Class 5A pairings
Here are the first-round matchups for the Class 5A football playoffs. Dates and times of games will be released Monday by the IHSA.
Game 1 - #16 Chicago (Westinghouse) (5-4) at #1 Sterling (H.S.) (9-0), TBA
Game 2 - #9 Olympia Fields (Rich Central) (6-3) at #8 Woodstock (North) (6-3), TBA
Game 3 - #13 Sycamore (H.S.) (5-4) vs. #4 Chicago (Solorio Academy) (7-2) at TBA, TBA
Game 4 - #12 Rochelle (5-4) at #5 Norridge (Ridgewood) (7-2), TBA
Game 5 - #15 LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) (5-4) vs. #2 Chicago (Goode) (9-0) at TBA, TBA
Game 6 - #10 Chicago (Urban Prep/Bronzeville) (6-3) at #7 Vernon Hills (6-3), TBA
Game 7 - #14 Woodstock (Marian) (5-4) vs. #3 Chicago (Payton) (8-1) at TBA, TBA
Game 8 - #11 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) (5-4) at #6 Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) (7-2), TBA
Game 9 - #16 Dunlap (5-4) at #1 Peoria (H.S.) (8-1), TBA
Game 10 - #9 Jacksonville (H.S.) (6-3) at #8 Decatur (Eisenhower) (6-3), TBA
Game 11 - #13 Peoria (Notre Dame) (6-3) at #4 Washington (7-2), TBA
Game 12 - #12 Mahomet (M.-Seymour) (6-3) at #5 Centralia (H.S.) (7-2), TBA
Game 13 - #15 Waterloo (H.S.) (5-4) at #2 Highland (8-1), TBA
Game 14 - #10 Metamora (6-3) at #7 Kankakee (Sr.) (6-3), TBA
Game 15 - #14 Marion (H.S.) (5-4) at #3 Morris (7-2), TBA
Game 16 - #11 Troy (Triad) (6-3) at #6 Geneseo (6-3), TBA