Here are the opening-round playoff scores for Peoria Journal Star-area programs in the 2026 Illinois High School Association football playoffs, listed class-by-class and in bracket order.
We'll update the IHSA football playoff scores throughout the night as they become available.
Friday's scores
- 4A: (12) Metamora 8, (21) Alton Marquette 0 | first quarter
- 1A: (9) Abingdon-Avon 7, (24) Morrison 0 | first quarter
- 3A: (9) Olympia 7, (24) Columbia 0 | first quarter
- 1A: (21) Bureau Valley 0, (12) Dwight 0 | first quarter
- 6A: (23) Richwoods (3-6) at (10) Thornton (6-3), 7 p.m.
- 5A: (20) Peoria High (4-5) at (13) Lemont (5-4), 7 p.m.
- 5A: (21) Washington (3-6) at (12) Mascoutah (6-3), 7 p.m.
- 5A: (18) Galesburg (4-5) at (15) LaSalle-Peru (4-5), 7 p.m.
- 4A: (19) Illinois Valley Central (3-6) at (14) Rochelle (5-4), 7 p.m.
- 4A: (22) East Peoria (4-5) at (11) Cahokia (6-3), 7 p.m.
- 3A: (21) Monmouth-Roseville (4-5) at (12) Hope Academy (5-4), 7 p.m.
- 2A: (24) West Hancock Coop (2-7) at (9) Illini West (7-2), 7 p.m.
- 2A: (19) Elmwood/Brimfield (4-5) at (14) Winnebago (5-4), 7 p.m.
- 1A: (20) Princeville (3-6) at (13) Ottawa Marquette (6-3), 7 p.m.
- Regular season: St. Anne at Peoria Heights, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday's scores
- 4A: (20) Jerseyville (4-5) at (13) Peoria Notre Dame (6-3), 3 p.m.
- 3A: (17) Princeton (4-5) at (16) South Shore (5-4), 3:30 p.m.
- 3A: (22) Woodstock Marian (3-6) at (11) Kewanee (5-4), 3 p.m.
- 3A: (21) Eureka (4-5) at (12) Paris (7-2), 2 p.m.
- 2A: (21) Pleasant Plains (3-6) at (12) Farmington (5-4), 1 p.m.
- 1A: (19) Tremont (4-5) at (14) Newman Central Catholic (5-4), 2 p.m.
- 1A: (22) Monmouth United (3-6) at (11) Fulton (6-3), 1 p.m.
- 1A: (20) Triopia (3-6) at (13) Havana (6-3), 2 p.m.
- 1A: (22) Casey-Westfield (3-6) at (11) South Fulton (6-3), 3 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: IHSA football playoffs: Scores for Peoria area and central Illinois