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2025 IHSA playoffs: Quarterfinal round pairings

Batavia's Henry Hahn carries the ball as Glenbard East's goes for the tackle at the Class 7 A Second Round playoff game on Friday, Nov. 7,2025 in Lombard.

Here are the quarterfinal pairings of the IHSA Playoffs.

Class 8A

1-to-32 bracketDate and Time
No. 9 Lincoln-Way East (9-2)atNo. 1 Mount Carmel (11-0)TBD
No. 4 (Fremd) (10-1)atNo. 12 Bolingbrook (9-2)TBD
No. 2 Barrington (10-1)atNo. 23 Lockport (8-3)6 p.m. Saturday
No. 11 Oswego (9-2)atNo. 3 Maine South (10-1)1 p.m. Saturday

Class 7A

1-to-32 bracketDate and Time
No. 25 St. Rita (7-4)at No. 16 Hersey (9-2)TBD
No. 21 Glenbard North (8-3)atNo. 13 Batavia (9-2)1 p.m. Saturday
No. 7 Lincoln-Way West (10-1)atNo. 15 Downers Grove North (9-2)TBD
No. 3 St. Charles North (10-1)atNo. 6 Brother Rice (10-1)TBD

Class 6A

North BracketDate and Time
No. 4 Lake Zurich (9-2)atNo. 1 Nazareth (10-1)TBD
No. 2 Burlington Central (10-1)atNo. 11 Fenwick (8-3)TBD
South Bracket
No. 12 Simeon (7-4)atNo. 8 East St. Louis (8-3)TBD
No. 10 St. Laurence (7-4) atNo. 6 Dunlap (9-2)TBD

Class 5A

North BracketDate and Time
No. 13 King (7-4)atNo. 9 St. Francis (8-3)TBD
No. 6 Cary-Grove (9-2)atNo. 2 Belvidere North (11-0)TBD
South Bracket
No. 1 Washington (10-1)atNo. 5 Providence (8-3)1 p.m. Saturday
No. 3 Peoria (9-2)atNo. 2 Oak Forest (10-1) TBD

Class 4A

North BracketDate and Time
No. 5 Coal City (9-2)atNo. 1 Montini (11-0)1 p.m. Saturday
No. 2 Morris (10-1)atNo. 6 Geneseo (9-2)2 p.m. Saturday
South Bracket
No. 4 Breese Central (10-1) atNo. 9 Cahokia (9-2)2 p.m. Saturday
No. 10 Sacred Heart Griffin (8-3)atNo. 3 Rochester (10-1)TBD

Class 3A

North BracketDate and Time
No. 5 Monmouth-Roseville (10-1)at No. 1 Richmond-Burton (11-0)2 p.m. Saturday
No. 11 IC Catholic Prep (8-3)atNo. 2 Byron (11-0)TBD
South Bracket
No. 4 Tolono Unity (10-1)atNo. 1 Williamsville (11-0)TBD
No. 2 Vandalia (11-0)atNo. 14 St. Joseph-Ogden (7-4)TBD

Class 2A

North BracketDate and Time
No. 9 Tri-Valley (9-2)at No. 5 Wilmington (10-1)TBD
No. 3 Farmington (11-0)atNo. 2 El-Paso Gridley (11-0)TBD
South Bracket
No. 4 Flora (10-1)atNo. 9 Maroa-Forsyth (9-2)TBD
No. 3 Arthur (11-0)atNo. 2 Westville (11-0)TBD

Class 1A

North BracketDate and Time
No. 12 Dwight (8-3)at No. 1 Stockton (11-0)TBD
No. 3 Lena-Winslow (10-1)atNo. 2 Annawan-Wethersfield (11-0)TBD
South Bracket
No. 1 Hardin Calhoun (11-0)atNo. 4 Casey-Westfield (9-2)TBD
No. 11 Carrollton (8-3)atNo. 7 Brown County (9-2)TBD
Joshua  Welge

Joshua Welge

I am the Sports Editor for Kendall County Newspapers, the Kane County Chronicle and Suburban Life Media, covering primarily sports in Kendall, Kane, DuPage and western Cook counties. I've been covering high school sports for 24 years. I also assist with our news coverage.