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IHSA football playoffs bracket 2023: Teams, pairings, schedule, game times

Wes Huett, Peoria Journal Star
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Here is the complete schedule for the 2023 Illinois High School Association football playoffs, listed class-by-class and in bracket order.

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At Hancock Stadium, Normal

Friday, Nov. 24

  • Class 1A: Camp Point Central 14, Lena-Winslow 0 | BOX SCORE

  • Class 2A: Wilmington 28, Athens 3 | BOX SCORE

  • Class 3A: Byron 69, Mt. Carmel 7 | BOX SCORE

  • Class 4A: Rochester 59, Burbank St. Laurence 38 | BOX SCORE

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Saturday, Nov. 25

  • Class 5A: LaGrange Park Nazareth 38, Joliet Catholic 20 | BOX SCORE

  • Class 6A: Cary-Grove 23, East St. Louis 20 | BOX SCORE

  • Class 7A: Chicago Mt. Carmel 35, Downers Grove North 10 | BOX SCORE

  • Class 8A: Wilmette Loyola 26, Frankfort Lincoln-Way East 15 | BOX SCORE

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Semifinal games, Nov. 18

  • Wilmette Loyola 23, Elmhurst York 14, final

  • Frankfort Lincoln-Way East 49, Barrington 6, final

Quarterfinal scores, Nov. 11

  • Wilmette Loyola 41, Chicago St. Ignatius 7

  • Elmhurst York 36, Edwardsville 29

  • Frankfort Lincoln-Way East 24, Gurnee Warren 0

  • Barrington 42, Park Ridge Maine South 40

Second-round scores, Nov. 3-4

  • Wilmette Loyola 33, Naperville Neuqua Valley 6

  • Chicago St. Ignatius 35, Huntley 23

  • Edwardsville 48, Glen Ellyn Glenbard West 14

  • Elmhurst York 17, LaGrange (Lyons) 14

  • Frankfort Lincoln-Way East 28, Minooka 0

  • Gurnee Warren 51, South Elgin 21

  • Barrington 28, Naperville Central 21

  • Park Ridge Maine South 33, Belleville East 21

First-round scores, Oct. 27-28

  • Wilmette Loyola Academy 45, Plainfield North 9

  • Naperville Neuqua Valley 31, Palatine 17

  • Huntley 26, Skokie Niles West 14

  • Chicago St. Ignatius 39, Joliet West 6

  • Edwardsville 35, Aurora West 14

  • Glen Ellyn Glenbard West 23, Naperville North 8

  • Elmhurst York 43, Homewood-Flossmoor 22

  • LaGrange Lyons 31, Lincolnshire Stevenson 6

  • Frankfort Lincoln-Way East 56, Chicago Taft 0

  • Minooka 27, Orland Park Sandburg 7

  • South Elgin 55, Chicago Lane 6

  • Gurnee Warren 39, Oswego 3

  • Barrington 42, Glenview Glenbrook South 18

  • Naperville Central 31, Downers Grove South 22

  • Park Ridge Maine South 35, Lockport 0

  • Belleville East 70, Aurora East 0

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Semifinal games, Nov. 18

  • Downers Grove North 42, Normal Community 0, final

  • Chicago Mt. Carmel 64, Batavia 26, final

Quarterfinal scores, Nov. 11

  • Normal Community 45, Lombard Glenbard East 28

  • Downers Grove North 34, New Lenox Lincoln-Way West 6

  • Batavia 55, Rockton Hononegah 14

  • Chicago Mt. Carmel 61, Quincy 14

Second-round scores, Nov. 3-4

  • Normal Community 31, Bradley-Bourbonnais 30 (OT)

