Congratulations to all the local high school football teams who get to experience the excitement of the IHSA playoffs! Most of our schools are in class 8A, the class featuring the 32 largest schools to earn a playoff bid. While schools continue to iron out dates and times for their first round games, we do know the match-ups. If you are looking for a specific school, press Ctrl+F to search for it, and it will pop right up!

It’s great to see Joliet West get in for the first time in a number of years. Both Aurora public schools made it into the 8A field. An interesting 2nd round game coudl happen between West Aurora and Naperville North, if the ‘Hawks and Tigers both win! Another fun first round matchup between local schools in 8A is Downers Grove South and Naperville Central.

Lemont will have to travel the furthest for their opening round game, drawing East St. Louis in the pairings. West Chicago better make sure the busses are gassed up, because they drive west to Quincy!

We do not have any representatives in the 2A, but Aurora Christian will represent the area in the 1A field.

Class 8A – 1st Round

Game 1 — #32 Plainfield (North) (4-5) at #1 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) (9-0), TBA
Game 2 — #17 Palatine (H.S.) (6-3) at #16 Naperville (Neuqua Valley) (6-3), TBA
Game 3 — #25 Skokie (Niles West) (6-3) at #8 Huntley (8-1), TBA
Game 4 — #24 Chicago (St. Ignatius) (6-3) at #9 Joliet (West) (8-1), TBA

Game 5 — #29 Aurora (West Aurora) (5-4) at #4 Edwardsville (H.S.) (8-1), TBA
Game 6 — #20 Naperville (North) (6-3) at #13 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) (7-2), TBA
Game 7 — #28 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) (5-4) at #5 Elmhurst (York) (8-1), TBA
Game 8 — #21 LaGrange (Lyons) (6-3) at #12 Lincolnshire (Stevenson) (7-2), TBA

Game 9 — #31 Chicago (Taft) (4-5) at #2 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) (9-0), TBA
Game 10 — #18 Orland Park (Sandburg) (6-3) at #15 Minooka (7-2), TBA
Game 11 — #26 Chicago (Lane) (6-3) at #7 South Elgin (8-1), TBA
Game 12 — #23 Oswego (H.S.) (6-3) at #10 Gurnee (Warren) (7-2), TBA

Game 13 — #30 Glenview (Glenbrook South) (4-5) at #3 Barrington (9-0), TBA
Game 14 — #19 Downers Grove (South) (6-3) at #14 Naperville (Central) (7-2), TBA
Game 15 — #27 Lockport (Twp.) (5-4) at #6 Park Ridge (Maine South) (8-1), TBA
Game 16 — #22 Aurora (East) (6-3) at #11 Belleville (East) (7-2), TBA

 

Class 7A – 1st Round

Game 1 — #32 Summit (Argo) (5-4) at #1 Normal (Community) (9-0), TBA
Game 2 — #17 St. Charles (North) (6-3) at #16 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) (6-3), TBA
Game 3 — #25 Addison (A. Trail) (6-3) vs. #8 Chicago (Lincoln Park) (8-1) at TBA, TBA
Game 4 — #24 Machesney Park (Harlem) (6-3) at #9 Lombard (Glenbard East) (8-1), TBA

Game 5 — #29 Wheaton (Warrenville South) (5-4) at #4 Arlington Heights (Hersey) (9-0), TBA
Game 6 — #20 Chicago (Kenwood) (6-3) at #13 Downers Grove (North) (7-2), TBA
Game 7 — #28 Collinsville (5-4) at #5 Des Plaines (Maine West) (9-0), TBA
Game 8 — #21 Hoffman Estates (H.S.) (6-3) at #12 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) (7-2), TBA

Game 9 — #31 Rockford (Auburn) (5-4) at #2 Rockton (Hononegah) (9-0), TBA
Game 10 — #18 Yorkville (H.S.) (6-3) at #15 Villa Park (Willowbrook) (7-2), TBA
Game 11 — #26 Chicago (Brother Rice) (5-4) at #7 Batavia (8-1), TBA
Game 12 — #23 Algonquin (Jacobs) (6-3) at #10 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) (8-1), TBA

Game 13 — #30 West Chicago (H.S.) (5-4) at #3 Quincy (Sr.) (9-0), TBA
Game 14 — #19 Wheaton (North) (6-3) vs. #14 Chicago (Whitney Young) (7-2) at TBA, TBA
Game 15 — #27 Chicago (St. Rita) (5-4) at #6 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) (8-1), TBA
Game 16 — #22 Buffalo Grove (6-3) at #11 Mt. Prospect (Prospect) (7-2), TBA

 

