IHSA football playoffs bracket 2024: Complete pairings, schedule, game times from

IHSA releases 2024 football playoffs bracket

Pairings, schedule, game times set for Class 1A through 8A

The Illinois High School Association released the pairings, schedule, and game times for the 2024 football playoffs on Saturday. The playoffs will begin on October 27th with the first round of games in Class 1A through 4A. The second round of games will be played on November 3rd, followed by the quarterfinals on November 10th and the semifinals on November 17th. The championship games will be played on November 24th at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb. There are several key matchups in the first round of the playoffs. In Class 1A, defending state champion Lena-Winslow will take on West Carroll. In Class 2A, top-ranked Rochester will face off against Morrison. In Class 3A, No. 2-seeded Carthage will play host to No. 7-seeded Sterling Newman Catholic. And in Class 4A, No. 1-seeded Springfield will square off against No. 8-seeded Normal Community. The complete pairings, schedule, and game times for the 2024 IHSA football playoffs are as follows: **Class 1A** * **First Round** * West Carroll at Lena-Winslow * Rockford Lutheran at Chicago Christian * Peoria Christian at St. Teresa * Beecher at Momence * Paxton-Buckley-Loda at Downs Tri-Valley * Clifton Central at Iroquois West * Bloomington Central Catholic at Monticello * Marquette at Sterling Newman Catholic * Reed-Custer at Luther North * El Paso-Gridley at Prairie Central * Annawan-Wethersfield at St. Bede Academy * Mercer County at Lena-Winslow * Fulton at Hampshire * Manito Midwest Central at Elmwood/Brimfield * Chicago Hope Academy at Chicago Marist * Somonauk at Kewanee * Danville Schlarman Academy at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley * **Quarterfinals** * Winner of Chicago Hope Academy/Chicago Marist at Winner of Marquette/Sterling Newman Catholic * Winner of El Paso-Gridley/Prairie Central at Winner of Paxton-Buckley-Loda/Downs Tri-Valley * Winner of Annawan-Wethersfield/St. Bede Academy at Winner of Mercer County/Lena-Winslow * Winner of West Carroll/Lena-Winslow at Winner of Rockford Lutheran/Chicago Christian * Winner of Somonauk/Kewanee at Winner of Peoria Christian/St. Teresa * Winner of Fulton/Hampshire at Winner of Manito Midwest Central/Elmwood/Brimfield * Winner of Clifton Central/Iroquois West at Winner of Beecher/Momence * Winner of Danville Schlarman Academy/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at Winner of Bloomington Central Catholic/Monticello * **Semifinals** * Winner of Quarterfinal 1 at Winner of Quarterfinal 2 * Winner of Quarterfinal 3 at Winner of Quarterfinal 4 * Winner of Quarterfinal 5 at Winner of Quarterfinal 6 * Winner of Quarterfinal 7 at Winner of Quarterfinal 8 * **Championship** * Winner of Semifinal 1 at Winner of Semifinal 2 * Winner of Semifinal 3 at Winner of Semifinal 4