  • Lombard Glenbard East 28, Addison Trail 13

  • Downers Grove North 24, Arlington Heights Hersey 21

  • New Lenox Lincoln-Way West 43, Collinsville 19

  • Rockton Hononegah 44, Villa Park Willowbrook 0

  • Batavia 45, New Lenox Lincoln-Way Central 17

  • Quincy 33, Wheaton North 14

  • Chicago Mt. Carmel 49, Mt. Prospect 15

First-round scores, Oct. 27-28

  • Normal Community 43, Summit Argo 0

  • Bradley-Bourbonnais 38, St. Charles North 21

  • Addison Trail 21, Chicago Lincoln Park 0

  • Lombard Glenbard East 24, Machesney Park Harlem 0

  • Arlington Heights Hersey 28, Wheaton Warrenville South 19

  • Downers Grove North 42, Chicago Kenwood 13

  • Collinsville 20, Des Plaines Maine West 15

  • New Lenox Lincoln-Way West 40, Hoffman Estates 14

  • Rockton Hononegah 56, Rockford Auburn 12

  • Villa Park Willowbrook 21, Yorkville 13

  • Batavia 46, Chicago Brother Rice 0

  • New Lenox Lincoln-Way Central 23, Algonquin Jacobs 14

  • Quincy 44, West Chicago 14

  • Wheaton North 34, Chicago Whitney Young 0

  • Chicago Mt. Carmel 39, Chicago St. Rita 10

  • Mt. Prospect Prospect 46, Buffalo Grove 20

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IHSA Class 6A football bracket

Semifinal games, Nov. 18

Quarterfinal games, Nov. 11

  • Lake Zurich 14, Belvidere North 10

  • Cary Grove 41, Geneva 7

  • East St. Louis 39, Kankakee 13

  • Washington 59, Chatham Glenwood 16

Second-round scores, Nov. 3-4

  • Lake Zurich 35, Maple Park Kaneland 14

  • Belvidere North 28, Wauconda 21

  • Geneva 42, Lake Forest 7

  • Cary Grove 49, Highland Park 29

  • Kankakee 49, Blue Island Eisenhower 35

  • East St. Louis 54, Normal West 7

  • Washington 21, Crete Monee 0

  • Chatham Glenwood 52, Oak Lawn Richards 51 (OT)

First-round scores, Oct. 27-28

  • Lake Zurich 21, Crystal Lake Central 7

  • Maple Park Kaneland 56, Riverside-Brookfield 20

  • Belvidere North 38, Chicago Amundsen 20

  • Wauconda 21, Fox Lake Grant 20

  • Lake Forest 49, Chicago Lake View 6

  • Geneva 50, Chicago Senn 8

  • Cary Grove 49, Libertyville 6

  • Highland Park 56, Chicago Mather 6

  • Kankakee 29, Midlothian Bremen 6

  • Blue Island Eisenhower 42, Dunlap 41 (2OT)

  • East St. Louis 61, Lemont 0

  • Normal West 37, Chicago Simeon 6

  • Washington 59, Danville 14

  • Crete Monee 47, Champaign Centennial 13

  • Oak Lawn Richards 55, Chicago Hubbard 7

  • Chatham Glenwood 63, Bloomington 28

IHSA Class 5A football bracket

Semifinal games, Nov. 18

  • LaGrange Park Nazareth 38, Wheaton St. Francis 31, final

  • Joliet Catholic 31, New Lenox Providence 21, final

Quarterfinal scores, Nov. 11

  • Wheaton St. Francis 37, Chicago Morgan Park 14

  • LaGrange Park Nazareth 21, Mundelein Carmel 17

  • Joliet Catholic 49, Morris 7

  • New Lenox Providence 21, Highland 0

Second-round scores, Nov. 3-4

  • Wheaton St. Francis 49, Sterling 8

  • Chicago Morgan Park 27, Sycamore 21

  • LaGrange Park Nazareth 42, Glen Ellyn Glenbard South 0

  • Mundelein Carmel 50, Antioch 7

  • Morris 39, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 36

  • Joliet Catholic 56, Troy Triad 7

  • New Lenox Providence 42, Country Club Hills Hillcrest 12

  • Highland 41, Metamora 36

First-round scores, Oct. 27-28

  • Sterling 50, Chicago Payton

  • Wheaton St. Francis 45, Rochelle 14

  • Chicago Morgan Park 34, Chicago Corliss Co-op 12

  • Sycamore 42, Evergreen Park 13

  • LaGrange Park Nazareth 35, Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge 28

