Prep Football
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IHSA moves Class 7A-8A football championship games to DeKalb on WednesdayNov 29, 2025 8:03 pm - The Illinois High School Association announced on Saturday night that the Class 7A and Class 8A football title games that were originally scheduled for Saturday and postponed due to the weather have been moved to Wednesday at Northern Illinois University.
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Montini races past Rochester in Class 4A final for eighth state title, completes undefeated season
Nov 28, 2025 10:59 pm - Israel Abrams and Montini had few occasions this season when their backs were against the wall. When that situation arises in the season’s biggest game, at its biggest mo...
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High school scores for Nov. 28Nov 28, 2025 10:57 pm - Football IHSA State Finals Class 4A #1 Montini 47, #3 Rochester 33 Class 3A #2 Byron 56, #4 Tolono Unity 50 Class 2A #5 Wilmington 42, #9 Maroa-Fors...
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St. Francis state championship game moved to TuesdayNov 28, 2025 9:20 pm - The IHSA announced it will hold the 2025 Class 5A and Class 6A football state championship games at Illinois State University’s Hancock Stadium on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 3 an...
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IHSA postpones Saturday’s state football championship games due to expected snowstormNov 28, 2025 3:09 pm - The Illinois High School Association will postpone the state championship football games scheduled for Illinois State University on Saturday because of the impending snowstorm forecast for the state, the organization announced Friday. Illinois State University will close its campus on Saturday because of the incoming storm.
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Time for another round of IHSA football title game predictionsNov 27, 2025 8:00 am - If it’s Thanksgiving weekend, it must be time for the Daily Herald’s annual prep football predictions for the eight upcoming IHSA championship games.
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Scouting the IHSA football championship games
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Prep basketball gets underway, but still unfinished business with footballNov 24, 2025 10:50 pm - Boys basketball season began in a big way on Monday, but we’ve still got some unfinished business with football.
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in the semifinals?Nov 24, 2025 4:07 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the area’s top prep football performances from the state semifinals.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: One key for all 16 IHSA football finalistsNov 23, 2025 3:23 pm - Rivals prep football analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran offers a key for each of the 16 teams playing in IHSA state title games this weekend.