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title: "Northville Football Holds Off Woodhaven 28-19 in Playoff Opener"
url: https://www.herenorthville.com/2026/10/31/northville-football-beats-woodhaven-playoff-opener/
date: 2026-10-31T06:21:36-04:00
modified: 2026-10-31T06:21:36-04:00
author: "Simone Salvatore"
categories: ["High School Sports"]
site: "HERE Northville"
attribution: "HERE Northville"
---

# Northville Football Holds Off Woodhaven 28-19 in Playoff Opener

> NORTHVILLE, Mich. — The Northville Mustangs built a three-touchdown cushion before halftime Friday night and then held on for a 28-19 home win over Brownstown Woodhaven in the first round of the MHSAA Division 1 football playoffs. The two teams arrived with matching 7-2 records. Northville scored three straight touchdowns to go up 21-0 late

*Source: [HERE Northville](https://www.herenorthville.com/2026/10/31/northville-football-beats-woodhaven-playoff-opener/) — October 31, 2026 by Simone Salvatore*

NORTHVILLE, Mich. — The Northville Mustangs built a three-touchdown cushion before halftime Friday night and then held on for a 28-19 home win over Brownstown Woodhaven in the first round of the MHSAA Division 1 football playoffs.

The two teams arrived with matching 7-2 records. Northville scored three straight touchdowns to go up 21-0 late in the second quarter, and its defense kept Woodhaven out of the end zone on a goal-line stand as the half ran out.

Woodhaven made a game of it after the break. The Warriors recovered a fumble on the second-half kickoff, cashed it in with a touchdown pass and later stopped a Mustangs fake punt to pull within one score. Northville answered with its only touchdown of the second half, and a late Woodhaven rushing score was not enough.

The victory was the fifth straight playoff appearance for the Mustangs, who play in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association. Woodhaven finished 7-3.

Northville (8-2) now moves on to a district championship game against No. 4-ranked Saline, which is 10-0. That game is set for Friday, Nov. 6, at Saline.