Five Sauk Valley area seniors were included in the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association All-State teams, released Tuesday.

All the scores and links for the first round of the high school football playoffs

The Erie-Prophetstown football team led late in the first half, but Bishop McNamara seized momentum right before halftime and went on to win their Class 2A second-round playoff game 42-27 on Saturday afternoon in Kankakee.

A look at the second round of the high school football playoffs around the Sauk Valley

All the scores and links for the first round of the high school football playoffs

Erie-Prophetstown won its first postseason game in eight seasons on Saturday afternoon, opening the Class 2A playoffs with a 56-20 rout of Clifton Central, as E-P senior quarterback Kolby Franks ran for four touchdowns and passed for two more.

Sauk Valley editor Troy Taylor has live coverage from Saturday’s Clifton Central at Erie-Prophetstown football game here

The football season will continue for nine local teams, as playoff pairings were announced Saturday night for both the 11-man and 8-man ranks. Sterling, Erie-Prophetstown, Fulton, Forreston, Polo and Milledgeville will all have home games, while Dixon, Newman and Amboy-LaMoille will hit the road for the first round next weekend.

Here are the first-round matchups for each Sauk Valley Media area team. Dates and times will be updated when confirmed.