Illinois semifinal match-ups

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Below are this weekend’s semifinal high school football playoff match-ups.  All games are Saturday, unless noted.

2016 Illinois High School Football Playoffs

CLASS 8A

#1 Loyola (12-0) at #20 Glenbard West (10-2), 1 p.m.

#3 Palatine (12-0) at #26 Maine South (9-3), 2 p.m.

CLASS 7A

#2 East St. Louis (12-0) at #11 Benet (10-2), 2 p.m. at Benedictine University

#16 Plainfield North (10-2) at #4 Fenwick (11-1), 3:30 p.m. at Triton College

CLASS 6A

#7 DeKalb (10-2) at #1 Prairie Ridge (12-0), 1 p.m.

#12 St. Laurence (9-3) at #2 Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin (12-0), 1:30 p.m.

CLASS 5A

#7 Vernon Hills (9-3) at #13 Sycamore (8-4), 2 p.m.

#1 Peoria (11-1) at #3 Morris (10-2), 3 p.m.

CLASS 4A

#4 Phillips (11-1) at #2 Johnsburg (12-0), 7 p.m. Friday

#7 Canton (10-2) at #5 Rochester (11-1), 6 p.m.

CLASS 3A

#4 Carlinville (11-1) at #3 Virden North Mac (11-1), 2 p.m.

#1 IC Catholic (12-0) at #6 Monticello (12-0), 3 p.m.

CLASS 2A

#4 Deer Creek-Mackinaw (11-1) at #2 Annawan-Kewanee Wethersfield (11-1), 1 p.m.

#10 Shelbyville (9-3) at #5 Maroa-Forsyth (11-1), 1 p.m.

CLASS 1A

#2 Decatur St. Teresa (11-1) at #12 Hardin Calhoun-Brussels (9-3), 1:30 p.m.

#2 Forreston (12-0) at #1 Ottawa Marquette (12-0), 3 p.m.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

At Memorial Stadium, Champaign

Friday, Nov. 25

Class 1A, 10 a.m.

Class 2A, 1 p.m.

Class 3A, 4 p.m.

Class 4A, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 26

Class 5A, 10 a.m.

Class 6A, 1 p.m.

Class 7A, 4 p.m.

Class 8A, 7 p.m.

PREP BOWL PLAYOFFS

Public League final

Curie (10-2) vs. Simeon (7-5), 7 p.m. Friday at Gately Stadium

Prep Bowl

Mount Carmel (7-5) vs. Public League winner, noon Friday, Nov. 25 at Gately Stadium

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About the Author

Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.