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The IHSA state football playoffs begin this weekend at a high school near you with 128 first-round games Friday and Saturday. Championship games will be held Thanksgiving weekend at Hancock Stadium in Normal, with Classes 1A-4A on Nov. 28 and Classes 5A-8A on Nov. 29. The first-round pairings below are in bracket order. Class 8A (32) Loyola (4-4) at (1) Mt. Carmel (9-0), 4:30 p.m. Saturday (17) Belleville East (7-2) at (16) West Aurora (7-2), 6 p.m. Saturday (25) Palatine (5-4) vs. (8) Young (8-1) at Rockne Stadium, 7 p.m. Friday (24) Stevenson (6-3) at (9) Lincoln-Way East (7-2), 7 p.m. Friday (29) Huntley (5-4) at (4) Fremd (8-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday (20) York (6-3) at (13) Lyons (7-2), 7 p.m. Friday (28) New Trier (5-4) at (5) Warren (8-1), 7 p.m. Saturday (21) Oswego East (6-3) at (12) Bolingbrook (7-2), 7 p.m. Friday (31) Elgin (5-4) at (2) Barrington (8-1), 7 p.m. Friday (18) Minooka (6-3) at (15) Glenbrook South (7-2), 7 p.m. Friday (26) Homewood-Flossmoor (5-4) vs. (7) Curie (8-1) at Rockne Stadium, 1 p.m. Saturday (23) Lockport (6-3) at (10) Sandburg (7-2), 6 p.m. Saturday (30) Downers Grove South (5-4) at (3) Maine South (8-1), 7 p.m. Friday (19) Hinsdale Central (6-3) at (14) South Elgin (7-2), 7 p.m. Friday (27) Perspectives-Leadership (5-4) at (6) Lane (8-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday (22) Naperville North (6-3) at (11) Oswego (7-2), 7 p.m. Friday Class 7A (32) Edwardsville (4-5) at (1) Richards (8-1), 6 p.m. Friday (17) Payton (7-2) at (16) Hersey (7-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday (25) St. Rita (5-4) at (8) Guilford (8-1), 2 p.m. Saturday (24) Reavis (6-3) at (9) Lincoln-Way Central (8-1), 7 p.m. Friday (29) West Chicago (5-4) at (4) Glenbard East (8-1), 7 p.m. Friday (20) Hoffman Estates (6-3) at (13) Batavia (7-2), 6 p.m. Friday (28) Andrew (5-4) at (5) Moline (8-1), 4 p.m. Saturday (21) Glenbard North (6-3) at (12) Yorkville (7-2), 7 p.m. Friday (31) Willowbrook (5-4) at (2) Glenbard West (8-1), 1 p.m. Saturday (18) Prospect (7-2) at (15) Downers Grove North (7-2), 7 p.m. Friday (26) Lincoln Park (5-4) at (7) Lincoln-Way West (8-1), 7 p.m. Friday (23) Prosser (6-3) vs. (10) Kenwood (8-1) at Lane Stadium, 4 p.m. Friday (30) East Moline United (5-4) at (3) St. Charles North (8-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday (19) Normal Community (7-2) at (14) Carmel (7-2), 1 p.m. Saturday (27) Jefferson (5-4) at (6) Brother Rice (8-1), 7 p.m. Friday (22) Jacobs (6-3) at (11) Addison Trail (8-1), noon Saturday Class 6A (16) Hononegah (5-4) at (1) Nazareth (8-1), 1 p.m. Saturday (9) Wheaton Warrenville South (6-3) at (8) Highland Park (7-2), 1 p.m. Saturday (13) Grant (6-3) at (4) Lake Zurich (7-2), noon Saturday (12) Glenbard South (6-3) at (5) Antioch (7-2), 1 p.m. Saturday (15) Libertyville (5-4) at (2) Burlington Central (8-1), 6 p.m. Saturday (10) Mather (6-3) at (7) Machesney Park Harlem (7-2), 6 p.m. Friday (14) Rolling Meadows (6-3) at (3) Riverside-Brookfield (8-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday (11) Fenwick (6-3) vs. (6) Kennedy (7-2) at Winnemac Stadium, 1 p.m. Saturday (16) Joliet Catholic (4-5) at (1) Chatham Glenwood (9-0), 2 p.m. Saturday (9) Plainfield East (6-3) at (8) East St. Louis (6-3), 7 p.m. Friday (13) Thornwood (5-4) at (4) Normal Community West (7-2), 1 p.m. Saturday (12) Simeon (5-4) vs. (5) Goode (7-2) at Rockne Stadium, 4 p.m. Friday (15) Shepard (4-5) at (2) Bradley-Bourbonnais (8-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday (10) St. Laurence (5-4) at (7) Oak Lawn (7-2), 6:30 p.m. Friday (14 Quincy (5-4) at (3) Crete-Monee (7-2), 2 p.m. Saturday (11) Pekin (5-4) at (6) Dunlap (7-2), 7 p.m. Friday Class 5A (16) Vernon Hills (5-4) at (1) Prairie Ridge (9-0), 7 p.m. Friday (9) St. Francis (6-3) vs. (8) Morgan Park (6-3) at Gately Stadium, 1 p.m. Saturday (13) King (5-4) vs. (4) Agricultural Science (8-1) at Gately Stadium, 5:30 p.m. Friday (12) Lake View (5-4) vs. (5) Corliss (7-2) at Gately Stadium, 4:30 p.m. Saturday (15) Noble-Bulls (5-4) at (2) Belvidere North (9-0), 1 p.m. Saturday (10) Lakes (6-3) at (7) Kaneland (7-2), 5 p.m. Saturday (14) St. Patrick (5-4) at (3) Wauconda (9-0), 2 p.m. Saturday (11) Sycamore (5-4) at (6) Cary-Grove (7-2), 1 p.m. Saturday (16) Normal U-High (5-4) at (1) Washington, Ill. (8-1), 7 p.m. Friday (9) Marion (6-3) at (8) Mahomet Seymour (6-3), 2 p.m. Saturday (13) Lemont (5-4) at (4) Kankakee (6-3), 3 p.m. Saturday (12) Springfield (5-4) at (5) Providence (6-3), 1 p.m. Saturday (15) Champaign Centennial (5-4) at (2) Oak Forest (8-1), 1 p.m. Saturday (10) Mascoutah (6-3) at (7) Bloomington (6-3), 6 p.m. Saturday (14) Decatur MacArthur (5-4) at (3) Peoria (7-2), 7 p.m. Saturday (11) TF North (6-3) at (6) Morton (6-3), 2 p.m. Saturday Class 4A (16) Urban Prep-Bronzeville (4-5) at (1) Montini (9-0), 1 p.m. Saturday (9) Peoria Notre Dame (7-2) at (8) Marengo (7-2), 7 p.m. Friday (13) Woodstock North (6-3) at (4) Dixon (8-1), 7 p.m. Friday (12) Sterling (6-3) at (5) Coal City (7-2), 4 p.m. Saturday (15) Woodstock (5-4) at (2) Morris (8-1), 7 p.m. Friday (10) South Shore (7-2) at (7) Metamora (7-2), 1:30 p.m. Saturday (14) Hillcrest (5-4) at (3) Macomb (8-1), 2 p.m. Saturday (11) Rochelle (6-3) at (6) Geneseo (7-2), 7 p.m. Friday (16) Jacksonville (5-4) at (1) Richland County (9-0), 5 p.m. Saturday (9) Cahokia (7-2) at (8) Centralia (7-2), 1 p.m. Saturday (13) Columbia (6-3) at (4) Breese Central (8-1), 2 p.m. Saturday (12) Highland (6-3) at (5) Freeburg (8-1), 2:30 p.m. Saturday (15) Alton Marquette (5-4) at (2) Carterville (9-0), 1 p.m. Saturday (10) Sacred Heart-Griffin (6-3) at (7) Quincy Notre Dame (7-2), 1 p.m. Saturday (14) Taylorville (5-4) at (3) Rochester (8-1), 7 p.m. Friday (11) Waterloo (6-3) at (6) Mt. Zion (8-1), 7 p.m. Friday Class 3A (16) North Boone (5-4) at (1) Richmond-Burton (9-0), 7 p.m. Friday (9) Aurora Central Catholic (7-2) vs. (8) Rauner (7-2) at Hanson Stadium, 1 p.m. Saturday (13) Princeton (6-3) at (4) Bloomington Central Catholic (9-0), 1 p.m. Saturday (12) Manteno (6-3) at (5) Monmouth-Roseville (8-1), 5 p.m. Saturday (15) Oregon (5-4) at (2) Byron (9-0), 7:15 p.m. Friday (10) Pecatonica (6-3) at (7) Johnsburg (7-2), 6 p.m. Saturday (14) Herscher (6-3) at (3) Bishop McNamara (9-0), 7 p.m. Friday (11) IC Catholic (6-3) at (6) Hope (8-1), 3 p.m. Saturday (16) Hillsboro (5-4) at (1) Williamsville (9-0), 1 p.m. Saturday (9) Fairfield (6-3) at (8) Petersburg-Porta (6-3), 3 p.m. Saturday (13) Mt. Carmel, Ill. (5-4) at (4) Tolono Unity (8-1), 2 p.m. Saturday (12) Paris (6-3) at (5) Monticello (7-2), 2 p.m. Saturday (15) Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton (5-4) at (2) Vandalia (9-0), 2 p.m. Saturday (10) Greenville (6-3) at (7) Stanford Olympia (6-3), 2 p.m. Saturday (14) St. Joseph-Ogden (5-4) at (3) Benton (9-0), 2 p.m. Saturday (11) Roxana (6-3) at (6) Frankfort (6-3), 2:30 p.m. Saturday Class 2A (16) Illini West (5-4) at (1) Rockridge (9-0), 1 p.m. Saturday (9) Tri-Valley (7-2) vs. (8) Richards (7-2) at Stagg Stadium, 1 p.m. Saturday (13) Riverdale (6-3) at (4) Seneca (9-0), 1 p.m. Saturday (12) West Hancock (6-3) at (5) Wilmington (8-1), 3 p.m. Saturday (15) Marshall (5-4) at (2) El Paso-Gridley (9-0), 7 p.m. Saturday (10) Ridgeview-Lexington (7-2) vs. (7) Newman Central Catholic (7-2) at Sterling HS, 1 p.m. Saturday (14) Eastland-Pearl City (5-4) at (3) Farmington (9-0), 1 p.m. Saturday (11) Erie-Prophetstown (6-3) at (6) Aurora Christian (7-2), 4 p.m. Saturday (16) Trenton-Wesclin (5-4) at (1) Johnston City (9-0), 7 p.m. Friday (9) Maroa-Forsyth (7-2) at (8) Chester (8-1), 1 p.m. Saturday (13) Nashville (5-4) at (4) Flora (8-1), 2 p.m. Saturday (12) Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin (6-3) at (5) Pana (8-1), 1 p.m. Saturday (15) Shelbyville (5-4) at (2) Westville (9-0), 2 p.m. Saturday (10) Carlinville (7-2) at (7) DuQuoin (8-1), 2 p.m. Saturday (14) Marshall, Ill. (5-4) at (3) Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond (9-0), 1 p.m. Saturday (11) Sullivan (7-2) at (6) Cumberland (8-1), 2 p.m. Saturday Class 1A (16) Galena (5-4) at (1) Stockton (9-0), 1 p.m. Saturday (9) Heyworth (7-2) at (8) Princeville (7-2), 1 p.m. Saturday (13) Knoxville (5-4) at (4) Clifton Central (8-1), 4 p.m. Saturday (12) Dwight (6-3) at (5) Rushville-Industry (7-2), 2 p.m. Saturday (15) Stark County (5-4) at (2) Annawan-Wethersfield (9-0), 1 p.m. Saturday (10) Deer Creek (6-3) vs. (7) Crane (7-2) at Rockne Stadium, 4:30 p.m. Saturday (14) Forreston (5-4) at (3) Lena-Winslow (8-1), 1 p.m. Saturday (11) Ottawa Marquette (6-3) at (6) Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (7-2), 1 p.m. Saturday (16) Villa Grove (5-4) at (1) Hardin Calhoun (9-0), 1:30 p.m. Saturday (9) Sesser-Valier (6-3) at (8) Greenfield-Northwestern (6-3), 2 p.m. Saturday (13) Red Hill (5-4) at (4) Casey-Westfield (7-2), 7 p.m. Saturday (12) Nokomis (6-3) at (5) Tuscola (7-2), 3 p.m. Saturday (15) Winchester-West Central (5-4) at (2) Camp Point Central (9-0), 1 p.m. Saturday (10) Athens (6-3) at (7) Mt. Sterling Brown County (7-2), 1 p.m. Saturday (14) Catlin Salt Fork (5-4) at (3) Dupo (8-1), 1 p.m. Saturday (11) Carrollton (6-3) at (6) Fithian Oakwood (7-2), 2 p.m. Saturday RevContent Feed
