Mount Carmel Survives Loyola Academy in Battle of Powerhouses, Advances to 2nd Round of IHSA Class 8A Football Playoffs

Mount Carmel survives Loyola Academy in battle of powerhouses, advances to 2nd round of IHSA Class 8A football playoffs

Normally, if the No. 1 overall seed squeaks by the No. 32 overall seed, the last in the bracket, in the first round of the Illinois High School Association Class 8A state football playoffs, there might be some cause for alarm. Well, not in this case. In a historic first-round matchup between longtime Chicago Catholic League rivals and state powerhouse programs that both entered the playoffs trying for a fourth straight IHSA state title, No. 1 se…

IHSA second-round playoff pairings and schedule for all eight classes

Dates and times for all the games for the first round.