  • Glen Ellyn Glenbard South 54, Chicago Noble/UIC 0

  • Antioch 63, Chicago Englewood STEM 8

  • Mundelein Carmel 69, Chicago Lindblom 14

  • Morris 56, Tinley Park 6

  • Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 23, Calumet City T.F. North 0

  • Troy Triad 20, Mahomet-Seymour 19

  • Joliet Catholic 40, Peoria High 16

  • New Lenox Providence 21, Morton 14

  • Country Club Hills Hillcrest 22, Carbondale 8

  • Highland 35, Mt. Vernon 14

  • Metamora 36, Decatur MacArthur 14

IHSA Class 4A football bracket

Semifinal games, Nov. 18

  • Burbank St. Laurence 31, West Chicago Wheaton Academy 30 (2OT)

  • Rochester 42, Murphysboro 14, final

Quarterfinal games, Nov. 10-11

  • West Chicago Wheaton Academy 42, Sandwich 7

  • Burbank St. Laurence 24, Elmhurst IC Catholic 20

  • Rochester 49, Breese Central 13

  • Murphysboro 25, Harrisburg 20

Second-round scores, Nov. 3-4

  • Sandwich 54, Chicago Dyett 6

  • West Chicago Wheaton Academy 12, Arlington Heights St. Viator 3

  • Elmhurst IC Catholic 35, Rockford Boylan 7

  • Burbank St. Laurence 31, Dixon 21

  • Rochester 45, Coal City 3

  • Breese Central 16, Mt. Zion 13

  • Murphysboro 14, Charleston 13

  • Harrisburg 27, Peoria Notre Dame 22

First-round scores, Oct. 27-28

  • Chicago Dyett 28, Chicago Agricultural Science 14

  • Sandwich 49, Norridge Ridgewood 34

  • West Chicago Wheaton Academy 68, Chicago Phoenix 0

  • Arlington Heights St. Viator 14, Richmond-Burton 0

  • Rockford Boylan 43, Chicago Phillips 12

  • Elmhurst IC Catholic 35, Geneseo 12

  • Dixon 10, Plano 7

  • Burbank St. Laurence 64, Chicago Vocational 0

  • Rochester 59, Lincoln 14

  • Coal City 44, Normal University 0

  • Breese Central 19, Cahokia 2

  • Mt. Zion 21, Effingham 2

  • Murphysboro 49, Taylorville 13

  • Charleston 27, Freeburg 24

  • Peoria Notre Dame 28, Kewanee 13

  • Harrisburg 23, Carterville 12

IHSA Class 3A football bracket

Semifinal games, Nov. 18

  • Byron 26, Lombard Montini 20, final

  • Mt. Carmel 63, Roxana 48, final

Quarterfinal scores, Nov. 11

  • Byron 63, Durand/Pecatonica 15

  • Lombard Montini 27, Princeton 9

  • Mt. Carmel 56, Tolono Unity 46

  • Roxana 56, Stanford Olympia 30

Second-round scores, Nov. 4

  • Byron 56, Peotone 7

  • Durand/Pecatonica 50, Stillman Valley 19

  • Princeton 35, Monmouth-Roseville 0

  • Lombard Montini 44, Fairbury Prairie Central 20

  • Tolono Unity 35, DuQuoin 25

  • Mt. Carmel 42, Sullivan/Okaw Valley 21

  • Stanford Olympia 40, Greenville 20

  • Roxana 48, St. Joseph Ogden 47

First-round scores, Oct. 27-28

  • Byron 72, Chicago Noble/Hansberry 0

  • Peotone 34, Chicago Crane 13

  • Stillman Valley 21, Chicago Noble/Johnson 20

  • Durand/Pecatonica 34, Oregon (0

  • Princeton 44, Paxton Buckley-Loda 7

  • Monmouth-Roseville 35, Poplar Grove North Boone 14

  • Fairbury Prairie Central 48, Chicago North Lawndale 6

  • Lombard Montini 48, Eureka 6

  • DuQuoin 28, Monticello 21

  • Tolono Unity 35, Williamsville 21

  • Mt. Carmel 24, Benton 17

  • Sullivan/Okaw Valley 14, Clinton 13

  • Greenville 35, Fairfield 12

  • Stanford Olympia 20, Litchfield Co-op 17

  • Roxana 50, Paris 22

  • St. Joseph Ogden 38, Carlinville 15

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IHSA Class 2A football bracket

