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Peoria Notre Dame’s Dallas Harder sprints away from the Richwoods Knights defense in the first half of their Week 2 high school football game Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 at Richwoods Stadium. PND routed the Knights 55-7.

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Vote for the Illinois high school football Player of the Week after the top performances from Week 2 of the 2026 season.

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See the latest Illinois high school football Top 25 State Rankings as East St. Louis remains No. 1, Mt. Carmel rallies from 30 down and Rochester surges.

Wrestling

High School On SI ranks the Top 10 pound-for-pound boys high school wrestlers in the nation, with Bishop McCort star Melvin Miller debuting at No. 1.

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Illinois high school football scores from Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, with final results from Week 1 games across the state.

Saint Joseph Regional is coming off a 2025 New Jersey state title

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The Saint Joseph Regional Green Knights (NJ) (0-0) play the Mt. Carmel Caravan (IL) (0-1) on Friday at Barda-Dowling Stadium. The game is scheduled to begin at

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Get IHSA live updates and final scores as the 2026 Illinois high school football continues on Friday, August 28

The season will end for the Sherrard High School football team after this Friday, as the school district announced they will play only junior varsity games for the remainder of 2026 due to low numbers.

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Sherrard High School will play this week before cancelling the remainder of the season due to low numbers at the varsity level.

It didn't take long for East St. Louis to assert itself in 2026 as the Flyers knocked off No. 1 Chicago Mt. Carmel in a season-opening 42-23 win.

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East St. Louis makes a statement against Mt. Carmel as three of Illinois’ top four teams fall in a wild opening weekend.

Ronnie Gomiller switched from wide receiver to running back mid-game and rushed for four fourth quarter touchdowns in the Flyers 42-23 win over Chicago Mt. Carmel, the state's No. 1 team heading into the weekend.

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Vote for Illinois High School Football Player of the Week after record-setting performances, major upsets and huge individual efforts highlighted Week 1.

National

Which athlete had the best performance in the nation from August 17-23?

Providence Catholic vs. St. Francis on September 26, 2025. The Spartans defeated the Celtics 47-35.

Illinois

See Illinois high school football final scores from every matchup of Friday night's action

Myson Johnson-Cook ran for over 900 yards Class 6A DeSoto in Texas as a sophomore at Class 6A in DeSoto before transferring to East St. Louis last year and leading the Flyers with 1,341 yards and 20 touchdowns.

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Meet the 2026 High School On SI Illinois preseason All-State football team, featuring the state's top returning players and college recruits.

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Get IHSA live updates and final scores as the 2026 Illinois high school football season kicks off August 20-22

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Chicago Mt. Carmel opens at No. 1 in the 2026 Illinois high school football preseason Top 25, followed by East St. Louis ahead of their Week 1 showdown.

Chicago Mount Carmel head coach Jordan Lynch was named the Coach of the Year at the Navy All-American Bowl awards show on Friday in San Antonio, Texas.

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Heisman Trophy finalist led Caravan to fourth consecutive Illinois high school football state championship last year as head coach.

O’Fallon Township High jumbotron fell to the gym floor and broke into pieces in a failed installation attempt.

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A jumbotron installation went horrible wrong, but thankfully nobody was hurt.

The Eisenhower Panthers join a growing list of high school football programs, across the nation, to cancel their 2026 season due to low participation.

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Eisenhower High School has canceled its 2026 varsity football season because of low participation and player safety concerns, becoming the second Illinois program to do so this year.

Back for its 17th year, the ESPN High School Kickoff features seven nationally televised contests featuring several Top 25 teams and scores of the nation's top players.

Football

Defending national champion Buford, Bishop Gorman, St. Thomas Aquinas and several other High School On SI Top 25 teams headline ESPN's seven-game national high school football kickoff schedule to open the 2026 season.

Illinois

Litchfield Senior will not field varsity program this coming fall.

Pennsylvania's Riley Karwowski captured the 110-pound title in convincing fashion, earning her Outstanding Wrestler honors at Fargo.

Wrestling

Pennsylvania captured the 16U girls team title at Fargo while Riley Karwowski earned Outstanding Wrestler honors and several future stars emerged at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals.

A familiar cast of nationally powerhouses sit atop the High School On SI Preseason Power 25 National High School Football Rankings, as the start of 2026 football season rapidly approaches.

Ascenders, St. Frances Academy, defending champion Buford, St. John Bosco and St. Thomas Aquinas make up top five; 12 teams from last year's final rankings return in preseason Power 25

Ohio's Zach Aquila came to Fargo ranked No. 31 nationally. He left with a Junior National freestyle title, included a big win over No. 2 Mario Carini in the finals.

Wrestling

Ohio's Zack Aquila, Minnesota's Davis Parrow, Hawaii's Analu Woode and Pennsylvania's Brayden Wenrich stunned higher-ranked opponents as Junior Freestyle champions were crowned in Fargo.

Baseball

More than 100 high school baseball players were selected this year’s draft

Bishop Feehan (MA) pitcher Brody Bumila starts against St. John’s April 16 in Shrewsbury. Bumila is the No. 23 overall prospect on MLB.com.

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The 2026 MLB Draft begins on Saturday with the first, second and third rounds. Many teams will select high school prospects from around the country, and High Sc

Grady Emerson during the 2025 Home Run Derby at Truist Park in Atlanta. Emerson is the projected No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft.

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More than 100 high school baseball standouts could have their name called this weekend