There are four high school teams from here in the central Illinois area that have advanced to the Semifinals in the 2024 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Playoffs.

Two of those teams, LeRoy and Farmington, remain undefeated for the year. LeRoy will face another undefeated team in order to make it to the Championship game in their division.

Here are the match-ups and game times for the Semifinals. Central Illinois area teams are in bold below…

CLASS 1A
Lena (L.-Winslow) (12-0) at LeRoy (12-0)
Sat., Nov. 23, 2:00 pm

CLASS 2A
Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) (11-1) at Farmington (12-0)
Sat., Nov. 23, 2:00 pm

CLASS 3A
Tolono (Unity) (9-3) at Monticello (10-2)
Sat., Nov. 23, 2:00 pm

CLASS 4A
Mt. Zion (9-3) at Normal (U-High) (10-2)
Sat., Nov. 23, 7:00 pm

Good Luck to all the area central Illinois teams in the Semifinals! The IHSA Football Playoff Schedule and Brackets can be found here.

By: Buck Stevens