IHSA playoffs: Statewide Illinois high school football scores | first round

· Yahoo Sports

This is the first-round score list for the 2026 Illinois High School Association football playoffs, listed class-by-class and in bracket order for Friday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 31. Games are at the home of the better seed.

Visit lej.life for more information.

We will update the scores throughout the evening Friday and throughout the day Saturday.

Illinois high school football championship games are scheduled for Friday, Nov. 27 and Saturday, Nov. 28.

IHSA football playoff scores, Friday, Oct. 30

Friday's IHSA Class 1A football first-round scores

  • Dwight at Annawan/Wethersfield, 7 p.m.

Friday's IHSA Class 2A football first-round scores

  • Farmington at Wilmington, 7 p.m.
  • Stillman Valley at El Paso-Gridley, 7 p.m.
  • Winnebago at Aurora Christian, 7 p.m.
  • Oregon at Maroa-Forsyth, 7 p.m.
  • Carlinville at Johnston City, 7 p.m.
  • Chester at Newton, 7 p.m.

Friday's IHSA Class 3A football first-round scores

  • Manteno at Peru St. Bede, 7:15 p.m.
  • Chicago Hope Academy at Kankakee McNamara, 7 p.m.
  • Genoa-Kingston at Elmhurst IC Catholic, 7 p.m.
  • Woodstock Marian at Johnsburg, 7 p.m.

Friday's IHSA Class 4A football first-round scores

  • Tinley Park at Morris, 7 p.m.
  • Aurora Marmion Academy at Sterling, 7 p.m.
  • Chicago Leo at Coal City, 7 p.m.
  • Bethalto Civic Memorial at Centralia, 7 p.m.
  • Decatur MacArthur at Mt. Zion, 7 p.m.
  • Jerseyville Jersey at Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin, 7 p.m.
  • Metamora at Breese Central, 7 p.m.
  • Waterloo at Rochester, 7 p.m.

Friday's IHSA Class 5A football first-round scores

  • Glen Ellyn Glenbard South at Antioch, 7 p.m.
  • Sycamore at Belvidere, 7 p.m.
  • Lake Villa Lakes, 7 p.m. at Wauconda, 7 p.m.
  • Belvidere North at West Chicago Wheaton Academy, 7 p.m.
  • Wheaton St. Francis at Maple Park Kaneland, 7 p.m.
  • Darien Hinsdale South at Cary Grove, 6:30 p.m.
  • Marion at Mahomet-Seymour, 7 p.m.
  • Lemont at Morton, 7 p.m.
  • Washington at Troy Triad, 7 p.m.
  • LaSalle-Peru at Chicago Agricultural Science, 7 p.m.

Friday's IHSA Class 6A football first-round scores

  • Quincy 88, Chicago Goode 84 | late fourth quarter
  • St. Charles East at Machesney Park Harlem, 6:30 p.m.
  • Burlington Central at Lake Zurich, 7 p.m.
  • Niles Notre Dame at Fox Lake Grant, 7 p.m.
  • Rolling Meadows at Wheaton North, 6:30 p.m.
  • Villa Park Willowbrook at Rockton Hononegah, 7 p.m.
  • Highland Park at Oak Park Fenwick, 7 p.m.
  • Chicago Simeon at Oak Lawn, 7:30 p.m.
  • Harvey Thornton at Pekin, 7 p.m.
  • South Holland Thornwood at Riverside-Brookfield, 7 p.m.
  • Joliet Catholic Academy at Wheaton Warrenville South, 7 p.m.

Friday's IHSA Class 7A football first-round scores

  • Batavia 7, New Lenox Lincoln-Way Central 0 | second quarter
  • East St. Louis 35, Burbank Reavis 0 | second quarter
  • Lombard Glenbard East at Chicago Kenwood, 7 p.m.
  • Chicago St. Patrick at Chicago Westinghouse, 7 p.m.
  • Chicago DePaul College Prep at Mt. Prospect, 7 p.m.
  • Zion-Benton at Rockford Guilford, 7 p.m.
  • Yorkville at Arlington Heights Hersey, 7 p.m.
  • New Lenox Lincoln-Way West at Plainfield (North, 7 p.m.
  • West Chicago at Downers Grove North, 6:30 p.m.
  • Buffalo Grove at Chicago St. Rita, 7 p.m.
  • Carol Stream Glenbard North at Algonquin Jacobs, 7 p.m.

