Higher seeds were largely undeterred in the opening round of the 6A playoffs, but considerably bigger threats come from the under seeds in Round 2. Steve Soucie breaks down the second round of the 2025 IHSA Class 6A Playoffs.

Join hosts Mason Schweizer and Steve Soucie as they break down Round 2 of the Illinois high school football playoffs in Kankakee County

The All-City schools made local history, Clifton Central's Brady Shule made school history and more in this week's Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill.

Bradley-Bourbonnais ran for 264 yards and got a pair of special teams touchdowns from Jamir Burt in its 42-21 home win over Shepard in Friday's IHSA Class 6A postseason opener.

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Bradley-Bourbonnais secured a 42-21 victory over Shepard in the first round of IHSA Class 6A playoffs on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.

Can anyone prevent a collision course game between East St. Louis and Nazareth in the state championship? A lot of teams would like to think so. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 6A Playoffs.

Join hosts Mason Schweizer and Steve Soucie as they preview the first round of the IHSA football playoffs in Kankakee County

Bishop McNamara and Herscher meet for the second time this season, Bradley-Bourbonnais and Kankakee also host first-round playoff games, and more in the Daily Journal's first-round playoff previews.

A total of 10 Daily Journal area football teams made the IHSA or I8FA playoffs. Read previews on all 10 teams, as well as their first-round opponents, here.