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Illinois Class 7A football playoffs begin with teams chasing historic wins, ending decades-long droughts and making the most of an expanded postseason field.

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The high school football playoffs are here, and one team to keep your eye on is Barrington. After reaching the Class 8A quarterfinals last season, the Broncos h

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East St. Louis stays on top as Lincoln-Way East climbs to No. 2, Chicago Mt. Carmel jumps Loyola Academy, and several unbeaten teams head into the postseason with championship aspirations.

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Football, volleyball, soccer and flag football stars are among this week’s National Athlete of the Week candidates — read about the nominees and cast your vote.

Undefeated Lincoln-Way East earned the No. 1 seed in Class 8A and an opening round bye.

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The 2026 Illinois high school football playoff brackets are set. View all eight IHSA classes, opening-round matchups, championship dates and the new 384-team format.

Jake Nawrot (left) and Jackson Travis (right) lead the Huskies' offense putting up forty eight points.

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MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. — It took until the fourth quarter, but for the first time all night, the Prospect fan section fell silent. Fans who had spent the evening

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Check out the final scores from Friday night's Illinois high school football action across the Prairie State

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Explore the latest 2026-27 national boys high school wrestling rankings, featuring the Top 30 wrestlers in 14 weight classes, new No. 1s and state-by-state leaders.

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Get IHSA live updates and final scores as the 2026 Illinois high school football season continues on Friday, October 16

A Champion will be crowned, with eight teams remaining the quarter, semi, and state finals will take place Friday and Saturday.

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The quarterfinals begin Friday at Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, followed by the semifinals and championship game Saturday. St. Charles North advanced w

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Preview three must-watch Illinois high school football games Oct. 16, including Mount Carmel vs. Loyola, Prospect vs. Hersey and York vs. Lyons.

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These Illinois high school football stars made their mark Oct. 8-10, and now it's your turn to decide who deserves Player of the Week honors.

IHSA playoffs are a week away and over 150 teams are still looking to clinch a post season birth this week.

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The 2026 Illinois High School Association football playoffs will feature an expanded field of 384 teams, up from 256. Each of the state's eight class brackets w

The 1913 Moline High School football team as it appeared in the school yearbook. This team scored 126 points in a victory and brought new attention to Henry Kelting's record set 11 years earlier. Kelting kicked a national record 27 extra-points in 170-0 win over Galva, for Moline..

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High school sports history is filled with remarkable moments that have mostly disappeared from the larger story of American sports. This Week in High School His

New Ryan Field at Northwestern University will host the Evanston vs. New Tier rivalry game on Friday night. More than 19,000 tickets were sold as of Monday, prompting officials to make even more seats available.

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More than 19,000 tickets have been sold for the New Trier-Evanston high school football rivalry at Northwestern's new Ryan Field on Oct. 16.

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The nation's best high school wrestlers don't need to compete in the same weight class to be measured against one another. That's the idea behind the High Schoo

East St. Louis quarterback Reece Shanklin scrambles in a game last year at Bishop Gorman on Sept. 14, 2025. Shanklin and his Flyers are in position to enter the postseason as the No. 1 team in Illinois with another win Friday.

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East St. Louis leads a loaded Illinois Top 25, with Loyola Academy, Lincoln-Way East and Brother Rice among the powerhouse programs looking to make their move as the postseason approaches.

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Football, volleyball, soccer and flag football stars are among this week’s National Athlete of the Week candidates — read about the nominees and cast your vote.

St. James Academy wide receiver Vincent Hill celebrates as his team completed its come from behind win over St. Frances Academy on Saturday night.

St. Frances and Bergen Catholic fall, Zach Shatek scores seven touchdowns and Mekhi Shorter rushes for 467 yards in a national high school sports roundup.

Jackson Spizzirri is celebrating during a Friday night game against the Schaumburg Saxons.

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — The turf pellets were stuck to Jackson Spizzirri's face. He was gasping for air, and his shoulders had been colliding with Schaumburg pl

East St. Louis football captains with coach Darren Sunkett

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Check out the final scores from Friday night's Illinois high school football action across the Prairie State

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Get IHSA live updates and final scores as the 2026 Illinois high school football season continues on Friday, October 9

Mount Carmel quarterback Brady Cloherty passed for 373 yards and seven touchdowns last week.

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These Illinois high school football stars made their mark Oct. 1-3, and now it's your turn to decide who deserves Player of the Week honors.

Freshman quarterback Sam Holcomb threw two touchdown passes and rushed for two scores in a 35-24 win over top-ranked Mount Carmel in Week 6.

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Brother Rice has a lot of talent across the board -- not just a single star. CHICAGO — Sam Holcomb has arrived. To most, sooner than expected. Holcomb, a fresh

Ken Hall (21), shown here as a member of the Houston Oilers in 1960, set high school rushing and scoring records in the 1950s that would take decades to break.

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In 1953 Sugar Land's Ken Hall set a slew of state rushing and scoring records in Texas. See what else happened This Week in High School Sports History.