IHSA Football Playoff Pairings: Where Is Your Team?

BLOOMINGTON, IL —After not having a postseason in 2020 because of the pandemic, the IHSA's 2021 Football State Playoffs get underway this coming weekend.

The pairings for all eight classes were announced Saturday, and dates and game times for the first round were announced Monday.

The championship games will be played Nov. 26 and 27 at NIU's Huskie Stadium in DeKalb. Classes 1A to 4A will be played on Friday, Nov. 26, and classes 5A to 8A will be played on Saturday, Nov. 27.

Here are the game details for local schools from McHenry, Kane, Lake and DuPage counties:

Class 8A (seeding listed to the left of the school name)

#32 seed Downers Grove (South) (5-4) at #1 seed Wilmette (Loyola Academy) (9-0), noon Sat., Oct. 30

#17 Naperville (Central) (6-3) at #16 Naperville (North) (6-3), 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

#25 Minooka (5-4) at #8 Elmhurst (York) (8-1), 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

#24 Oswego (East) (6-3) at #9 seed Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) (7-2), 1 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 30.

#20 Oswego (H.S.) (6-3) at #13 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) (7-2), 1 p.m. Sat., Oct. 30

#28 Barrington (5-4) at #5 Gurnee (Warren) (8-1), 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

#21 Carol Stream (Glenbard North) (6-3) at #12 Bolingbrook (7-2), 6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 30

#31 Edwardsville (H.S.) (5-4) at #2 South Elgin (9-0), 6 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

#18 Chicago (Marist) (6-3) at #15 Lombard (Glenbard East) (7-2), 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

#30 Bartlett (5-4) at #3 Naperville (Neuqua Valley) (8-1), 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

Class 7A

#32 Lake Zurich (5-4) at #1 Batavia (9-0), 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

#24 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) (5-4) at #9 Chicago (Brother Rice) (7-2), 6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 30

#29 Elgin (Larkin) (5-4) at #4 Wheaton (North) (8-1), 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

#28 Hampshire (5-4) at #5 Moline (H.S.) (8-1), 7:30 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

#21 Villa Park (Willowbrook) (6-3) vs. #12 Chicago (Whitney Young) (7-2) at Rockne Stadium, 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

#18 Libertyville (6-3) at #15 Pekin (7-2), 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

#26 Geneva (5-4) at #7 Collinsville (8-1), 3 p.m. Sat., Oct. 30

#19 Algonquin (Jacobs) (6-3) at #14 Arlington Heights (Hersey) (7-2), 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

Class 6A

#16 Rockford (East) (5-4) at #1 Cary (C.-Grove) (9-0), 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

#9 Grayslake (Central) (7-2) at #8 Belvidere (North) (7-2), 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

#12 Crystal Lake (Central) (6-3) vs. #5 Chicago (Amundsen) (8-1) at Winnemack Stadium, 1 p.m. Sat., Oct. 30

#15 Lake Villa (Lakes) (5-4) at #2 Wauconda (9-0), 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

#10 Vernon Hills (7-2) at #7 Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge) (7-2), 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

#14 Crystal Lake (South) (5-4) at #3 Machesney Park (Harlem) (8-1), 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 30

#11 Antioch (6-3) at #6 Lake Forest (H.S.) (7-2), 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

Class 5A

#16 Chicago (Noble/Bulls) (5-4) at #1 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) (8-1), 6:30 Fri., Oct. 29

#15 Maple Park (Kaneland) (5-4) vs. #2 Oak Park (Fenwick) (7-2) at Triton College, 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

#11 Aurora (Marmion Academy) (6-3) vs. #6 Chicago (Noble/Comer) (7-2) at Gately Stadium, noon Sat., Oct. 30

Class 4A

#16 Marengo (5-4) at #1 Joliet (Catholic Academy) (9-0), 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

#9 Coal City (6-3) at #8 West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) (7-2), 7:30 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

#12 Peoria (Notre Dame) (6-3) at #5 Wheaton (St. Francis) (7-2), 2 p.m. Sat., Oct. 30

#15 Chicago (Sullivan) (6-3) at #2 Richmond (R.-Burton) (9-0), 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

Class 3A

#9 Chicago (Carver) (6-3) vs. #8 Lisle (Sr.) (6-3) at Benedictine University, noon Sat., Oct. 30

#11 Monmouth (M.-Roseville) (6-3) at #6 Elmhurst (IC Catholic) (8-1), 7:30 p.m. Fri., Oct. 29

Class 1A

#11 Aurora (A. Christian) (6-3) at #6 Lena (L.-Winslow) (7-2), 2 p.m. Sat., Oct. 30