IHSA football playoffs 2021: Playoff pairings, schedule, game times
The complete scores and schedule for the 2021 Illinois High School Association football playoffs, listed class-by-class and in bracket order.
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IHSA football championship game schedule
1A: Lena-Winslow 38, Carrollton 25 | STATS
2A: Wilmington 24, Nashville 7 | STATS
3A: Byron 35, Tolono Unity 7 | STATS
4A: Joliet Catholic 56, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 27 | STATS
5A: Oak Park Fenwick 34, Kankakee 15 | STATS
6A: Cary-Grove 37, East St. Louis 36 | STATS
7A: Wheaton North 35, Chicago St. Rita 6 | STATS
8A: Lockport 24, Park Ridge Maine South 6 | STATS
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Class 1A
Championship score
Lena-Winslow 38, Carrollton 25
STORY: Lena-Winslow runs past Carrollton for fifth IHSA state title
SIDEBAR: Dominant offensive line leads Lena-Winslow to football state title
Semifinal scores
Lena-Winslow 28, Colfax Ridgeview/Lexington 12
STORY: Little brother plays like big brother to lead Lena-Winslow back to football title game
Carrollton 28, Moweaqua Central A&M 14
Quarterfinal scores
Colfax Ridgeview/Lexington 51, Abingdon-Avon 12
STORY: Abingdon-Avon falls to Ridgeview/Lexington in Class 1A quarterfinals
Lena-Winslow 54, Fulton 28
STORY: Star back's career game leads Lena-Winslow past Fulton and into semifinals
Moweaqua Central A&M 21, Arcola 19
Carrollton 28, Athens 26
Second-round scores
Abingdon-Avon 55, Gilman Iroquois West 30
STORY: Abingdon-Avon leads wire-to-wire against Iroquois West
Colfax Ridgeview/Lexington 47, Peru St. Bede 20
Fulton 55, Ottawa Marquette 14
Lena-Winslow 38, Forreston 8
Moweaqua Central A&M 28, Camp Point Central 6
Arcola 52, Mount Sterling Brown County 32
Carrollton 14, Greenfield/Northwestern 6
Athens 57, Sesser-Valier/Waltonville 28
STORY: Athens follows record-setting running back into IHSA quarterfinals
First-round scores
Abingdon-Avon 14, Annawan/Wethersfield 8
STORY: Abingdon-Avon scores late to grab win over Annawan/Wethersfield
Gilman Iroquois West 35, Monmouth United 26
Colfax Ridgeview/Lexington 34, Rushville-Industry 6
Peru St. Bede 30, Chicago Hope Academy 19
Ottawa Marquette 32, Princeville 7
Fulton 42, Chicago Raby 0
Forreston 22, Galena 14
Lena-Winslow 54, Aurora Christian 7
Camp Point Central 48, Villa Grove 14
Moweaqua Central A&M 14, Nokomis 6
Mount Sterling Brown County 24, Toledo Cumberland 14
Arcola 31, Winchester West Central 12
Carrollton 47, Shelbyville 7
Greenfield/Northwestern 30, Catlin Salt Fork 6
Athens 42, Macon Meridian 14
Sesser-Valier/Waltonville 35, Casey-Westfield 7
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Class 2A
Championship score
Wilmington 24, Nashville 7
Semifinal scores
Wilmington 42, Downs Tri-Valley 14
Nashville 37, Decatur St. Teresa 35
Quarterfinal scores
Wilmington 45, Kankakee Bishop McNamara 25
Downs Tri-Valley 34, Farmington 12
Decatur St. Teresa 48, Breese Mater Dei 14
Nashville 43, Pana 19
Second-round scores
Wilmington 42, Sterling Newman 7
Kankakee Bishop McNamara 42, Erie/Prophetstown 27
Downs Tri-Valley 42, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 0
Farmington 35, Tremont 12
STORY: Farmington runs by Tremont to advance to IHSA Class 2A football quarterfinals
Decatur St. Teresa 68, Vandalia 14
Breese Mater Dei 49, Johnston City 22
Pana 29, Maroa-Forsyth 7
STORY: Pana pulls away from Maroa-Forsyth to advance to IHSA football quarterfinals
Nashville 33, Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin 26
First-round scores
Wilmington 55, Chicago Julian 0
Sterling Newman 33, Aledo Mercer County 24
Kankakee Bishop McNamara 42, Knoxville 14
