Summit to Host Canby in Playoff Opener

Five Central Oregon high school football teams open the state playoffs Friday, with three playing at home.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Football

Expressive painted sports illustration of a football player in red and gold mid-stride across a floodlit green field, with a blurred opponent in dark blue and evergreen trees at the edge. — Summit hosts No. 11 Canby at 7 p.m. Friday in the first round of the Oregon Class 5A state football playoffs, one of five Central Oregon teams in the postseason. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Five Central Oregon high school football teams compete in the first round of the Oregon state playoffs on Friday. Summit hosts No. 11 Canby at 7 p.m., while Culver and Mountain View also play at home.

Why it matters

The Class 5A Intermountain Conference sent three teams to the postseason, matching the previous year's total, with Summit, Mountain View and Ridgeview earning bids. Culver remains undefeated heading into its home game against Rainier.

Canby wide receiver Cooper Cousin ranks among 5A leaders with 1,023 receiving yards and 10 touchdown receptions this season. Summit's Jason Kwasnik has thrown for 1,647 yards and 23 touchdowns, though how that production holds up without Guthrie remains to be seen.

The players

Summit High School

A Class 5A program in Bend, Oregon, that won the Intermountain Conference championship and earned an automatic playoff bid.

Canby High School

A Class 5A program from the Portland metro area that is seeded No. 11 and averages nearly 30 points per game.

The details

Summit, the Intermountain Conference champion, earned an automatic bid and is seeded No. 6. Canby's offense averages nearly 30 points per game, while Mountain View and Culver also host first-round games. Ridgeview travels to Sandy, and La Pine plays at Glide.

Friday, 7 p.m.: Summit hosts Canby in the first round of the Oregon state playoffs.
Friday, 7 p.m.: Culver hosts Rainier.
Friday, 7 p.m.: La Pine plays at Glide.

Season Trajectory

Under the OSAA's classification system, the Intermountain Conference sent the same three 5A teams as a year earlier, with Summit taking the automatic bid as conference champion. The at-large selections for Ridgeview and La Pine round out the field for Central Oregon's playoff teams this season.

Fantasy and recruiting observers will track how Canby's Cooper Cousin and Summit's offense perform in the first round. Summit's playoff path now depends on whether it can contain Canby's scoring offense without Guthrie under center.

The takeaway

Central Oregon's three home playoff games Friday offer local fans a chance to see the region's strongest teams compete at the start of the postseason. Watching how Summit adjusts without its starting quarterback will be a key storyline.