2021 IHSA Class 6A state football playoff scores and pairings

All the scores and updated pairings for Class 6A.

Kenwood’s Kahlil Tate (11) and Omarion Lewis (13) celebrate Tate’s touchdown against Simeon.

Kenwood’s Kahlil Tate (11) and Omarion Lewis (13) celebrate Tate’s touchdown against Simeon.

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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 6A

Championship, November 27

#1 Cary-Grove 37, #4 East St. Louis 36

Semifinals, November 19-20

#1 Cary-Grove 40, #6 Lake Forest 7
#4 East St. Louis 54, #7 Crete-Monee 13

Quarterfinals, November 12-13

#1 Cary-Grove 42, #12 Crystal Lake Central 21
#6 Lake Forest 22, #7 Prairie Ridge 21
#4 East St. Louis 42, #1 Lemont 21
#7 Crete-Monee 53, #6 Washington, Ill. 24

Second Round, November 5-6

#1 Cary-Grove 55, #9 Grayslake Central 27
#12 Crystal Lake Central 14, #4 Deerfield 7
#7 Prairie Ridge 49, #2 Wauconda 20
#6 Lake Forest 13, #3 Harlem 8
#1 Lemont 73, #9 Springfield 36
#4 East St. Louis 54, #5 Richards 0
#7 Crete-Monee 15, #2 St. Ignatius 3
#6 Washington, Ill. 27, #14 Champaign Centennial 13

First Round, October 29-30

#1 Cary-Grove 41, #16 Rockford East 8
#9 Grayslake Central 27, #8 Belvidere North 22
#4 Deerfield 27, #13 Mather 0
#12 Crystal Lake Central 55, #5 Amundsen 28
#2 Wauconda 41, #15 Lakes 7
#7 Prairie Ridge 49, #10 Vernon Hills 0
#3 Harlem 64, #14 Crystal Lake South 39
#6 Lake Forest 27, #11 Antioch 6

#1 Lemont 45, #16 Kennedy 0
#9 Springfield 94, #8 Rock Island 72
#4 East St. Louis 66, #13 Riverside-Brookfield 0
#5 Richards 28, #12 Simeon 10
#2 St. Ignatius 42, #15 Bremen 7
#7 Crete-Monee 51, #10 Chatham Glenwood 0
#14 Champaign Centennial 21, #3 Kenwood 7
#6 Washington, Ill. 14, #11 Normal West 7

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