Illinois high school football: IHSA state finals schedule, stats, playoff brackets, scores & more

Illinois high school football state finals playoff game schedule and scores (live and final), computer rankings, statewide stat leaders and postseason brackets.

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The 2021 Illinois high school football postseason concludes this week with the state finals. Here's what you need to know heading into and during this weekend's postseason prep football slate in the Land of Lincoln.

Brackets

Class 8A | Class 7A | Class 6A | Class 5A | Class 4A | Class 3A | Class 2A | Class 1A

Class 1A
Full bracket can be found here - 2021 Illinois High School Football Playoff Brackets: IHSA Class 1A

• No. 6 Lena-Winslow (Lena, IL) vs. No. 2 Carrollton (IL)

  Friday 10:00am (Local time)

  • 38
    (#6) Lena-Winslow
  • 25
    (#2) Carrollton

  11/26 Final

Class 2A
Full bracket can be found here - 2021 Illinois High School Football Playoff Brackets: IHSA Class 2A

• No. 1 Wilmington (IL) vs. No. 6 Nashville (IL)

  Friday 1:00pm (Local time)

  • 24
    (#1) Wilmington
  • 7
    (#6) Nashville

  11/26 Final

Class 3A
Full bracket can be found here - 2021 Illinois High School Football Playoff Brackets: IHSA Class 3A

• No. 1 Byron (IL) vs. No. 1 Tolono Unity (Tolono, IL)

  Friday 4:00pm (Local time)

  • 35
    (#1) Byron
  • 7
    (#1) Tolono Unity

  11/26 Final

Class 4A
Full bracket can be found here - 2021 Illinois High School Football Playoff Brackets: IHSA Class 4A

• No. 1 Joliet Catholic (Joliet, IL) vs. No. 3 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, IL)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 56
    (#1) Joliet Catholic
  • 27
    (#3) Sacred Heart-Griffin

  11/26 Final

Class 5A
Full bracket can be found here - 2021 Illinois High School Football Playoff Brackets: IHSA Class 5A

• No. 1 Kankakee (IL) vs. No. 2 Fenwick (Oak Park, IL)

  Saturday 10:00am (Local time)

  • 15
    (#1) Kankakee
  • 35
    (#2) Fenwick

  11/27 Final

Class 6A
Full bracket can be found here - 2021 Illinois High School Football Playoff Brackets: IHSA Class 6A

• No. 4 East St. Louis (IL) vs. No. 1 Cary-Grove (Cary, IL)

  Saturday 1:00pm (Local time)

  • 36
    (#4) East St. Louis
  • 37
    (#1) Cary-Grove

  11/27 Final

Class 7A
Full bracket can be found here - 2021 Illinois High School Football Playoff Brackets: IHSA Class 7A

• No. 10 St. Rita (Chicago, IL) vs. No. 4 Wheaton North (Wheaton, IL)

  Saturday 4:00pm (Local time)

  • 6
    (#10) St. Rita
  • 35
    (#4) Wheaton North

  11/27 Final

Class 8A
Full bracket can be found here - 2021 Illinois High School Football Playoff Brackets: IHSA Class 8A

• No. 4 Lockport (IL) vs. No. 6 Maine South (Park Ridge, IL)

  Saturday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 24
    (#4) Lockport
  • 6
    (#6) Maine South

  11/27 Final

MaxPreps State Rankings: Overall
This week's Illinois MaxPreps Computer Rankings regardless of division. All teams ranked.

#	School	Rec.	Str.	+/-
1	East St. Louis	11-2	27.8	+1
2	Loyola Academy (Wilmette)	12-1	35.2	-1
3	Lockport	12-1	27.2	+4
4	Joliet Catholic (Joliet)	13-0	24.3	-1
5	Cary-Grove (Cary)	13-0	16.7	+5
6	Wheaton North (Wheaton)	12-1	24.2	+5
7	Maine South (Park Ridge)	12-1	25.7	+5
8	Brother Rice (Chicago)	10-3	31.3	-4
9	St. Rita (Chicago)	11-2	29.8	--
10	Kankakee	13-0	12.7	+4
11	Batavia	10-1	28.9	-3
12	CMCHS (Chicago)	8-4	35.6	-6
13	Marist (Chicago)	9-4	28.3	-8
14	Fenwick (Oak Park)	11-2	24.0	-1
15	SHGHS (Springfield)	12-1	10.8	+6
16	NVHS (Naperville)	10-2	24.4	+3
17	Lemont	11-1	11.7	+3
18	GNHS (Carol Stream)	8-4	34.2	+5
19	Crete-Monee (Crete)	9-4	22.6	-2
20	Rochester	11-2	14.8	-5
21	LWEHS (Frankfort)	9-3	25.3	+1
22	Warren Township (Gurnee)	9-2	18.7	+2
23	Byron	13-0	3.5	+22
24	RBHS (Richmond)	12-1	7.7	+1
25	Marion	10-2	10.2	+5

