Jonas Williams threw for four touchdowns and 189 yards as Lincoln-Way East advanced to the Class 8A quarterfinals with a 55-13 road victory over Palatine on Friday night.

The three-time defending Class 8A State Champions from Loyola were eliminated in Round 1. Who will bring home the big hardware in their place? Steve Soucie breaks down the second round of the 2025 IHSA Class 8A Playoffs.

The Herald-News prep football preview for Week 11 of the 2025 season, featuring key showdowns across the greater Will and Grundy county area as the IHSA playoffs begin.

Ranked teams did what they should do largely rolling to easy first round victories in the state playoffs. Check out the new rankings here:

Jonas Williams returns for Lincoln-Way East, plus notes on Bolingbrook, Minooka and Wilmington in the Herald-News Football notebook.

Here are the second round pairings for the 2025 IHSA playoffs.

Lincoln-Way East looked more like themselves on Friday night. Fueled by the return of standout quarterback Jonas Williams the Griffins breezed to a 45-0 win over Stevenson in the opening round of the Class 8A Playoffs on Friday night.

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Lincoln-Way East hosted Stevenson for a varsity football round one playoff game on Friday, Oct. 31.

There's a prominent addition to the Class 8A field in Mount Carmel, but there's plenty of teams that are hoping than can keep the Caravan from collecting 8A hardware. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 8A Playoffs.