IHSA Posts Second‑Round Football Playoff Pairings and Schedule

Overview

• The Chicago Sun‑Times published the full second‑round IHSA playoff pairings across classes 1A–8A, listing seed numbers, matchups, kickoff times and venues for the coming postseason weekend.
• Top examples include Hinsdale Central at Lincoln‑Way East (Class 8A), Chicago Kenwood at Normal (Class 7A) and Sycamore at Antioch (Class 5A North), with many games set at home sites and some at named neutral fields such as Eckersall.
• Class formats and seeding affect locations and matchups, with some classes split into North and South brackets that determine which regional winners advance on the published path.
• The schedule gives schools, fans and media the logistics they need to plan travel, staffing and coverage, but pairings could still change if the IHSA issues later eligibility rulings or administrative adjustments.
• The published second‑round listings follow regular‑season scoring and mid‑October bracket releases and they set which teams will move toward quarterfinals and the state finals later in the postseason.