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IHSA semifinal football playoff schedule

Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

Class 3A All-Stater Zeke Young looks for open turf during Monticello's first game of the season. After the opening loss to St. Joseph-Ogden, Young led the Sages on a seven-game win streak.

That was until the season finale against Unity, now Monticello's only barrier to berth in the Class 3A state title game on November 29 at Redbird Stadium in Normal. Will the Sages avenge the earlier two-score, 42-28 loss in Week 9? Kickoff is at 2 PM at Monticello. Here is a listing for all eight football classes this weekend.

Class 1A

mifinals (Nov. 23)

(2) Lena-Winslow (12-0) at (1) LeRoy (12-0), 2 p.m. Saturday
(3) Camp Point Central (11-1) at (1) Belleville Althoff (12-0), 2 p.m. Saturday

Championship game: 10 a.m. Nov. 29

Class 2A

Semifinals (Nov. 23)

(6) Chicago Christian (11-1) at (1) Farmington (12-0), 2 p.m. Saturday
(2) Maroa-Forsyth (11-1) at (1) Johnston City (11-1), 3:30 p.m. Saturday

Championship game: 1 p.m. Nov. 29

Class 3A

Semifinals (Nov. 23)

(2) Wilmington (12-0) at (9) Montini (10-2), 1 p.m. Saturday
(9) Tolono Unity (9-3) at (6) Monticello (10-2), 2 p.m. Saturday

Championship game: 4 p.m. Nov. 29

Class 4A

Semifinals (Nov. 23)

(9) DePaul (9-3) at (7) Coal City (10-2), 1 p.m. Saturday
(12) Mt. Zion (9-3) at (10) Normal U-High (10-2), 7 p.m. Saturday

Championship game: 7 p.m. Nov. 29

Class 5A

Semifinals (Nov. 23)

(4) St. Francis (10-2) at (3) Nazareth (10-2), 1 p.m. Saturday
(13) Morris (8-4) at (6) Joliet Catholic (9-3), 2 p.m. Saturday

Championship game: 10 a.m. Nov. 30

Class 6A

Semifinals (Nov. 23)

(1) Cary-Grove (12-0) at (3) Geneva (11-1), 1 p.m. Saturday
(2) Richards (11-1) at (1) East St. Louis (11-1), 2 p.m. Saturday

Championship game: 1 p.m. Nov. 30

Class 7A

Semifinals (Nov. 23)

(4) Batavia (11-1) at (24) Lincoln-Way Central (9-3), 5 p.m. Saturday
(19) Mt. Carmel (9-3) at (10) St. Rita (10-2), 3 p.m. Saturday

Championship game: 4 p.m. Nov. 30

Class 8A

Semifinals (Nov. 23)

(12) Loyola (10-2) at (1) Lincoln-Way East (12-0), 6 p.m. Saturday
(14) York (10-2) at (7) Naperville Central (11-1), 6 p.m. Saturday

Championship game: 7 p.m. Nov. 30

Keywords: Monticello Football, Unity Football, IHSA Football Playoffs, State Football Semifinal Schedule

IHSA quarterfinal football results

Nashville's Hayden Klingeman is smashed by Unity brothers Brayden and Tyler Henry during their Class 3A quarterfinal game on Saturday. Starting the running clock early in the third quarter, the Rockets defeated the Hornets 47-24, advancing to face their week 9 conference opponent Monticello this Saturday on the road.

Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

CLASS 1A

LeRoy 37 - Galena 21
Lena-Winslow 40 - Gibson City 7
Belleville Althoff 54 - Casey Westfield 7
Camp Point Central 16 - Calhoun 7

CLASS 2A

Farmington 42 - Dwight 7
Palos Heights Chicago Christian 34 - Bismarck-Hennin 13
Johnston City 28 - Pana 13
Maroa-Forsyth 22 - Quincy Notre Dame 21

CLASS 3A

Lombard Montini 24 - Princeton 7
Wilmington 22 - Pecatonica 13
Tolono Unity 47 - Nashville 24
Monticello 27 - Benton 26

CLASS 4A

Chicago DePaul 26 - Burbank St. Laurence 14
Coal City 20 - Dixon 13
Mt. Zion 17 - Breese Central 3
Normal U High 31 - Cahokia 12

CLASS 5A

Wheaton St. Francis 10 - Sycamore 0
LaGrange Park Nazareth 42 - Rochelle 8
Morris 21 - Chicago Morgan Park 7
Joliet Catholic 43 - Peoria 8

CLASS 6A

Cary Grove 42 - Belvidere North 7
Geneva 49 - Lake Forest 14
East St. Louis 58 - Chatham Glenwood 14
Oak Lawn Richard 21 - Kankakee 20

CLASS 7A

New Lenox Lincoln-Way Central 28 - Bradley-Bourbonnais 16
Batavia 17 - Downers Grove North 7
Chicago St. Rita 49 - Quincy 14
Chicago Mt. Carmel 49 - Normal 41

CLASS 8A

Frankfort Lincoln-Way East 45 - Lincolnshire Stevenson 0
Wilmette Loyola 35 - Park Ridge Maine South 14
Naperville Central 24 - LaGrange Lyons 7
Elmhurst 34 - Gurnee Warren 15