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IHSA Football playoffs — seedings and pairings

IHSA Football playoffs — seedings and pairings

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(WAND) – The high school football postseason is here! After nine hard-fought weeks on the field, programs are now locked in for their trips required to win a State Championship!

Here are the seeds and opening round matchups for our local teams:

1A North

(1) Stockton vs. (16) Galena

(8) Princeville vs. (9) Heyworth)

(4) Clifton Central vs. (13) Knoxville

(5) Rushville vs. (12) Dwight

(2) Annawan-Wethersfield vs. (15) Stark County

(7) Crane vs. (10) Deer Creek-Mackinaw

(3) Lena-Winslow vs. (14) Forreston

(6) GCMS vs. (11) Ottawa Marquette

1A South

(1) Calhoun vs. (16) Villa Grove

(8) Greenfield-NW vs. (9) Sesser-Valier

(4) Casey-Westfield vs. (13) Red Hill

(5) Tuscola vs. (12) Nokomis

(2) Camp Point Central vs. (15) Winc. West Central

(7) Brown County vs. (10) Athens

(3) Dupo vs. (14) Salt Fork

(6) Oakwood vs. (11) Carrollton

2A North

(1) Rockridge vs. (16) Illini West

(8) Chi. Richards vs. (9) Tri-Valley

(4) Seneca vs. (13) Riverdale

(5) Wilmington vs. (12) West Hancock Co-Op

(2) El Paso-Gridley vs. (15) Chi. Marshall

(7) Newman C.C. vs. (10) Ridgeview/Lexington

(3) Farmington vs. (14) Eastland-Peal City

(6) Aurora Christian vs. (11) Erie-Prophetstown

2A South

(1) Johnston City vs. (16) Wesclin

(8) Chester vs. (9) Maroa-Forsyth

(4) Flora vs. (13) Nashville

(5) Pana vs. (12) Bismarck-Henning

(2) Westville vs. (15) Shelbyville

(7) DuQuoin vs. (10) Carlinville

(3) ALAH vs. (14) Marshall

(6) Cumberland vs. (11) Sullivan

3A North

(1) Richmond-Burton vs. (16) North Boone

(8) Noble/Rauner vs. (9) Aurora Cent. Catholic

(4) Bloomington C.C. vs. (13) Princeton

(5) Monmouth-Roseville vs. (12) Manteno

(2) Byron vs. (15) Oregon

(7) Johnsburg vs. (10) Pecatonica

(3) Bishop McNamara vs. (14) Herscher

(6) Hope Academy vs. (11) IC Catholic

3A South

(1) Williamsville vs. (16) Hillsboro

(8) PORTA vs. (9) Fairfield

(4) Tolono Unity vs. (13) Mt. Carmel

(5) Monticello vs. (12) Paris

(2) Vandalia vs. (15) Christopher-Z-R

(7) Olympia vs. (10) Greenville

(3) Benton vs. (14) St. Joseph-Ogden

(6) West Frankfort vs. (11) Roxana

4A North

(1) Montini vs. (16) Urban Prep/Bronzeville

(8) Marengo vs. (9) Peoria N.D.

(4) Dixon vs. (13) Woodstock N.

(5) Coal City vs. (12) Sterling

(2) Morris vs. (15) Woodstock

(7) Metamora vs. (10) South Shore

(3) Macomb vs. (14) Hillcrest

(6) Geneseo vs. (11) Rochelle

4A South

(1) Richland County vs. (16) Jacksonville

(8) Centralia vs. (9) Cahokia

(4) Breese Central vs. (13) Columbia

(5) Freeburg vs. (12) Highland

(2) Carterville vs. (15) Alton Marquette

(7) Quincy Notre Dame vs. (10) Sacred Heart-Griffin

(3) Rochester vs. (14) Taylorville

(6) Mt. Zion vs. (11) Waterloo

5A North

(1) Prairie Ridge vs. (16) Vernon Hills

(8) Morgan Park vs. (9) St. Francis

(3) Chi. Ag-Science vs. (13) King

(5) Corliss vs. (12) Lake View

(2) Belvidere North vs. (15) Noble/Bluffs

(7) Kaneland vs. (10) Lakes

(3) Wauconda vs. (14) St. Patrick

(6) Cary-Grove vs. (11) Sycamore

5A South

(1) Washington vs. (16) Normal University

(8) Mahomet-Seymour vs. (9) Marion

(4) Kankakee vs. (13) Lemont

(5) Providence vs. (12) Springfield

(2) Oak Forest vs. (15) Champaign Centennial

(7) Bloomington vs. (10) Mascoutah

(3) Peoria vs. (14) MacArthur

(6) Morton vs. (11) T.F. North

6A North

(1) Nazareth vs. (16) Hononegah

(8) Highland Park vs. (9) Wheaton Warr. South

(4) Lake Zurich vs. (13) Grant

(5) Antioch vs. (12) Glenbard South

(2) Burlington Central vs. (15) Libertyville

(7) Harlem vs. (10) Mather

(3) Riverside-Brookfield vs. (14) Rolling Meadows

(6) Kennedy vs. (11) Fenwick

6A South

(1) Glenwood vs. (16) Joliet Catholic

(8) East St. Louis vs. (9) Plainfield East

(4) Normal West vs. (13) Thornwood

(5) Goode vs. (12) Simeon

(2) Bradley-Bourbonnais vs. (15) Shepard

(7) Oak Lawn vs. (10) St. Laurence

(3) Crete-Monee vs. (14) Quincy

(6) Dunlap vs. (11) Pekin

7A North

(1) Richards vs. (32) Edwardsville

(16) Hersey vs. (17) Payton

(8) Guilford vs. (25) St. Rita

(9) Lincoln Way-Central vs. (24) Reavis

(4) Glenbard East vs. (29) West Chicago

(13) Batavia vs. (20) Hoffman Estates

(5) Moline vs. (28) Andrew

(12) Yorkville vs. (21) Glenbard North

7A South

(2) Glenbard West vs. (31) Willowbrook

(15) Downers Grove North vs. (18) Prospect

(7) Lincoln Way-West vs. (26) Lincoln Park

(10) Kenwood vs. (23) Prosser

(3) St. Charles North vs. (30) United Twp.

(14) Carmel vs. (19) Normal Community

(6) Brother Rice vs. (27) Jefferson

(11) Addison Trail vs. (22) Jacobs

8A North

(1) Chi. Mt. Carmel vs. (32) Loyola Academy

(16) West Aurora vs. (17) Belleville East

(8) Whitney Young vs. (25) Palatine

(9) Lincoln Way-East vs. (24) Stevenson

(4) Fremd vs. (29) Huntley

(13) Lyons vs. (20) York

(5) Gurnee Warren vs. (29) New Trier

(12) Bolingbrook vs. (21) Oswego East

8A South

(2) Barrington vs. (31) Elgin

(15) Glenbrook South vs. (18) Minooka

(7) Curie vs. (26) Homewood-Flossmoor

(10) Sandburg vs. (23) Lockport

(3) Maine South vs. (30) Downers Grove South

(14) South Elgin vs. (19) Hinsdale Central

(6) Lane vs. (27 Perspectives Co-Op

(11) Oswego vs. (22) Naperville North

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