Illinois high school football: IHSA Week 2 schedule, live broadcasts, scores, state rankings and statewide statistical leaders

Illinois high school football live broadcasts, computer rankings, statewide stat leaders, schedules and scores - live and final.

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Aug 24, 2026, 12:45pm

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The 2026 Illinois high school football season continues this week. Here's what you need to know heading into and during this weekend's prep football slate in The Land of Lincoln.

Schedule and Live Scores

Illinois High School Football Live & Final Scores

Live Statewide Broadcasts 

NFHS Network Game Streams

Top 25 Scoreboard

• No. 1 Loyola Academy (Wilmette, IL) @ Cathedral (Indianapolis, IN)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 33
    (#1) Loyola Academy
  • 19
    Cathedral

  8/28 Final
• No. 2 Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort, IL) @ Kankakee (IL)

  Friday 6:00pm (Local time)

  • 22
    (#2) Lincoln-Way East
  • 14
    Kankakee

  8/28 Final
• Woodlawn (Chicago, IL) @ No. 3 Brother Rice (Chicago, IL)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 0
    Woodlawn
  • 69
    (#3) Brother Rice

  8/28 Final
• No. 4 East St. Louis (IL) @ American Heritage (Plantation, FL)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 28
    (#4) East St. Louis
  • 35
    American Heritage

  8/28 Final
• St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, NJ) @ No. 5 Chicago Mt. Carmel (Chicago, IL)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 44
    St. Joseph Regional
  • 48
    (#5) Chicago Mt. Carmel

  8/28 Final
• No. 6 IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, IL) vs. St. Mary's South Side (St. Louis, MO)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 42
    (#6) IC Catholic Prep
  • 14
    St. Mary's South Side

  8/28 Final
• No. 18 Oswego (IL) @ No. 7 Geneva (IL)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 44
    (#18) Oswego
  • 42
    (#7) Geneva

  8/28 Final
• Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago, IL) @ No. 8 Saint Ignatius College Prep (Chicago, IL)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 6
    Chicago Hope Academy
  • 58
    (#8) Saint Ignatius College Prep

  8/28 Final
• No. 10 Batavia (IL) @ No. 9 Rochester (IL)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 16
    (#10) Batavia
  • 44
    (#9) Rochester

  8/28 Final
• Richards (Oak Lawn, IL) @ No. 12 Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor, IL)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 0
    Richards
  • 35
    (#12) Homewood-Flossmoor

  8/28 Final
• Kenwood (Chicago, IL) @ No. 13 Providence Catholic (New Lenox, IL)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 24
    Kenwood
  • 39
    (#13) Providence Catholic

  8/28 Final
• Lyons (LaGrange, IL) @ No. 14 Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton, IL)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 18
    Lyons
  • 9
    (#14) Wheaton-Warrenville South

  8/28 Final
• No. 15 Fenwick (Oak Park, IL) @ Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park, IL)

  Friday 6:00pm (Local time)

  • 31
    (#15) Fenwick
  • 21
    Oak Park-River Forest

  8/28 Final
• Downers Grove South (Downers Grove, IL) @ No. 16 Downers Grove North (Downers Grove, IL)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 7
    Downers Grove South
  • 45
    (#16) Downers Grove North

  8/28 Final
• No. 17 Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox, IL) @ Barrington (IL)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 28
    (#17) Lincoln-Way Central
  • 14
    Barrington

  8/28 Final
• York (Elmhurst, IL) @ No. 20 Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, IL)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 3
    York
  • 27
    (#20) Nazareth Academy

  8/28 Final
• Montini Catholic (Lombard, IL) @ No. 21 Sandburg (Orland Park, IL)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 28
    Montini Catholic
  • 35
    (#21) Sandburg

  8/28 Final
• West Aurora (Aurora, IL) @ No. 24 Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale, IL)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 14
    West Aurora
  • 35
    H
    (#24) Hinsdale Central

  8/28 Final
• No. 25 Hersey (Arlington Heights, IL) @ Hoffman Estates (IL)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 42
    (#25) Hersey
  • 6
    Hoffman Estates

  8/28 Final
• No. 19 St. Rita (Chicago, IL) @ No. 11 Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn, IL)

  Saturday 1:30pm (Local time)

  • 36
    (#19) St. Rita
  • 35
    (#11) Glenbard West

  8/29 Final
• King (Chicago, IL) @ No. 22 Marist (Chicago, IL)

  Saturday 1:30pm (Local time)

