New High School Football Playoff Format Brings Major Schedule Changes

The new Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association football playoff schedule will mean a much different schedule for the Wayland High Warriors this year.

Rather than the usual Super Bowl structure that featured teams playing in playoff games after Thanksgiving, the playoffs will start at the beginning of November.

Teams that don’t make the playoffs will play other non-playoff teams in the weeks leading up to the annual Thanksgiving game. The six state championship games will take place after Thanksgiving.

Confused – and just want to know the Wayland High schedule? Here’s the schedule for the upcoming varsity football season (please note that Wayland football will play games between Oct. 25 and Thanksgiving, but the team won’t find out who its playing until after the playoff teams are announced at the end of October). 

• Thursday, Sept. 12 – Hopkinton High School, 7 p.m. HOME OPENER
• Saturday, Sept. 21 – at Norwood High School, 7 p.m.
• Friday, Sept. 27 – Weston High School, 7 p.m. 
• Friday, Oct. 4 – Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, 7 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 11 – at Boston Latin High School, 7 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 18 – at Bedford High School, 7 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 25 - Concord-Carlisle High School, 7 p.m. SENIOR NIGHT
• Thursday, Nov. 28 – at Weston High School, 10 a.m.

For more information about the Wayland High football team, check out the Wayland Warriors website.

Here’s more information about the new playoff format.