Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week. Vote for your favorite players for Round 2 of the playoffs!

Wilmington rushed 54 times for 418 yards and six touchdowns and held host Seneca to just 42 total yards in a 42-0 rain-soaked victory on Saturday in the second round of the Class 2A playoffs.

Wilmington shut out Seneca 42-0 on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025 at Seneca High School. Check out photos from the game by MaKade Rios.

Harlem faces Burlington Central in an IHSA Class 6A second-round playoff football game on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at Burlington Central.

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

Logan Abrams, Jackson Berndt and Leo Zavala each rushed for two touchdowns, while Jason Ritter Jr. had two interceptions as Cary-Grove dominated St. Patrick 55-21 in the second round of the IHSA 5A playoffs Saturday evening.

Miss out on any of the high school football action in northern Illinois? Listen to the audio versions of our stories from Round 2 of the 2025 IHSA playoffs here

Dwight defeated Clifton Central 43-14 in the IHSA Class 1A second round playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.

The Polo Marcos downed St. Anne in I8FA playoff action on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025 at Polo High School.

Providence Catholic defeated Kankakee 35-25 in the IHSA Class 5A second round playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.

Lockport and Homewood-Floossmoor faced-off in a 8A varsity football playoff game at Lockport Township High School's East Campus on Saturday, Nov. 8.

Polo fell behind after an early turnover, but bounced back and got the ground game going in soggy conditions for a 46-14 win over St. Anne in their I8FA quarterfinal in Polo.

Morris and Metamora competed in a 4A varsity football playoff game at Morris on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.

Prairie Ridge faces St. Francis in an IHSA Class 5A second-round playoff football game on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at St. Francis High School, in Wheaton.

Ammar Banire rushed for 104 yards and 2 TDs, Drew Kleinhans threw 2 TD passes and the Oswego defense shut out Lane during the second half of a 45-10 win over the Champions in a Class 8A second round playoff game at Chicago's Lane Stadium.

Lincoln-Way West and Kenwood competed in a 7A varsity football playoff at Lincoln-Way West on Saturday, Nov. 8.

Derek Franzen had multiple tours of duty overseas as a U.S. Marine from 2017-2021. His experiences eventually led him to coaching. He's in his second season as an under-level football coach at McHenry Community High School.

Newman fell to El Paso Gridley in round 2 of the Class 2A football playoffs 31-0.

The Oswego and Lane football teams met Saturday in a state playoff second round game.

The St. Charles North and Carmel football teams played Saturday in a second round playoff matchup.

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.

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.

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.

St. Laurence topped Bradley-Bourbonnais 35-21 in the IHSA Class 6A second round playoffs on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.

Richmond-Burton faces Aurora Central Catholic in an IHSA Class 3A second-round playoff football game on Friday, November 7, 2025, at Aurora Central Catholic High School.

The Kaneland football team traveled to Belvidere North Friday night to take on the host Blue Thunder in second round playoff action.

The Batavia and Glenbard East football teams met Friday night in a second round playoff matchup.

Providence senior and Lafayette recruit Bryce Tencza has spearheaded the charge for a Celtic rushing attack that has the team rolling into the second round of the IHSA playoffs. A 3rd degree black belt in taekwondo, Tencza was named a CCL/ESCC Orange Lineman of the Year.

Dixon hosts Coal City, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Round 2 of the 4A football playoffs. Coal City took the slugfest 49-42.

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.

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.

Higher seeds were largely undeterred in the opening round of the 6A playoffs, but considerably bigger threats come from the under seeds in Round 2. Steve Soucie breaks down the second round of the 2025 IHSA Class 6A Playoffs.

A total of 12 CCL/ESCC football teams advanced to the second round of the 2025 IHSA state playoffs. Among the teams still in the hunt for state titles are defending champions Mount Carmel, Nazareth and Montini.

A clear favorite in the Class 5A draw still hasn't emerged. Will Round 2 provide some clarity on that topic? Steve Soucie breaks down the second round of the 2025 IHSA Class 5A Playoffs.

Five Northwest Herald teams – Burlington Central, Cary-Grove, Jacobs, Prairie Ridge and Richmond-Burton – remain in the IHSA state playoffs. Here is a preview of each team's second-round game.

Dixon hosts Coal City on Friday in a rematch of last year's state quarterfinal. Newman is at 10-0 El Paso-Gridley on Saturday, Milledgeville and Polo host, while Amboy and West Carroll hit the road in Round 2 of the playoffs for Sauk Valley teams.

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.

The Class 4A field was chock full of perennial powers on pairings night and most of them are still there as we head into Round 2. Steve Soucie breaks down the second round of the 2025 IHSA Class 4A Playoffs.

Nazareth cruised over Hononegah, Carmel took a shootout against Normal and St. Patrick knocked out previously unbeaten Wauconda during the first round of the IHSA state football playoffs.

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge as they preview Round 2 in the Illinois high school football playoffs.

The powerhouses will look to keep rolling through the bracket as big-time matchups loom. Steve Soucie breaks down the second round of the 2025 IHSA Class 3A Playoffs.

Join hosts J.T. Pedelty, Sam Ramirez and Eddie Carifio as they preview Round 2 of the Illinois high school football playoffs in the western and southern portions of northern Illinois

The Class 2A field remains chock full of quality teams and the group has a collective record of 147-13 as we move into Round 2. Steve Soucie breaks down the second round of the 2025 IHSA Class 2A playoffs.

Join hosts Mason Schweizer and Steve Soucie as they break down Round 2 of the Illinois high school football playoffs in Kankakee County

The Northwest Upstate Illini Conference and the Western Illinois Valley Conference are already stealing the headlines in the Class 1A postseason. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 1A playoffs.

Kaneland and Belvidere North meet Friday in a Class 5A second-round game. It's a rematch of a 6A first-round contest from last year, a win for the Blue Thunder.

A Roxana High School proposal that would expand the playoffs and provide a regional schedule model has released regional mockups for Class 5A and Class 6A. See the proposed regions here.

Richmond-Burton junior defensive end Breckin Campbell had ACL surgery on his right knee in May. He returned to the football field in Week 6, and his early return has sparked the Rockets.

Join hosts Joel Boenitz and Josh Welge as they preview the second round of the Illinois high school football playoffs in the western suburbs

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Round 1 of the 2025 high school football playoffs