2021 IHSA Class 8A state football playoff scores and pairings

All the scores and updated pairings for Class 8A.

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Naperville Central’s Reginald Fleurima (8) runs the ball against Neuqua Valley.

Naperville Central’s Reginald Fleurima (8) runs the ball against Neuqua Valley.

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Times and dates will be released on Monday. The championship will be played on Saturday, Nov. 27 at NIU’s Huskie Stadium in DeKalb.

Class 8A

Championship, November 27

#4 Lockport 24, #6 Maine South 6

Semifinals, November 19-20

#4 Lockport 35, #1 Loyola 21
#6 Maine South 35, #18 Marist 33

Quarterfinals, November 12-13

#1 Loyola 3, #9 Lincoln-Way East 0
#4 Lockport 28, #21 Glenbard North 22
#18 Marist 51, #10 Glenbrook South 21
#6 Maine South 14, #3 Neuqua Valley 13

Second Round, November 5-6

#1 Loyola 36, #17 Naperville Central 7
#9 Lincoln-Way East 35, #25 Minooka 7
#4 Lockport 34, #13 Glenbard West 0
#21 Glenbard North 10, #5 Warren 7
#18 Marist 30, #2 South Elgin 7
#10 Glenbrook South 14, #7 Hinsdale Central 7
#3 Neuqua Valley 31, #19 Palatine 8
#6 Maine South 21, #11 Plainfield North 18

First Round, October 29-30

#1 Loyola 44, #32 Downers Grove South 0
#17 Naperville Central 28, #16 Naperville North 16
#25 Minooka 16, #8 York 13
#9 Lincoln-Way East 23, #24 Oswego East 6
#4 Lockport 35, #29 Lyons 10
#13 Glenbard West 38, #20 Oswego 10
#5 Warren 27, #28 Barrington 9
#21 Glenbard North 34, #12 Bolingbrook 30

#2 South Elgin 24, #31 Edwardsville 13
#18 Marist 42, #15 Glenbard East 0
#7 Hinsdale Central 41, #26 Sandburg 15
#10 Glenbrook South 34, #23 O’Fallon 6
#3 Neuqua Valley 60, #30 Bartlett 7
#19 Palatine 35, #14 Taft 17
#6 Maine South 51, #27 New Trier 7
#11 Plainfield North 23, #22 Evanston 13

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