Semifinal games, Nov. 18

  • Wilmington 42, Maroa-Forsyth 7, final

  • Athens 39, Shelbyville 6, final

Quarterfinal games, Nov. 11

  • Wilmington 20, at Seneca 14 (OT)

  • Maroa-Forsyth 35, Bloomington Central Catholic 11

  • Athens 28, Nashville 27

  • Shelbyville 28, Breese Mater Dei 21

Second-round games, Nov. 4

  • Seneca 47, Taylor Ridge Rockridge 14

  • Wilmington 42, Downs Tri-Valley 14

  • Maroa-Forsyth) 42, Momence 6

  • Bloomington Central Catholic 27, Farmington 12

  • Nashville 27, Quincy Notre Dame 18

  • Athens 34, Red Bud 13

  • Shelbyville 36, Vandalia 13

  • Breese Mater Dei 27, Johnston City 18

First-round scores, Oct. 27-28

  • Seneca 45, Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington Co-op 0

  • Taylor Ridge Rockridge 37, Westville 21

  • Downs Tri-Valley 24, El Paso-Gridley 0

  • Wilmington 41, Aledo Mercer County 14

  • Maroa-Forsyth 42, Palos Heights Chicago Christian 6

  • Momence 16, Knoxville 8

  • Bloomington Central Catholic 47, Mendon Unity/Payson Co-op 0

  • Farmington 28, Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin 23

  • Quincy Notre Dame 21, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 14

  • Nashville 49, Pana 7

  • Athens 33, Piasa Southwestern 7

  • Red Bud 7, Chester 0 (OT)

  • Shelbyville 48, Trenton Wesclin 0

  • Vandalia 34, Lawrenceville 22

  • Johnston City 16, Auburn 8

  • Breese Mater Dei 40, Carmi White County 22

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IHSA Class 1A football bracket

Semifinal games, Nov. 18

  • Lena-Winslow 30, Chicago Hope Academy 28, final

  • Camp Point Central 54, Greenfield/Northwestern 20, final

Quarterfinal games, Nov. 11

  • Lena-Winslow 30, Annawan/Kewanee Wethersfield 0

  • Chicago Hope Academy 57, Oneida ROWVA/Williamsfield 7

  • Camp Point Central 42, Belleville Althoff 22

  • Greenfield/Northwestern 44, Sesser Valier 16

Second-round games, Nov. 4

  • Lena-Winslow) 46, Forreston 14

  • Annawan/Kewanee Wethersfield 13, Morrison 6

  • Oneida ROWVA/Williamsfield 36, Toulon Stark County 8

  • Chicago Hope Academy 37, Aurora Christian 29

  • Camp Point Central 32, Hardin Calhoun 14

  • Belleville Althoff 56, LeRoy 20

  • Sesser Valier 32, Catlin Salt Fork 8

  • Greenfield/Northwestern 16, Casey Westfield 14

First-round games, Oct. 27-28

  • Lena-Winslow 50, Rockford Lutheran 13

  • Forreston 20, Ottawa Marquette 7

  • Annawan/Kewanee Wethersfield 41, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 6

  • Morrison 34, Fulton 12

  • Toulon Stark County 34, Princeville 20

  • Oneida ROWVA/Williamsfield 28, Sterling Newman 14

  • Chicago Hope Academy 58, Peru St. Bede 6

  • Aurora Christian 38, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 7

  • Camp Point Central 54, Bridgeport Red Hill 0

  • Hardin Calhoun Co-op 42, Heyworth 14

  • Belleville Althoff Catholic 76, Tuscola 41

  • LeRoy 45, Villa Grove 14

  • Sesser-Valier Co-op 34, Carrollton 8

  • Catlin Salt Fork 7, Winchester West Central Co-op 0

  • Greenfield/Northwestern 52, Nokomis 13

  • Casey Westfield 49, Toledo Cumberland 7

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