Class 6A – 1st Round

Game 1 — #16 Crystal Lake (Central) (5-4) at #1 Lake Zurich (8-1), TBA
Game 2 — #9 Maple Park (Kaneland) (6-3) at #8 Riverside (R.-Brookfield) (7-2), TBA
Game 3 — #13 Chicago (Amundsen) (6-3) at #4 Belvidere (North) (7-2), TBA
Game 4 — #12 Fox Lake (Grant) (6-3) at #5 Wauconda (7-2), TBA

Game 5 — #15 Lake Forest (H.S.) (5-4) vs. #2 Chicago (Lake View) (7-2) at TBA, TBA
Game 6 — #10 Chicago (Senn) (6-3) at #7 Geneva (7-2), TBA
Game 7 — #14 Libertyville (5-4) at #3 Cary (Grove) (7-2), TBA
Game 8 — #11 Highland Park (6-3) vs. #6 Chicago (Mather) (7-2) at TBA, TBA

Game 9 — #16 Midlothian (Bremen) (5-4) at #1 Kankakee (Sr.) (9-0), TBA
Game 10 — #9 Dunlap (6-3) at #8 Blue Island (Eisenhower) (6-3), TBA
Game 11 — #13 Lemont (H.S.) (5-4) at #4 East St. Louis (Sr.) (7-2), TBA
Game 12 — #12 Chicago (Simeon) (5-4) at #5 Normal (Community West) (7-2), TBA

Game 13 — #15 Danville (H.S.) (5-4) at #2 Washington (8-1), TBA
Game 14 — #10 Champaign (Centennial) (6-3) at #7 Crete (Monee) (6-3), TBA
Game 15 — #14 Chicago (Hubbard) (5-4) at #3 Oak Lawn (Richards) (7-2), TBA
Game 16 — #11 Bloomington (H.S.) (5-4) at #6 Chatham (Glenwood) (6-3), TBA

Class 5A – 1st Round

Game 1 — #16 Sterling (H.S.) (4-5) vs. #1 Chicago (Payton) (9-0) at TBA,
Game 2 — #9 Rochelle (7-2) at #8 Wheaton (St. Francis) (7-2), TBA
Game 3 — #13 Chicago (Corliss) [Coop] (5-4) vs. #4 Chicago (Morgan Park) (8-1) at TBA, TBA
Game 4 — #12 Evergreen Park (6-3) at #5 Sycamore (H.S.) (8-1), TBA

Game 5 — #15 LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) (4-5) at #2 Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) (9-0), TBA
Game 6 — #10 Chicago (Noble/UIC) (7-2) at #7 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) (8-1), TBA
Game 7 — #14 Chicago (Englewood STEM) (5-4) at #3 Antioch (9-0), TBA
Game 8 — #11 Chicago (Lindblom) (7-2) at #6 Mundelein (Carmel) (8-1), TBA

Game 9 — #16 Tinley Park (H.S.) (5-4) at #1 Morris (9-0), TBA
Game 10 — #9 Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) (6-3) at #8 Calumet City (Thornton Fractional North) (7-2), TBA
Game 11 — #13 Troy (Triad) (6-3) at #4 Mahomet (Seymour) (7-2), TBA
Game 12 — #12 Joliet (Catholic Academy) (6-3) at #5 Peoria (H.S.) (7-2), TBA

Game 13 — #15 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) (5-4) at #2 Morton (8-1), TBA
Game 14 — #10 Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) (6-3) at #7 Carbondale (H.S.) (7-2), TBA
Game 15 — #14 Mt. Vernon (H.S.) (6-3) at #3 Highland (8-1), TBA
Game 16 — #11 Decatur (MacArthur) (6-3) at #6 Metamora (7-2), TBA

Class 4A – 1st Round

Game 1 — #16 Chicago (Agricultural Science) (5-4) vs. #1 Chicago (Dyett) (8-1) at TBA, TBA
Game 2 — #9 Norridge (Ridgewood) (6-3) at #8 Sandwich (6-3), TBA
Game 3 — #13 Chicago (Phoenix) (5-4) at #4 West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) (8-1), TBA
Game 4 — #12 Arlington Heights (St. Viator) (5-4) at #5 Richmond (R.-Burton) (7-2), TBA

Game 5 — #15 Chicago (Phillips) (5-4) at #2 Rockford (Boylan Catholic) (8-1), TBA
Game 6 — #10 Geneseo (6-3) at #7 Elmhurst (IC Catholic) (7-2), TBA
Game 7 — #14 Plano (5-4) at #3 Dixon (H.S.) (8-1), TBA
Game 8 — #11 Burbank (St. Laurence) (6-3) vs. #6 Chicago (C. Vocational) (7-2) at TBA, TBA