  • 7
    King
  • 43
    (#22) Marist

  8/29 Final
• Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, IL) @ No. 23 Joliet Catholic (Joliet, IL)

  Saturday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 14
    Sacred Heart-Griffin
  • 21
    (#23) Joliet Catholic

  8/29 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	1-0	52.9
2	CMCHS (Chicago)	0-1	60.0
3	LWEHS (Frankfort)	1-0	46.6
4	Brother Rice (Chicago)	0-1	45.0
5	Loyola Academy (Wilmette)	1-0	32.1
6	Fenwick (Oak Park)	1-0	34.6
7	Batavia	1-0	38.0
8	ICCP (Elmhurst)	1-0	41.2
9	NA (LaGrange Park)	0-1	45.3
10	PCHS (New Lenox)	1-0	40.7
11	St. Rita (Chicago)	0-1	42.8
12	HHS (Arlington Heights)	1-0	35.9
13	Carmel (Mundelein)	0-1	39.0
14	SCNHS (St. Charles)	1-0	23.8
15	St. Francis (Wheaton)	0-1	50.0
16	Maine South (Park Ridge)	0-1	46.2
17	Marist (Chicago)	1-0	22.7
18	GWHS (Glen Ellyn)	1-0	35.2
19	Lyons (LaGrange)	1-0	36.1
20	Barrington	0-1	37.8
21	DGNHS (Downers Grove)	1-0	32.1
22	York (Elmhurst)	1-0	33.9
23	WWSHS (Wheaton)	1-0	28.6
24	Sandburg (Orland Park)	1-0	19.9
25	Joliet Catholic (Joliet)	0-1	46.0
26	Lockport	0-1	39.3
27	MCHS (Lombard)	1-0	13.5
28	Fremd (Palatine)	1-0	29.3
29	Oswego	1-0	28.0
30	HFHS (Flossmoor)	1-0	27.6
31	King (Chicago)	1-0	31.8
32	St. Laurence (Burbank)	0-1	27.2
33	Geneva	1-0	22.0
34	Morris	1-0	19.0
35	GNHS (Carol Stream)	1-0	30.8
36	SICP (Chicago)	1-0	14.7
37	Palatine	1-0	27.8
38	GSHS (Glenview)	0-1	37.0
39	HCHS (Hinsdale)	1-0	19.3
40	Byron	1-0	15.8
41	Wheaton North (Wheaton)	1-0	26.3
42	Niles Notre Dame (Niles)	1-0	15.0
43	Warren Township (Gurnee)	0-1	47.4
44	LWCHS (New Lenox)	0-1	34.8
45	SHGHS (Springfield)	1-0	32.9
46	NCHS (Naperville)	0-1	39.5
47	Rochester	1-0	27.5
48	NVHS (Naperville)	0-1	38.7
49	New Trier (Winnetka)	1-0	28.1
50	NNHS (Naperville)	0-1	36.2

State Stat Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Michael Vander Luitgaren - Sr Batavia (IL)	436
2	Grady Hickey - Jr Galesburg (IL)	347
3	Luke Clouser - Sr Civic Memorial (Bethalto, IL)	347
4	Isaac Repscher - Sr Taylorville (IL)	331
5	Jaxton Ohren - Jr Highland (IL)	330
6	Armani Ford - So Plainfield South (Plainfield, IL)	327
7	Nate Edens - Sr Comer (Chicago, IL)	318
8	Ben Peterson - Sr Geneva (IL)	308
9	JETT EVANS - Fr Central A & M (Moweaqua, IL)	301
10	Jake Nawrot - Jr Hersey (Arlington Heights, IL)	285
11	Gavin Gardiner - Sr St. Patrick (Chicago, IL)	276
12	Aiden Williams - Sr Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa, IL)	275
13	Jacob Rufino - Sr Elgin (IL)	273
14	Juel Pryor - Sr Lindblom (Chicago, IL)	270
15	Alex Wallace - Sr Oakwood (Fithian, IL)	265
16	Konner Fisher - Jr Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL)	263
17	Nate Lang - Sr IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, IL)	252
18	Grayson Cantwell - Jr Momence (IL)	250
19	River Deisher - Jr Mt. Carmel (IL)	241
20	Evan West - Sr Round Lake (IL)	231
21	Keagan Peters - Jr Williamsville (IL)	218
22	Keagan Peters - Jr Williamsville (IL)	218
23	Lane McKinney - Jr St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL)	213
24	Beau Chance - Sr Auburn (IL)	211
25	Nigel Gooden - Sr Cahokia (IL)	210

