The Friday night lights (and Saturday ones, too) get even brighter, starting now for high school football teams across Illinois.

The 2025 Illinois High School Assocation playoffs begin this weekend with first-round matchups in all eight classes. The 32 teams in each bracket were aiming to play for a state championship in a few weeks at Illinois State University. Finals games are scheduled for the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving at Hancock Stadium.

Make sure to follow along for more coverage from USA TODAY Network sites in Peoria , Springfield and Rockford as the playoffs progress. Watch IHSA football playoff games on the NFHS Network

2025 IHSA playoff scores: Friday, Oct. 31

Friday's IHSA Class 2A football first-round scores

(16) Trenton Wesclin at (1) Johnston

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