Friday's IHSA Class 8A football first-round scores

  • Elmhurst York 7, Downers Grove South 0 | first quarter
  • LaGrange Lyons 55, Chicago Perspectives/Leadership 8 | third quarter
  • Oak Park River Forest at Frankfort Lincoln-Way East, 6:15 p.m.
  • Chicago Marist at Chicago Mt. Carmel, 6:30 p.m.
  • Barrington at Orland Park Sandburg, 7 p.m.
  • Naperville Central at Oswego, 6 p.m.
  • Palatine Fremd at Naperville North, 7 p.m.
  • Lockport at Bolingbrook, 7 p.m.
  • Oswego East at Huntley, 7 p.m.
  • Chicago Lane at South Elgin, 7 p.m.
  • Glenview Glenbrook South at Winnetka New Trier, 6:30 p.m.
  • Hoffman Estates Conant at Homewood-Flossmoor, 7 p.m.
  • Minooka at Wilmette Loyola Academy, 7 p.m.
  • West Aurora at Chicago St. Ignatius, 7 p.m.

IHSA football playoff scores, Saturday, Oct. 31

Saturday's IHSA Class 1A football first-round scores

  • 16 Galena (H.S.) (6-4) at #1 Heyworth (9-0), Sat., Oct. 31, 2:00 pm
  • 9 Abingdon (A.-Avon) (8-2) at #8 Fisher (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 2:00 pm
  • 13 Ottawa (Marquette) (7-3) at #4 Clifton (Central) (8-1), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • 18 Orion (5-5) at #2 Stockton (8-1), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • 10 Lena (L.-Winslow) (7-3) at #7 Forreston (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • 14 Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) (6-4) at #3 Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) (8-1), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • 11 Fulton (H.S.) (7-3) at #6 Toulon (Stark County) (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #17 Athens (5-5) at #1 Mt. Sterling (Brown County) (9-0), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #9 Fithian (Oakwood) (7-3) at #8 Greenfield [G.-Northwestern Coop] (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #13 Havana (7-3) at #4 Sullivan (8-1), Sat., Oct. 31, 2:00 pm
  • #12 Winchester [West Central Coop] (7-3) at #5 Camp Point (Central) (8-1), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #18 Bridgeport (Red Hill) (5-5) at #2 Arthur (A.-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond) (8-1), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #10 Villa Grove [Villa Grove-Heritage Coop] (7-3) at #7 Catlin (Salt Fork) (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #14 Carlyle (7-3) at #3 Hardin (Calhoun) [Coop] (8-1), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #22 Casey (Westfield) (4-6) at #6 Tuscola (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm

Saturday's IHSA Class 2A football first-round scores

  • #17 Lanark (Eastland) [Eastland-Pearl City Coop] (5-5) at #1 Port Byron (Riverdale) (9-0), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #9 Carthage (Illini West) (8-2) at #8 Peotone (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 2:00 pm
  • #13 Bismarck (B.-Henning-Rossville-Alvin) (6-4) at #4 Downs (Tri-Valley) (8-1), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #7 Erie [E.-Prophetstown Coop] (7-2) vs. #10 Warrensburg (W.-Latham) (7-3) at Prophetstown, Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #13 DuQuoin (H.S.) (6-4) at #4 Nashville (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #12 McLeansboro (Hamilton County) (6-4) at #5 Vandalia (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 2:00 pm
  • #15 Decatur (St. Teresa) (5-5) at #2 West Frankfort (Frankfort) (8-1), Sat., Oct. 31, 6:00 pm
  • #10 Auburn (6-4) at #7 Red Bud (6-3), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #14 Moweaqua (Central A & M) [Coop] (6-4) at #3 Flora (8-1), Sat., Oct. 31, 2:00 pm
  • #22 Shelbyville (3-7) at #6 Pana (H.S.) (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm

