{
  "id": 15336150,
  "title": "See the IHSA football playoff schedule for the Springfield area",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/see-the-ihsa-football-playoff-schedule-for-the-springfield-area",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T02:41:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/see-ihsa-football-playoff-schedule-024124251.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The IHSA high school football playoff schedule for the Springfield area has been updated, reflecting the expansion of each bracket from 32 to 48 teams. In Week 9, top performers from the Springfield area include No. 18 Chatham Glenwood (5-4) facing No. 15 Chicago Brooks (5-4) with their match scheduled for a TBD date. The winners of these games will advance to play No. 2 Normal West (8-1).\n\nLooking further ahead, Class 6A's opening round sees No. 23 Springfield High (3-6) taking on No. 10 Carbondale (7-2), with the winner playing at No. 7 Calumet City Thornton Fractional North (7-2). Class 5A's opening round features No. 23 Lincoln (3-6) against No. 10 Highland, with the winner advancing to play No. 7 Freeburg (7-2). In the first round, Waterloo (4-5) faces Taylorville (6-3) and the winner will meet Rochester (8-1).\n\nNotable matchups in higher brackets include No. 19 Waterloo (4-5) versus No. 14 Taylorville (6-3) in the first round, with the winner facing Rochester (8-1). Class 3A's opening round has No. 19 Petersburg PORTA (5-4) facing No. 14 Greenville (6-3), with the winner advancing to play No. 3 Mount Carmel (9-0). Class 2A's opening round features No. 17 Lanark Eastland-Pearl City (4-5) against No. 16 Beardstown (4-5), with the winner playing against No. 1 Port Byron Riverdale (9-0).\n\nContinuing through the brackets, Class 1A's opening round includes No. 17 Athens (4-5) versus No. 16 Carrollton (5-4), with the winner facing Mount Sterling Brown County (9-0). Concord Triopia (3-6) will play against Havana (6-3), and the winner will meet Sullivan (8-1) in the first round. Nokomis (4-5) will face Carlyle, with the winner advancing to play Hardin Calhoun (8-1) in the first round.",
  "summary": "Here is the complete high school football playoff schedule for the Springfield area after the IHSA bracket reveal on Saturday.",
  "key_points": [
    "Springfield area IHSA football playoff schedule updated",
    "No. 18 Chatham Glenwood vs No. 15 Chicago Brooks in Week 9",
    "Winners advance to play No. 2 Normal West"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The expansion of the playoff brackets from 32 to 48 teams provides local high school programs with more opportunities to compete for a state championship title.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/high-school-tennis-every-girls-player-from-peoria-area-headed-to-2026",
        "published": "2026-10-17T23:32:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}