Playoffs for high school football have officially begun! Many games are on the way. If you’re here to see who our local football teams will be up against, Centralia is scheduled to take on Troy (Triad), Mt. Vernon will play against Kankakee, Flora will go up against Johnston City, Vandalia will play Arthur (Lovington-Atwood-Hammond), and Nashville will be up against Red Bud. Posted below are the matchups that will take place in the first round of the playoffs.
First Round – Class 1A
Game 1 — #16 Chicago (Richards) (5-4) at #1 Lena (Winslow) (9-0), TBA
Game 2 — #9 Toulon (Stark County) (5-4) at #8 Oneida (ROWVA) [Coop] (5-4), TBA
Game 3 — #13 Aurora (Christian) (5-4) at #4 Fulton (H.S.) (7-2), TBA
Game 4 — #12 Rockford (Lutheran) (5-4) at #5 Kewanee [A.-Wethersfield Coop] (7-2), TBA
Game 5 — #15 Chicago (Corliss) (5-4) at #2 Chicago (C. Hope Academy) (9-0), TBA
Game 6 — #10 Forreston (5-4) at #7 Peru (St. Bede) (7-2), TBA
Game 7 — #14 Morrison (5-4) at #3 Ottawa (Marquette) (8-1), TBA
Game 8 — #11 Dakota (5-4) at #6 Gilman (Iroquois West) (7-2), TBA
Game 9 — #16 Madison (5-3) at #1 Colfax [Ridgeview-Lexington Coop] (9-0), TBA
Game 10 — #9 Catlin (Salt Fork) (6-3) at #8 Bridgeport (Red Hill) (7-2), TBA
Game 11 — #13 Mt. Sterling (Brown County) (5-4) at #4 Tuscola (7-2), TBA
Game 12 — #12 Villa Grove (6-3) at #5 Jacksonville (Routt) [Coop] (7-2), TBA
Game 13 — #15 Dupo (5-4) at #2 Camp Point (Central) (9-0), TBA
Game 14 — #10 Moweaqua (Central A & M) (6-3) at #7 Sesser (Valier) [Coop] (7-2), TBA
Game 15 — #14 Hardin (Calhoun) [Coop] (5-4) at #3 Greenfield [G.-Northwestern Coop] (8-1), TBA
Game 16 — #11 Rushville (Industry) (6-3) at #6 Toledo (Cumberland) (7-2), TBA
First Round – Class 2A
Game 1 — #16 Chicago (North Lawndale Charter) (5-4) at #1 Maroa (Forsyth) (9-0), TBA
Game 2 — #9 El Paso (Gridley) (7-2) at #8 Farmington (7-2), TBA
Game 3 — #13 Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) (5-4) at #4 Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) (8-1), TBA
Game 4 — #12 Bloomington (Central Catholic) (6-3) at #5 Aledo (Mercer County) (7-2), TBA
Game 5 — #15 Westville (5-4) at #2 Bismarck (Henning-Rossville-Alvin) (9-0), TBA
Game 6 — #10 Mendon (Unity) [Coop] (6-3) at #7 Knoxville (7-2), TBA
Game 7 — #14 Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) (5-4) at #3 Wilmington (8-1), TBA
Game 8 — #11 Clifton (Central) (6-3) at #6 Downs (Tri-Valley) (7-2), TBA
Game 9 — #16 Chester (5-4) at #1 Decatur (St. Teresa) (9-0), TBA
Game 10 — #9 Athens (7-2) at #8 Carmi (White County) (7-2), TBA
Game 11 — #13 Auburn (6-3) at #4 Pana (H.S.) (8-1), TBA
Game 12 — #12 Fairfield (6-3) at #5 Virden (North Mac) (8-1), TBA
Game 13 — #15 Flora (5-4) at #2 Johnston City (9-0), TBA
Game 14 — #10 Arthur (Lovington-Atwood-Hammond) (7-2) at #7 Vandalia (7-2), TBA
Game 15 — #14 Belleville (Althoff Catholic) (5-4) at #3 Shelbyville (8-1), TBA
Game 16 — #11 Nashville (7-2) at #6 Red Bud (7-2), TBA
First Round – Class 3A
Game 1 — #16 Peotone (5-4) at #1 Princeton (9-0), TBA
