Here are semifinal results and state championship matchups for IHSA playoff teams across the Will and Grundy county area.

Michael Vander Luitgaren found Isaiah Brown for the go-ahead touchdown to cap off an 85-yard drive in the final two minutes to help Batavia advance to the state title game once again after defeating Lincoln-Way Central 25-21.

Batavia faces Lincoln-Way Central in the semifinals of the 2024 Class 7A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive reporter Joel Boenitz will have live updates, scores and news from the game

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Batavia comes back to beat Lincoln-Way Central 25-21 in the Class 7A semifinal. Photos by Dean Reid for Shaw Local News Network.

Class 7A turned out to be the domain of the lower seed as Batavia was the only single digit seed to advance to the semifinals. Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 7A playoffs.

Here is Steve Soucie's Herald-News prep football preview for the semifinal round of the IHSA playoffs, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

Here are quarterfinal results and state semifinal matchups for IHSA playoff teams across the Will and Grundy county area.

Lincoln-Way Central responded to an early Bradley-Bourbonnais score to build a two-score lead en route to a 28-16 victory in a Class 7A quarterfinal Friday in Bradley.

It's a mixed bag in the Class 7A field as some of the favorites have found their way into the quarterfinals, but one of the quadrants has boosted the hopes of some lower seeds. Steve Soucie breaks down the quarterfinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 7A playoffs.