Illinois High School football playoff bracket: Class 5A

MaxPreps is your home for Illinois state playoff football coverage. The Illinois High School Association has announced the pairings for the Class 5A state playoffs and Sacred Heart-Griffen and HIllcrest enter the postseason as the No. 1 seeds.

Be sure to check back for scores and results as the state’s best battle to crown a IHSA state champion:

Round 1: Friday October 30 and Saturday October 31

10-0 Sacred Heart-Griffin.

Photo by Greg Behrens

Game 1: Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, IL) 48 Carbondale (IL) 21
Game 2: Glenwood (Chatham, IL) 14 Kankakee (IL) 0
Game 3: Marion (IL) 24 MacArthur (Decatur, IL) 7
Game 4: Richwoods (Peoria, IL) 35 Springfield (IL) 18
Game 5: Washington (IL) 42 Rich East (Park Forest, IL) 0
Game 6: Sterling (IL) 23 LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle, IL) 6
Game 7: Cahokia (IL) 30 East Peoria (IL) 0
Game 8: Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL) 48 Triad (Troy, IL) 7
Game 9: Wheaton Academy (West Chicago, IL) 20 Hillcrest (Country Club Hills, IL) 19
Game 10: Sycamore (IL) 40 Kaneland (Maple Park, IL) 13
Game 11: Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock, IL) 42 Belvidere (IL) 6
Game 12: Montini (Lombard, IL) 28 St. Francis (Wheaton, IL) 3
Game 13: Lakes (Lake Villa, IL) 40 Senn (Chicago, IL) 20
Game 14: Woodstock (IL) 55 Orr (Chicago, IL) 14
Game 15: Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn, IL) 35 Rochelle (IL) 14
Game 16: Vernon Hills (IL) 48 Brooks College Prep (Chicago, IL) 0

Round 2:

Game 17: Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, IL) 42 Glenwood (Chatham, IL) 19
Game 18: Richwoods (Peoria, IL) 23 Marion (IL) 14
Game 19: Washington (IL) 28 Sterling (IL) 21
Game 20: Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL) 35 Cahokia (IL) 12
Game 21: Sycamore (IL) 42 Wheaton Academy (West Chicago, IL) 0
Game 22: Montini (Lombard, IL) 42 Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock, IL) 21
Game 23: Woodstock (IL) 42 Lakes (Lake Villa, IL) 17
Game 24: Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn, IL) 33 Vernon Hills (IL) 27


Quarterfinals

Game 25: Richwoods (Peoria, IL) 29 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, IL) 20
Game 26: Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL) vs Washington (IL) at Joliet Memorial Stadium (Joliet, IL) (Friday, November 13th, 7:00pm) 
Game 27: Montini (Lombard, IL) 31 Sycamore (IL) 17
Game 28: Woodstock (IL) 44 Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn, IL) 35


Semifinals

Game 29: Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL) 54 Richwoods (Peoria, IL) 7
Game 30: Montini (Lombard, IL) 42 Woodstock (IL) 24


Finals
Game 31: Montini (Lombard, IL) 29 Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL) 28

More Illinois Football Playoff information:

The Illinois High School Football Playoffs are organized by the Illinois High School Association (www.ihsa.org).

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Division: 8A | First Round - Oct. 30-31 | Second Round - Nov. 6-7 | Quarter- Finals - Nov. 13-14 | Semi- Finals - Nov. 20-21 | State Championship Game - Nov. 28 (7pm CT)

Division: 7A | First Round - Oct. 30-31 | Second Round - Nov. 6-7 | Quarter- Finals - Nov. 13-14 | Semi- Finals - Nov. 20-21 | State Championship Game - Nov. 28 (4pm CT)

Division: 6A | First Round - Oct. 30-31 | Second Round - Nov. 6-7 | Quarter- Finals - Nov. 13-14 | Semi- Finals - Nov. 20-21 | State Championship Game - Nov. 28 (1pm CT)

Division: 5A | First Round - Oct. 30-31 | Second Round - Nov. 6-7 | Quarter- Finals - Nov. 13-14 | Semi- Finals - Nov. 20-21 | State Championship Game - Nov. 28 (10 am CT)

Division: 4A | First Round - Oct. 30-31 | Second Round - Nov. 6-7 | Quarter- Finals - Nov. 13-14 | Semi- Finals - Nov. 20-21 | State Championship Game - Nov. 27 (7pm CT)

Division: 3A | First Round - Oct. 30-31 | Second Round - Nov. 6-7 | Quarter- Finals - Nov. 13-14 | Semi- Finals - Nov. 20-21 | State Championship Game - Nov. 27 (4pm CT)

Division: 2A | First Round - Oct. 30-31 | Second Round - Nov. 6-7 | Quarter- Finals - Nov. 13-14 | Semi- Finals - Nov. 20-21 | State Championship Game - Nov. 27 (1pm CT)

Division: 1A | First Round - Oct. 30-31 | Second Round - Nov. 6-7 | Quarter- Finals - Nov. 13-14 | Semi- Finals - Nov. 20-21 | State Championship Game - Nov. 27 (10 am CT)