Illinois High School Sports

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Survive and Advance

High School playoff football engulfs most of the country this weekend. Win or go home! Follow the road to the state championship in your state at MaxPreps.com. More: Xcellent 25 Weekend Scoreboard.

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Playoffs in America

Postseason - and the fight to get there - is the focus of high school football teams across the nation. All the hard work and preparation is about to payoff for many deserving teams. MaxPreps is your home for high school playoff football so use our map, find your state and follow the road to the state championship.

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High School Sports Action Photos

Loyola Academy's Joseph Gross (#7) and Paul Delaney (#86) celebrate a 17-7 victory against St. Rita. The match-up pinned two top teams in Illinois. St Rita fell to 7-2 on the season as Loyola Academy moved to 8-1 and a No. 12 ranking in the state.

Illinois RB sets state's single-season high school rushing record, ties TD mark

Illinois High School football playoff bracket: Class 8A

Illinois High School football playoff bracket: Class 7A

Illinois High School football playoff bracket: Class 6A

Illinois High School football playoff bracket: Class 5A

Illinois High School football playoff bracket: Class 4A

Illinois High School football playoff bracket: Class 3A

Illinois High School football playoff bracket: Class 2A

Illinois High School football playoff bracket: Class 1A

Illinois Pro Photo Galleries

Unity @ Greenville (IHSA Class 3A Semifinal) Gallery By: Greg Behrens	Triopia @ Routt Catholic (IHSA Class 1A Quarterfinal) Gallery By: Greg Behrens	Benton vs. Herrin Gallery By: Christopher Kays	Benton vs. Eldorado (Marion Inviataional Tournament) Gallery By: Christopher Kays	North (St. Charles) vs Glenbard West (IHSA Class 7A, Quarterfinals) Gallery By: John Rowland	Metamora @ Mater Dei Gallery By: Jimmy Simmons
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Illinois Volleyball Rankings

#	School (City, State)	Overall	League	Rating	Strength	More
1.	Cary-Grove (Cary, IL)	27-3	9-0	63.3	41.9	[+]
2.	Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL)	41-1	7-0	62.4	35.8	[+]
3.	Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale, IL)	24-3	3-1	57.4	38.6	[+]
4.	St. Francis (Wheaton, IL)	34-3	9-0	56.9	34.7	[+]
5.	Bloomington (IL)	7-2	1-0	55.8	41.4	[+]
6.	Lyons (LaGrange, IL)	31-6	6-1	55.7	39.9	[+]
7.	Benet Academy (Lisle, IL)	32-6	7-2	54.4	37	[+]
8.	Glenbrook South (Glenview, IL)	36-5	10-0	53.2	33.2	[+]
9.	East (St. Charles, IL)	26-6	6-0	51.7	36.5	[+]
10.	Sandburg (Orland Park, IL)	32-7	11-0	51.5	33.9	[+]

Updated on: 11/22/2009 | National Rankings | Illinois State Rankings

Illinois Football Leaderboard View All Football Leaders

#	Passing	Total
1	Billy VandeMerkt Riverside-Brookfie... (IL)	2763
2	Ben Palla Monticello (IL)	2744
3	Lonergan Nick Jacksonville (IL)	2648
4	Tyler Detmer Mater Dei (IL)	2428
5	Jake Hoffman Red Bud (IL)	2054
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#	Sacks	Total
1	Christopher Winston Perspectives Chart... (IL)	24.0
2	Jon Murphy Lindblom (IL)	20.0
3	Kenneth Green Foreman (IL)	20.0
4	Ellis Gary Perspectives Chart... (IL)	19.0
5	Terrell Clinkscale Douglass Academy (IL)	16.0
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#	Rushing	Total
1	T.J. Stinde Lexington (IL)	3197
2	Angel Maldonado Leyden (IL)	2335
3	Evan Wright Fremd (IL)	2128
4	Courtney Molton East St. Louis (IL)	2092
5	Aaron Peters Metamora (IL)	1796
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Illinois Girls Volleyball Scoreboard

Away Team		Home Team	Results
Eastland (Lanark, IL)	vs.	Mt. Pulaski (IL)	2 - 1
Sycamore (IL)	vs.	Central (Crystal Lake, IL)	2 - 1
Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL)	vs.	Mater Dei (Breese, IL)	2 - 0
Cumberland (Toledo, IL)	vs.	Seymour (Payson, IL)	2 - 1
Glenbrook South (Glenview, IL)	vs.	Quincy (IL)	2 - 1
Carlinville (IL)	vs.	Harvard (IL)	2 - 1
Freeburg (IL)	vs.	Chicago Christian (Palos Heights, IL)	2 - 1
Cary-Grove (Cary, IL)	vs.	Lyons (LaGrange, IL)	2 - 0
Cary-Grove (Cary, IL)	vs.	Glenbrook South (Glenview, IL)	2 - 1
Lyons (LaGrange, IL)	vs.	Quincy (IL)	2 - 0