Game 2 — #9 Elmwood [E.-Brimfield Coop] (6-3) at #8 Genoa (Kingston) (7-2), TBA
Game 3 — #13 Chicago (King) (5-4) at #4 Elmhurst (IC Catholic) (8-1), TBA
Game 4 — #12 Monmouth (Roseville) (5-4) at #5 Stillman Valley (8-1), TBA
Game 5 — #15 Chicago (Carver) (5-3) at #2 Braidwood (Reed-Custer) (9-0), TBA
Game 6 — #10 Chicago (Catalyst/Maria) (6-3) at #7 Pecatonica [Du-Pec Coop] (7-2), TBA
Game 7 — #14 Winnebago (5-4) at #3 Seneca (9-0), TBA
Game 8 — #11 Lisle (Sr.) (5-4) at #6 Byron (8-1), TBA
Game 9 — #16 Paxton (Buckley-Loda) (5-4) at #1 Fairbury (Prairie Central) (9-0), TBA
Game 10 — #9 Roxana (6-3) at #8 Hillsboro (6-3), TBA
Game 11 — #13 Harrisburg (5-4) at #4 Tolono (Unity) (8-1), TBA
Game 12 — #12 Monticello (5-4) at #5 Mt. Carmel (8-1), TBA
Game 13 — #15 Stanford (Olympia) (5-4) at #2 Benton (8-1), TBA
Game 14 — #10 Robinson (6-3) at #7 St. Joseph (Ogden) (6-3), TBA
Game 15 — #14 Carlinville (5-4) at #3 Williamsville (8-1), TBA
Game 16 — #11 Beardstown (5-4) at #6 Eureka (7-2), TBA
First Round – Class 4A
Game 1 — #16 Norridge (Ridgewood) (5-4) at #1 Richmond (Burton) (9-0), TBA
Game 2 — #9 Chicago (Sullivan) (6-3) vs. #8 Chicago (Urban Prep/Bronzeville) [Coop] (6-3) at TBA, TBA
Game 3 — #13 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) (5-4) at #4 West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) (8-1), TBA
Game 4 — #12 Chicago (Phillips) (5-4) at #5 Joliet (Catholic Academy) (7-2), TBA
Game 5 — #15 Johnsburg (5-4) vs. #2 Chicago (Hyde Park) (9-0) at TBA, TBA
Game 6 — #10 Dixon (H.S.) (6-3) at #7 Rochelle (7-2), TBA
Game 7 — #14 Marengo (5-4) at #3 Wheaton (St. Francis) (8-1), TBA
Game 8 — #11 Chicago (Noble/Comer) (6-3) at #6 Evergreen Park (7-2), TBA
Game 9 — #16 Geneseo (5-4) at #1 Carterville (9-0), TBA
Game 10 — #9 Wood River (East Alton) (6-3) at #8 Coal City (6-3), TBA
Game 11 — #13 Effingham (H.S.) (5-4) at #4 Rochester (8-1), TBA
Game 12 — #12 Mt. Zion (6-3) at #5 Breese (Central) (7-2), TBA
Game 13 — #15 Spring Valley (Hall) [Coop] (5-4) at #2 Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) (9-0), TBA
Game 14 — #10 Waterloo (H.S.) (6-3) at #7 Olney (Richland County) (7-2), TBA
Game 15 — #14 Quincy (Notre Dame) (5-4) at #3 Macomb (9-0), TBA
Game 16 — #11 Columbia (6-3) at #6 Murphysboro [Coop] (7-2), TBA
First Round – Class 5A
Game 1 — #16 Chicago (Westinghouse) (5-4) at #1 Sycamore (H.S.) (9-0), TBA
Game 2 — #9 Mundelein (Carmel) (6-3) vs. #8 Chicago (Noble/Bulls) (7-2) at TBA, TBA
Game 3 — #13 Chicago (Noble/Pritzker) (5-4) vs. #4 Chicago (Goode) (8-1) at TBA, TBA
Game 4 — #12 Arlington Heights (St. Viator) (5-4) at #5 Sterling (H.S.) (7-2), TBA
Game 5 — #15 Oak Park (Fenwick) (5-4) vs. #2 Chicago (Morgan Park) (8-1) at TBA, TBA
Game 6 — #10 Chicago (Noble/ITW Speer) (6-3) vs. #7 Chicago (Payton) (7-2) at TBA, TBA
Game 7 — #14 Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) (5-4) at #3 Rockford (Boylan Catholic) (8-1), TBA
Game 8 — #11 LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) (5-4) at #6 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) (7-2), TBA
