Illinois high school football Round 2 playoff matchups

2024 illinois high school football playoffs
gamestrat high school football sideline instant replay

The second round of the 2024 Illinois high school football playoffs will be played this weekend. The winners advance to the state quarterfinals in all eight classifications.

Below, you can see this week’s schedule from the Illinois High School Association.

High School Football America will keep you up-to-date all weekend on our LIVE statewide scoreboard.

Click here for LIVE Playoff Scores

Illinois High School Football Playoffs – 2nd Round

8A

Game 17 — #1 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) (10-0) at #17 Minooka (8-2), Fri., Nov. 8, 6:00 pm

Game 18 — #9 Lincolnshire (Stevenson) (9-1) at #8 Lombard (Glenbard East) (9-1), Fri., Nov. 8, 7:00 pm

Game 19 — #4 Aurora (West Aurora) (10-0) at #20 Park Ridge (Maine South) (7-3), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Game 20 — #12 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) (8-2) at #5 Chicago (Marist) (9-1), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:30 pm

Game 21 — #15 Downers Grove (South) (8-2) at #2 LaGrange (Lyons) (10-0), Fri., Nov. 8, 7:00 pm

Game 22 — #10 Palatine (Fremd) (9-1) at #7 Naperville (Central) (9-1), Fri., Nov. 8, 7:30 pm

Game 23 — #14 Elmhurst (York) (8-2) at #3 Oswego (H.S.) (10-0), Fri., Nov. 8, 6:30 pm

Game 24 — #11 Barrington (8-2) at #27 Gurnee (Warren) (6-4), Fri., Nov. 8, 7:30 pm

7A

Game 17 — #1 Chicago (Whitney Young) (10-0) at #17 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) (8-2), Fri., Nov. 8, 7:00 pm

Game 18 — #25 Hoffman Estates (H.S.) (7-3) at #24 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) (7-3), Fri., Nov. 8, 7:00 pm

Game 19 — #4 Batavia (9-1) at #20 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) (7-3), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Game 20 — #12 Oak Park (Fenwick) (8-2) at #5 Downers Grove (North) (9-1), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Game 21 — #15 Moline (H.S.) (8-2) at #2 Quincy (Sr.) (10-0), Fri., Nov. 8, 7:00 pm

Game 22 — #10 Chicago (St. Rita) (8-2) at #26 Villa Park (Willowbrook) (7-3), Fri., Nov. 8, 7:00 pm

Game 23 — #3 St. Charles (North) (9-1) at #19 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) (7-3), Sat., Nov. 9, 5:00 pm

Game 24 — #11 Mt. Prospect (Prospect) (8-2) at #6 Normal (Community) (9-1), Fri., Nov. 8, 7:00 pm

6A

Game 17 — #8 Antioch (8-2) at #1 Cary (Grove) (10-0), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Game 18 — #5 Wauconda (8-2) at #4 Belvidere (North) (9-1), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Game 19 — #7 Lake Forest (H.S.) (8-2) at #2 Libertyville (9-1), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Game 20 — #6 Burlington (Central) (8-2) at #3 Geneva (9-1), Sat., Nov. 9, 6:00 pm

Game 21 — #8 Normal (Community West) (8-2) at #1 East St. Louis (Sr.) (9-1), Sat., Nov. 9, 2:00 pm

Game 22 — #5 Chatham (Glenwood) (8-2) at #13 Oak Forest (7-3), Sat., Nov. 9, 2:00 pm

Game 23 — #7 Washington (8-2) at #2 Oak Lawn (Richards) (9-1), Fri., Nov. 8, 7:00 pm

Game 24 — #6 Bloomington (H.S.) (8-2) at #3 Kankakee (Sr.) (9-1), Sat., Nov. 9, 2:00 pm

5A

Game 17 — #1 Sycamore (H.S.) (10-0) vs. #9 Chicago (Westinghouse College Prep) (6-4) at Lane Stadium, Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Game 18 — #5 Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) (8-2) at #4 Wheaton (St. Francis) (8-2), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Game 19 — #7 Lisle (Benet Academy) (7-3) at #2 Rochelle (9-1), Fri., Nov. 8, 7:00 pm

Game 20 — #6 Woodstock (North) (8-2) at #3 LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) (8-2), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Game 21 — #1 Chicago (Morgan Park) (9-1) at #9 Metamora (7-3), Sat., Nov. 9, 2:00 pm

Game 22 — #5 Highland (7-3) at #13 Morris (6-4), Sat., Nov. 9, 4:00 pm

Game 23 — #2 Peoria (H.S.) (8-2) at #10 Calumet City (Thornton Fractional North) (7-3), Fri., Nov. 8, 7:00 pm

