After Dixon erased a 14-point deficit to take the lead, Coal City answered with three long pass plays to pull out a 49-42 victory in the teams' Class 4A second-round playoff game Friday night at A.C. Bowers Field.

Michael Vander Luitgaren threw three touchdowns and had completions to eight different receivers as No. 13 Batavia took down No. 4 Glenbard East 42-21 to advance to its fourth consecutive Class 7A quarterfinal.

Barrington scored 31 unanswered points to beat Glenbrook South 38-20 in an IHSA Class 8A second-round playoff game Friday night for the program’s fifth straight victory over the Titans.

Hersey running back Brandon Jenkins ran for 277 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Huskies to a 42-21 victory over No. 1-seeded Richards.

Hunter Carley rushed for two touchdowns and caught one, as No. 1 seed Richmond-Burton rolled to a 57-7 win over host Aurora Central Catholic in a Class 3A second-round playoff game Friday night.

A dominant second-half performance from St. Laurence's Cory Les allowed the Vikings to claim a 35-21 victory over second-seeded Bradley-Bourbonnais in a Class 6A second round contest Friday night.

Tamarion Garner recorded 3.5 sacks and returned a fumble for a touchdown, while Nate Lang threw three touchdowns as IC Catholic ended Bishop McNamara's undefeated season with a 37-27 win in the second round of the IHSA Class 3A playoffs.

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.

Quarterback Jalen Carter led Kaneland past midfield on a potential game-winning drive, but a pass to Carter Grabowski didn’t pick up enough on fourth down and Belvidere North escaped a Class 5A second-round game on Friday night in Belvidere.