Game 9 — #16 Lincoln (5-4) at #1 Rochester (9-0), TBA
Game 10 — #9 Normal (University) (7-2) at #8 Coal City (7-2), TBA
Game 11 — #13 Cahokia (H.S.) (5-4) at #4 Breese (Central) (7-2), TBA
Game 12 — #12 Effingham (H.S.) (5-4) at #5 Mt. Zion (7-2), TBA

Game 13 — #15 Taylorville (5-4) at #2 Murphysboro (8-1), TBA
Game 14 — #10 Freeburg (6-3) at #7 Charleston (7-2), TBA
Game 15 — #14 Peoria (Notre Dame) (5-4) at #3 Kewanee (H.S.) (8-1), TBA
Game 16 — #11 Harrisburg (6-3) at #6 Carterville (7-2), TBA

Class 3A – 1st Round

Game 1 — #16 Chicago (Noble/Hansberry) (5-4) at #1 Byron (9-0), TBA
Game 2 — #9 Peotone (6-3) vs. #8 Chicago (Crane) (6-3) at TBA, TBA
Game 3 — #13 Stillman Valley (5-4) vs. #4 Chicago (Noble/Johnson) (8-1) at TBA, TBA
Game 4 — #12 Oregon (5-4) at #5 Pecatonica [Du-Pec Coop] (7-2), TBA

Game 5 — #15 Paxton (Buckley-Loda) (5-4) at #2 Princeton (8-1), TBA
Game 6 — #10 Monmouth (M.-Roseville) (5-4) at #7 Poplar Grove (North Boone) (6-3), TBA
Game 7 — #14 Fairbury (Prairie Central) (5-4) vs. #3 Chicago (North Lawndale Charter) (8-1) at TBA, TBA
Game 8 — #11 Eureka (5-4) at #6 Lombard (Montini) (6-3), TBA

Game 9 — #16 Monticello (5-4) at #1 DuQuoin (H.S.) (9-0), TBA
Game 10 — #9 Tolono (Unity) (7-2) at #8 Williamsville (7-2), TBA
Game 11 — #13 Benton (5-4) at #4 Mt. Carmel (8-1), TBA
Game 12 — #12 Clinton (6-3) at #5 Sullivan [Sullivan-Okaw Valley Coop] (8-1), TBA

Game 13 — #15 Fairfield (5-4) at #2 Greenville (9-0), TBA
Game 14 — #10 Litchfield [Coop] (6-3) at #7 Stanford (Olympia) (7-2), TBA
Game 15 — #14 Paris (5-4) at #3 Roxana (9-0), TBA
Game 16 — #11 Carlinville (6-3) at #6 St. Joseph (Ogden) (7-2), TBA

Class 1A – 1st Round

Game 1 — #16 Rockford (Lutheran) (5-4) at #1 Lena (L.-Winslow) (9-0), TBA
Game 2 — #9 Ottawa (Marquette) (7-2) at #8 Forreston (7-2), TBA
Game 3 — #13 Mackinaw (Deer Creek) (5-4) at #4 Kewanee (Wethersfield) [A.-Wethersfield Coop] (8-1), TBA
Game 4 — #12 Fulton (H.S.) (6-3) at #5 Morrison (8-1), TBA

Game 5 — #15 Princeville (5-4) at #2 Toulon (Stark County) (9-0), TBA
Game 6 — #10 Oneida (ROWVA) [Coop] (7-2) at #7 Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) (7-2), TBA
Game 7 — #14 Peru (St. Bede) (5-4) at #3 Chicago (C. Hope Academy) (8-1), TBA
Game 8 — #11 Gibson City (Melvin-Sibley) (6-3) at #6 Aurora (Christian) (7-2), TBA

Game 9 — #16 Bridgeport (Red Hill) (5-4) at #1 Camp Point (Central) (9-0), TBA
Game 10 — #9 Hardin (Calhoun) [Coop] (6-3) at #8 Heyworth (7-2), TBA
Game 11 — #13 Tuscola (5-4) at #4 Belleville (Althoff Catholic) (8-1), TBA
Game 12 — #12 Villa Grove (6-3) at #5 LeRoy (8-1), TBA

Game 13 — #15 Carrollton (5-4) at #2 Sesser (Valier) [Coop] (9-0), TBA
Game 14 — #10 Winchester [West Central Coop] (6-3) at #7 Catlin (Salt Fork) (7-2), TBA
Game 15 — #14 Nokomis (5-4) at #3 Greenfield [G.-Northwestern Coop] (9-0), TBA
Game 16 — #11 Toledo (Cumberland) (6-3) at #6 Casey (Westfield) (8-1), TBA