IHSA football playoff schedule

Jake Baughman
Jake Baughman and the Central Catholic Saints will host Duquoin in the IHSA playoffs on Saturday. (Photo by Karin McCall/You Name It Sports)

By WJBC Staff

BLOOMINGTON – The following Illinois High School Association football playoff games have been scheduled.

Class 1A
Mt. Olive at GMCS; Sat. 2 p.m.
LeRoy at Greenfield; Sat. 2 p.m.
Tremont at Stark County; Sat. 1 p.m.

Class 2A
Savanna (West Carroll) at Tri-Valley; Sat. 2 p.m.
Hamilton (West Hancock) at Deer Creek-Mackinaw; Fri. 7 p.m.
El Paso-Gridley at Mendon Unity; Sat. 2 p m.
Knoxville at Fieldcrest; Sat 1 p.m.

Class 3A
Duquoin at Central Catholic; Sat. 2 p.m.

Class 4A
Clinton at Belleville Althoff Catholic; Sat. 7:30 p.m. (at Lindenwood University – Belleville)
Johnsburg at Pontiac; Fri. 7 p.m.

Class 5A
U-High at Peoria; Fri. 7 p.m.

Class 6A
Normal West at Peoria Notre Dame; Sat. 2:30 p.m.(at Peoria Richwoods)

Class 7A
Schaumburg at Normal Community; Fri. 7 p.m.

WJBC is planning a Country Financial Extravaganza on Friday and bonus play-by-play coverage of select games on Saturday on WJBC.com.

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