-12. In Division 2, New Richmond shut out DeForest 42-0, and River Falls held off Holmen 21-14.
Division 4 brought two of the night's biggest margins in the region: Northwestern defeated Somerset 53-14, and Osceola beat Ashland 41-6.
Elsewhere in the region, Saint Croix Falls won 51-13 in Division 5, Grantsburg won 43-0, and Elk Mound beat Westfield 42-14, while Amery's season ended with a 27-24 loss to Mayville. In Division 6, Eau Claire Regis blanked Luther 22-0, Fall Creek won 34-7 and Mondovi routed Unity 53-0. In Division 7, Cadott won 54-16 and Boyceville shut out McDonell Central 36-0.
Winners advance to the second round of the playoffs next week.
