The Illinois High School Association state football playoff pairings have been revealed. Only the pairings have been released so far, dates and times of the games will be posted on Monday afternoon.
In the first round, the higher seed hosts the game. In subsequent rounds, the school that has hosted fewer times during the current playoff series hosts the game. If both teams have hosted an equal number of times, the higher seed hosts. The game must be played on Saturday, unless both schools agree to play the game on Friday.
One playoff round will take place each week, starting with the first round games on Friday, Oct, 28 and Saturday, Oct. 29. This season’s state championship games will be held at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. The Class 1A thru 4A title games will take place on Friday, Nov. 25. The Class 5A thru 8A title games will be Saturday, Nov. 26.
Class 7A
Championship, November 26
#1 Mount Carmel 44, #18 Batavia 20
Semifinals, November 19
#1 Mount Carmel 20, #12 St. Rita 9
#18 Batavia 24, #11 Lake Zurich 7
Quarterfinals, November 12
#1 Mount Carmel 48, #24 Brother Rice 12
#12 St. Rita 28, #4 St. Charles North 7
#18 Batavia 17, #7 Yorkville 6
#11 Lake Zurich 29, #3 Pekin 27
Second Round, November 4-5
#1 Mount Carmel 24, #17 Downers Grove North 6
#24 Brother Rice 44, #8 Collinsville 15
#4 St. Charles North 25, #20 Hoffman Estates 9
#12 St. Rita 38, #5 Prospect 21
#18 Batavia 19, #2 Hersey 13 (2OT)
#7 Yorkville 34, #10 Moline 31 (4OT)
#3 Pekin 32, #19 Normal 31
#11 Lake Zurich 14, #6 Wheaton North 6
First Round, October 28-29
#1 Mount Carmel 49, #32 Buffalo Grove 3
#17 Downers Grove North 46, #16 Lincoln Park 0
#8 Collinsville 14, #25 Bradley-Bourbonnais 12
#24 Brother Rice 27, #9 Jacobs 0
#4 St. Charles North 47, #29 Maine West 10
#20 Hoffman Estates 29, #13 Elk Grove 22
#5 Prospect 62, #28 Reavis 13
#12 St. Rita 27, #21 Geneva 14
#2 Hersey 49, #31 Argo 14
#18 Batavia 42, #15 Guilford 0
#7 Yorkville 33, #26 Libertyville 8
#10 Moline 21, #23 DeKalb 13
#3 Pekin 51, #30 Plainfield Central 14
#19 Normal 44, #14 Hononegah 13
#6 Wheaton North 35, #27 Willowbrook 14
#11 Lake Zurich 48, #22 Larkin 6
