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2026 IHSA State Football Quarterfinal Scores
2026 IHSA state football quarterfinals: 12 matchups decided in Illinois.
In brief
2026 IHSA state football quarterfinals: 12 matchups decided in Illinois. Illinois high school football quarterfinals concluded with 12 games across 8 classes. Originally reported by Chicago Sun-Times.
2026 ihsa state football quarterfinals
Illinois high school football quarterfinals concluded with 12 matchups across 8 classes.
class 8a games
Mount Carmel (8) faced Lincoln-Way East (1) at 1pm, Bolingbrook (5) played Oswego (4) at 5pm, New Trier (7) met Huntley (2) at 7pm, and Loyola (3) took on St. Ignatius (11) at 2pm.
class 7a games
Brother Rice (8) played Normal (1) at 5pm, Prospect (5) faced East St.Louis (4) at 1pm, Hersey (2) met Lincoln-Way West (23) at 1pm, and Downers Grove North (3) took on Richards (11) at 1pm.
class 6a games
Harlem (1) faced Notre Dame (12) at 1pm, Wheaton North (7) played Fenwick (6) at Triton at 1pm, Quincy (9) met Nazareth (20) at 1:30pm, and Normal West (2) took on Wheaton-Warrenville South (6) at…
class 5a games
Wauconda (4) played Sycamore (9) at 1pm, St. Francis (18) faced Cary-Grove (6) at 1pm, Morton (4) met Mahomet-Seymour (1) at 4pm, and Carbondale (10) took on Providence (11) at 1pm.
class 4a games
Sterling (4) faced Morris (1) at 4pm, Coal City (2) played Rochelle (14) at 1pm, Sacred Heart-Griffin (4) met Centralia (1) at 2pm, and Rochester (3) took on Highland (10) at 4pm.
class 3a games
Hope Academy (12) played Richmond-Burton (1) at 2pm, IC Catholic (3) faced Byron (2) at 2:30pm, Monticello (8) met Williamsville (4) at 2pm, and Mt. Carmel (3) took on St. Joseph-Ogden (2) at 1:30pm.
class 2a games
Peotone (8) faced Wilmington (5) at 6pm, Aurora Christian (3) played El Paso-Gridley (2) at 5pm, Nashville (4) met Johnston City (1) at 4:30pm, and Frankfort (2) took on Flora (3) at 3pm.
class 1a games
Clifton Central (4) faced Heyworth (1) at 2pm, Fulton (11) met Stockton (2) at 5pm, Brown County (1) played Camp Point Central (5) at 1pm, and Calhoun (3) took on Arthur-Lovington (2) at 2pm.
What it means
Illinois high school football quarterfinals concluded with 12 games across 8 classes.






