Lyons, Loyola and Cary-Grove all jump into the Top 5; St. Francis and St. Charles North earn spots in the Top 25.

(WIFR) - If you’re looking for an easy way to follow the Illinois high school football playoffs, look no further. Keep an eye on every match of the postseason right here.

Illinois high school football playoffs kickoff this week with first round play in all 8 classifications. High School On SI is your place to follow all eight IHS

The IHSA has released the dates, times, and locations for this weekend’s playoff games. Here’s a look at the first-round matchups involving downstate area teams:. Olney Tigers (9-0) vs. Kewanee (5-4) Time: Saturday at 3:00 PM (Home for Olney) Harrisburg (5-4) at Breese Central (9-0) Time: Saturday at...

Springfield High scored two goals in 18 seconds to put the 2A sectional semifinal away and keep their season alive. The Senators beat Champaign Centennial 3-1 on a penalty kick goal from Gavin Oyler and Faron Harmony followed that up with a spectacular strike to seal it. Augie Bilyeu scored in the 5th minute to get the Senators on the scoreboard in the first half. Isaac Ramos scored the Chargers’ only goal in the 45th minute. Springfield High will play the winner of Wednesday’s sectional semifinal between Glenwood and Mahomet Seymour for the 2A Warrensburg Latham sectional championship on Saturday at 10 am. The Senators will get their leading scorer (Evan Carrell) back on Saturday after he had to sit out Tuesday’s game due to a red card in the regional title game.

The Illinois High School Association high school football playoffs begin this week, as 256 teams across eight classes begin their journey to win a state championship. Peoria Journal Star sports reporter Adam Duvall lays out his predictions for each class, highlighting their final four teams, potential sleepers and who he think will be...

PEORIA, Ill (WMBD/WYZZ) — All of the area high school football playoff games now are set. Game days and times are confirmed by the Illinois High School Association for this weekend’s opening round games. Games are Friday, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 2.  In 7A: New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) (6-3) plays at Pekin (7-2), on […]

Saturday night, the IHSA had their annual Playoff Pairings unveiling. Every 5-4 team in the state made it in to the postseason this year, as well as one 4-5 team from Chicagoland. A total of 20 Southern Illinois teams have made it into the postseason. Below are the dates and...

Here are high school volleyball regional updates from around Springfield: Tuesday's results Top seed Taylorville and fourth seed Rochester won their semifinal matches in straight sets on Tuesday and will play for the Class 3A Decatur MacArthur Regional volleyball championship.  ...

The New Berlin Pretzels (7-2) are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2015. The Pretzels will host Benton (6-3) this week for round one of the 3A playoffs. Second year Head Coach James Dambacher shared his thoughts on the team and their round one opponent.

Warrensburg, IL. (WICS) — Springfield High took on Centennial for a spot in the Class 2A Sectional final to headline a busy day of fall high school postseason sports. The Senators were up 1-0 at the half before the Chargers equalized off the football Issac Ramos. Springfield High would be awarded a penalty shortly after, Gavin Oyler putting that into the back of the net for Springfield High to regain the lead. Faron Harmony would score an incredible goal just moments later to seal the contest for Springfield High. They now play the winner of Glenwood and Mahomet Seymour in the Sectional Final.

(WIFR) - Round one of the IHSA playoffs is officially set – here’s a look at the times and locations for round one games involving stateline teams.

ROCHESTER, Ill. (WICS) — New information is coming out of Rochester with the football team after a report found instances of bullying within the varsity team. The investigation started after allegations of bullying and hazing were reported to the district. The head coach was suspended from the district’s game...

BLOOMINGTON - Both Edwardsville and Belleville East will play their Class 8A playoff openers on the road Friday night, as will Collinsville in Class 7A, while other smaller schools will play on Saturday afternoon as the Illinois High School Association released the schedule for the first round of the 2024 football playoffs Monday afternoon.

There's no place like home for Pleasant Plains, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top against the Tri-City Tornadoes by a score of 2-0 on Monday. Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Pleasant Plains took...

(WAND) - Soccer and volleyball postseason's are full throttle. Check below for some scores from Tuesday's action.

Oct. 30—WARRENSBURG — Centennial boys' soccer coach Thair Al-Saqri's stance hasn't changed. After the Chargers' 5-1 win against Champaign Central on Oct. 1, he dubbed his group "the best team in this area." Now that their season is done after a 3-1 loss to Springfield on a windy Tuesday afternoon in a Class 2A Warrensburg-Latham Sectional semifinal match, Al-Saqri has no doubt his Chargers ...

The Illinois High School Association has released dates and times for playoff football games for this weekend. WGEL previously announced the Greenville Comets will be playing at home Saturday at 2 p.m. against Fairfield. That is a Class 3A game. Four other South Central Conference schools will be playing Friday...