IHSA State Stat Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Wyatt Bohm - Jr Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL)	3171
2	Ty Lott - Jr Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, IL)	2902
3	Aiden Cyr - Jr Hoffman Estates (IL)	2882
4	Robert (pops) Battle - So East St. Louis (IL)	2662
5	Jimmy Makuh - Sr Hersey (Arlington Heights, IL)	2397
6	Jake Seman - Jr Williamsville (IL)	2340
7	Keegan Glover - Sr Benton (IL)	2338
8	Justin Kowalak - Sr Crystal Lake South (Crystal Lake, IL)	2276
9	Bryce Revermann - Sr Mater Dei (Breese, IL)	2273
10	Ayden Tiburzi - Sr Carlinville (IL)	2270

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Seth Glatz - Sr Morton (IL)	3250
2	Denim Cook - Sr St. Teresa (Decatur, IL)	2493
3	Ja'kyan Shanklin - Sr Athens (IL)	2139
4	Trystyn Schacht - Jr Iroquois West (Gilman, IL)	1855
5	Thomas Borges - Sr Washington (IL)	1550
6	Michael Estrada - Sr Streamwood (IL)	1464
7	Adrian Palos - Sr Harlem (Machesney Park, IL)	1435
8	Ernest Temple - Sr Thornton Fractional South (Lansing, IL)	1427
9	Grant Pohlman - Sr Carrollton (IL)	1396
10	Maurice Edwards - Sr Warren Township (Gurnee, IL)	1380

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Jashawn Johnson - Sr Hoffman Estates (IL)	1431
2	Cameron Haag - Sr Mater Dei (Breese, IL)	1289
3	Quenton Rogers - Jr Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL)	1258
4	Luther Burden iii - Sr East St. Louis (IL)	1174
5	Carson Wiser - Sr Carlinville (IL)	1172
6	Nathan Atwell - Sr Grayslake North (Grayslake, IL)	1141
7	Luke Parmentier - Sr Civic Memorial (Bethalto, IL)	1122
8	Pierre Allen - Sr Kankakee (IL)	1090
9	Allen Middleton - Jr Mascoutah (IL)	1049
10	Quincy Hall jr - Jr Mascoutah (IL)	1041

Leaderboard - Player Total TDs
1	Seth Glatz - Sr Morton (IL)	46
2	Denim Cook - Sr St. Teresa (Decatur, IL)	36
3	Luther Burden iii - Sr East St. Louis (IL)	32
4	Cameron Haag - Sr Mater Dei (Breese, IL)	28
5	Ja'kyan Shanklin - Sr Athens (IL)	27
6	Kristian Nelson - Sr South Shore International (Chicago, IL)	26
7	Adam Muench - Jr Amundsen (Chicago, IL)	26
8	Grant Pohlman - Sr Carrollton (IL)	26
9	Hank Beatty - Sr Rochester (IL)	26
10	Cade Culp - Sr Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa, IL)	24

Leaderboard - Player Total Tackles
1	Dominic Dixon - So East St. Louis (IL)	158
2	Aidan Spurgeon - Sr Mattoon (IL)	150
3	Kyle Kuhn - Sr Pana (IL)	148
4	Adrian Palos - Sr Harlem (Machesney Park, IL)	146
5	Chase Thomas - Sr Benton (IL)	143
6	Colin Ripperda - Jr Williamsville (IL)	136
7	Marco Jimenez - Sr Round Lake (IL)	132
8	Drew Harp - Sr Princeton (IL)	127
9	Dominic Mcdonough - Sr Plainfield East (Plainfield, IL)	126
10	Frank Wilson Jr - Sr East St. Louis (IL)	123

Leaderboard - Player Interceptions
1	Cameron Haag - Sr Mater Dei (Breese, IL)	11
2	Clem McCullough II - Sr Elgin (IL)	8
3	Kareem Parker - So IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, IL)	8
4	Donnie Buckner - Jr Richards (Chicago, IL)	7
5	Jyaire Hill - Jr Kankakee (IL)	7
6	Brenden Schoonover - Sr Pana (IL)	7
7	Seth Slayden - Jr East Alton-Wood River (Wood River, IL)	6
8	Luke Parmentier - Sr Civic Memorial (Bethalto, IL)	6
9	Nick Mabutas - Sr Willowbrook (Villa Park, IL)	6
10	Sawyer Smith - So Auburn (IL)	5