Most of the high seeds advanced in the opening round which creates a number of very intriguing second round matchups. Steve Soucie breaks down the second round of the 2025 IHSA Class 7A Playoffs.

A look at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area heading into the second round of the IHSA playoffs.

St. Charles North scored on its first four possessions on its way to a 42-12 rout of United Township in the first round of the Class 7A playoffs.

With three-time 7A State Champion Mount Carmel moving up to Class 8A, there's plenty of team chomping at the bit for a chance to be the new team hoisting the state championship hardware. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 7A Playoffs.

A look at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area heading into the first round of the IHSA playoffs.

Princeton commit Ryan Myers has been a force on Batavia's offensive line for the past few years. But in Week 9, he made a surprise appearance on the opposite side of the line of scrimmage. Plus, more on St. Charles North and Kaneland's big Week 9 wins in the Kane County notebook.

Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they preview Week 1 in the Illinois high school football playoffs for the western suburbs

Here are the first-round matchups for each Kane County Chronicle area team.

Quickly executing its offense and applying pressure defense in the first half of its season finale at Lake Park, St. Charles North beat the Lancers 35-16 to win a share of the DuKane Conference title.