Football Playoff Scores: Second Round, Nov. 2-3

Providence or Lincoln-Way East? Lemont or Richards? Follow the latest Illinois high school football scores and see where your favorite team falls in the brackets.

It's playoff time, and we're in the second round. This weekend we'll be updating the Illinois high school football scores throughout the evening on both Friday and Saturday. You can help us by posting scores in the comments and sharing photos from the games.  Want to blog about high school football? Contact sports editor Ron Kremer to share your team’s latest news and scores.  If you have scores throughout the game, comment below or tweet us @patchpreps.  WATCH GAMES LIVE ON PATCH Click on the following games to watch live video or a replay: Downers Grove at Thornton / Oswego at Benet / Waubonsie Valley at Oak Park-River Forest / Kaneland at Lincoln-Way West / Tinley Park at Joliet Catholic / Glenbard West at Libertyville / Lemont at …

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It's Playoff Time: Show Us Your Spirit

Which local team has the best fans? Upload photos of your school spirit and/or colors to find out once and for all, which schools are the best.

"We've got spirit, yes we do, we've got spirit, how about you?" As the football playoffs get started in Illinois and other sports are in the postseason, we want to find out which area school has the greatest fans.  So for the next two weeks, we're asking our readers to upload pictures of their school spirit and colors. Show us how you support of your school!  Illinois High School Football Playoffs: Find Your Team's First-Round Matchup Whichever school has the most uploads by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5, will be proclaimed the winner by Chicago-area Patch editors and get bragging rights. May the best school win! To add a photo, click the "Upload Photos & Video" button above the gallery.

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Illinois Playoff Football Scores: Find Second-Round Matchups

Chat live with Patch editors and get updates on this week's first-round playoff games.

  Join Patch every Friday night to chat about high school football and get the latest scores from your favorite teams and their rivals. We’ll be updating the Illinois high school football scores throughout the evening. You can help us by posting scores in the comments and sharing photos from the games.  Want to blog about high school football? Contact sports editor Ron Kremer to share your team’s latest news and scores.  If you have scores throughout the game, comment below or tweet us @patchpreps.  WATCH GAMES LIVE ON PATCH Click on the following games to watch live video or a replay: Bolingbrook at Sandburg / Bradley-Bourbonnais at Providence Catholic / Naperville North at Nequa Valley / Andrew at Benet / Lyons at Marist / Bloom at …

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First Round Playoff Schedules for Lincoln-Way East and Lincoln-Way North

The Griffins and the Phoenix are both headed to the playoffs this year. Find out when and where they'll be playing this weekend.

Both Lincoln-Way East High School and Lincoln-Way North High School have had strong regular football seasons this year. The Griffins enjoyed an undefeated regular season, while the Phoenix begin the playoffs with a 6-3 record.  This Friday, the Griffins enter the first round of the Class 7A Illinois high school football playoffs as the number one seed, against the Plainfield Central Wildcats, who are seeded at number eight and have a 6-3 record. The game begins at 7 p.m. and will be held on the Griffins' home turf. Meanwhile, the Phoenix will begin the Class 6A playoffs by taking on the Bulldogs, of Richards High School, at an away game in Oak Lawn. Richards is seeded at number two, with an 8-1 record. Lincoln-Way North received the number…

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Illinois High School Football Playoffs: Find Your Team's First-Round Matchup

IHSA announced the first-round playoff pairings for the state football playoffs Saturday night.

Illinois High School Football Playoffs: Find Your Team's First-Round Matchup

IHSA announced the first-round playoff pairings for the state football playoffs Saturday night.

After nine weeks of surprises, comebacks and powerhouses getting the job done, it's time to start the season that matters: the playoffs.  The 256 high school football teams that qualified for the Illinois state playoffs learned their fate Saturday night when the first-round playoff pairings were announced. Teams are split into eight classes of 32 schools each based on enrollment. Class 1A is the schools with the lowest enrollment, and Class 8A has the highest. There's no other way to look at it: Class 8A is stacked with talented teams and lots of rematches. The top half of the bracket features the top two ranked teams in state in Maine South and Loyola Academy. The bottom half includes defending state champion Bolingbrook, which could be …

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