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Opening-round IHSA playoff results, second-round schedules across the Herald-News area

By J.T. Pedelty
Jacksonville's Charles Kholian (7) tries to elude Joliet Catholic's Derrick Pomatto (46) during the IHSA Class 5A first round playoff game on Saturday, Nov 02, 2024 at Joliet. (Dean Reid for Shaw Local News)

Football: Joliet Catholic vs Jacksonville NOV 02 Jacksonville's Charles Kholian (7) tries to elude Joliet Catholic's Derrick Pomatto (46) during an IHSA Class 5A first-round playoff game at Joliet. (Dean Reid for Shaw Local News) (Dean Reid for Shaw Local News/Dean Reid)

Here are the opening-round results and second-round matchups for our Herald-News area teams in the playoffs.

Class 8A

Lincoln-Way East 42, Niles West 0: Top-seeded Lincoln-Way East (10-0) will visit No. 17 Minooka (8-2) in the second round at 6 p.m. Friday.

Minooka 37, Taft 6: No. 17-seeded Minooka (8-2) will host No. 1 seed Lincoln-Way East (10-) at 6 p.m. Friday.

Lyons 38, Joliet West 0: Joliet West’s season ends with a record of 5-5.

Downers Grove South 31, Plainfield South 27: The Cougars season come to a close as they finish 7-3.

Class 7A

Lincoln-Way Central 49, Maine West 7: No. 24-seeded Lincoln-Way Central (7-3) will host No. 25 Hoffman Estates (7-3) in the second round at 7 p.m. Friday.

Lincoln-Way West 34, Pekin 14: No. 20-seeded Warriors (7-3) will host fourth-seeded Batavia (9-1) at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Class 6A

Bloomington 31, Lemont 20: Lemont’s season ends with a record of 6-4.

Class 5A

Morris 57, Troy Triad 28: The road win allows 13th-seeded Morris (6-4) to host fifth-seeded Highland (7-3) in the second round at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Joliet Catholic 58, Jacksonville 6: The sixth-seeded Hilltoppers (7-3) will visit Sacred Heart-Griffin (6-4) at 2 p.m. Saturday in Springfield for a second-round playoff contest.

Class 4A

Coal City 41, Johnsburg 13: The Coalers (8-2), the No. 7 seed, will travel to play Rockford Boylan (6-4) in a second-round playoff game at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Class 3A

Wilmington 42, Stillman Valley 7: The second-seeded Wildcats (10-0) will get a second consecutive home playoff game at 5 p.m. Saturday, hosting No. 7 Eureka (9-1).

Class 2A

Dwight/GSW 41, Momence 13: The 12th-seeded Trojans (7-3) will be home for a 1 p.m. Saturday kickoff against No. 4 Elmwood-Brimfield (9-1).

Seneca 39, El Paso-Gridley 23: No. 7 Seneca (9-1) travels to Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin (10-0) for a second-round playoff showdown at 2 p.m. Saturday.