​River Falls 21, Holmen 14: Max Helminiak scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run with six minutes remaining in the third quarter and the Wildcats’ defense took care of business from there in the first round of the Division 2 playoffs.Holmen started its last-gasp possession inside its own 10-yard-line with 83 seconds to play when, on the first snap of the drive, Bennett Schild flung a pass while falling down that was intercepted by Wildcats’ linebacker Nolan Hoepfl to put the game on ice in Holmen.The sixth-seeded Wildcats — who reached last year’s state semifinals — pulled the upset, and will be rewarded with a second-round home game. They’ll host seventh-seeded Brookfield Central next week after second-seeded Beaver Dam was upset, 42-41, by Brookfield Central on Friday.Hudson 38, Chippewa Falls 12: Hudson quarterback Grant Bjerke ran in three scores as the Raiders beat Chippewa Falls for the second time in as many weeks.While the regular season finale was decided by just three points, the Raiders led the playoff opener 17-6 at the break and pushed the advantage to 38-6 in the final frame.The third-seeded Raiders will travel to second-seeded Verona next week in Round 2 of the Division 1 playoffs.New Richmond 42, DeForest 0: The Tigers recorded their second shutout of the season en route to the second round of the Division 2 playoffs, while their offense continues to roll.New Richmond (10-0) has scored 35-plus points in nine of its 10 games this season. The top-seeded Tigers will host fifth-seeded Waukesha West next week.Other Western Wisconsin scores of noteDurand-Arkansaw 35, Oostburg 6Boyceville 36, McDonnell Central 0Spring Valley 28, Whitehall 27Mayville 27, Amery 24Northwestern 53, Somerset 14Osceola 41, Ashland 6St. Croix Falls 51, Random Lake/Ozaukee 13Mondovi 53, Unity 0Related Articles High school football: Roseville completes best regular season in nine years with subdistrict title High School Football: Friday’s game picks for Western Wisconsin and Minnesota High School Football roundup: Mankato East hands Hastings its first defeat High School Football: Area playoff brackets announced. Who will your team face? Football: Cretin-Derham Hall finishes off unbeaten regular season