Erie/Prophetstown 56, Clifton Central 20
Downs Tri-Valley 47, Taylor Ridge Rockridge 42
Deer Creek-Mackinaw 40, Chicago North Lawndale 14
Farmington 42, El Paso-Gridley 6
STORY: Farmington football brings its 'A game' to open IHSA playoffs with blowout
Tremont 19, Momence 0
Decatur St. Teresa 62, Flora 7
Vandalia 24, Chester 0
Breese Mater Dei 54, Carmi-White County 16
Johnston City 43, Lawrenceville 12
Pana 49, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 19
STORY: Pana keeps its simple in IHSA football first-round playoff win
Maroa-Forsyth 33, Westville 15
Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin 35, Virden North Mac 6
Nashville 48, Mendon Unity 20
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Class 3A
Championship score
Byron 35, Tolono Unity 7
STORY: Byron football breaks through with Class 3A title victory
SIDEBAR: Rare, effective passes made Byron's run game impossible to stop in title rout
Semifinal scores
Byron 15, Elmhurst IC Catholic 14
STORY: Byron scores on 4th down at :05 to reach football state title game
Tolono Unity 28, Mount Carmel 21
Quarterfinal scores
Byron 28, Braidwood Reed-Custer 24
STORY: Byron football back in state semifinals after dramatic TD in final seconds
Elmhurst Immaculate Conception 31, Princeton 7
Tolono Unity 28, Williamsville 7
Mount Carmel 30, Benton 14
Second-round scores
Byron 34, Lisle 14
Braidwood Reed-Custer 55, Chicago Clark 6
Princeton 40, Fairbury Prairie Central 0
Elmhurst Immaculate Conception 35, Durand/Pecatonica 12
Tolono Unity 21, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 14
Williamsville 35, Fairfield 16
Mount Carmel 54, Carlinville 7
Benton 42, Monticello 14
First-round scores
Byron 58, Chicago Catalyst/Maria 0
Lisle 49, Chicago Carver 0
Braidwood Reed-Custer 26, Peotone 0
Chicago Clark 26, Elmwood/Brimfield 16
Princeton 47, Poplar Grove North Boone 14
Fairbury Prairie Central 55, Chicago King 0
Durand/Pecatonica 44, Mendota 0
STORY: Big win in a bigger class: Durand/Pecatonica football ease into Class 3A second round
Elmhurst Immaculate Conception 55, Monmouth-Roseville 8
Tolono Unity 46, Newton 6
Paxton-Buckley-Loda 24, Eureka 6
Williamsville 43, Beardstown 22
STORY: Williamsville football carries large playoff expectations right past Beardstown
Fairfield 26, Hoopeston Area 0
Mount Carmel 46, St. Joseph-Ogden 14
Carlinville 40, DuQuoin 20
Benton 42, Piasa Southwestern 0
Monticello 42, Greenville 7
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Class 4A
Championship score
Joliet Catholic 56, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 27
STORY: Joliet Catholic too much for Sacred Heart-Griffin in Class 4A football state championship
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Semifinal schedule
Joliet Catholic 35, Richmond-Burton 18
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 49, Rochester 42
STORY: Sacred Heart-Griffin rallies to thrilling Class 4A semifinal victory at Rochester
Quarterfinal scores
Joliet Catholic 42, Genoa-Kingston 7
Richmond-Burton 27, Chicago Phillips 26
Rochester 57, Freeburg 28
STORY: Rochester rides run game to Class 4A quarterfinal win over Freeburg
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 55, Breese Central 14
STORY: 'Buzzsaw': Sacred Heart-Griffin football goes wild in win over Breese Central
Second-round scores
Joliet Catholic 48, West Chicago Wheaton Academy 14
Genoa-Kingston 27, Wheaton St. Francis 3
Richmond-Burton 56, Stillman Valley 6
Chicago Phillips 48, Kewanee 21
STORY: Boilers knocked out of playoffs by Chicago Phillips 48-21
Rochester 55, Paris 20
Freeburg 37, Carterville 21
Breese Central 48, Murphysboro 28
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 42, Bethalto Civic Memorial 7
