IHSA members to vote on district schedules for football

Posted on November 28, 2018

By Greg Halbleib

BLOOMINGTON – The Illinois High School Association membership will vote next month on several proposals, including one that would shift football scheduling to a district system with predetermined classifications.

The IHSA’s Legislative Commission on Wednesday voted to include the district system on the December ballot. The proposal calls for a nine-week regular season, playoff classes determined before the season, and grouping of each class into eight geographic districts that would play a round-robin schedule with the top four teams in each group qualifying for the playoffs. Remaining games over and above the district schedule would be arranged by each school. The proposal would begin with the 2021 season.

Another proposal would allow members of the Illinois 8-Man Football Association to conduct a post-season playoff.

One proposal that did not advance was to shift the girls softball season from spring to fall.

Each member school receives one vote, which may be cast between December 3 and December 17.

Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected].

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