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	TREYLIN COUCH - Sr Charleston (IL)	302
2	Jackson Lawal - Jr Columbia (IL)	238
3	Jakobe Baldwin - So IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, IL)	221
4	Jhordyn Croft - Jr Marquette Catholic (Alton, IL)	219
5	Eduardo Salinas - Jr Taft (Chicago, IL)	211
6	Jayden Rodgers - So Triad (Troy, IL)	207
7	Mekhi Shorter - Jr Roxana (IL)	201
8	Bo Epperson - Jr Fisher (IL)	199
9	Tommy Morrisette - Jr Plainfield Central (Plainfield, IL)	187
10	Elliott Chenoweth - Sr Peotone (IL)	187
11	David Croom III - Sr Plainfield East (Plainfield, IL)	183
12	Kenyon Mollison - Sr Plainfield Central (Plainfield, IL)	180
13	River Deisher - Jr Mt. Carmel (IL)	179
14	John Boman - Jr Highland Park (IL)	178
15	Bryce Riley - Sr West Aurora (Aurora, IL)	175
16	Marion Persich - Jr Morris (IL)	173
17	Jeeter Schweigert - Sr Metamora (IL)	172
18	Jayden Miranda - Sr St. Patrick (Chicago, IL)	170
19	Evrim Tabag - Jr Rochester (IL)	170
20	Jeremiah Jackson - Jr Jacksonville (IL)	166
21	Jonathan Miller - Sr Carterville (IL)	161
22	Jordan Boston - Jr Goode STEM Academy (Chicago, IL)	160
23	Tykeese Duncan - Sr Harlem (Machesney Park, IL)	157
24	Tripp Fletcher - Sr Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton (Christopher, IL)	157
25	Mark Nelms - Sr Geneseo (IL)	155

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Bennett Konkey - Sr Geneva (IL)	178
2	Jaydin Edmondson - So Comer (Chicago, IL)	170
3	Kodi Garner - So Plainfield South (Plainfield, IL)	162
4	Antwon Walker - Jr Galesburg (IL)	158
5	Wyatt Younker - Sr Taylorville (IL)	153
6	Darin Ashiru - Sr Batavia (IL)	149
7	Shain Meador - Sr Mt. Carmel (IL)	148
8	Gavin Taylor - Jr Villa Grove/Heritage (Villa Grove, IL)	141
9	Brennon Zeng - Sr Batavia (IL)	141
10	Gavin Johnson - Jr Carterville (IL)	136
11	Nathan Young - Jr Oakwood (Fithian, IL)	135
12	Kaden Wedig - Sr St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL)	135
13	Braden Rayner - So Civic Memorial (Bethalto, IL)	134
14	Liem Sesta - Sr Plainfield South (Plainfield, IL)	131
15	Grady Farrell - Sr Civic Memorial (Bethalto, IL)	130
16	Aj Henning - Jr St. Patrick (Chicago, IL)	127
17	Lars Bergren - Sr Monmouth-Roseville (Monmouth, IL)	125
18	Jackson Golden - Jr Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL)	122
19	Nick Alvarez - Sr Belvidere (IL)	120
20	Luke Sickmeir - Sr Wauconda (IL)	119
21	Jaquan Jamerson - Sr Round Lake (IL)	118
22	Lebron McClelland - Sr Harlem (Machesney Park, IL)	113
23	Grant Bowen - Jr IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, IL)	112
24	Luke Ippensen - Jr Camp Point Central (Camp Point, IL)	109
25	AIDEN SITES - Sr Central A & M (Moweaqua, IL)	108

