Great job by our local teams! Several punched their tickets to the quarterfinal round of the IHSA playoffs last weekend. Here are the brackets with west suburban teams in bold! Good luck everyone! The state championship games will be played Friday and Saturday (Nov 29-30) at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb.

 

8A

Game 25 — #1 Minooka (11-0) at #24 Chicago (Brother Rice) (7-4)

Game 26 — #4 Gurnee (Warren) (11-0) at #21 Bolingbrook (8-3)

Game 27 — #23 Chicago (Marist) (7-4) at #18 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) (8-3)

Game 28 — #6 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) (10-1) at #3 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) (11-0)

 

7A

Game 25 — #8 Chicago (Phillips) (9-1) at #1 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) (11-0)

Game 26 — #5 Villa Park (Willowbrook) (10-1) at #20 Lake Zurich (8-3)

Game 27 — #7 Batavia (9-2) at #2 LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) (11-0)

Game 28 — #3 Rolling Meadows (11-0) at #22 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) (8-3)

 

6A

Game 25 — #4 Cary (C.-Grove) (9-2) at #1 Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) (10-1)

Game 26 — #2 Deerfield (H.S.) (9-2) at #14 Lake Forest (H.S.) (7-4)

Game 27 — #4 Oak Lawn (Richards) (10-1) at #1 East St. Louis (Sr.) (11-0)

Game 28 — #2 Chatham (Glenwood) (11-0) at #11 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) (8-3)

 

5A

Game 25 — #8 Chicago (St. Rita) (8-3) at #4 Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) (10-1)

Game 26 — #3 Sycamore (H.S.) (10-1) at #2 Rockford (Boylan Catholic) (11-0)

Game 27 — #12 Mascoutah (8-3) at #9 Joliet (Catholic Academy) (8-3)

Game 28 — #11 Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) (8-3) at #2 Rochester (10-1)

 

4A

Game 25 — #4 Wheaton (St. Francis) (10-1) at #1 Coal City (11-0)

Game 26 — #3 Elmhurst (IC Catholic) (10-1) at #2 Richmond (R.-Burton) (11-0)

Game 27 — #12 Kankakee (McNamara) (8-3) at #9 Murphysboro [Coop] (9-2)

Game 28 — #3 Effingham (H.S.) (10-1) at #10 Fairbury (Prairie Central) (9-2)

 

3A

Game 25 — #5 Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda) (9-2) at #1 Princeton (10-1)

Game 26 — #3 Wilmington (10-1) at #2 Byron (10-1)

Game 27 — #9 Quincy (Notre Dame) (8-3) at #5 Breese (Mater Dei) (10-1)

Game 28 — #3 Vandalia (11-0) at #2 Williamsville (11-0)

 

2A

Game 25 — #4 Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) (10-1) at #1 Knoxville (11-0)

Game 26 — #3 Clifton (Central) (11-0) at #2 Minonk (Fieldcrest) (11-0)

Game 27 — #1 Pana (H.S.) (10-1) at #5 Nashville (10-1)

Game 28 — #3 Decatur (St. Teresa) (10-1) at #10 Auburn (8-3)

 

1A

Game 25 — #4 Morrison (11-0) at #1 Kewanee (Wethersfield) [A.-Wethersfield Coop] (11-0)

Game 26 — #3 Freeport (Aquin) (11-0) at #2 Lena (L.-Winslow) (11-0)

Game 27 — #4 Arcola (9-2) at #1 Moweaqua (Central A & M) (11-0)

Game 28 — #7 Carrollton (9-2) at #6 Athens (9-2)