High School Football

Top-seeded Cary-Grove looks to advance to its second consecutive state championship game when it visits No. 3 Geneva at 1 p.m. Saturday in a Class 6A semifinal football game.

Class 7A turned out to be the domain of the lower seed as Batavia was the only single digit seed to advance to the semifinals. Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 7A playoffs.

We are still on track for a pairing of East St. Louis and Cary-Grove in the title game for the third time in four seasons. Will Geneva or Richards deny that storyline? Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 6A playoffs.

Here's a look at the three IHSA semifinal football matchups for teams in the Kane County area.

Three CCL/ESCC teams have advanced into the Class 5A semifinals. Can Morris break up the conference logjam and keep it from being a conference clash in the final? Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 5A playoffs.

Here are previews and picks for all the IHSA semifinal football games for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Here is Steve Soucie's Herald-News prep football preview for the semifinal round of the IHSA playoffs, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

Looking for a postseason Cinderella Story? They are all over the Class 4A field. Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 4A playoffs.

Here is a look at Friday's 8-man championship between defending champion Amboy and Milledgeville, including a prediction and players to watch. Both the Clippers and Missiles took down undefeated teams to get there.

Join hosts Steve Soucie, Michal Dwojak and Josh Welge as they get you ready for the exciting matchups in the semifinals of the IHSA football playoffs

There's a lot of postseason pedigree in the final four of the Class 3A field, but not of all that pedigree has been achieved in this classification. Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 3A playoffs.

A number of new faces are in the Class 2A semifinals. Will the remain stalwart, Maroa-Forsyth move through? Or will the state be represented by two new teams in the Class 2A final? Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 2A playoffs.

Things rarely go to the expectation in the postseason but the four teams that remain in the Class 1A bracket are the same four teams that most favored to get to the semifinal round. Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 1A playoffs.

While it was only the quarterfinal round of the IHSA football playoffs, the defense played a big part in helping Batavia, Geneva and St. Francis find themselves one step closer to winning the state title.

Mount Carmel's offense has clicked during the playoffs, averaging 51 points in three games and advancing the Caravan to the Class 7A semifinals. Plus more CCL/ESCC notes on DePaul Prep, St. Francis, St. Laurence and playoff numbers.

Tanner Matlick resigned on Tuesday as head coach of the Mercer County football program. Matlick led the Golden Eagles to a 9-8 record in 17 games over parts of two seasons.

Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they preview the semifinal round of the IHSA football playoffs in the western suburbs

Etheridge now has 3,807 career yards rushing and is on track to move into No. 1 spot in Bureau County and the top 20 all-time in the state.

Landin Benson nabs a lot of the headlines and for good reason, but it's a whole team effort that has Coal City in the 4A semifinals.

For the second straight offseason, the Streator High School football program is looking for a head football coach.

It was another week of stability in the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings as just one team formerly in the Top 10 came up short in the second round of the playoffs. See how things stacked up in the latest version of the Top 25.

Join hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie as they break down the quarterfinals of the IHSA football playoffs and look ahead to the semifinals

Sophomore defensive back Mac Resetich, a Hall graduate, led Illinois with seven tackles, including five solos, in Saturday’s 38-16 rout over Michigan State at Memorial Stadium in Champaign.

Lanham took over as quarterback for Princeton in its biggest game of the season despite taking very few snaps all season when the Tigers squared off against Lombard Montini in Saturday’s Class 3A quarterfinals.

Jose Medina has turned in his resignation as L-P football coach, which is on the agenda for Wednesday’s board meeting.

Sycamore’s season ended on Saturday at the hands of St. Francis, which shut out the host Spartans. Here's a look back at Sycamore's Class 5A quarterfinal loss.

Here are quarterfinal results and state semifinal matchups for IHSA playoff teams across the Will and Grundy county area.

Powerhouse teams from powerhouse conferences did largely what they tend to do this time of year. Steve Soucie takes a look at what happened in the third weekend of the playoffs.

Logan Malachuk threw for 212 yards and two touchdowns, Lesroy Title ran for two TDs and Nazareth rolled to a 42-8 win at Rochelle in a Class 5A quarterfinal to set up a semifinal rematch next week with St. Francis.

The Broncos (10-2) will host No. 2 Wilmington (12-0), which edged No. 3 Du-Pec 14-13 Saturday in next week’s 3A semifinals.

Noah Escobedo found junior wideout Jaiden Henry wide open for a 73-yard touchdown with just over five minutes left, Henry's only catch of the day, as Richards rallied to stun Kankakee 21-20 in Saturday's Class 6A quarterfinal.

Maine South fell 35-14 to Class 8A rival Loyola on Saturday in Wilmette.

Farmington ended Dwight/GSW's Cinderella season 42-7 in the IHSA Class 2A quarterfinals Saturday afternoon, riding a balanced offense and key defensive takeaways.

Morris forced four turnovers in the first quarter and held Morgan Park in check the rest of the way in a 21-7 win in the Class 5A quarterfinals

Here are the semifinal pairings for the IHSA playoffs.

For the third straight year, the Amboy Clippers will be playing for an 8-man championship after beating previously undefeated No. 1 Pawnee 52-8 on Saturday. Amboy will face Milledgeville for the title.

Joliet Catholic finished with 412 rushing yards, while the JCA defense held Peoria High – the state’s leader across all classes in points scored this season – to just a single TD in a 43-8 Class 5A quarterfinal victory at Peoria Stadium.

Donnie Ladas' late fumble recovery was followed by a fourth-and-inches conversion by Landin Benson to give Coal City a 20-13 win and send the Coalers to the 4A state semifinals.

Big plays and a stout defense led Milledgeville to a 28-14 win over rival Polo in the Illinois 8-Man Football Association semifinals on Saturday afternoon at Floyd Daub Field, send the Missiles to the state championship game for the first time in program history.

Montini beat Princeton 24-7 in Saturday's Class 3A quarterfinals. Here's a look at the numbers behind the Broncos' victory

Nathan Whitwell rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown on 40 carries, and All-State DB Chase Osborne led a dominant defensive effort that shut out Downers Grove North's offense in Batavia's 17-7 win in a Class 7A quarterfinal.

St. Francis shut out Sycamore 10-0 to advance to face Nazareth in a rematch of a 39-36 Week 9 game, not to mention a 38-31 Naz win in a 5A semifinal last season.

Geneva recovered two onside kicks in the first quarter and forced five turnovers in a dominant 49-14 victory over Lake Forest on Saturday in the Class 6A quarterfinals. The victory clinches Geneva’s first appearance in the semifinals since 2008.

Top-seeded Cary-Grove was its usual dominating and disciplined self in rolling to a 42-7 win over fourth-seeded Belvidere North in the Class 6A quarterfinals.

Wilmington lost a key component of its arsenal on the first play Saturday afternoon in a Class 3A quarterfinal game against Durand-Pecatonica, but instead of wallowing in what they lost a new level of determination took over in a 22-13 win for the Wildcats.

DePaul scored 26 unanswered points in the second half to beat St. Laurence 26-14 in the Class 4A quarterfinals in Chicago on Saturday. The Rams secured their first semifinal berth since changing names from Gordon Tech in 2014.

Morris faces Morgan Park in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Class 5A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive reporter Rob Oesterle will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Joliet Catholic faces Peoria in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Class 5A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive reporter Brian Hoxsey will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Wilmington faces Durand-Pecatonica in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Class 3A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive editor Steve Soucie will have live updates, scores and news from the game

St. Laurence faces DePaul Prep in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Class 4A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive reporter Michal Dwojak will have live updates, scores and news from the game.