Leaderboard - Player Total TDs
1	River Deisher - Jr Mt. Carmel (IL)	4
2	Eduardo Salinas - Jr Taft (Chicago, IL)	4
3	Angelo Gatses - Sr Glenbard North (Carol Stream, IL)	4
4	TREYLIN COUCH - Sr Charleston (IL)	4
5	Marco Casillas - Jr Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL)	4
6	Eli Gray - Jr Carlyle (IL)	4
7	Aedan Cleveland - Sr Goode STEM Academy (Chicago, IL)	4
8	Grady Farrell - Sr Civic Memorial (Bethalto, IL)	3
9	Caron Williams - Jr Goode STEM Academy (Chicago, IL)	3
10	RHETT MCLAIN - Jr Central A & M (Moweaqua, IL)	3
11	Luke Ippensen - Jr Camp Point Central (Camp Point, IL)	3
12	Jhordyn Croft - Jr Marquette Catholic (Alton, IL)	3
13	Tripp Fletcher - Sr Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton (Christopher, IL)	3
14	Logan Umbarger - Jr St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph, IL)	3
15	Brody Rudolph - Sr Wauconda (IL)	3
16	JT Tumbarelli - Jr Lisle (IL)	3
17	Mick Smith - Sr Morris (IL)	3
18	Marion Persich - Jr Morris (IL)	3
19	Jordan Boston - Jr Goode STEM Academy (Chicago, IL)	3
20	Drake May - Sr Macomb (IL)	3
21	Bryce Riley - Sr West Aurora (Aurora, IL)	3
22	Kodi Garner - So Plainfield South (Plainfield, IL)	3
23	Quinn Eddy - So Mendota (IL)	3
24	Jayden Miranda - Sr St. Patrick (Chicago, IL)	3
25	Jackson Lawal - Jr Columbia (IL)	3

Leaderboard - Player Total Tackles
1	Easton Ripke - Sr Plainfield South (Plainfield, IL)	20
2	Noah Wilson - Sr Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton (Christopher, IL)	18
3	Lars Bergren - Sr Monmouth-Roseville (Monmouth, IL)	18
4	Caden Benson - Sr Kankakee (IL)	16
5	Noah Nigro - Sr Lisle (IL)	16
6	Noah Swaw - Sr Tinley Park (IL)	16
7	Mason Bucon - Sr Plainfield South (Plainfield, IL)	16
8	Spencer Pettit - Jr Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton (Christopher, IL)	15
9	Chris Mulamba - Jr Jacksonville (IL)	15
10	Brayden Tobin - Sr New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin, IL)	15
11	Brydon Huie - Jr Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton (Christopher, IL)	14
12	Joshua Stanton - So Plainfield South (Plainfield, IL)	14
13	Napoleon Williams - Jr Rich Township (Olympia Fields, IL)	14
14	Jeremiah Jackson - Jr Jacksonville (IL)	13
15	Jarell Batts - Sr Comer (Chicago, IL)	13
16	Conner Stinson - Sr New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin, IL)	13
17	Aidan McFadden - Sr Waterloo (IL)	13
18	Jaiden McCoy - Sr Collinsville (IL)	13
19	Kaiden Niblett - Sr Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton (Christopher, IL)	13
20	Ledger Munds - Sr Auburn (IL)	12
21	Drake May - Sr Macomb (IL)	12
22	TUCKER SHOTTS - Sr Charleston (IL)	12
23	Kason Moskop - Sr Columbia (IL)	12
24	Johnny Gaddis - Sr Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton (Christopher, IL)	12
25	Peyton Stinson - New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin, IL)	12

Leaderboard - Player Interceptions
1	COLIN REED - Sr Central A & M (Moweaqua, IL)	2
2	Caden Scheuler - Jr Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa, IL)	2
3	Justice Howell - Jr Lindblom (Chicago, IL)	2
4	Caleb Patterson - Sr Romeoville (IL)	2
5	Peyton Daymon - Jr Harrisburg (IL)	2
6	Luke Sickmeir - Sr Wauconda (IL)	2
7	Mykell Mueller - Jr Hononegah (Rockton, IL)	1
8	Will Schmidt - Jr IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, IL)	1
9	Eli Weh - Jr Carlyle (IL)	1
10	Jack Park - Sr Williamsville (IL)	1
11	Kaydin Dean - Sr Rich Township (Olympia Fields, IL)	1
12	Robert Davis - Jr McHenry (IL)	1
13	KADYN HIGGINS - Sr Central A & M (Moweaqua, IL)	1
14	Lars Bergren - Sr Monmouth-Roseville (Monmouth, IL)	1
15	Samuel Boadu - Sr Lane Tech (Chicago, IL)	1
16	Zachary Conder-Snow - Sr Carterville (IL)	1
17	Gavin Johnson - Jr Carterville (IL)	1
18	Colby Fraizer - So Pittsfield (IL)	1
19	Tommy Peter - St. Teresa (Decatur, IL)	1
20	Alex Kershaw - Sr Williamsville (IL)	1
21	Frankie Guerra - Sr Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton (Christopher, IL)	1
22	Jarred Harris - Jr Athens (IL)	1
23	Donnel Sallis - So IC Catholic Prep (Elmhurst, IL)	1
24	Jakob Barry - Sr Geneva (IL)	1
25	Logan Cox - So Roxana (IL)	1

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