Game 9 — #16 Ottawa (Twp.) (5-4) at #1 Mahomet (Seymour) (9-0), TBA
Game 10 — #9 Jacksonville (H.S.) (6-3) at #8 Metamora (6-3), TBA
Game 11 — #13 LaSalle (Peru) (5-4) at #4 Morris (7-2), TBA
Game 12 — #12 Centralia (H.S.) (5-4) at #5 Troy (Triad) (7-2), TBA
Game 13 — #15 Dunlap (5-4) at #2 Highland (8-1), TBA
Game 14 — #10 Marion (H.S.) (6-3) at #7 Mascoutah (6-3), TBA
Game 15 — #14 Decatur (MacArthur) (5-4) at #3 Peoria (H.S.) (8-1), TBA
Game 16 — #11 Mt. Vernon (H.S.) (5-4) at #6 Kankakee (Sr.) (7-2), TBA
First Round – Class 7A
Game 1 — #32 Buffalo Grove (4-5) at #1 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) (9-0), TBA
Game 2 — #17 Downers Grove (North) (6-3) vs. #16 Chicago (Lincoln Park) (7-2) at TBA, TBA
Game 3 — #25 Bradley (Bourbonnais) (5-4) at #8 Collinsville (8-1), TBA
Game 4 — #24 Chicago (Brother Rice) (5-4) at #9 Algonquin (Jacobs) (8-1), TBA
Game 5 — #29 Des Plaines (Maine West) (5-4) at #4 St. Charles (North) (8-1), TBA
Game 6 — #20 Hoffman Estates (H.S.) (6-3) at #13 Elk Grove Village (E.G.) (7-2), TBA
Game 7 — #28 Burbank (Reavis) (5-4) at #5 Mt. Prospect (Prospect) (8-1), TBA
Game 8 — #21 Geneva (6-3) at #12 Chicago (St. Rita) (7-2), TBA
Game 9 — #31 Summit (Argo) (5-4) at #2 Arlington Heights (Hersey) (9-0), TBA
Game 10 — #18 Batavia (6-3) at #15 Rockford (Guilford) (7-2), TBA
Game 11 — #26 Libertyville (5-4) at #7 Yorkville (H.S.) (8-1), TBA
Game 12 — #23 DeKalb (6-3) at #10 Moline (H.S.) (8-1), TBA
Game 13 — #30 Plainfield (Central) (5-4) at #3 Pekin (9-0), TBA
Game 14 — #19 Normal (Community) (6-3) at #14 Rockton (Hononegah) (7-2), TBA
Game 15 — #27 Villa Park (Willowbrook) (5-4) at #6 Wheaton (North) (8-1), TBA
Game 16 — #22 Elgin (Larkin) (6-3) at #11 Lake Zurich (8-1), TBA
First Round – Class 8A
Game 1 — #32 Hoffman Estates (Conant) (5-4) at #1 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) (9-0), TBA
Game 2 — #17 Naperville (Neuqua Valley) (7-2) vs. #16 Chicago (Lane) (7-2) at TBA, TBA
Game 3 — #25 Lincolnshire (Stevenson) (6-3) at #8 Gurnee (Warren) (8-1), TBA
Game 4 — #24 Tinley Park (Andrew) (6-3) at #9 Huntley (8-1), TBA
Game 5 — #29 Belleville (East) (5-4) at #4 South Elgin (9-0), TBA
Game 6 — #20 Bolingbrook (6-3) at #13 Park Ridge (Maine South) (7-2), TBA
Game 7 — #28 Lockport (Twp.) (5-4) at #5 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) (8-1), TBA
Game 8 — #21 Flossmoor (Homewood) (6-3) at #12 Glenview (Glenbrook South) (8-1), TBA
Game 9 — #31 Oswego (East) (5-4) at #2 Elmhurst (York) (9-0), TBA
Game 10 — #18 Chicago (Marist) (6-3) at #15 Naperville (North) (7-2), TBA
Game 11 — #26 Downers Grove (South) (6-3) at #7 Palatine (H.S.) (8-1), TBA
Game 12 — #23 Minooka (6-3) at #10 Lombard (Glenbard East) (8-1), TBA
Game 13 — #30 Richton Park (Rich Township) (5-4) at #3 Plainfield (North) (9-0), TBA
Game 14 — #19 Naperville (Central) (6-3) at #14 LaGrange (Lyons) (7-2), TBA
Game 15 — #27 Plainfield (South) (6-3) at #6 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) (8-1), TBA
Game 16 — #22 Edwardsville (H.S.) (6-3) at #11 O’Fallon (H.S.) (8-1), TBA