First-round scores
Joliet Catholic 48, Marengo 0
West Chicago Wheaton Academy 36, Coal City 3
Genoa-Kingston 59, Chicago Bogan 0
Wheaton St. Francis 41, Peoria Notre Dame 31
Richmond-Burton 56, Chicago Sullivan 0
Stillman Valley 62, Chicago Hyde Park 14
Kewanee 17, Plano 14
Chicago Phillips 50, Dixon 26
Rochester 48, Cahokia 0
STORY: What to know from Rochester's Class 4A first-round playoff win over Cahokia
Paris 17, Mount Zion 6
Freeburg 69, Olney Richland County 19
Carterville 42, Harrisburg 12
Breese Central 20, Salem 0
Murphysboro 43, Macomb 22
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 49, Columbia 13
STORY: 3 takeaways from Sacred Heart-Griffin's playoff win over Columbia
Bethalto Civic Memorial 20, Quincy Notre Dame 17
How does the IHSA make the pairings? The answer is pretty simple
Class 5A
Championship score
Oak Park Fenwick 34, Kankakee 15
Semifinal scores
Oak Park Fenwick 17, Sycamore 6
Kankakee 41, Morton 14
STORY: Morton loses to Kankakee in Class 5A playoffs
Quarterfinal schedule
Sycamore 14, Chicago St. Patrick 0
Oak Park Fenwick 28, LaGrange Park Nazareth 17
Kankakee 44, Marion 38
Morton 40, Mahomet-Seymour 28
STORY: History: Star running back leads Morton football into first state semifinals
Second-round scores
Sycamore 34, Glen Ellyn Glenbard South 0
Chicago St. Patrick 21, Rochelle 14
Oak Park Fenwick 24, Rockford Boylan 14
LaGrange Park Nazareth 23, Aurora Marmion Academy 14
Kankakee 49, Chicago Morgan Park 6
Marion 51, Mascoutah 21
Morton 28, Morris 24
STORY: Morton runs into IHSA state quarterfinals
Mahomet-Seymour 49, Troy Triad 14
First-round scores
Glen Ellyn Glenbard South 41, Chicago Noble/Bulls 14
Sycamore 48, Evergreen Park 21
Chicago St. Patrick 44, Sterling 14
Rochelle 36, Chicago Payton 3
Oak Park Fenwick 50, Maple Park Kaneland 14
Rockford Boylan 41, Chicago Brooks 8
LaGrange Park Nazareth 54, Chicago Goode 6
Aurora Marmion Academy 53, Chicago Noble/Comer 8
Kankakee 37, Carbondale 7
Chicago Morgan Park 50, Peoria High 42
STORY: Tough to the end: Peoria High goes down swinging in IHSA playoff loss to Morgan Park
Mascoutah 28, Dunlap 20
Marion 41, Metamora 8
Morris 42, LaSalle-Peru 0
Morton 56, Highland 33
STORY: 'He's special': Morton running back has record-setting playoff opener
Mahomet-Seymour 50, Jacksonville 8
STORY: Jacksonville struggles in Class 5A football playoff loss to Mahomet-Seymour
Troy Triad 20, Country Club Hills Hillcrest 19
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Class 6A
Championship score
Cary-Grove 37, East St. Louis 36
Semifinal scores
Cary-Grove 40, Lake Forest 7
East St. Louis 54, Crete-Monee 13
Quarterfinal schedule
Cary-Grove 42, Crystal Lake Central 21
Lake Forest 22, Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge 21
East St. Louis 42, Lemont 21
Crete-Monee 53, Washington 24
STORY: Crete-Monee too much for Washington in Class 6A football quarterfinals
Second-round scores
Cary-Grove 55, Grayslake Central 27
Crystal Lake Central 14, Deerfield 7
Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge 49, Wauconda 20
Lake Forest 13, Machesney Park Harlem 8
Lemont 72, Springfield High 36
STORY: How Springfield High football lost momentum and its playoff game vs. Lemont
East St. Louis 54, Oak Lawn Richards 0
Crete-Monee 15, Chicago St. Ignatius 3
Washington 27, Champaign Centennial 13
STORY: Washington football team runs into IHSA state quarterfinals
First-round scores
Cary-Grove 42, Rockford East 8
Grayslake Central 27, Belvidere North 22
STORY: How one late fourth-down play decided Belvidere North's playoff fate
Deerfield 27, Chicago Mather 0
Crystal Lake Central 55, Chicago Amundsen 28
