On Saturday, the 256 high school football teams in the Illinois state playoffs will know who and where they play to open the 2025 postseason.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) will reveal the 256 teams who will be competing in the postseason for all eight classes Saturday night. The show is scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday October 25. Brackets will be revealed one at a time starting with Class 1A.

The Sporting News has all the details on how to watch the Illinois high school flag football playoffs. The Illinois high school flag football playoffs will air live locally on WCIU (channel 26). The games will also be available to stream live on the NFHS Network.

A trio of undefeated 9–0 powers will also be hosting first-round playoff matchups next Saturday in Farmington, El Paso-Gridley, and Bloomington Central Catholic. In Class 2A, the Farmers host Eastland, while the Titans will host Chicago Marshall; the Saints will host Princeton in a Class 3A matchup.

The pairings are set and we’re ready to begin the IHSA football playoffs. This edition of the Daily Herald’s prep sports newsletter helps set the stage for this weekend, plus adds some other

Naperville N. and Naperville C. will face off on Friday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. CT. Don't miss out on any of the action with NFHS Network.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The IHSA released the official game times and locations for the first round of the playoffs. Times and locations are listed here. To see a more in-depth look at the brackets, watch the video below.

Every high school football team waits with high anticipation for the IHSA playoff pairings announcement each year, but few with as much anticipation as the Jefferson J-Hawks had Saturday night.

Roxana High School officials have written a proposal to the Illinois High School Association that would dramatically alter several things about the high school football season. The most significant change to current operations would be the expansion of the ...