Where and when Rockford-area teams play in the IHSA football playoffs
The Rockford-area schedule and scores for the 2021 Illinois High School Association football playoffs, listed class-by-class and in bracket order.
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Class 1A
Championship score
Lena-Winslow 38, Carrollton 25
STORY:Lena-Winslow runs past Carrollton for fifth IHSA state title
SIDEBAR:Dominant offensive line leads Lena-Winslow to football state title
Semifinal score
Lena-Winslow 28, Colfax Ridgeview/Lexington 12
STORY:Little brother plays like big brother to lead Lena-Winslow back to football title game
Quarterfinal score
Lena-Winslow 54, Fulton 28, final
STORY:Star back's career game leads Lena-Winslow past Fulton and into football semifinals
Second-round scores
Lena-Winslow 38, Forreston 8
First-round games
Forreston 22, Galena 14
Lena-Winslow 54, Aurora Christian 7
Class 3A
Championship score
Byron 35, Tolono Unity 7
STORY:Byron football breaks through with Class 3A title victory
SIDEBAR:Rare, effective passes made Byron's run game impossible to stop in title rout
Semifinal score
Byron 15, Elmhurst IC Catholic 14
STORY:Byron scores on 4th down at :05, then punches in 2-pointer to win semifinal
Quarterfinal score
Byron 28, Braidwood Reed-Custer 24, final
STORY:Byron football back in state semifinals after dramatic TD in final seconds
Second-round scores
Byron 34, Lisle 13
Elmhurst Immaculate Conception 35, Durand/Pecatonica 12
First-round games
Byron 58, Chicago Catalyst/Maria 0
Princeton 47, Poplar Grove North Boone 14
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Durand/Pecatonica 44, Mendota 0
STORY:Durand/Pecatonica football eases into Class 3A second round
Class 4A
Second-round scores
Richmond-Burton 56, Stillman Valley 0
First-round games
Genoa-Kingston 59, Chicago Bogan 0
Stillman Valley 62, Chicago Hyde Park 14
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Class 5A
Second-round scores
Chicago St. Patrick 21, Rochelle 14
Oak Park Fenwick 24, Rockford Boylan 14
First-round games
Rochelle 36, Chicago Payton 3
Boylan 41, Chicago Brooks 8
Class 6A
Second-round scores
Lake Forest 13, Machesney Park Harlem 8
First-round games
Cary-Grove 41, East 8
Grayslake Central 27, Belvidere North 22
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Machesney Park Harlem 64, Crystal Lake South 39
STORY:Harlem breaks state records, playoff losing streak with rout of Crystal Lake South
Class 7A
Quarterfinal score
Chicago St. Rita 36, Rockton Hononegah 16
STORY:St. Rita rallies in 2nd half to end Hononegah football's undefeated season
Second-round scores
Rockton Hononegah 31, Pekin 28
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First-round games
Hononegah 53, Plainfield East 29
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