Saturday's IHSA Class 3A football first-round scores

  • #17 Princeton (5-5) at #1 Richmond (R.-Burton) (9-0), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #4 Pecatonica [Du-Pec Coop] (8-1) vs. #13 Sandwich (6-4) at Pecatonica, Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #18 Fairbury (Prairie Central) (5-5) at #2 Byron (9-0), Sat., Oct. 31, 2:00 pm
  • #7 Chicago (UCCS/Woodlawn) (7-2) vs. #23 Pontiac (4-6) at Lane Stadium, Sat., Oct. 31, 4:30 pm
  • #16 Roxana (7-3) at #1 Hillsboro (9-0), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #9 Stanford (Olympia) (8-2) at #8 Monticello (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #13 Sparta [Coop] (8-2) at #4 Williamsville (8-1), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #12 Paris (8-2) at #5 Macomb (8-1), Sat., Oct. 31, 2:00 pm
  • #15 Belleville (Althoff Catholic) (7-3) at #2 St. Joseph (Ogden) (9-0), Sat., Oct. 31, 2:00 pm
  • #10 Tolono (Unity) (8-2) at #7 Bloomington (Central Catholic) (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #14 Greenville (7-3) at #3 Mt. Carmel (9-0), Sat., Oct. 31, 2:00 pm
  • #11 Fairfield (8-2) at #6 Benton (8-1), Sat., Oct. 31, 2:00 pm

Saturday's IHSA Class 4A football first-round scores

  • #9 Geneseo (7-3) at #8 Lombard (Montini) (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 2:00 pm
  • #5 Chicago (Phoenix) (7-2) vs. #12 Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) (6-4) at Hanson Stadium, Sat., Oct. 31, 1:30 pm
  • #10 Dixon (H.S.) (7-3) at #7 Evergreen Park (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #3 Chicago (Clark) (8-1) vs. #14 Rochelle (6-4) at Rockne Stadium, Sat., Oct. 31, 12:00 noon
  • #6 Chicago (Noble/Rauner) (7-2) vs. #22 Aurora (Central Catholic) (4-6) at Hanson Stadium, Sat., Oct. 31, 5:00 pm
  • #15 Salem (6-4) at #2 Carterville (9-0), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #10 Highland (7-3) at #7 Freeburg (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 2:00 pm
  • #11 Cahokia (H.S.) (7-3) at #6 Jacksonville (H.S.) (8-1), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:30 pm

Saturday's IHSA Class 5A football first-round scores

  • #23 Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) (3-7) at #7 Woodstock (H.S.) (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 6:00 pm
  • #3 Chicago (King) (7-2) vs. #14 Deerfield (H.S.) (6-4) at Eckersall Stadium, Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #9 Chicago (Corliss) [Coop] (8-2) at #8 Crete (Monee) (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 2:00 pm
  • #10 Carbondale (H.S.) (8-2) at #7 Calumet City (Thornton Fractional North) (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #3 Chicago (Morgan Park) (8-1) vs. #14 Oak Forest (6-4) at Stagg Stadium, Sat., Oct. 31, 12:00 noon
  • #11 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) (7-3) at #6 Kankakee (Sr.) (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm

Saturday's IHSA Class 6A football first-round scores

  • #13 Chicago (Noble/Muchin) (6-4) at #4 Libertyville (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #18 Mundelein (Carmel) (4-6) at #2 Geneva (8-1), Sat., Oct. 31, 6:30 pm
  • #1 Chicago (Kennedy) (8-1) vs. #16 East Moline (United) (6-4) at Lane Stadium, Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #20 LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) (5-5) at #4 Dunlap (8-1), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:30 pm
  • #18 Chatham (Glenwood) (6-4) at #2 Normal (Community West) (8-1), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm

Saturday's IHSA Class 7A football first-round scores

  • #32 Edwardsville (H.S.) (5-5) at #1 Normal (Community) (9-0), Sat., Oct. 31, 2:00 pm
  • #25 St. Charles (North) (6-4) at #8 Chicago (Brother Rice) (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #18 Moline (H.S.) (7-3) at #15 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) (6-3), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:30 pm
  • #39 Burbank (St. Laurence) (4-6) at #7 Plainfield (South) (8-1), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm
  • #22 Skokie (Niles North) (7-3) at #11 Oak Lawn (Richards) (7-2), Sat., Oct. 31, 1:00 pm

Saturday's IHSA Class 8A football first-round scores

  • #16 Chicago (Von Steuben) (7-1) vs. #17 Hinsdale (Central) (7-3) at Winnemac Stadium, Sat., Oct. 31, 12:00 noon
  • #27 O'Fallon (H.S.) (6-4) at #6 Park Ridge (Maine South) (8-1), Sat., Oct. 31, 2:30 pm

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: IHSA playoffs: Statewide Illinois high school football scores | first round

Read full story at source