Lake Zurich showed the rest of Class 6A that it is playoff ready, as the Bears dominated all three phases on their way to a convincing 49-9 road victory over playoff-bound Stevenson.

A quartet of interceptions, including three that turned into touchdowns the other way, and a quartet of Aaron Stewart touchdowns powered Warren over Stevenson.

Aidan Crawley led Stevenson to a 21-7 victory over Mundelein on Friday.

Quarterback Aidan Crawley connected on a large number of long balls to juniors Dylan Fawcett and Brandon Hersch as Stevenson rolled to a 31-6 victory at Libertyville on Friday.

Prospect blocked a punt and returned it for a TD in the first quarter Friday to help the Knights to a 28-18 win over Stevenson.

Trying to stop Lincoln-Way East's normal attack is hard enough, but when standout QB Jonas Williams adds a potent running element to the attack that was far too much for Stevenson on Friday night as Lincoln-Way East breezed to a 45-0 win.

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Lincoln-Way East rolls past Stevenson in the Class 8A quarterfinals. Photos by Dean Reid for Shaw Local News Network.

The second round of the 8A playoffs didn't do much to pare down the list of teams with realistic aspirations of reaching the state title game. Steve Soucie breaks down the quarterfinal round of the 2024 IHSA Class 8A playoffs.

Stevenson defeated Glenbard East 35-7 on Friday to advance to the 8A quarterfinals for the first time since 2014.