The final week of the 2025 Vermont high school football regular season is a few days away and the best teams in the state have solidified their spots in the playoffs. But there are still some seeding questions left to be answered as we head into this week. Those seeding scenarios (with the help of our friend Pat Lynch of WCAX) are the five things from week 7.
1---Bellows Falls/Woodstock for D3 regular season crown?
While the Terriers are undefeated in 2025, Woodstock have dominated their opponents since the week 1 loss to U-32. But even if the Wasps knock off BF on Friday night, they need a multi-team "Parlay" to have any shot of the #1 seed.
2---Milton could be passed by 1-win teams after week 8.
I mentioned it last week, but the QPR system hasn't helped the Yellow Jackets one bit in an attempt to make the 2025 D2 playoffs (but neither has their play as I saw in their 40-12 loss to Rice on Saturday).
Milton could beat Springfield on Friday night and still finish outside the postseason if MMU knocks off BFA and both Poultney and Missisquoi lose on Saturday. If North Country can knock off Brattleboro Friday night, MMU only need one of those Saturday results to happen for them to make it.
3---Rutland, Essex and a D1 home playoff game
One of the greatest rivalries between teams on both sides of the "Middlebury-Dixie Line," The Hornets and former Raiders battle in week 8 for not just bragging rights, but also to host a playoff game in the Quarterfinals.
An Essex win guarantees them #4 (#3 if 7 different games go right); a loss forces them on the road if BBA wins. A Rutland win and "The Game" between LI and SJA might determine #2.
4---VFN shines in 2025
As we head into the final week of the season, I have to applaud Eric Berry and the crew from Northeast Sports Network who have been the driving force of getting to as many games as possible during the high school football season.
Berry, Alan Ruggles, Ken Wells and Paul Wheeler are among the main crew who have called their fair share of games during the 2025 season (mostly involving NCU, LI and SJA). Last week, NSN covered 7 of the 8 Friday night games that took place (the only one they missed was Seawolves/Colchester) and have become the must-have app/website to watch future sporting events for the rest of the school year and hopefully beyond.
While their playoff coverage may move to NFHS (a subscription-based service), it won't take away from how important they have been to covering the student-athletes who make every Friday night and Saturday afternoon (and sometimes Thursday nights) must-see.
5---Week 8 Slate
Mount Anthony (3-4) @ Fair Haven (3-4) (Thursday @ 6:30PM)
Mount Mansfield (1-6) @ BFA-St. Albans (2-5) (Friday @ 7PM)
(NSN)
North Country (0-7) @ Brattleboro (0-7) (Friday @ 7PM) (NSN)
Champlain Valley (2-5) @ Burr and Burton (4-3) (Friday @
7PM) (NSN)
Essex (4-3) @ Rutland (5-2) (Friday @ 7PM) (NSN)
Middlebury (6-1) @ Burlington/South Burlington (0-7) (Friday
@ 7PM) (NFHS)
Colchester (5-2) @ Hartford (7-0) (Friday @ 7PM) (NFHS)
Springfield (4-3) @ Milton (2-5) (Friday @ 6:30PM) (LCATV)
U-32 (3-4) @ Spaulding (3-4) (Friday @ 7PM) (CVT)
Bellows Falls (7-0) @ Woodstock (6-1) (Friday @ 7PM)
Otter Valley (4-3) @ Rice (4-3) (Saturday @ 1PM)
Windsor (2-5) @ BFA-Fairfax (5-2) (Saturday @ 1PM)
Mill River (3-4) @ Missisquoi (0-7) (Saturday @ 1PM) (NSN)
Mount Abraham/Vergennes (6-1) @ Poultney (0-7) (Saturday @
1PM) (NYVT)
Lyndon (6-1) @ St. Johnsbury (6-1) (Saturday @ 5PM) (NSN)