<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3rrPJF_0wPFvqPk00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3rrPJF_0wPFvqPk00" width="1024" height="768" ><figcaption>For the second straight season, all five Intercity schools will be in the postseason. (WJBC file photo)</figcaption></figure>BLOOMINGTON – The regular season is over, it’s time for postseason football.Twenty-one area teams will play in the high school football state playoffs, as announced by the Illinois High School Association on Saturday. The 256-team playoff field is set but game dates and times don’t have to be finalized until Monday.Undefeated LeRoy is a No. 1 seed in the 1A bracket. The Panthers (9-0) will host Aurora Christian.Two area rivals will also host 1A playoffs games. Fifth-seeded Stark County (8-1) hosts Ottawa Marquette and No. 7 Princeville (7-2) will host Stockton.Farmington is a top-seed in the 2A bracket. The Farmers (9-0) will host No. 16 Dee-Mack (7-2).El Paso-Gridley (6-3) will travel to Seneca, third-seeded Tri-Valley (8-1) earns a first-round home game against Bloomington Central Catholic (5-4) and fourth-seeded Elmwood-Brimfield (8-1) will host Oakwood in the 2A playoffs.In class 3A, Eureka is a 7 seed and the Hornets (8-1) will host Peotone. Prairie Central (5-4), which needed a win in the regular season finale to be playoff eligible, will travel to top-seeded Byron and 13th-seeded Olympia (6-3) will play at Nashville.The 4A playoff bracket includes a pair of area schools who will open the playoffs on the road. 13th-seeded Notre Dame (5-4) will travel to Rochester while tenth-seeded U-High (7-2) will head to Manteno.Peoria High is seeded No. 2 in the class 5A playoffs and the Lions (7-2) earn a home playoff opener against Hillcrest. No. 9 Metamora (6-3) heads to Centralia.In 6A, Bloomington is the highest-seeded area team in the bracket. The sixth-seeded Raiders (7-2) host Lemont.Also in the 6A playoffs, No. 7 Washington (7-2) hosts Shepard, No. 8 Normal West (7-2) hosts Simeon and No. 15 Dunlap (6-3) travels to Richards.In the 7A playoff field, sixth-seeded Normal Community (8-1) hosts West Chicago. And No. 13 Pekin (7-2) hosts Lincoln-Way West.The IHSA football playoff brackets can be found here.</div></body>

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21 area high school football teams headed to IHSA playoffs

BLOOMINGTON – The regular season is over, it’s time for postseason football. Twenty-one area teams will play in the high school football state playoffs, as announced by the Illinois High School Association on Saturday. The 256-team playoff field is set but game dates and times don’t have to be finalized until Monday.