Staff Report

Several area high school football teams that qualified for the IHSA playoffs will be in action this weekend. 

The statewide field includes six teams from the NIC-10 Conference, five from the Big Northern Conference, three from the Northeastern Conference and two from the NUIC. 

Class 1A
#9 Forreston (7-2) at #8 Ottawa Marquette (7-2) Sat. 2 p.m.
#12 Abingdon (A.-Avon) (6-3) at #5 Kirkland (Hiawatha) (8-1) Sat. 2 p.m.
#15 Aurora Christian (5-4) at #2 Lena-Winslow (9-0) Sat. 1:00 p.m.
#10 Orangeville (6-3) at #7 Chicago Hope (7-2) Sat. 1:00 p.m.
#14 Fulton (5-4) at #3 Freeport Aquin (9-0) Sat. 1:00 p.m.
11 Stockton (6-3) at #6 Princeville (7-2) Sat. 2:00 p.m.

Class 2A
#16 Rockford Christian (5-4) at #1 Knoxville (9-0) Sat. 1 p.m.
#13 Orion (5-4) at #4 Sterling Newman (8-1) Sat. 1 p.m.
#15 West Carroll (5-4) at #2 Mononk Fieldcrest (9-0) Fri. 6 p.m.

Class 3A
#16 North Boone (5-4) at #1 Princeton (8-1) Fri. 7 p.m.
#15 Rock Island Alleman (5-4) at #2 Byron (8-1) Sat. 1 p.m.
#10 Chicago Harlan (6-2) at # 7 Du-Pec (6-3) Sat. 1 p.m.

Class 4A
#12 North Chicago (5-4) at #5 Genoa-Kingston (8-1) Sat. 1 p.m.
#10 Manteno (5-4) at #7 Marengo (7-2) Fri. 7 p.m.
#11 Dixon (5-4) at #6 Stillman Valley (8-1) Sat. 1 p.m.

Class 5A
#16 Chicago Heights Marian (5-4) at #1 Sterling (9-0) Fri. 7 p.m.
#15 Chicago Hyde Park (5-3) at #2 Boylan (9-0) Sat. 1 p.m.
#14 Evergreen Park (5-4) at #3 Sycamore (8-1) Sat. 2 p.m.

Class 6A
#14 Lake Forest (5-4) at #3 Belvidere North (7-2) Fri. 7:30 p.m.

Class 7A
#29 Auburn (5-4) at #4 Arlington Heights Hersey (8-1) Fri. 7 p.m.
#23 Fox Lake Grant (6-3) at #10 Hononegah (7-2) Sat. 1 p.m.
#19 DeKalb (6-3) at #14 Mt. Prospect (7-2) Fri. 7 p.m.
#22 Warrenville South (6-3) at #11 Harlem (7-2) Fri. 7 p.m.