Game 24 — #6 Joliet (Catholic Academy) (7-3) at #14 Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) (6-4), Sat., Nov. 9, 2:00 pm

4A

Game 17 — #16 Geneseo (6-4) at #9 Chicago (DePaul) (7-3), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Game 18 — #4 West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) (9-1) at #12 Burbank (St. Laurence) (7-3), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Game 19 — #7 Coal City (8-2) at #15 Rockford (Boylan Catholic) (6-4), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Game 20 — #6 Chicago (Agricultural Science) (8-2) at #3 Dixon (H.S.) (9-1), Fri., Nov. 8, 7:00 pm

Game 21 — #1 Breese (Central) (10-0) at #9 Murphysboro (8-2), Sat., Nov. 9, 3:00 pm

Game 22 — #13 Peoria (Notre Dame) (6-4) at #12 Mt. Zion (7-3), Fri., Nov. 8, 7:00 pm

Game 23 — #2 Olney (Richland County) (10-0) vs. #10 Normal (University) (8-2) at Normal (Hancock Stadium), Sat., Nov. 9, 4:00 pm

Game 24 — #6 Cahokia (H.S.) (8-2) at #3 Waterloo (H.S.) (9-1), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

3A

Game 17 — #1 Byron (10-0) at #9 Lombard (Montini) (8-2), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Game 18 — #4 Princeton (9-1) vs. #12 Chicago (King) (7-3) at Gately Stadium, Sat., Nov. 9, 3:30 pm

Game 19 — #7 Eureka (9-1) at #2 Wilmington (10-0), Sat., Nov. 9, 5:00 pm

Game 20 — #3 Pecatonica [Du-Pec Coop] (9-1) at #11 Paxton (Buckley-Loda) (7-3), Sat., Nov. 9, 2:00 pm

Game 21 — #1 St. Joseph (Ogden) (10-0) at #9 Tolono (Unity) (7-3), Sat., Nov. 9, 2:00 pm

Game 22 — #5 Greenville (9-1) at #4 Nashville (9-1), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Game 23 — #2 Sullivan [Sullivan-Okaw Valley Coop] (10-0) at #10 Benton (7-3), Sat., Nov. 9, 4:00 pm

Game 24 — #6 Monticello (8-2) at #3 Williamsville (9-1), Sat., Nov. 9, 2:00 pm

2A

Game 17 — #8 Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) (8-2) at #1 Farmington (10-0), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Game 18 — #4 Elmwood [E.-Brimfield Coop] (9-1) at #12 Dwight [Dwight/Gardner-So. Wilmington Coop] (7-3), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Game 19 — #7 Seneca (9-1) at #2 Bismarck (B.-Henning-Rossville-Alvin) (10-0), Sat., Nov. 9, 2:00 pm

Game 20 — #6 Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) (9-1) at #3 Downs (Tri-Valley) (9-1), Sat., Nov. 9, 2:00 pm

Game 21 — #8 Warrensburg (W.-Latham) (8-2) at #1 Johnston City (9-1), Sat., Nov. 9, 5:00 pm

Game 22 — #5 Vandalia (9-1) at #4 Pana (H.S.) (9-1), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Game 23 — #7 Chester (9-1) at #2 Maroa (M.-Forsyth) (9-1), Sat., Nov. 9, 2:30 pm

Game 24 — #6 Arthur (A.-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond) (9-1) at #3 Quincy (Notre Dame) (9-1), Sat., Nov. 9, 2:00 pm

1A

Game 17 — #1 LeRoy (10-0) at #9 Rockford (Lutheran) (7-3), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Game 18 — #13 Ottawa (Marquette) (6-4) at #12 Galena (H.S.) (6-4), Sat., Nov. 9, 1:00 pm

Game 19 — #2 Lena (L.-Winslow) (10-0) at #10 Stockton (7-3), Sat., Nov. 9, 2:00 pm

Game 20 — #6 Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) (8-2) at #3 Gibson City (Melvin-Sibley) (9-1), Sat., Nov. 9, 2:00 pm

Game 21 — #1 Belleville (Althoff Catholic) (10-0) at #9 Carrollton (7-3), Sat., Nov. 9, 2:00 pm

Game 22 — #4 Casey (Westfield) (9-1) at #12 Mt. Sterling (Brown County) (6-4), Sat., Nov. 9, 2:30 pm

Game 23 — #7 Sesser (Valier) [Coop] (8-2) at #2 Hardin (Calhoun) [Coop] (9-1), Sat., Nov. 9, 2:00 pm

Game 24 — #6 Toledo (Cumberland) (8-2) at #3 Camp Point (Central) (9-1), Sat., Nov. 9, 2:00 pm

Read more Illinois high school football news

Play Football

nfl play football

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.