Wauconda 41, Lake Villa Lakes 7
Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge 49, Vernon Hills 0
Machesney Park Harlem 64, Crystal Lake South 39
Lake Forest 27, Antioch 6
Lemont 45, Chicago Kennedy 0
Springfield High 94, Rock Island 72
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East St. Louis 66, Riverside-Brookfield 0
Oak Lawn Richards 28, Chicago Simeon 10
Chicago St. Ignatius 42, Midlothian Bremen 7
Crete-Monee 51, Chatham Glenwood 0
Champaign Centennial 21, Chicago Kenwood 7
Washington 14, Normal West 7
STORY: 'Just amazing': Ball control carries Washington to playoff win
Class 7A
Championship game
Wheaton North 35, Chicago St. Rita 6
Semifinal scores
Wheaton North 45, Chicago Brother Rice 27
Chicago St. Rita 42, Mount Prospect Prospect 20
Quarterfinal scores
Chicago Brother Rice 41, Chicago Mount Carmel 28
Wheaton North 10, Willowbrook 3
Chicago St. Rita 36, Rockton Hononegah 16
STORY: St. Rita rallies in 2nd half to end Hononegah football's undefeated season
Mount Prospect Prospect 35, Algonquin Jacobs 21
Second-round scores
Chicago Mount Carmel 16, Batavia 14
Chicago Brother Rice 45, Yorkville 7
Wheaton North 38, Hoffman Estates 8
Willowbrook 30, Moline 26
Rockton Hononegah 31, Pekin 28
STORY: 'The heck with the streak': Dramatic win puts Hononegah in state quarterfinals
Chicago St. Rita 28, Geneva 7
Algonquin Jacobs 17, Normal Community 7
Mount Prospect Prospect 13, Buffalo Grove 8
First-round scores
Batavia 37, Lake Zurich 0
Chicago Mount Carmel 20, South Holland Thornwood 0
Yorkville 26, Plainfield Central 22
Chicago Brother Rice 27, Wheaton Warrenville South 26
Wheaton North 42, Elgin Larkin 0
Hoffman Estates 34, Lansing Thornton Fractional South 26
Moline 48, Hampshire 42
Willowbrook 44, Chicago Young 0
Rockton Hononegah 53, Plainfield East 29
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Pekin 28, Libertyville 14
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Geneva 28, Collinsville 21
Chicago St. Rita 42, Rolling Meadows 7
Normal Community 33, Blue Island Eisenhower 6
Algonquin Jacobs 48, Arlington Heights Hersey 20
Buffalo Grove 22, New Lenox Lincoln-Way West 19
Mount Prospect Prospect 35, Palos Heights Shepard 7
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Class 8A
Championship game
Lockport 24, Park Ridge Maine South 6
Semifinal scores
Lockport 35, Wilmette Loyola Academy 21
Park Ridge Maine South 35, Chicago Marist 33
Quarterfinal scores
Wilmette Loyola Academy 3, Frankfort Lincoln-Way East 0
Lockport 28, Carol Stream Glenbard North 22
Chicago Marist 51, Glenview Glenbrook South 21
Park Ridge Maine South 14, Naperville Neuqua Valley 13
Second-round scores
Wilmette Loyola Academy 36, Naperville Central 7
Frankfort Lincoln-Way East 35, Minooka 7
Lockport 34, Glen Ellyn Glenbard West 0
Carol Stream Glenbard North 10, Gurnee Warren 7
Chicago Marist 30, South Elgin 7
Glenview Glenbrook South 14, Hinsdale Central 7
Naperville Neuqua Valley 31, Palatine 8
Park Ridge Maine South 21, Plainfield North 18
First-round scores
Wilmette Loyola Academy 44, Downers Grove South 0
Naperville Central 28, Naperville North 16
Minooka 16, Elmhurst York 13
Frankfort Lincoln-Way East 23, Oswego East 6
Lockport 34, LaGrange Lyons 10
Glen Ellyn Glenbard West 38, Oswego 10
Gurnee Warren 27, Barrington 9
Carol Stream Glenbard North 34, Bolingbrook 30
South Elgin 24, Edwardsville 13
Chicago Marist 42, Lombard Glenbard East 0
Hinsdale Central 41, Orland Park Sandburg 15
Glenview Glenbrook South 34, O'Fallon 6
Naperville Neuqua Valley 60, Bartlett 0
Palatine 35, Chicago Taft 17
Park Ridge Maine South 51, Winnetka New Trier 7
Plainfield North 23, Evanston 13
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