Mount Carmel and Lincoln-Way East are set to square off in the Class 8A state quarterfinals. Defending champions Nazareth and Montini are still in the hunt after two rounds. Here are all of the quarterfinal matchups featuring CCL/ESCC programs.

The two worst scoring offenses in the country will face off Wednesday when the NIU football team heads to UMass. The Huskies are 133rd nationally, averaging 12.2 points per game, while the Minutemen are 134th at 11.3 points per game.

Lockport is heading back to the state volleyball tournament for the second straight year after beating Oak Park-River Forest in the 4A Hinsdale Central Super Sectional.

After falling in the supersectional the last two seasons, Providence's volleyball team beat Washington 25-21, 25-18 and advanced to state for the first time since 1995.

Benet clinched its fourth consecutive trip to the Class 4A state semifinals with a 25-15, 25-12 victory over New Trier in the Bartlett supersectionals.

Prairie Ridge never led in the first set Monday, but the never-say-die Wolves rallied for a 21-25, 25-20, 25-22 win against St. Viator to reach the Class 3A state tournament for the second straight season.

Nazareth’s magical season will wind up in a familiar place - Illinois State University - following a 27-25, 25-18 victory over Fenwick in the Class 3A De La Salle Supersectional Monday night. 

Join hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie as they break down the second round of the Illinois high school football playoffs

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Prairie Ridges faces St. Viator in the IHSA Class 3A Streamwood Supersectional volleyball match on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at Streamwood High School in Streamwood.