{
  "id": 18852408,
  "title": "IHSA football playoffs: Get the scores from 2nd-round games in Class 8A to 1A",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/ihsa-football-playoffs-get-the-scores-from-2nd-round-games-in-class",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-08T03:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ihsa-football-playoffs-scores-2nd-034700354.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the Illinois High School Association football playoffs, the second-round games in Classes 8A, 7A, and 6A took place on Friday and Saturday. In Class 8A, Mount Carmel defeated Barrington 56-0, Oswego won against Naperville North 21-19, Huntley beat Lane Tech 42-0, New Trier edged Homewood-Flossmoor 26-23, Lincoln-Way East triumphed over Hinsdale Central 24-7, Bolingbrook secured a 22-14 victory over Lyons, Loyola defeated York 42-0, and St. Ignatius triumphed over St. Ignatius 35-6. Class 7A saw Brother Rice defeat Normal Community 49-7, Prospect edged East St. Louis 35-10, Hersey won against Lincoln-Way West 49-6, and Downers Grove North defeated Richards 49-17. In Class 6A, Harlem edged Burlington Central 17-7, Wheaton North triumphed over Normal West 36-21, Wheaton Warrenville South defeated River-Brookfield 45-14, and Niles Notre Dame edged East Moline United 48-29.",
  "summary": "Here are the Illinois High School Association football pairings for all eight classes, with 48 teams in each class. The state championship games will be held Nov. 27-28 at Hancock Stadium in Normal. Want the latest high school sports news? Class 8A Quarterfinal pairings (8) Mount Carmel 9-2 at (1) ...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}